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Home grown Pork Chops w/pics

shtgunal3
shtgunal3 Posts: 6,134
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I raised a couple of Duroc mix pigs from baby to plate. I kept one and @henapple got the other after slaughter. I've cooked some of the bacon and sausage and both were awesome. Tonight I egged some of the chops. Let me tell you these things were awesome. I could not believe how sweet the fat tasted. This pork is definitely in a league of its own. I have a 21 cubic foot freezer full of pork awesomeness. Now on to the pics...

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 LBGE,SBGE, and a Mini makes three......Sweet home Alabama........ Stay thirsty my friends .

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  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,808
    That looks great! 
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  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 6,134
    Thanks @ColtsFan they definitely were.

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     LBGE,SBGE, and a Mini makes three......Sweet home Alabama........ Stay thirsty my friends .

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  • BBQpilot
    BBQpilot Posts: 26
    Those look yummy! I would love to raise a couple piggies to stock the freezer.
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  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 6,134
    @BBQpilot these are the first I've raised. A lot of work but definitely worth it.

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     LBGE,SBGE, and a Mini makes three......Sweet home Alabama........ Stay thirsty my friends .

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  • blind99
    blind99 Posts: 4,974
    That's fantastic! Definitely post more as you cook through your little friend. Looks delicious. 
    Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
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  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 6,134
    Thanks @blind99 you're the reason I cooked the potatoes on the egg. Probably would have been better with some roasted carrots.  ;)

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  • Eggingaround
    Eggingaround Posts: 357
    They look really good. I'll have to do potatoes next time I do chops, they look great. 
    Mckinney, TX
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  • VC_Outlaw
    VC_Outlaw Posts: 47
    Food looks great, what IT did you cook the chops to ?
    How long did you raise the pigs for ?

    Valley City, Ohio
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  • jabam
    jabam Posts: 1,829
    That looks awesome! I bought a show pig from the county fair a couple  years ago, best pork I've ever had. 
    Central Valley CA     One large egg One chocolate lab "Halle" two chiuahuas "Skittles and PeeWee"
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  • blind99
    blind99 Posts: 4,974
    excellent! how'd they turn out? my wife keeps cracking the whip to get me to make the potatoes better... duck fat seems to be part of the answer :)

    you should see the carrots i'm growing.  they are truly pathetic!!! 
    Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    Freaking awesome man!  You earned that sweet bite.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 6,134
    @Eggingaround give the potatoes a shot if you have room next time.
    @VC_Outlaw I cook pork to 150-160. I know most people say to go to 135-140 but I don't like pink pork. Theses were still plenty moist and juicy. The pigs were around 6-7 months old at slaughter.
    @jabam & @bgebrent thanks guys this was definitely better than any store bought pork I've ever had.
    @blind99 the potatoes turned out great but I couldn't tell any difference than when I normally do them on the stove. I've never had any luck growing carrots. Quit trying years ago.

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  • Stormbringer
    Stormbringer Posts: 2,472
    Looks great. What was the rub?
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    I've been on the fence lately with raising a couple of pigs on my buddy's farm.  You may have just sealed the deal.  Thanks!!

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
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  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 6,134
    @Stormbringer I can't say for sure but I think it was some flavor of Oakridge. It was some that I dumped in a shaker and can't remember exactly what it was.

    @GATraveller go for it. It was worth it for me.

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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    Very cool. Looks like it was well worth the effort. 
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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326
    I learned from a very young age that you appreciate your food a lot more when you knew it's name. 

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • stichrunner
    stichrunner Posts: 103

    I want to see a pic of the piggy. What did you feed them.


    New Orleans, Louisiana. 
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  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 6,134
    @Thatgrimguy Thanks, I believe it was.

    @Killit_and_Grillit I cooked a package of the sausage the other day and after everyone was done eating there was one piece left. Ordinarily I would have threw it away or fed it to one of the dogs. I couldn't do it this time. I ended up eating it a little later.

    @stichrunner I fed them mostly crushed corn and milled corn. They were raised on pasture so they were able to graze and also were fed table scraps. 

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  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 6,134



    This is was a few weeks before slaughter.

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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
    They are awesome.... @shtgunal3
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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