BBQ Brethren "In a Shell" Throwdown

[bigabyte]

Our new category is...

"In a Shell!"
http://unbreaded.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/softshell-crab-club.jpg
Soft Shelled Crab Sandwich

...as chosen by Redhot, the winner of the Egg (http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=115980) Throwdown!

Here is how Redhot requested this Throwdown...
For the next TD, I'd like to call In a Shell...but you must be able to eat the shell :becky:

So, whatever you cook, it must be in a shell, and the shell must be edible. It does not have to be seafood, so don't box yourself in. Just make sure what you cook is "In a Shell".

Any questions, fire away.:thumb: I'll be happy to not answer them.:laugh:

Click here to read the rules (http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82799) for the BBQ Brethren Throwdown...

You may submit entries that are cooked from Friday 9/16 through Sunday 9/25.

Entry pictures must be submitted by Midnight Central US Time on Sunday night 9/25.

By submitting entry photos to this Throwdown thread you are agreeing that you have read and understand the Throwdown Rules (http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82799).

The voting will begin Monday 9/26 after I submit the "Vote" thread and will run through Saturday 10/1. All votes will be public.

Don't forget, you can still enter the Mini Throwdown (http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=115477) until Sunday night 9/18 by midnight Central time.

Our next category will be decided by the winner of the Tortilla Throwdown (http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=114783)!

Best of luck and even better eats to all!

[SmokinAussie]

Turtle Anyone!!!!!!:becky:

[southernsmoker]

Boil a few peanuts...:thumb:

[deguerre]

Turtle Anyone!!!!!!:becky:

Dang! You got strong teeth.:shock:

[bigabyte]

You must be able to eat the shell!:becky:

[colonel00]

My entry:

http://s.shld.net/is/image/Sears/033W848034110001_20100325080241093?hei=248&wid=248&op_sharpen=1&resMode=sharp&op_usm=0.9,0.5,0,0

[SmokinAussie]

You must be able to eat the shell!:becky:

So, eggs are out!:heh:

[Smokey Al Gold]

You must be able to eat the shell!:becky:

Soft shell blue turtle?

[Redhot]

I wanted something no one else has called and thought this would be fun. I'm hoping to see a wide range of creative entires!

[colonel00]

I am looking forward to seeing how Gore manages to get DQ'd from this one.

[Fatback Joe]

You must be able to eat the shell!:becky:

Made me think of a contest when at the team meeting a question was brought up about a turn in for "anything but".

Team - "the rule says everything in box must be edible - what about the rind on a pineapple........will that get us DQed?"

Contest Rep - "Can I eat the rind of a pineapple?"

Team - "go ahead if you want to, I don't mind."

[Al Czervik]

So as long as there is "shell" in the meal and it's edible then the sky is the limit?

[deguerre]

So as long as there is "shell" in the meal and it's edible then the sky is the limit?

Was something said here?

[caseydog]

So, the "shell" does not need to be a naturally occurring shell? That should help. I was completely stumped if the shell had to natural.

CD

[deguerre]

Taco shell, pastry shell, pasta shell, candy shell...

a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
2. any of various objects resembling such a covering, as in shape or in being more or less concave or hollow.



As long as it's IN the shell.

[bigabyte]

Pasta shells....

[Redhot]

Taco shell, pastry shell, pasta shell, candy shell...

a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
2. any of various objects resembling such a covering, as in shape or in being more or less concave or hollow.



As long as it's IN the shell.

Baby, you were supposed to let THEM figure it out!!! :tsk:

[Moose]

Then I would think a Chicago Style pizza would fit the bill nicely. I've been waiting a LONG time hoping there would be a pizza throwdown at some point...this may be my chance. Then again, crispy tacos would also qualify, I would think....

Taco shell, pastry shell, pasta shell, candy shell...

a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
2. any of various objects resembling such a covering, as in shape or in being more or less concave or hollow.



As long as it's IN the shell.

[caseydog]

Baby, you were supposed to let THEM figure it out!!! :tsk:

You let him off his leash, again, didn't you? :tsk:

CD

[deguerre]

Woof!

[caseydog]

Then I would think a Chicago Style pizza would fit the bill nicely. I've been waiting a LONG time hoping there would be a pizza throwdown at some point...this may be my chance. Then again, crispy tacos would also qualify, I would think....

I would think a Stromboli or calzone would be more in keeping with a shell theme.

CD

[Redhot]

You let him off his leash, again, didn't you? :tsk:

CD

Nope, I think he just broke it and ran...his mouth:becky:

[twinsfan]

WAIT WAIT WAIT so tortillas, not crispy, aren't allowed? hmmm they are kinda a shell

[bigabyte]

I wasn't aware the shells had to be crispy. Is that a limitation? So pasta shells are out then?

[caseydog]

I wasn't aware the shells had to be crispy. Is that a limitation? So pasta shells are out then?

I'm so confused. Redhot is messing with us like she does with Guerry when he's lit. And, I gave her a tying vote in the tortilla throwdown -- a very simple throwdown, I might add. Boy, they don't make 'em like that, anymore.

CD :becky:

[bluetang]

Turducken?
A corn dog?
This will take some thought, which means I am doomed:becky:

[Al Czervik]

Anyone else notice Guerry did a bit of unexplained editing at 2:14 and 2:16 after he spilled the beans and got called on it by Michele at 1:31?

Can you say SWOOSH... :heh:

[caseydog]

Anyone else notice Guerry did a bit of unexplained editing at 2:14 and 2:16 after he spilled the beans and got called on it by Michele at 1:31?

Can you say SWOOSH... :heh:

Yeah, I'm thinking he's confined to his crate for now. It could be awhile before she puts quesadillas in his bowl again.

