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Tuscan Style Summer Dinner

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The Cen-Tex Smoker
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seems Like Barbecue fever is in the air this week in the ATX. After watching @MNEggerandStuff get after it today I had sympathy heart pains seeing all that brisket!

Man cannot live on brisket alone so I made a little feast reminiscent of our visit to Tuscany last summer. 

Tuscan style chicken: Pasture raised chicken,  EVOO, salt, pepper, garlic, lemon zest

Farmer’s Market Zucchini and baby eggplant shaved, salted, grilled

Farmer’s Market arugula salad with watermelon radish, homemade lemon vinaigrette 

super fresh, simple, and I would put this up against just about any meal anywhere. The only ingredients bought at a the store were the EVOO, salt, pepper. 


Top: Tuscan Yardbird
Right: Arugula Salad
Bottom: grilled zucchini and baby eggplant 





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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 9,844
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    Dude.

    Please tell me that you bought the chicken in the parking lot.

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
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    Foghorn said:
    Dude.

    Please tell me that you bought the chicken in the parking lot.
    I did. At a farmers market in a mall
    parking lot. I also just had $500 worth a wagyu delivered to my house by a guy in a Camry with his 12 year old daughter about an hour ago. It was originally slated for a parking Lot swap last night at the Loro dinner but he didn’t get here until this afternoon. There will be shady meat parking lot deals in my very near future. 
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  • Photo Egg
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    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:


    Someone we know has some nice NY Strips on the way. 
    Very, Very Nice!
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • blind99
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    love those slices of radish! looks great.
    Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
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    blind99 said:
    love those slices of radish! looks great.
    They were tasty!
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  • mlc2013
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    that looks great and i can't wait to see the wagu

    Long Island NY    
    1 XL BGE 12/17, 1 LG BGE 3/18, 1 MM BGE 3/18
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  • GATraveller
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    You have succeeded in making me miss Tuscany! Awesome! 

    "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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  • Brisket_Fanatic
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    Man that looks good!

    NW IA

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  • SGH
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    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:


    Someone we know has some nice NY Strips on the way. 
    I hope that someone is me =)

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

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  • SGH
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    On a serious note, the grub looks outstanding brother Tex. 

    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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  • YukonRon
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    That is how you do Tuscan style dining, the right way. 
    Delicious looking cook.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,164
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    Don't mess with Texas. Gawjus right there.
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • StillH2OEgger
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    That looks really fantastic, but I can't be the only one a tad disappointed that you don't have a farm-to-table source for EVOO, salt and pepper.
    Stillwater, MN
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
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    StillH2OEgger said:
    That looks really fantastic, but I can't be the only one a tad disappointed that you don't have a farm-to-table source for EVOO, salt and pepper.
    working on it! We do actually have local Olive Oil here and it's really good. I probably need to make that happen next Farmer's Market. 
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    YukonRon said:
    That is how you do Tuscan style dining, the right way. 
    Delicious looking cook.
    The beauty is in the simplicity and allowing the high-quality, fresh ingredients shine through. Tuscany changed my world when it comes to food. Less is more, use good ingredients. 
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  • caliking
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    Fan-friggin-tastic eats right there .  

    For some reason, the lemon zest in the chicken really caught my attention. Sounds and looks deeelishus!

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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    caliking said:
    Fan-friggin-tastic eats right there .  

    For some reason, the lemon zest in the chicken really caught my attention. Sounds and looks deeelishus!
    I usually squeeze a little lemon over the chicken once it's done but we were using lemon vinaigrette on the salad so I didn't' this time. 
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
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    From Tuscany to Texas. Camry delivered wagyu flap


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  • blind99
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    oh man.... that's a heck of a good looking hunk of meat...
    Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
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  • SaintJohnsEgger
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    That's some good looking meat. How did you go about getting some guy in a Camry to deliver wagyu to you?
    Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
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  • 20stone
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    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:


    Someone we know has some nice NY Strips on the way. 
    That is a special occasion cut of meat for my mom’s widower who we haven’t seen in awhile. Thanks a ton for the hookup
    (now only 16 stone)

    Joule SV
    GE induction stove
    Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
    Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
    Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
    Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
    Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
    Prosciuttos in an undisclosed location

    Austin, TX
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  • 20stone
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    Beautiful cook, BTW!
    (now only 16 stone)

    Joule SV
    GE induction stove
    Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
    Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
    Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
    Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
    Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
    Prosciuttos in an undisclosed location

    Austin, TX
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
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    SaintJohnsEgger said:
    That's some good looking meat. How did you go about getting some guy in a Camry to deliver wagyu to you?
    It is a long and sordid story. He owns a ranch about 3 hours north of here but lives a few blocks away. He posted that he had some meat on a neighborhood Facebook site so I called him and we became instant friends. I bought like $800 worth of meat (for several friends and I) and that got his attn. I then gave him some of our fancy pig parts and that sealed the deal. Every time he slaughters a calf, he calls me and gives me a shot a grabbing what I want. 
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
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    20stone said:
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:


    Someone we know has some nice NY Strips on the way. 
    That is a special occasion cut of meat for my mom’s widower who we haven’t seen in awhile. Thanks a ton for the hookup
    I have that flap on right now. It’s like meat butter. Can’t wait. 
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
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    Wagyu Flap pre-seared then slow bge roasted to 129 degrees. 



    Roasted Cauliflower 



    Salad so nice we made it twice 



    Another simple but fantastic meal. This beef is really good. Meat. Butter. 


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  • StillH2OEgger
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    Damn, that beef looks glorious! Great-lookin' plate.
    Stillwater, MN
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