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@henapples Smoked Chicken Salad

PNWFoodie
PNWFoodie Posts: 1,046
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Getting ready to do @Henapple's Smoked Chicken Salad to take to a get-together tomorrow. So far, I've started off with a comedy of errors. As a newbie, this is the first time I've done a full clean of my XL. Except it can't really qualify as a full clean. I was able to lift out the fire ring by myself, but there's just no way I can safely lift out the firebox by myself. Any suggestions other than call the BF over? Filled the firebox up with Rockwood (trying it out) and lit in three places down low with the Looflighter. Put on my (heavy) CI grates. Laid four foil bricks down on them and then my SS grill. Checked back for messages and saw that Henapple recommended going indirect. Oh well, next time. Realized I forgot the wood for the "smoked" part of the smoked chicken. Took off the SS grill. Carefully (and very ungracefully) took off one of the CI grids. Threw in a handfull of apply chips. BIG fire, lol. Managed to get the CI grid back on. Did the same thing on the other side.

Spatchcocked a yardbird and then seasoned with DP Shaking the Tree. Put the bird, thighs toward the back, on at 400 until done. Here's a pick of the done bird. Skin turned out nice and crispy, but that's just a treat for the cook. Will update as the recipe progresses.
XL, JR, and more accessories than anyone would ever need near Olympia, WA
Sandy
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    @PNWFoodie‌
    That bird looks absolutely perfect. You knocked that one out of the park. Excellent job my friend! =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>

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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    Looks good so far. Don't worry about following @henapple 's recipes too closely. He makes stuff up all the time.

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    caliking said:

    Looks good so far. Don't worry about following @henapple 's recipes too closely. He makes stuff up all the time.

    Like how to cook...
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  • Scottborasjr
    Scottborasjr Posts: 3,494
    I think that you will find that most of our "recipes" are followed dependent on our consumption of alcohol. I think it looks like you nailed it and as long as it tastes good who cares?
    I raise my kids, cook and golf.  When work gets in the way I'm pissed, I'm pissed off 48 weeks a year.
    Inbetween Iowa and Colorado, not close to anything remotely entertaining outside of football season. 
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  • hapster
    hapster Posts: 7,503
    If you want strictly adhered to recipes; this is the wrong place... Most of us here are more of the "winged it" type that are generally just as surprised as our guests at the level of quality food we manage to produce, especially considering the level of alcohol consumption involved.

    Most important thing to remember; have fun! It's just food after all... That, and take pictures, lots of pictures. We're suckers for food porn around here.
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  • tksmoke
    tksmoke Posts: 776
    Great work on the spatchcock chicken.  Let us know how the salad turns out. 
    Santa Paula, CA
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,768
    What's a clean burn :-??
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given a Mini to add to the herd. 

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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 13,771
    Mickey said:
    What's a clean burn :-??
    The morning after you ate LS' vindaloo  :D
    canuckland
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  • tksmoke
    tksmoke Posts: 776
    No, no, no - Mickey, you know better than that!!  A clean burn is where you take a perfectly good egg and heat it to a point where the perfectly good gasket is destroyed, the fire ring is cracked, and the thermometer is rendered inoperative.  Oh yes, as a side benefit, the interior that you worked so hard to darken gets white for a few cooks.  This overt act of vengeance against blackness is normally perpetrated by individuals who have about 10 cooks on their egg, and long for the purity of a fresh snow fall.  Get out the damn snow shovel...
    Santa Paula, CA
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    Canugghead said:


    Mickey said:

    What's a clean burn :-??

    The morning after you ate LS' vindaloo  :D

    Burn? Yes. Clean? Questionable

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  • PNWFoodie
    PNWFoodie Posts: 1,046
    For the record, I meant that I CLEANED (as in removed ash) the XL. I didn't do a clean burn. [-X
    XL, JR, and more accessories than anyone would ever need near Olympia, WA
    Sandy
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  • PNWFoodie
    PNWFoodie Posts: 1,046
    Thanks all for the kind words on the chicken. This morning I'll complete the rest of the recipe. Like many on here, I don't really use "recipes" as in measurements...I consider them more inspiration and jumping off point rather than rules to be strictly followed. Here goes nothing...:)
    XL, JR, and more accessories than anyone would ever need near Olympia, WA
    Sandy
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  • PNWFoodie
    PNWFoodie Posts: 1,046
    Salad is done and waiting in fridge for this afternoon's get together. I chopped (what was left after my kids got to) the chicken in the processor. Did the same to the celery (have to hide it from the boys - big and little). Sliced some red grapes. The sauce was 1/2 mayo, 1/2 sour cream, pinot grigio vinegar, S&P. I plan on serving with a selection of Bibb lettuce leaves, whole grain crackers, and tortilla chips.

    Thanks again all for you kind words and help!
    XL, JR, and more accessories than anyone would ever need near Olympia, WA
    Sandy
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  • tksmoke
    tksmoke Posts: 776
    That looks most excellent!!!
    Santa Paula, CA
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  • TexanOfTheNorth
    TexanOfTheNorth Posts: 3,951
    Looks like it will be a hit!
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  • PNWFoodie
    PNWFoodie Posts: 1,046
    Thanks for the kind words. The dip went over "okay", but not nearly as well as my (non-egged) deviled eggs. THOSE were the star of the show. :)
    XL, JR, and more accessories than anyone would ever need near Olympia, WA
    Sandy
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    @PNWFoodie‌
    Looks like a home run to me. That's a fine looking little helper you have there peeking in the one picture.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780

    deviled eggs are in a class of there own, IMO. I know, since I have a weakness for them!

    The chicken salad looks good from here though. I'd hit it.


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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    edited July 2014
    @PNWFoodie‌ Ya knocked that one clean outta the park! =D>
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
    I cooked half a spatchcock yesterday for chicken salad. ..4 big chunks of hickory. Had some today. Tasty.
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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