CD

[nthole]

If it's served with me holding it in my hands would it count? Because lately I feel like a shell of a human being...and I'm fine with you eating me.

:becky:

[Redhot]

If it's served with me holding it in my hands would it count? Because lately I feel like a shell of a human being...and I'm fine with you eating me.

:becky:

Only if you plan on eating your hand:becky:

[Gore]

Only if you plan on eating your hand:becky:

Well, it would be crunchy, so that would qualify, but that is because of the bones, so it wouldn't get any votes, ... unless it had a warning label. Oh this is much too confusing. Maybe Redhot can just give us each a cooking assignment. That would be much easier. :thumb:

[bigabyte]

Well, it would be crunchy, so that would qualify, but that is because of the bones, so it wouldn't get any votes, ... unless it had a warning label. Oh this is much too confusing. Maybe Redhot can just give us each a cooking assignment. That would be much easier. :thumb:
You mean the shells have to be boneless? Is that a requirement? I'm getting confused.

[Redhot]

I wasn't aware the shells had to be crispy. Is that a limitation? So pasta shells are out then?

No, it does not have to be crispy and yes, pasta shells are allowed.

I'm so confused. Redhot is messing with us like she does with Guerry when he's lit. And, I gave her a tying vote in the tortilla throwdown -- a very simple throwdown, I might add. Boy, they don't make 'em like that, anymore.

CD :becky:

I think y'all are confusing yourselves...Guerry was right, pasta shells, pastry shells, candy shells, taco shells and yeah, soft shell crabs will work too, as long as the dish is in a shell and the shell is edible. I'm sure there are more types of shells (although I don't think a Chicago style pizza crust would be considered a shell because it's flat) than what I mentioned so put your thinking caps on and get creative! Geesh, maybe I should have stuck with my first idea for the next TD and gone with dairy!:doh:

[Gore]

I don't think they have to be boneless, just edible. It is awfully confusing though to call something like "in a shell" and actually require the dish to be NOT in a shell, since a real shell is not edible. This is exactly the opposite of calling "Eggs" and NOT allowing someone to submit eggplant. :mad2:

[bigabyte]

...Guerry was right...
So you're saying Guerry was right? That's a possibility? I'm so confused right now.

[Redhot]

You guys are so incredibly complicated! That's what makes messing with y'all so much fun!:becky:

[colonel00]

So confused :noidea: Is this some sort of shell game you see on the street? I'm with Gore, can I just get an assigned dish?

[Redhot]

So confused :noidea: Is this some sort of shell game you see on the street? I'm with Gore, can I just get an assigned dish?

NO! I am going to force you to think and maybe even do some research:becky::becky::becky:!

[colonel00]

Well, in doing some quick research I think I have found my inspiration.

Tada!!! Shell!!!

http://www.globalpensions.com/IMG/500/83500/shell5458-185x114.gif?1255356329

Shell is a petroleum company which means oil. Thus, anything fried qualifies, right?

[Gore]

NO! I am going to force you to think and maybe even do some research:becky::becky::becky:!

That is completely unfair. Every time I think, ... I get DQ'ed, :tsk:

... and I don't think you want to see my research. :shocked:

[deguerre]

Alla y'all think Y'ALL are confused? At least you don't have to duck. :shocked:

[bigabyte]

In regards to a prior post (since deleted) that was regarded as offensive by some, the issue has been resolved between the involved parties and is (in my opinion) a closed issue.

If anyone chooses to escalate this issue further, they will be moderated. Now....where were we?

[nthole]

I've sent Redhot and deguerre a private apology, but I do want to apologize to anyone else who might have been offended. I was being crass and it did not occur to me when I posted it that the comment would be considered offensive and inappropriate, which it was. The comment has been removed. To anyone that was offended, I sincerely apologize.

[Redhot]

Post? What post? :wink::becky:

[deguerre]

I don't see any post. :becky:

[caseydog]

Does anyone else think bigabyte needs a different color for his mod posts? That orange isn't working for me.

What about purple?

CD

[deguerre]

Don't you think mauve would be better it being Chris and all?

[bigabyte]

Does anyone else think bigabyte needs a different color for his mod posts? That orange isn't working for me.

What about purple?

CD
Don't you think mauve would be better it being Chris and all?
Well, purple suggests royalty...which would not be me, but Poohbah, and he chose red instead.

Mauve?:crazy: Maybe Salmon.

[Redhot]

Shells anyone...can we get back to shells? I had no idea what I was going to do for this TD when I called it but I think I have a pretty cool idea now, maybe!

[Moose]

Redhot, I would think a Chicago style pizza would qualify, esp since it has a high rim, just like a pie shell. Of course, I could always do a calzone just to be safe. And does the "shell" have to be grilled or smoked, or just the inside stuff? This is getting confusing...:confused:

[caseydog]

Shells anyone...can we get back to shells? I had no idea what I was going to do for this TD when I called it but I think I have a pretty cool idea now, maybe!

Are you suggesting (gasp) we stay on topic. :shock:

CD

[Gore]

Moose, I'm sure it would be perfectly fine if YOU submit a Chicago-style pizza. I don't think YOU would be DQ'ed. :roll: :becky:

[bigabyte]

I just got an idea!:becky::becky::becky:

[caseydog]

I just got an idea!:becky::becky::becky:

Who's turn is it to warn Mrs. bigabyte.

CD :becky:

[deguerre]

Are you suggesting (gasp) we stay on topic. :shock:

CD

What's the topic again?


http://www.elmwoodmagic.com/ama/med/3shellvernet.jpg

[BobBrisket]

I'm thinking shellfish, but I doubt I can find what I need here in the desert! How bout some turtle soup served in the shell?

