Smokin' Pete's BBQ

Found some Chicken Quarters at my local grocery store for 88¢/lb … couldn’t pass them up.  Three meals for the two of us for under $5 … doesn’t get any better than this!!

Brine:

• ½ gallon water
• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ cup pickling salt
• 1 cup Mr Yoshida’s Teriyaki Marinade & Cooking sauce
• 3 tsp Garlic Juice ( 1 tsp = ½ clove )
• 3 Tbsp Poultry Seasoning (thyme, sage, marjoram, rosemary, black pepper, nutmeg)
• ¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Brine Chicken Quarters in the fridge for 5 hours.  Allow to drain/dry on rack while preheating MAK 2 Star to 350ºF for 30 minutes using Pacific Pellet Gourmet Hickory BBQ pellets.  Cooked at 350ºF for approximately 1¼ hours until IT reached 180ºF.  Rested under foil tent for 20 minutes before serving … Scrumptious !!!

Costco Fresh Wild Pacific Rockfish Fillets lightly rubbed with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and seasoned with Fagundes Seasoning and Old Bay.  Preheated the Traeger PTG wood pellet BBQ smoker-grill to 350ºF using Pacific Pellet Alder Gourmet BBQ wood pellets.  Baked approximately 30 minutes at 350ºF until the Rockfish internal temperature reached 140ºF (fish will easily flake with a fork).

Marinaded 8 ounce Costco Atlantic Farmed Salmon with Mr Yoshida’s Traditional Teriyaki for 8 hours.  Patted dry and allowed the filets to dry in the refrigerator overnight.  This allows the Salmon to form pellicles before hot smoking. Contine Reading ...

From an early age, Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes smothered in a luscious Brown Gravy with a side of Green Beans or Corn quickly became one of my favorite meals.  What’s not to love about this ultimate comfort food at it’s finest?  Nothing!  But one does not live by the same recipes … This recipe will hopefully inspire you to use your personal touch to take comfort food to a different level.  A stuffed Meatloaf is only limited by your imagination … Contine Reading ...

Before going camping this Summer I decided to see if I could bake a Dutch Oven No-Knead Crusty Bread using my Camp Chef 2 Burner stove, a 5 qt Enameled Dutch Oven, and the Dutch Oven Dome.  I have wonderful results using my oven and so I presumed that it could be done outside …  Wonderful news!!  No need to buy bread anymore when on the road.  I can see baking a variety of bread loaves for all occasions or just to munch on.  There’s nothing that can compare to freshly baked bread … no matter what method you use or what you bake it on or in. Contine Reading ...