Smoker Fried Spattlebird

Freezing fog, freezing rain wont hold a good smoker down! Fired up the trusty mini-wsm. Loaded with KF, cherry and apple (out of my favorite pecan). Been experimenting with smoker frying chicken. This batch was the best so far. Skin still not as crisp as oven fried, but close. Seasoned flour (Salt, pepper, garlic, chipotle powder) Coat the entire bird. I didn't use any oil this time and may coat the skin before the flour dredge next time to see if it crisps up better. After dredging the bird I sprayed it with my wife's "Buttery" butter substitute. Into the mini until 165°.

AS usual I spatched the bird. I also removed the ribs this time just for fun.

Here's the "Buttery" stuff. Too afraid to read the ingredients...

All the parts and pieces getting happy for another day.

Into the flames!

This is what freezing fog and rain looks like in the High Desert!

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Juicy!!!

ENJOY!!!!

Amped up smoked injected hot wings!

The ingredients. I have been wanting to do some injected wings, but do them just a tad bit different. I took my base recipe, 3 parts franks, 1 part beer, 2-4 tbls butter (this batch took 4). Mix that all up, and here's the kicker I added 4 oz of blue cheese right into the marinade. I went ahead and simmered this all together. The cheese broke down a bit, but sti\ll not enough to keep from clogging my small injector. So I had to use the big injector. Which is not ideal for wings, I've shot hot sauce all over the kitchen before with it! Knowing what to expect I was extra careful. I only had one blow out the for the most part only soaked me with hot sauce. I injected the wings in the morning and let them sit in the fridge for 7 hours. I always pour the left over marinade on the wings.

Injected and ready to rest!

Had ABT's for breakfast! I mean why not its Super Bowl Sunday!

Fired up the mini sometime during the first quarter. 365 brand lump, cherry and pecan wood. I wanted to do these hot and fast, so I ran the mini without any sort of diffuser. Ran the mini right at 350°

These turned out fantastic! Adding the Blue Cheese into the injection was AWESOME!!!

Enjoy!!!!

Just some Smoked injected Wangs!

Put 4 packs in the freezer and held out two for the weekend, 12 wings per pack, Not very big though...



Pretty typical price for here.



Franks hot sauce, waiting for the creole butter



Injected and marinated over night. Dusted with Chipotle, garlic, mustard, cayenne, paprika, salt and pepper



Pre-smoke Bear view!



Into the fire. Kingsford briquettes, apple wood. 275*-285*. Both racks full!



Out of the fire



Wangs!!!!!

Buffalo Chicken Egg Muffins

Watch out McDonald's there's a chicken in the house!! So the other day I smoked the Smokin Hot Spatchy so that I would have some smokin hot pulled chicken for recipe number two. I have been looking for something a bit different to serve to holiday guests. Tired of the typical quiche, breakfast casserole, etc... So i was looking for a recipe that my mom used to make and stumbled upon a variation of what she did. These are super simple and if you have guests that don't like the HEAT you can make a batch or two that are savory . In fact the protein can be changed out. Any pre-cooked protein will do. My mom would make these with diced ham, crumbled bacon and breakfast sausage. She never did spicy ones, except to use spicy sausage. One of my favorites growing up was like a Denver omelet, bell peppers onion, diced ham. I think that a savory version loaded with sage, thyme, would be great too. For those adverse to eating the yolk, egg whites can be used solely. There are many variations you can come up with. Heck I'd even try pulled pork or brunt ends!

Here's the base recipe adjust accordingly and omitting the hot sauce is perfectly fine. This Recipe makes 1/2 dozen muffins (plan on 1 egg per muffin)

Pre-heat oven to 425°

6 eggs
1 pound pre-cooked buffalo chicken (http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/154228/smokin-hot-spatchy ) or crumbled bacon, finely diced ham, crumbled breakfast sausage)
2 green onions or shallots diced
1 Jalapeno finely diced
i clove garlic finely diced
Salt and pepper to taste
Chipotle pepper as garnish on top
Several table spoons of hot sauce

Note you will need parchment paper cupcake liners (greasing the pan wont do. I did not have them so I made my own out of the parchment paper sheet liners I have. For a standard size muffin tin 6" squares work the best. Find a cup that fits in the tin and wrap the square around it smooth out the sides. Stick in tin.





Whisk eggs, onion, jalapeno, 2 tablespoons hot sauce, salt and pepper together in a bowl.



Spoon into lined muffin tin. Only fill tins half full. Carefully place chicken on top of egg mixture (it will sink some). Spoon rest of egg mixture on top. I like to add a few small pieces of meat again, a couple more dashes of hot sauce and a dusting of chipotle. Bake for 25-30 minutes in a 425° oven, or smoker, or dutch oven (more on that later).


Half full                                                                                 totally full                                                                           Garnished and ready for the oven

Fresh out of the oven!

Yumm!!!!

Enjoy!!!!

PNW Smoked Cheesus Chicken Breast Sandwee

Pacific NorthWest Smoked Cheesus Chicken Breast Sandwee

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This is my play on a Philly Cheese steak using Smoked Cheesus, and grilled smoked injected chicken breasts.



Step one inject a mixture of Franks, creole butter and beer into the breasts and let them marinate for a hour or so.





Cut up a bunch of jalapenos, mini sweet peppers, onion and garlic



Saute with smoked butter on the grill until the onion and peppers are tender



Grill up the injected breasts. I used my 12" AMNTS with apple and cherry for smoke. I place it on one side of the grill that I leave off.



Shaved Smoked Tillamook Pepper Jack!



Grilled garlic buns



Assemble and return to the grill just long enough to get the Cheesus to melt!







ENJOY!!!!

Which Came first the Smoked Chicken or the Smoked Egg Salad!!!

Which Came first the Smoked Chicken or the Smoked Egg Salad!!!

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12" AMNTS tube smoker with apple and cherry pellets in the DD Mini-WSM



DD (double decker) Mini-WSM ready for the cold smoke


There are many ways to hard cook eggs the method that I use was passed down to me from a 4th generation chicken egg farmer. Place raw eggs in cold water, bring to rolling boil, boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat cover and let stand for 25 minutes. Immediately place eggs in ice bath. This method cooks the eggs to a perfect golden creamy yellow yolk, and a non rubbery white.



Seasoned and ready for a few hours of smoke.



Out of the smoker and ready for some sandwee making!



For this batch I am using this mayo, celery seed, garlic, onion, dill, salt, pepper.



The normal go to is to use Best foods (Hellman's for you right Coasters) and Guldens.





WTF??? Blasphemy!!! Not in this House!!!





I like mine on toasted wheat, a little lettuce, there it is! Smoked Egg Salad Sandwee!

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