[Redhot]

Redhot, I would think a Chicago style pizza would qualify, esp since it has a high rim, just like a pie shell. Of course, I could always do a calzone just to be safe. And does the "shell" have to be grilled or smoked, or just the inside stuff? This is getting confusing...:confused:

I suppose a pizza would qualify if it has a high rim, it is a pizza pie shell right? Although that's not what I envisioned when I called it. And no, the shell does not have to be grilled/smoked but the stuff inside does. Hmmm, you're confusing me now! :confused: Maybe I should have thought about this a bit more before calling it, or does it just mean that I get to call the rules?:becky:

[Redhot]

I'm thinking shellfish, but I doubt I can find what I need here in the desert! How bout some turtle soup served in the shell?

Yeah! But only if you take a vid of you eating that turtle shell and post it so we all know you actually ate it.:becky:

[colonel00]

I suppose a pizza would qualify if it has a high rim, it is a pizza pie shell right? Although that's not what I envisioned when I called it. And no, the shell does not have to be grilled/smoked but the stuff inside does. Hmmm, you're confusing me now! :confused: Maybe I should have thought about this a bit more before calling it, or does it just mean that I get to call the rules?:becky:

"Did somebody say 'special rules'?"

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/2696223985_ccbf51a1e6.jpg

[bigabyte]

Well, at least Gore's not in Spain.

[Gore]

I just got an idea!:becky::becky::becky:

I've got an idea too, but it's a matter of finding time to cook it.

Well, at least Gore's not in Spain.

Actually, when this starts, I'll be in Boulder, then I'll have one day in Maryland, then I'll be in North Carolina, back in Maryland for a day and the last few days, I'll be in Italy. Surely, there must be some bulls in Italy. Or maybe some gladiators? :shock:

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gladiator-2.jpg

[bigabyte]

Gladiators? Weren't they fed to lions?:shock:

http://www.miguelcoimbra.com/images/galerie/books/2romans/gladiatorvslion.jpg

[caseydog]

I've got an idea too, but it's a matter of finding time to cook it.



Actually, when this starts, I'll be in Boulder, then I'll have one day in Maryland, then I'll be in North Carolina, back in Maryland for a day and the last few days, I'll be in Italy. Surely, there must be some bulls in Italy. Or maybe some gladiators? :shock:

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gladiator-2.jpg

Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?

CD :becky:

[deguerre]

OK, now that quote was funny.

[Oldyote]

What if it was once a shell but is no longer a shell but what remains of the shell that is no longer a shell is still edible?

[bigabyte]

What if it was once a shell but is no longer a shell but what remains of the shell that is no longer a shell is still edible?
Take it from me, Naked Eggs are a bad idea.:sick:

[Moose]

OK, now that quote was funny.

I was thinking more or less the same thing, in a nutshell.

[Gore]

I guess Boulder has buffalo.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sp-1Vd7KBoQ/TENecPTRf9I/AAAAAAAAApA/38YM1lW7Grs/s400/BuffaloStampede.jpg

[colonel00]

Yeah, but since joining the PAC-Large the Buffalos don't go east anymore.

[Gore]

What if it was once a shell but is no longer a shell but what remains of the shell that is no longer a shell is still edible?

I'm thinking you're practicing writing special rules for your next win. :thumb:

[Oldyote]

Based on my current vote status I think I'll have plenty of time to plan.

[Grillman]

I guess Boulder has buffalo.



The Buffalo can be seen by I-70 just west of Denver.
I'm not sure you can fit one in a shell though...:shock:

http://www.colorado-for-free.com/FreeThingsToDoColorado/Bison.htm

[Al Czervik]

Surely, there must be some bulls in Italy.

I'm sure there are, but don't call me Shirley...

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRVEmvcver2F7_gyU8urojsjLnr4GB4M r1Op1CkGRJUtB2Q_pcB

[deguerre]

Surely, there must be some bulls in Italy.

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gladiator-2.jpg

Yes, at lease in Sant'Agata Bolognese...


http://www.velocityjournal.com/images/logos/lamborghini.jpg

[caseydog]

So, what is the record for number of pages of nonsense before the first entry is posted?




And, what is that "swoosh" sound I am hearing?

CD

[deguerre]

Thwack!


Oops, too late to be wonderin'...

[colonel00]

So, what is the record for number of pages of nonsense before the first entry is posted?




And, what is that "swoosh" sound I am hearing?

CD

Nonsense? This isn't nonsense. I rather think of it as foreplay before the food pr0n is revealed.

[bigabyte]

At this pace, it's probably safe to assume this one will eclipse whatever the previous record was (which I don't know).

Feel free to peruse all of the other 148 or so Throwdown threads to see which one has/had the most.:becky:

[deguerre]

Should be easy. You only just recently started posting them as "Coming this Friday..." so far in advance.

[Al Czervik]

^^^^^ Mongo trying to be good... Resisting urge to post reply... :doh:

[deguerre]

Slim Pickens: Dr. Strangelove ("Noo-ku-lar Combat") Monologue - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ynY5NvYsZY)

[Al Czervik]

Me and the Mrs have both keys in both hands and are about ready to turn them simultaneously...

http://gadgetcrunch.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/doomsday_hub.jpg

[deguerre]

Careful with the CRM114 now.

[Al Czervik]

Don't matter either way... There is no recalling us now...:heh:

[caseydog]

Meat Bomb! :idea:

I wonder how one would go about makin' and edible bomb shell?

CD

[colonel00]

Wrap an M-80 in bacon. Grill til crispy. Sauce to glaze. Light and swallow.

[deguerre]

Meat Bomb! :idea:

I wonder how one would go about makin' and edible bomb shell?

CD

Sugar, water, food coloring heat and recrystallization...

