BBQ Brethren "Musical Food" Throwdown!

I think bigabyte already has this TD nailed down. Surprised he hasn't posted his Subway sandwich yet.

[ame="www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkQgGhrZ_Zo"]Subway - Februany Super Bowl 2011 Commercial - YouTube[/ame]

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Official Entry and Such...

So, the colonel got this song stuck in my head...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkQgGhrZ_Zo"]Subway - Februany Super Bowl 2011 Commercial - YouTube[/ame]

...and I just so happened to have a Beef Ragu Sammich...

Oh great, almighty and all knowing, yet kind hearted and loving moderator who is also really sexy and built like a tank, please accept this as my entry into this Throwdown!:becky:

For this Throwdown, I figured I would make some sort of sandwich and top it with a jar of sauce, probably Ragu. But then I remembered how much CD hates sauces from a jar, so I set out to make my own Ragu.

This Ragu is inspired by the famous Pepper Stout Beef recipe, and is something I thought sounded like a good enough idea to try.

It started with some Chuck Roast.

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Seasoned with Foil Hat Rub and Black Pepper.

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And on to the WSM with cherry chunks for flavor.

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When the chucks hit 165 internal...

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I took a pan with some Carrot, Onion, Celery, Garlic, Mushroom, Basil, Thyme, Rosemary and Parsley...

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I squished up some tomatoes into that...

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I added some Beef Broth...

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And a little Red Wine.

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I topped the pan with Chuck...

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Covered with foil and put it back on the WSM to cook until it was pullable.

When the meat was pullable I removed the meat from the pan and pulled it...

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Then I blended up the liquid and vegetables with a quick pulse to leave it just a smidge chunky, and added a can of Tomato Paste because I felt it needed more tomato flavor. I added that liquid back to the pan and put it on the WSM uncovered to thicken and reduce the sauce.

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I made some Garlic Bread from a nice crusty roll...

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Topped the bread with some of the Beef Ragu...

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Then I melted some Provolone over the top under the broiler.

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This is a Throwdown Entry (Do I still have to do this?)

My inspiration for this throw down is the song Rubber Biscuit by The Blues Brothers.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9bw4zQkxWk"]Rubber Biscuit DIFFERENT VERSION!!! - YouTube[/ame]

Back in the mid 90's I was working in the Chicago area for the market leader in video conferencing, PictureTel. I got a call from a local contractor who was building the new House of Blues in downtown Chicago. HOB was a Picturetel customer and used our video CODECs (Compression/DEComperssion) to send remote feeds from one HOB to the others for special events. For the Chicago club they had a concept of putting our new compact video conferencing systems above the bar and allowing customers to talk to customers at the other HOBs. He wanted me to come to the site and make sure that the concept would work and offer design advice. I went and they went ahead with the idea.

A few months later I got a call letting me know that I would be getting 10 VIP passes to the private grand opening party. I invited my boss (of course) and some coworkers and their spouses and Parsley Lady and I went, of course. There are all sort of local celebrities there and they held a special concert that included some of the biggest names in blues and rock including Joe Walsh, Lonne Brooks, Magic Slim and the Teardrops and, of course, The Blues Brothers.

http://www.lamontcranston.com/HOBChicago.html

This was after John Belushi's death so the Blues Brothers included Jim Belushi and also included Letterman bandleader Paul Shaffer. They played Rubber Biscuit that night.

So... flash forward to today :-D I thought about making a "wish sandwich", but that was boring. So, since I made a couple of naked fatties in my PBC last night...

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=152949

and I enjoy slices of fatty on a biscuit, I decided to make biscuits.

I have been know to make biscuits that are like hockey pucks (which, of course, are made of rubber), it seemed to fit my inspiration :-D

I tried a new recipe that was lighter. It used margarine instead of butter and shortening and low fat yogurt instead of buttermilk. they didn't rise as much as normal, but they were light and fluffy inside and tasted great.

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Once they were done I took a couple of fatty slices and heated them on in a hot skillet and put them on a hot biscuit and topped it with some apple habanero jelly from Texas Pepper Jelly...

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Please use this as my entry picture

It was all very good! Good enough that I'm going back for a second one!

Amidoinitrite? :becky:
 
Dang Ronelle! You killed it BRO! (TJ Lavin Mod, I highly doubt anyone else will get this but me)
 
That looks great, Ron_L! I think the flavours of biscuit, nekkid fatty and apple habernero jelly rock! Thanks for sharing the memories of opening night at the House of Blues, Chicago, that would have been something to see and hear and I love that Rubber Biscuit song, too.
 
I didn't have a clue about this one, but just got hit with an idea. Running it by the future wifey, but she'll like it more than I will ... therefore ... looks like Cack is returning to the ThrowDowns
 
Strawberry Fields forever........

I want to thank Kathy for this TD, it really made me reflect. I come from a very musical family. They all knew how to put records on the turntable and hit start..........:twitch: Fast forward to 1964. Ed Sullivan and the Beatles. The entire world was...........:hail: I for one, was taken by the Fab Four. Several days later my dad came home with my first guitar.............:becky: I thought I was John Lennon. Well almost 50 years later, I still play have been in many bands and music has been an intricate part of my life. So this TD has some meaning, to me. Having grown up with music and the best rock band ever, I have always felt a connection with John Lennon. So my TD entry pays tribute to one of his finest compositions..........."Strawberry Fields, forever".

I have but one shot which, I hope says it all. Chicken tenders, roasted on the grill and then covered with a strawberry salsa. I served with a small side of potatoes. May I present my TD entry............Strawberry Fields.
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Looks delicious, Bluesman. Strawberry salsa, wouldn't of thunk it but I bet it was good, I've liked strawberries in other savoury dishes. Nice colour on the tenders and thanks for your reflections. I think the garnish (mint?) sets off the colours beautifully.
 
Looks delicious, Bluesman. Strawberry salsa, wouldn't of thunk it but I bet it was good, I've liked strawberries in other savoury dishes. Nice colour on the tenders and thanks for your reflections. I think the garnish (mint?) sets off the colours beautifully.

i t was outstanding............an for Al............It was SPECTACULAR......:biggrin1:
 
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