BBQ Brethren "With a Surprise Inside" Throwdown
 

Our new category is...

"With a Surprise Inside!"
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...as chosen by SmokeJumper, the winner of the You Know...For Kids Throwdown!

Click here to read the rules for the BBQ Brethren Throwdown...

You may submit entries that are cooked from Friday 7/23 through Sunday 8/1.

Entry pictures must be submitted by Midnight Central US Time on Sunday night 8/1.

By submitting entry photos to this Throwdown thread you are agreeing that you have read and understand the Throwdown Rules.

The voting will begin Monday 8/2 after I submit the "Vote" thread and will run through Friday 8/6. All votes will be public.

Don't forget, you can still enter the Mystery Meat Throwdown until Sunday night 7/25 by midnight Central time.

Our next category will be decided by the winner of the Pulled Throwdown!

Best of luck and even better eats to all!

This is going to be good.:thumb:

I box of smoked Cracker jacks comming right up!!

I was thinking smoked raccoon with popcorn stuffing.

thats what she said! :clap2:

Hmmm... MOINK Ball Surprise.... as soon as you take a bite, twin steel bolts spring out and plunge straight through both cheeks......:heh:

It wouldn't be crunchy if it didn't have any bones in it, now would it?

OOOoooo, I think I know what I'm going to make. Just need to build a grill.

Or abt's filled with plastic explosive so when you take a bite they explode!

ha ha ha..I just read the tags for this thread....:crazy:

Oooooooo...a twinkie stuffed fattie.

Before deguerre can follow through with his threat, I offer up my entry: Calzones stuffed with MOINK. If that ain't a surprise inside, I don't know what is. Here is my entry picture.

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Here's mine Frijoles Negros Stuffed Porkchops! (Cuban beans, Rice, Monterey Jack & Cheddar cheese's.
Didn't even know about this throwdown! Thanks Phrasty!:-D

Entries are awesome so far! I'm hungry

Looking good so far still got the thinkig cap on this one

Well, some of you know that I've been stuck without a smoker or grill. I had a great idea for this throwdown also, and just didn't know what to do. During chocolate and churros tonight ecode suggested building a UDS. The neat thing about having a very talented wife is that she is able to whip together a UDS in a rather short period of time without any tools at all! In just a couple hours she not only built a UDS, but we had a throwdown entry all ready for submission! Granted, it's not a full-sized UDS. It may in fact be the smallest UDS in existence. The first job (and about my entire contribution) was getting a suitable drum. This I managed to do without too much difficulty. She even opened up the drum to get things prepped:

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There was no room for a charcoal fire, so we improvised. I know some of you are thinking, "at least it isn't gas!" Others are thinking, "at least it isn't an Optigrill!"

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A grill had to be custom-made to fit:

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I assembled the ingredients, and especially the surprise:

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Lit things up -- no waiting for things to come to temp on this baby!

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Set everything on the UDS:

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and grilled away:

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You can see that things are coming along nicely now.

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Oooooo, looks like a surprise!

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But let's spread that on the cookie to make a tasty treat. ecode even let me use her new Birthday Throwdown Plate to take the picture!

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Did I tell you this was a joint effort? Besides ecode, Smokey also helped. And what was that surprise?

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Wow, who could ask for anything more?

Love it Gore and Ecode now thats inventive and the food looks great.

:laugh::laugh::laugh: Inventive, ingenuitive, hilarious!!!! I finally have some UDS plans I can follow.

I'll never look at a beer can the same. This might be the funniest post I've ever seen on any forum.

Cheers,
Jason

Thanks Alan. One of my more successful cooks.

Figured if I read through the UDS thread, I wouldn't have been in time to post an entry. Never thought of posting these plans there though.

I think most Brethren will tell you that beer is an essential part of every cook.

And Chris, full disclosure: this cook was done indoors, but near an open window. :becky:

Now THAT'S funny!

Isn't that a Rule 14 violation though Gore? However, the inventiveness gets muchisimo bonus points.

Yeah, on both counts! :becky: -- Peanut Buster Parfait mod.

Gore that tealight powered UBS is sweet! I can't wait for the Never Ending UBS thread to start and for every smoker thread on the forum to have six answering posts "Build a UBS".

Using a Kinder Eier mit Überraschung is just brilliant. I love those things. They are so hard to find here as they have to be imported illegally.

How can I beat that throwdown shot?