[Paulmark]

I suppose a pizza would qualify if it has a high rim, it is a pizza pie shell right? Although that's not what I envisioned when I called it. And no, the shell does not have to be grilled/smoked but the stuff inside does. Hmmm, you're confusing me now! :confused: Maybe I should have thought about this a bit more before calling it, or does it just mean that I get to call the rules?:becky:

Just my two cents, but I believe pizza dough is called a skin....just sayin'.:becky:

[caseydog]

Just my two cents, but I believe pizza dough is called a skin....just sayin'.:becky:

Or, it could be considered a wrapper. :confused:

Would puff pastry, once baked, qualify as a shell?

CD

[bigabyte]

I feel sorry for the voters on this one. They have so much to decide!:laugh:

[colonel00]

I feel sorry for the all powerful dictator of Oz. DQ's will be tough to rule on. Well, except for Gore's entry :tsk:

[deguerre]

Or, it could be considered a wrapper. :confused:

Would puff pastry, once baked, qualify as a shell?

CD

It would then be a pastry shell.:becky:

[colonel00]

Wait wait wait, I thought we had to cook turtles! :tsk: All these special rules at so confusing :noidea: Does a bull horn count as a shell? :shock:

[deguerre]

Can you eat a bull horn?

[colonel00]

Can you eat a bull horn?

Of course. Unknown to many, the bull horn possesses the same aphrodisiac properties as the coveted rhino horn.

[deguerre]

I didn't know you were Chinese Colonel...

[Al Czervik]

^^^^^ A little known fact is that colonel00 came up with General Tso Chicken. Of course when he invented it he called is Colonel Tso Chicken, but his CO looking to grab the glory claimed the title for his own. :tsk:

Ain't that right colonel00?

[colonel00]

Yep. And, it was originally served in a shell

[caseydog]

I don't know about bull horns, but there's plenty of bull chit flying around in here. :rolleyes:

CD

[caseydog]

So, do the rules say we can't use turtle, or that we must use turtle? :confused:

Why did redhot make this so difficult?

CD

[Moose]

Can we have some shells now, please? :bored:

[caseydog]

Can we have some shells now, please? :bored:

Sheeeesh, he wins a throwdown, and gets all demanding on us. Some people just can't handle fame. :rolleyes:

CD :becky:

[bigabyte]

I believe the rules are meant to be indifferent in regards to turtles. Besides, don't they have more of a carapace than a shell?

[Moose]

Sheeeesh, he wins a throwdown, and gets all demanding on us. Some people just can't handle fame. :rolleyes:

CD :becky:

I'm just anxious to see some shells, that's all. My shell isn't ready yet, but when it is, you'll certainly know about it. :becky:

[caseydog]

Why would a turtle need a codpiece?

CD

[Oldyote]

Poor turtles

I love them and am in no way indifferent to them.

[colonel00]

Why would a turtle need a codpiece?

CD

So a codpiece counts as a shell in general or only if used on a turtle?

[caseydog]

Hmmmmm, a puff pastry codpiece stuffed with sausage and meatballs. :idea:

CD

[colonel00]

I guess I will break the ice with what I can only hope is the worst entry in this TD. I give you my NUTS and a SPAMOINK ball in a Shell. :bow:

I ordered a Weber Smokey Joe Gold but I wasn't sure that it would be here in time to cook on for the Mini Throwdown that ends today. Mostly I believe my logic was sound as I only ordered it yesterday :noidea:. Thus, I was in search of something to cook on and what to cook. Due to an upcoming hunting trip I feared that this could be my last chance to enter and win (read: triple goose egg) three Throwdowns with the same entry.

Yesterday in a state of boredom I swung buy the local Goodwill store for ideas. There I saw what surely would be the answer to my needs:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-a2zfp1-hyrw/TnUYmmvQ62I/AAAAAAAADJ4/n-IAccZTSEU/s1280/IMAG0597.jpg

Don't lie, you know you want one too. But alas, it did not qualify for the Mini TD due to the size of its grilling area. Or perhaps just the general lack of a grilling area would have been an issue. Since we all know how much Gore likes his dilly bars I did not want to steal one of his special treats.

So, I continued on through the store to see what else I could find. There, on the shelf, I saw it. I found my NUTS on a shelf of the Goodwill store. My Not-so Ugly Tumbler Smoker:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R35J8IWa1X8/TnY405gsNBI/AAAAAAAADKg/5ZlRj_WxAb0/s800/IMAG0603.jpg

I kept the build simple since it is Sunday and laziness is a requirement. Since the shape is tapered all I had to do was cut some expanded metal into circles for the charcoal and cooking grates.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-smN24hmERyw/TnY0lYWyacI/AAAAAAAADKI/vAzgV8ZQp-w/s1280/IMAG0600.jpg

Here I did a test run and drilled some holes for intakes:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SaGKYLUM2yo/TnY1mp5qU9I/AAAAAAAADKQ/zAIyDhNsRYY/s800/IMAG0601.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1xxxkkj5bXE/TnY2Yfx5cNI/AAAAAAAADKY/pJGP9jvap80/s800/IMAG0602.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-a5pETbetNPo/TnZArQ4KQsI/AAAAAAAADKw/L4bhhkaiq9c/s800/IMAG0605.jpg

After the test run I lit another briq of charcoal and let it come up to temp while I prepped the feast. Ingredients included a meatball, thinly sliced SPAM, a strip of bacon, and a tortilla to be used later.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-j1v61u-Acd8/TnZIjKNpjSI/AAAAAAAADK4/M7-CtikOhj4/s1280/IMAG0606.jpg

Assembled, rubbed and ready for the cooker:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-R9ZyX4DrOz8/TnZJ5YgcY6I/AAAAAAAADLA/CaDaJhTfClA/s1280/IMAG0607.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jCIOVuSn-tM/TnZKWtx8jqI/AAAAAAAADLE/7VAtkAZA5tc/s1280/IMAG0608.jpg

