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I forgot all about this one. I'm making pork nuggets tonight. I bet Santy loves pork nuggets. :thumb:

You outta sneak a couple reindeer nuggets in while he's not looking. You can't tell me he hasn't been crop dusted downwind a bunch of times by those farkers over the years. :tsk: He'd probably consider it revenge. :heh:
 
Woo Hoo! I think there is still time to squeeze in some endless pork nuggets before this closes. :whoo: Pork nuggets were on sale a Costco the last couple weeks. The first batch we had were very nicely marbled. These were not nearly as nice, but still darn good. I seasoned these with Foil Hat and cooked them at about 300*. The first 12 minutes or so were indirect on the right side of the grill. Then I seared them direct on the left side:

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Served with beans and baked potato

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Again, not as marbled as I like, but not as bad as I've had in the past either.

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... and my wife even made pecan pie for dessert. :whoo:

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Yum those really look Gore! I can't believe how juicy they are and that pecan pie looks sinfully good. :hungry:

It was nice of you to invite Guerry over to help you with the first picture, but please remember to submit this as a team entry. :thumb:
 
Yum those really look Gore! I can't believe how juicy they are and that pecan pie looks sinfully good. :hungry:

It was nice of you to invite Guerry over to help you with the first picture, but please remember to submit this as a team entry. :thumb:

Thanks Al! I'm not a big fan of the pork we get here, as it's much too lean, but the last few trips they've had a few acceptable samples. The ones last week were quite a bit better, but these were still pretty good. And Biggie, can you enter that under Guerry's name please!
 
Here's a stocking stuffer for Santa!:laugh: I really ought to take down all these Christmas decorations and stuff.:shock:

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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