Leave out the squirrel.:becky:

My Entry
 

This is my first throwdown entry, so here we go. A friend of mine brought over some fresh basil and tomatoes from his garden on saturday and we made some pizzas. There were some leftovers on Sunday, so I made some stuffed portabellas on the smoker. It was 103 degrees here, so I went with the gas smoker to keep my time outside to a minimum.

Started by putting some ricotta in the shrooms
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Made a mixture of lump crabmeat(the surprise inside), the tomatoes, basil, a little heavy cream, salt, pepper, and crushed red peppers. Added this to the shrooms
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Added some fresh mazarella
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Threw them on the smoker for about an hour and a half on 200
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Added Bread Crumbs and put in the broiler for a few minutes to get some crunch.
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Ate with some creamed spinach. Unfortunatly I took all the pics with my phone so they didn't come out great. I guess use this last one.
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Now Alan, for great looking food check out that last entry by Wrench_H ... we're still laughing at your joke over here.

Gore that is awesome! I don't know how many uds's I've thrown away lately. Love that custom grate and lid!

Such a waste....:cry:

Your right Gore that is some good looking food from Wrench_H but you guys can come up with some of the best stuff to entertain.. Thanks

It looks like a legitimate grill to me! How did it taste?:becky: I'm thinking about some mods for a UBS of my own. My wife has some vanilla scented candles...could make for some tasty grilled desserts.

This will be interesting. Gore that was really creative

Inside Chris, it was cooked inside, and did you see Smokey displayed prominently in those last pics? :becky:

Taste? The cookies are good, but KinderEgg chocolate has a greater percentage of wax than the candle. I think it would be a nice idea for a dinner party though to give everyone their own UBS at the table.

I LOVE candle soot flavored chocolate!:becky:

Look, Larry made an appetizer... :becky:

But, I wonder what's inside?

The question is, do you have a spoon for it?

Thank you for playing along...

Appetizers do not need a spoon. Remember Zydeco Paws food i.d. rule:
If I can pick it up and eat it with one hand, it is an appetizer.

Here's my "money shot" for my entry...
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The whole thread is here:
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=89571

Not only is it an appetizer, it looks very appetizing as well (something many appetizers seem to lack). Nice presentation work too...

So, my wife wanted me to do something "healthy" this weekend. I did a brisket instead :heh:.

BUT since I didn't want to sleep on the sofa for the rest of the week, I decided to try a healthy take on a Fatty.

I diced up and sauteed some peppers, onion and garlic in a little EVOO and rolled it up in seasoned ground turkey breast.

Smoked it for a couple of hours next to the brisket and it turned out fairly decent.

After my wife tasted it, she said, "Huh. I like the peppers and stuff inside... I'm surprised!"

So, there you go - My entry for "....a surprise inside" throwdown:
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Stuffed Smoked and Lightly Grilled Eggplant with Crablegs
 

The cook thread is here

Gore, as I was concentrating on how to make my Po-Boy, I failed to keep up with this throwdown.

I have to say that that smoker is probably one that Sharon, BHSLH, will let me put in my arsenal without getting rid of one of the others.

My Big Fat Greek Cheese Wheel
 

For my Throwdown entry I present to you the Big Fat Greek Cheese Wheel. The complete thread can be found HERE.

First I made a 2 1/2 lb. 12" greek lamb burger with shallots, garlic, fresh thyme, rosemary, oregano, black pepper, and salt. I smoked it at 225F for 90 minutes with olive wood chunks.
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Next I cut a 1kg (2.2 lb) 12" brie wheel in half with dental floss.
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On top of the halved brie I added the lamb burger and smoked thin Bosc pear slices.
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Next I wrapped all in a puff pastry, eggwashed, and put on a 400F grill indirect.
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It came out beautifully golden brown and soft. It was melty, rich and smokey good. The lamb, cheese, and grilled fruit complemented each other perfectly. We served it with grilled apricots, grilled artichokes with lemon aioli, and grilled lemon and rosemary Greek potatoes.
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Throwdown Shot.
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Between Rob and Larry I feel a Zero club membership coming on for my entry... Rob, I think you'll give Larry a run for his money with that entry. Fan-farking-tastic!

OK, but you're bunking next to Guerry. He snores.

Well, I saw Larry's entry and thought it'd be Zero's Club for everyone else... Then SmokeJumper chimed in. We have some SERIOUS talent here Brethren! No entry from me this week!:twitch:

I'm gonna watch the battle! :pop2::hungry:

Cheers!

Bill

Damn. Larry and Rob with their own little Bay Area Battle in this one.