Ah, sweet blue:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--KDyzo1Ton8/TnZKiKu5CWI/AAAAAAAADLI/FiiMWq-AeOs/s1280/IMAG0609.jpg

And here is the wonderful SPAMOINK ball after cooking for a while. Honestly I have no idea how long it took or what temps it was cooking at. After all, it's done when it's done.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RHpAy2FNJP0/TnZe-kWoDEI/AAAAAAAADLg/t77dy7mT5xY/s1280/IMAG0611.jpg

Once the bacon was nice and crispy I pulled the hunk of meat off my NUTS and finalized the preparations. I glazed the ball in some Blues Hog Smokey Mountain and then wrapped it in its shell.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-37HdkChJBKg/TnZlc88D6iI/AAAAAAAADLs/Sk3bHqj_lwY/s1280/IMAG0613.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DbNbj2XdPlY/TnZl9LvAoCI/AAAAAAAADLw/6b5l-GYm8qQ/s1280/IMAG0614.jpg

And back on the NUTS until it was a crispy tortilla shell:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-x-LaecXxPcY/TnZs8Npxw2I/AAAAAAAADL8/RBX8vazPqb0/s1280/IMAG0616.jpg

Once done, I pulled the feast off my NUTS and added a little more sauce. It was quite tasty and most satisfying.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7ZBlGDWEUmk/TnZvF3gTfVI/AAAAAAAADME/DCivbkU1DsQ/s1280/IMAG0617.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-BSHfTCNqoIU/TnZvRRgYtsI/AAAAAAAADMI/vLlVAuyidLc/s1280/IMAG0620.jpg

Thanks for checking out my SPAMOINK ball and my NUTS. :tsk:

[Al Czervik]

Very Nice Brad!!! :thumb:

[bigabyte]

I like your NUTS!:becky:

[Gore]

First entry, Post #109: you just couldn't wait, could you? You know you have a whole 'nother week! What's the rush? :tsk:

[colonel00]

I just hoped it would be long forgotten by the time voting started :shock:

[Moose]

That is unfarkingbeliveably brilliant! (the NUTS and the Spamoink, that is)

[caseydog]

Well, this is a throwdown I will not soon forget.

First off, I had several creative ideas, but none of them worked out to be plausible. So, I decided to do stuffed peppers, with the peppers being the "shell." Yeah, it was a mediocre idea, but it was the best I could muster.

So, I set up the mini-WSM, and made up my normal meatloaf mix of half ground beef and half ground pork, with a couple of eggs and some bread crumbs. I used a mexican mix of herbs and spices. I loaded up a couple orange bell peppers (sweeter and healthier), and topped the loaded peppers with Mexican Cheese.

So far, so good.

I got up to 135 on the probe, on the way to my 160 degree done temp, and a farking rainstorm hit. Yes, in the middle of the worst farking drought in Texas history, a rainstorm hit.

I tried to move my mini-WSM into the garage, and as I tried to set it on the floor, the farking thing went over. Grease, lit charcoal and food flew across the floor. FARK!

Well, the stuffed peppers managed to land upright in their foil container, so all was not lost. But, I needed to get the food up before psycho poodle got to it, and hurt himself while simultaneously ruining my food.

I yelled at the dog, and ran into the house to get something to put the food in.

At this point, you need to know that I have been having problems with the doorknob on my back door, lately. Oh, yes, I slammed the door behind me in my haste to save my food, and the farking doorknob froze up. I couldn't get out of the house.

So, I hit the button for my wrought-iron driveway gate, and ran for the front door. The farking gate button stuck, so the farking gate was going open-shut-open-shut-open-shut.... but only by about a foot at a farking time. Psycho poodle is freaking out, and I'm afraid he will get crushed by the gate, so I push against it and the safety thingy works and the gate stops.

By this time, I am seriously pissed off.

I manage to save my food, but psycho poodle sees my neighbor walking her mean-ass POS dog, and runs out the gate to say hello. The neighbor's dog bites psycho poodle, and psycho poodle proceeds to kick my neighbor's dogs arse.

I have both hands full of food, and the back door is still stuck. I kicked the back door in, put the food on the kitchen counter, and ran out the front door to keep my dog from killing a stupid, useless, drop kick, inbred, fu-fu furball.

After the dust settled, I had not quite done food, a freaked out dog, a door with no dorknob, and a broken doorknob on my living room floor, AND duct tape covering the hole where my doorknob used to be.

So, this throwdown was not only challenging, but it cost me money, and quite possibly the friendship of a neighbor. However, she owes me big time. So, it may be a wash.

It as been a few hours, and a few vodkas, so I am feeling better, and by tomorrow, this will be funny.

Oh, on topic -- I will not have a "shell" throwdown entry.

CD

[brewerjamie15]

Wow CD-

Sounds like that could be an episode of a comedy show. I laughed for ya, I cried a bit on the inside too, but just a bit.

[colonel00]

That is too much CD. Been there before though. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. On a good note though, the Shell TD just started. You have all week :thumb:

[brewerjamie15]

Take a handle off an old Weber. Make a door catch out of a clean out. Done deal. Door works, you can keep drinking, then go fire up a grill.

[caseydog]

On a good note though, the Shell TD just started. You have all week :thumb:

I think I'll stop before someone goes to the hospital. :shock:

CD

[deguerre]

So, is it funny yet?

[caseydog]

So, is it funny yet?

