The Great, Good, Bad and the ugly......(lots of pictures)

northGAcock · February 2016

(The great) I had the honor of hosting Brent @bgebrent and his lovely wife here in Columbia. We had a great time keeping warm out by the fire pit.....on what proved to be a beautiful (Friday) afternoon and evening. Of course we kept our eye on a BGE cook....while consuming a few adult beverages. Talk centered around our teams game the next day, along with Egging, sports (trivia), and a lot of laughter (and maybe even a few lies). We enjoyed the company of our wives and consumed great food, drink and conversation.

(The Good) We cooked a SRF Pork Collar that had been brined for 24 hours (6% salt give or take), Garlic, Brown Sugar, Rosemary, Lemon, Oranges and fresh ground pepper. Applied a pork rub of unknown origin (given to me by my son).

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The collar was smoked with a blend of hickory and pecan. When it reached 185....where we pulled and let rest for about an hour. We then sliced and fired up the ol cast iron skillet with a butter and olive oil mixture....and landed on a nice little crust.

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Mmmmmmm........

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The plate up consisted of the pork colar, South Carolina low country hash and rice.....and some some coleslaw (not Chick-Fil-a) to make it healthy.

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No southern dinner would be complete without a egg baked dessert.

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(The bad) we took in the South Carolina vs Kentucky basketball game Saturday afternoon. My boys got blown out of the gym. Kentucky is clearly a much better team who is hitting there stride.

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(The ugly) We witnessed Coach Calipari have a huge meltdown and ejection from the game.

We had the makings of a great visit.....Good friends, good eats....and some ok sports....(JK Brent). Looking forward to our next meeting. Thanks for allowing us to share our time with you all.

Dyal_SC · February 2016

Looks awesome my man!

FarmerTom · February 2016

I'm a fellow UK fan of bgebrent. Still don't know what that meltdown was about. Never seen him so mad. I do know that a--hole ref, Sirmons, is getting a lot of bad press for this and previous examples of his attempts to be the show instead of the game. Can't really argue with the 2nd T, other than there seems to have been little or no reason for the first.

blasting · February 2016

Looks like a great time, and great food.

RRog17 · February 2016

Good friends, good food, and SEC sports! Ain't life grand!

johnmitchell · February 2016

What a cool post.. Great friends and awesome food... Like x 100..

bgebrent · February 2016

@northGAcock and his wife were the consummate hosts! We were treated like family and fed like royalty! And his Bloody Mary's are the stuff of legend. It was a truly great time. The ballgame, well, I enjoyed it more than brother northGAcock but he was a good sport about it! We hope to do this again!
@FarmerTom, still unclear to me too but he lost it! Hope to learn more. Go Cats!

YukonRon · February 2016

Awesome weekend, friends, food, firewater, and a SEC event. Throw a fire pit in the mix, you just can't beat that.

4Runner · February 2016

Awesome post. Everything was on point....except for the game. We played like a weak high school team. UK is better but we could have at least made a game of it.

CtTOPGUN · February 2016

I have a SRF pork collar in the deep freeze. I think I will mirror your methods. Looks fantastic!

About that hash...

I looked up the low country hash. I never heard of it. Saw it compared to Brunswick Stew which I am a little familiar with. But the more I looked, the more interesting hash is. Apparently many different styles and almost exclusive to South Carolina. Found this cool documentary.

http://www.folkstreams.net/film,215

Lots of tradition there. What style is yours? Have you sampled other styles and can you compare them? Got a recipe? I would like to try.

Jim

Chubbs · February 2016

Man looks like I missed another good one. I have a one track mind with this kitchen. Wife is beyond ready for it be done and that's all I hear.

Grub looks solid. That game was brutal. Our guys are looking out of sorts right now.

northGAcock · February 2016

CtTOPGUN said:

I have a SRF pork collar in the deep freeze. I think I will mirror your methods. Looks fantastic!

About that hash...

I looked up the low country hash. I never heard of it. Saw it compared to Brunswick Stew which I am a little familiar with. But the more I looked, the more interesting hash is. Apparently many different styles and almost exclusive to South Carolina. Found this cool documentary.

http://www.folkstreams.net/film,215

Lots of tradition there. What style is yours? Have you sampled other styles and can you compare them? Got a recipe? I would like to try.

Jim

rhabks for your comments. Let me no when you are ready for your collar cook......there are ways to get you some hash to you.....assuming you are in the US.

northGAcock · February 2016

I will say that in follow up (no pictures)....the leftovers made a killa pork fried rice.

CtTOPGUN · February 2016

I am sure they did! Will be in touch when the collar cook is near. And would love the hash recipe...

Thatgrimguy · February 2016

I don't know what looks better. Those seared pork steaks or that amazing pecan pie!! But I want to come to dinner!

tarheelmatt · February 2016

Looks divine! I thought the ugly picture was B-Rent's mug shot???

jarc · February 2016

Great post and a great cook. Thanks for sharing.

bgebrent · February 2016

tarheelmatt said:

Looks divine! I thought the ugly picture was B-Rent's mug shot???

Mattie boy, come now. If you knew anything about college basketball you would immediately recognize the best basketball coach in the game. I'll give you a few pointers at the butt blast to help you along.

CtTOPGUN · February 2016

bgebrent said:

tarheelmatt said:

Looks divine! I thought the ugly picture was B-Rent's mug shot???

Mattie boy, come now. If you knew anything about college basketball you would immediately recognize the best basketball coach in the game. I'll give you a few pointers at the butt blast to help you along.

Excuse me, but I have to correct you. "The best basketball coach in the game" hails from Connecticut and annihilates all with the UCONN Woman's team.

Men's ball? Your guy is at or at least near the top. I could argue a few others, but it is really too close to call.

Jim

northGAcock · February 2016

CtTOPGUN said:

bgebrent said:

Excuse me, but I have to correct you. "The best basketball coach in the game" hails from Connecticut and annihilates all with the UCONN Woman's team.

Men's ball? Your guy is at or at least near the top. I could argue a few others, but it is really too close to call.

@CtTOPGUN ....you are killing me. First your girls take down my girls in dominating fashion....then the Wildcats do the same to our men. Not getting into the who's the best coach debate....but both have mighty fine teams if you ask me. A painful week on the hardwood.

The Great, Good, Bad and the ugly......(lots of pictures)

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