Embarrasing!

I had an idea about making some Jerk chicken drummettes last night for a potluck today. Mixed up my own Jerk Marinade for about 5 lbs of drummettes. I put FIVE habaneros in the food processor for the marinade and let them sit for a coupla hours.

Put them in the smoker for about 45 minutes at about 300 degrees. The sugar in the marinade camalized nicely and the looked good. Tried one.

Bland.

Had MrsMista try one.

Bland. No heat.

I thought our lips would be on fire.

Nothing.

I was gonna throw them away and buy a veggie platter. MrsMista said just put some sauce on them and they will be fine.

*grumble*

I was really embarrassed by these but what did I have to lose? I put the in a glass dish poured some sauce over them and stuck them back in the smoker for a while. They came out almost black.

AAAARRRGGHH!

MrsMista tasted one and said it tasted a little burnt but it was better than before. She said to take them. I warmed them up when I got to work. Now they really look sticky. I gave one to one of the guys and told him to tell me if they were really awful and if they were, I would take them off of the table and go get something else.

He bit it. He said it was good. He took another bite. He said it was really good. I told him he didn't have to spare my feelings. He told some other people. They said if this is bad I can't even imagine what good tastes like.

Now the dish is empty, folx are happy and one guy wants me to cater a birthday party. Go figure.

Maybe I'll mess up a brisket and bring it in next week...

Here is basically what I used for a marinade:

5 habaneros
1 medium onion
6 green onions ( white parts only)
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/8 cup apple cider vinegar
1/8 cup canola oil
1 tablespoon black pepper
2 tsp thyme
2 tsp allspice
2 tsp cinnamon

I thought it would be spicy. I guess the smoke mellowed it.

At $5.29/#. they were definitely habs.