Not so much. Maybe after I replace the door knob. :tsk:

CD

[colonel00]

Still waiting for "pr0n" from your cook CD :shock:

[Redhot]

Wow, I thought crazy stuff like that only happened to me! Sorry you had such a hard time with your cook CD...I sure hope mine goes a lot better, it's something I've never done before so should be interesting, just hopefully not that interesting!:becky:

[caseydog]

Still waiting for "pr0n" from your cook CD :shock:

Stuffed Peppers A La Garage Floor, served with a side of Door Knobs. :becky:

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=494&pictureid=4208

CD

[colonel00]

That there just might win :thumb:

[Boshizzle]

Shake it off. bro. If it isn't funny yet, it will be.... eventually.

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=326&pictureid=4095

I don't have a "in a shell" throwdown either. The armadillo I ran over last night kept running.

[caseydog]

Technically, I guess my entry falls within the rules, unless herr bigabyte has any issues. I may be able to score me another zero! :thumb:

I did have to finish the cook in my oven. But, most of the cooking happened on the mini WSM -- it was at 135 when it got airborne.

CD

[deguerre]

The amazing thing is that the pan stayed horizontal throughout the flight and subsequent landing...

[caseydog]

The amazing thing is that the pan stayed horizontal throughout the flight and subsequent landing...

The pan with the peppers ended on the floor, upright. The meatloaf I was also cooking ended up inside the SJ Lid, so I was able to save most of that, too.

CD

[GARNAAL]

Almost a "Suckling Pig"

Have you always wanted to make a suckling pig on the BBQ, but figured it was too much meat?

Well here is my solution for that ..

Get a big piece of fresh Pork belly with the skin on it rub it with some pepper and salt to taste and
marinate that for 2 days in the fridge in a 50/50 mix of Sweet soy sauce (Ketjap Manis) and red wine,
1 sachet of Nasi Spices (from your Chinese/oriental store)
with a shot of Gin added to it.

Take a piece of Porkloin or Pork Tenderloin and butterfly it and marinate that in a mix of
4 Tblsp of Rice wine vinegar and
1 Tblsp of Mirin and
some very finely chopped lemongrass or lemongrass powder.

Take ~ 1/2 to 1 lbs. of FRESH breakfast sausage and mix with:
~1/2 cup of spicy breadcrumbs,
some finely chopped Cilantro,
~1/2 Tblsp brown sugar,
1 Tblsp majoran,
3 chopped up cloves garlic,
1 small onion, chopped and sauteed
pepper and salt to taste
some Almond slivers
2 small jalapenos seeds removed and chopped - or Sambal Oelek (red pepper paste) to taste.

2-3 green onions
couple of strips from a red bell pepper.

Take the Pork belly out of the marinade and place on a working table
Place the Sausage mix in a roll length wise -IN THE CENTER- on the pork belly,
Place the green onions and red pepper strip on both sides next to the sausage.
Place the butterflied porkloin on top of the sausage to cover it completely.
now roll up the pork belly (the porkloin should hide/cover the sausage inside)
and tie the roll with butcher strings.

https://byfiles.storage.live.com/y1pTr7UcSoz9HEWv4-PFmqT6EcjbeZGfWow6yS3IpGP5TzAVYezH8rF7nPb_otN2CWUK gFq_wUK7iE/HPIM3041r.JPG?psid=1

Rub some pepper and salt on the roll and then Grill on the BBQ
(straight on the grill or in a roasting pan)
until the temp in the center is ~ 150 F -
move the roll every once in a while to get every side and the skin nice and crispy..

Let it sit for 10 minutes under some Alufoil to settle..

https://byfiles.storage.live.com/y1p14GiQWycA6dt5VIEyroZyNmx35dk5C7q8nnV4Fx2iJYK9lz oiE9xM2vniv-aW-mbU8FEQayKX8s/HPIM3043r.JPG?psid=1

and then cut in slices..

https://byfiles.storage.live.com/y1pBf3ghwWmcsnbxICvDEGFfYKerwOxMS0a4aselAbh8Ru-H8YLOA6HB3RL-J5Fe4GJaFxYJ3MbhX8/HPIM3015r.JPG?psid=1

now there's a slice of your little piggy ! :clap2:

[Gore]

Love those door knobs, CD! :smile:

To GARNAAL: Welcome! VERY WELCOME, in fact! Thank you very much for posting and entering! :hungry:

[brewerjamie15]

Holy crap. That is one nice looking hunka pig right there. If you're going to do that again Garnaal, I'm going to have to book a flight to Houston.

[caseydog]

Nothing like pork in a pork shell. :thumb:

CD

[colonel00]

Looks great but how do you eat it with a spoon :noidea:

[deguerre]

OK, Redhot just threw her 'speriment at me and it's farkin' fantastic tastewise. Hopefully her final result will be up to her standards, photowise.

[Boshizzle]

OK, Redhot just threw her 'speriment at me and it's farkin' fantastic tastewise. Hopefully her final result will be up to her standards, photowise.

I'm rooting for her!

[GARNAAL]

Looks great but how do you eat it with a spoon :noidea:

I told you how to cook it... now you need advice on how to eat it ?

one spoon at a time of course....:rolleyes:

[caseydog]

OK, Redhot just threw her 'speriment at me and it's farkin' fantastic tastewise. Hopefully her final result will be up to her standards, photowise.

Pictures first, drinks second. :becky:

CD

[deguerre]

Pictures first, drinks second. :becky:

CD
Noooooooooooooooooo Chit!

I've got to wait for my secret weapon to get here from Ebay. If not, then I'll have to go with plan Z.

[colonel00]

Noooooooooooooooooo Chit!

I've got to wait for my secret weapon to get here from Ebay. If not, then I'll have to go with plan Z.

You ordered your TD entry off of Ebay? :shock: Is there a special rule allowing this that we missed?

