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Reverse seared ribeyes, acorn squash, fennel salad and a bottle of wine.

Sea2Ski
Sea2Ski Posts: 4,131
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My father in law’s 89th birthday dinner. All he asked for was simple steaks. So steaks it was. 

Steaks after the first flip during the reverse sear with some oak smoke:



During the sear


After the sear:


Fennel salad: fennel, tomato, onion and salt. 


The star of the meal was the double baked acorn squash my wife made. This stuff was incredible. 


Steaks were done perfectly:


And we washed it down with a cab.


Since it it was the birthday dinner for my father in law, we fished the meal “his” way: a bit more of a shot of Limoncello after the chocolate birthday cake. 


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Burning lump in Downingtown, PA or diesel in Cape May, NJ.
....just look for the smoke!
Large and MiniMax
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Caliking said:   Meat in bung is my favorite. 
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    Outstanding 

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    analyze adapt overcome

    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,549
    Very Nice !!
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    I need more info on that squash.  Love acorn squash.  


    And happy birthday Pops!
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  • NorthPilot06
    NorthPilot06 Posts: 1,179
    Looks fantastic!  I fall in the same camp as @theyolksonyou - I’d love more details on the squash!  Good time of year for it!
    DFW - 1 LGBE & Happy to Adopt More...
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    Ribeys are without a doubt my fave. Your cook checked all the boxes for me. Loved the Zin.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • GoooDawgs
    GoooDawgs Posts: 1,060
    Nice job.  Everything looks perfect.  Love the limoncello ending! 
    Milton, GA 
    XL BGE & FB300
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  • td66snrf
    td66snrf Posts: 1,838
    My FIL is who turned me on to kamados 40 years ago really liked my  cooking. I had to remind him it was all his fault. Enjoy him while you can. I lost him two years ago. 
    XLBGE, LBGE, MBGE, SMALL, MINI, 2 Kubs, Fire Magic Gasser
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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 7,368
    Fantastic looking meal.
    Greensboro North Carolina
    When in doubt Accelerate....
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  • Spyhop
    Spyhop Posts: 5
    Everything looks really delicious!  
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  • smbishop
    smbishop Posts: 3,061
    Fantastic!!!
    Southlake, TX and Cowhouse Creek - King, TX.  2 Large, 1 Small and a lot of Eggcessories.
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  • gonepostal
    gonepostal Posts: 724
    You guys ate well!  And I might have to borrow that squash dish someday soon
    Wetumpka, Alabama
    LBGE and MM
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  • JohnEggGio
    JohnEggGio Posts: 1,430
    Great meal!  Happy birthday to you FiL!
    Maryland, 1 LBGE
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,896
    That is quite a cook for quite a celebration.  89 laps of the sun is quite an achievement.  Clean livin for sure B) Outstanding across the board. 
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • Sea2Ski
    Sea2Ski Posts: 4,131
    Thanks for the comments everyone. The wine and limoncello must have got to my head as I posed the meal.  As Ron pointed out, it was a zin not a cab. And after talking to my wife, the squash was a butternut squash not acorn.

    Any who....

    The recipe for the twice baked squash is simple. 
    Peel and de-seed the squash and cut into small, bite sized pieces.
    Melt just enough butter to coat them.  You do not want extra butter pooling at the bottom of the prowl after tossing. 
    Lightly sprinkle with light brown sugar at a rate of 1 tsp sugar/cup of squash. 
    Bake at 400F for 40 min flipping half way through. 
    Remove from oven and let cool. 
    Put back in oven at 400F for 25 more mins flipping half way through. 
    Serve. 


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    ....just look for the smoke!
    Large and MiniMax
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    Caliking said:   Meat in bung is my favorite. 
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  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,387
    Dude that looks amazing.  I wanna give the squash recipe a try!  If you call that the star of the show after looking at those steaks, they must be amazing...
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    XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP PitBoss Navigator 850G 11/25
    Tampa Bay, FL
    EIB 6 Oct 95
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  • Sea2Ski
    Sea2Ski Posts: 4,131
    @thetrim they were incredible. I love a good steak, and they were excellent . But that squash was off the chart. So simple but so delicious. Please try it and let me know your thoughts. 
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    Caliking said:   Meat in bung is my favorite. 
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    Sea2Ski said:
     The wine and limoncello must have got to my head as I posed the meal.  As Ron pointed out, it was a zin not a cab. And after talking to my wife, the squash was a butternut squash not acorn.

    Take it from me.....you get use to being wrong.
    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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