[caseydog]

I got my new doorknob. It was on sale, too -- only 27 bucks after tax. It is a "paddle" style, so if I have my hands full of food, I can use my elbow or knee to open the door.

So, with groceries and door hardware, my Shell TD entry set me back less than 40 bucks. :rolleyes:

I better at least get another farking zero from this.

CD

[deguerre]

I got my new doorknob. It was on sale, too -- only 27 bucks after tax. It is a "paddle" style, so if I have my hands full of food, I can use my elbow or knee to open the door.

So, with groceries and door hardware, my Shell TD entry set me back less than 40 bucks. :rolleyes:

I better at least get another farking zero from this.

CD

And now the dog can let himself out too.

[caseydog]

And now the dog can let himself out too.

Yeah, that occurred to me. But, if I teach him to open the door, I have to teach him to close the door. He'd be naturally motivated to open it, but not likely to give a chit about closing it.

My last dog, Casey, figured out how to open a door all by herself. Psycho poodle isn't that smart. I could probably teach him, but I don't think he would figure it out himself.

Casey should have been named Houdini. That dog could get out of darn near any enclosed area, and usually leave no clue how she did it.

CD

[Gore]

I was planning to do more for this, but I guess this will have to do. For some reason, the voting got all screwed up last throwdown. This picture provides a little clarification that I hope will clear things up. Here is the voting pic:

http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt211/gvideen/mini/IMG_3276-1.jpg

and here is the write-up:

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116696

[bigabyte]

The squirrel seems so obvious now that I know where to look for it that I can't believe I didn't see it the first time.

[deguerre]

Nice shell!

[caseydog]

Is the squirrel a garnish or a side dish? :confused:

CD

[colonel00]

Are you sure that isn't a raccoon?

http://img2.moonbuggy.org/imgstore/raccoon-in-a-box.jpg

[SmokinAussie]

Ahhhh... I see. It was camoflaged by the foil hat.... Nice pickup Gore!

[Oldyote]

I'm blue, so blue.

[Al Czervik]

Good looking tacos... :clap2:

[Redhot]

I actually wrote a recipe for this one...trial run was really good but changes were made and this was, how do I put it? YUM! So, the recipe...

Savory Scallop and Crab Pot Pie

¼ cup fresh parsley minced
4 stalks celery sliced
5 large green onions sliced
1 pkg. baby portabellas, sliced thick
1 bunch asparagus cut in 1” pieces
2 T EVOO
4 T butter
4 T flour (or more if needed)
32 oz carton chicken broth (simmered with bay leaves, fresh thyme, minced garlic and black pepper)
2 cups heavy cream
½ cup dry sherry
Salt/white pepper/cayenne pepper to taste
1 pkg. sea scallops (thawed)
1 can lump crab meat
2 deep dish pie crusts


Heat EVOO and 2T butter on medium/high heat in large skillet; add celery, onion, mushrooms and asparagus and sauté until tender/crisp, add parsley, stir and remove from heat. Melt 4T butter in large sauce pan over medium/high heat, add flour to make roux. Slowly add sherry, chicken broth and heavy cream, stirring constantly for several minutes. Add salt/pepper/cayenne. If mixture is too thin, add a little more flour. If too thick, add more broth or heavy cream. Add veggies, stir and turn heat to low. Coat scallops in melted butter. Grill over direct heat until almost done (crab meat was smoked indirectly with a maple dust foil bomb). Cut scallops into bite sized pieces. Add scallops and crab meat to filling, stir. Prepare crusts by cooking until mostly done (prick with fork if crust puffs up), remove from oven and add filling. Cover with second crust, brush egg wash on top and bake until top crust is golden brown.
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http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b414/redhot696/shellpan.jpg
http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b414/redhot696/plated-5.jpg
It's a keeper!http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b414/redhot696/plated2-2.jpg

[colonel00]

Both of those look great :hungry:

[caseydog]

Nice looking pie! Good photo, too. :thumb:

I touched it up a tiny bit. :-D

CD

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=494&pictureid=4231

[Redhot]

whoops.

[deguerre]

That was the BEST pot pie I've ever had. Redhot came up with the recipe on the fly so I'm glad she took notes. This one is a keeper.:becky:

[deguerre]

whoops.

Yet another deguerre posting as Redhot comment. :icon_blush:

[Redhot]

Nice looking pie! Good photo, too. :thumb:

I touched it up a tiny bit. :-D

CD

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=494&pictureid=4231

Thanks CD! Why don't you do that to the rest of them. Or at least this one...:becky::thumb:

http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b414/redhot696/plated2-2.jpg

[colonel00]

Nice looking pie! Good photo, too. :thumb:

I touched it up a tiny bit. :-D

CD

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=494&pictureid=4231

Does that make it a team entry now :shocked: :becky:

[caseydog]

Does that make it a team entry now :shocked: :becky:

Biggie will have to rule on whether she can use the photo, but I also touch up photos for other dishes, from time-to-time, if possible. There have been some pictures I tried to fix that were just too messed up to help -- like a certain out of focus pork chop picture. :becky:

Redhot, the other shots are pretty dark. Not much shadow detail to work with. I'll see if I can help them.

CD

[Redhot]

Well, it was farking good even if the photos don't live up, way better than a certain un named pork chop!:becky:

[caseydog]

Well, it was farking good even if the photos don't live up, way better than a certain un named pork chop!:becky:

I think the one with the shell is very well composed, and shows the food just fine. Even if I can fix it, I don't think the shot you like is as good.

The shell shot would definitely get me to click the description link.

CD

[Redhot]

I think the one with the shell is very well composed, and shows the food just fine. Even if I can fix it, I don't think the shot you like is as good.

The shell shot would definitely get me to click the description link.

CD

OK, I'll take CD's advice and use the slice of pie/shell pan for the TD pic! Thanks CD!

[caseydog]

OK, I'll take CD's advice and use the slice of pie/shell pan for the TD pic! Thanks CD!

In that shot, it is very clear to me that I am looking at a slice of pie, and it is a savory pie -- and I want to know what the fark is in it.... CLICK!

CD

[Redhot]

In that shot, it is very clear to me that I am looking at a slice of pie, and it is a savory pie -- and I want to know what the fark is in it.... CLICK!

CD

And this time I actually remembered the exact ingredients and wrote it down, yeah! I will be repeating this!:becky:

[twinsfan]

thats looks great redhot.


Yes! Four entries! My entry tonight's odds will have improved from 1 in a thousand to a hundred! :-D


I'm being a jerk and also doing a stuffed pepper, but not to copy CD. Got to do a run through for my first comp. and I thought I'll enter it. Hopefully it turns out alright! into the kitchen now.

[Al Czervik]

Great entry Michele! It looks delicious and the shell shaped pan really was a nice touch! :thumb:

[twinsfan]

Sausage and rice stuffed peppers.

More info:
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=117007
http://bbqapprentice.blogspot.com/


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[colonel00]

Lookin' good. You should add a disclaimer that no door knobs were harmed during your cook :becky:

[deguerre]

Good one twinsfan!

[Al Czervik]

So we started with a couple Coho steaks seasoned with salt, pepper, Old Bay and EVOO:
http://img692.imageshack.us/edit_preview.php?l=img692/3576/p1040006c.jpg&action=rotate
The 16-20 count Shrimp rec'd the same treatment:
http://img163.imageshack.us/edit_preview.php?l=img163/6997/p1040007f.jpg&action=rotate
Shot of the salmon once it came off the grill:
http://img638.imageshack.us/edit_preview.php?l=img638/1062/p1040017v.jpg&action=rotate
Shrimp and salmon after grilling:
http://img585.imageshack.us/edit_preview.php?l=img585/7199/p1040014z.jpg&action=rotate
Should have done a better job documenting the ingredients, but what you see here is shrimp and salmon broken down, mixed with fresh spinach, fresh parsley, fresh garden tomatos, fresh garlic, ricotta, parmesan, mozzarella, cream cheese, and egg stuffed into jumbo pasta shells:
http://img819.imageshack.us/edit_preview.php?l=img819/4503/p1040096u.jpg&action=rotate
Here's the whole dish with a little home made four cheese (asiago, mozz, parm, romano) garlic sauce on the bottom of the pan before going on the Weber:
http://img836.imageshack.us/edit_preview.php?l=img836/1786/p1040021p.jpg&action=rotate
Here is the finished meal including extra shrimp, broccoli, garlic cheese cibata bread and a garnish I made myself (:roll:) of cherry tomato, baby carrot and snap peas:
http://img834.imageshack.us/edit_preview.php?l=img834/9219/p1040099a.jpg&action=rotate

We drizzled more of the four cheese garlic sauce on top of the shells and broccoli, but I didn't want to ruin the picture with too much sauce. My daughter thought it was so good my wife overheard her telling one of her friends it was so good it tasted like something you'd get in a fancy restaurant... :roll:
Not sure about that but we all enjoyed it and will have it again.

Thanks for looking...

[colonel00]

Nice work Mongo!

[deguerre]

Redhot says "Daaaaaayummmmmmm!!!"

I have to agree...
http://img834.imageshack.us/edit_preview.php?l=img834/9219/p1040099a.jpg&action=rotate

She had an additional comment about the mater but I'll just leave that to the imagination...

[brewerjamie15]

We kinda did this earlier, but I am going to throw it up here since I totally lost the time to do a cook this weekend. I had some plans, some of the ingredients, etc but work reared its ugly head, then the rains came.

This is sirloin tip. You will see that the green onions, lettuce, tomatoes, red Chinese Giant peppers, etc have all come from our garden. The veggies stayed on the grill just long enough to grab some color. KFB was the main fuel, but I used some lump charcoal as well.

The beef was marinated with what was mostly citrus products: orange juice, a squeeze of lime, a few chunks of pineapple. Not happy with just citrus, I added some salt, cracked black pepper, and some dried onion.
IIRC the steak marinated for about 4 hours.

I started the meat with a sear and then ran about 10 minutes or so per side of indirect heat. The meat came out pink and had a citrus tang to it but it seemed a bit dry to me. I perhaps should have used some salsa on the tacos but since I don't generally go for that I never thought about it.

I'd certainly make this meal again but I'd approach the meat differently to keep a bit more moisture in the meat.

here's a shot of veggies on the grill:

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/305/terrynanascrib002.jpg

Here's the meat and flour tortillas. tortillas were just warmed and given color.

Here is dinner all served up and ready to go. This is also the "money shot" which I'd submit for contest voting.

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/7611/terrynanascrib008.jpg

[Moose]

One again, my last minute entry. :roll:

Full cook thread here (http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=117060). We did Beef Wellington resting on green peppercorn sauce accompanied by twice baked potatoes:

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae286/Pashn8one/Sept%2025%202011%20Beef%20Wellington/IMG_5624.jpg

[caseydog]

Lookin' good. You should add a disclaimer that no door knobs were harmed during your cook :becky:

Stuffed peppers without doorknobs?

CD

[colonel00]

Door knobs still exist. However, the harming of said door knobs is unnecessary.

*starts PETDK*

[colonel00]

BTW, fantastic Moose. I can honestly say that I don't think I have ever had beef wellington but fark if that doesn't look great.

[deguerre]

Gorgeous Wellington Moose! I too have never had that dish. I'll have to check the cook thread.

[Al Czervik]

Looks great Moose... Can't wait to see how it was prepared! :thumb: