BBQ Brethren "On a Budget" Throwdown! - Page 7

BigBlock · 08-13-2012, 09:23 AM

6 ham shanks = $4.80 + fixins (spicey cherry red pepper glaze)
6 ears of corn = $1.50
1 fresh pineapple = $2.99
1 can pork n beans = $.98 + fixins (left over steak onions bell peper molasses and bbq sauce)
fixins give or take about $3.00

and here it is under $15.00

and the money shot hope you enjoyed

Cack · 08-13-2012, 09:49 AM

The "under $15 is awesome" points for that one sir haha

PYGBOYZ · 08-13-2012, 12:48 PM

Now those are nice looking Beef Ribs, I coming over if you have any left.

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Originally Posted by Al Czervik

Dear Bigus of the Bytus,

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Originally Posted by Al Czervik

Please use this as my official entry... It sounds like I better get this in before my BIL Toast gets his way.

Since we had to keep this meal on a low budget (under $15.00 US), I figured I better look in the freezer to see what I had on hand first. To my surprise

, I found one rack of these left over from a while back.

Thank Jehova I had taken the time to vacu-suck and save one after being stood up on the open invite to my cross country Bretheren

. Before being abducted by the aliens Friday morning

, I threw one rack in the fridge to thaw. Here's how it looked by the time they dropped me off back home last night.

I rubbed it up with some SM Sweet Seduction, wrapped it in plastic and threw it back in the fridge to set up overnight. About one thirty this afternoon, I put it on the Traeger with a load of oak to git r smokin'. After about four hours, it looked like this.

I let it go for about another hour, then pulled it and wrapped in foil to keep warm while I fired up a couple sides. Here it is after about 20 minutes in the foil tent.

To keep things semi healthy, I put together a side salad...

To offset the side salad, I toasted up some cheesy/buttery roasted garlic sourdough blubber bread...

And to push it all over the 5000 calorie mark I threw on a couple (five) juicy smokey beef back ribs...

Here's the whole kit and kaboodle ready to stuff into my pie hole.

Between the ribs, the salad and the blubber bread I figure I was into this meal for less than ten bucks.

Not sure which pic to use for the money shot... Please help and thanks for looking.

PYGBOYZ · 08-13-2012, 12:51 PM

Awesome Shanks, That definitely made for some good Pron.
Good Luck

PYGBOYZ · 08-13-2012, 12:57 PM

Now those wings are flying high, nice job!

PYGBOYZ · 08-13-2012, 04:37 PM

I get it BigBlock, your meal is pictured with $15.00 above your meal. So your meal is under $15.00. ha

BigBlock · 08-14-2012, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by PYGBOYZ

I get it BigBlock, your meal is pictured with $15.00 above your meal. So your meal is under $15.00. ha

you were allways a little slow

SmokinAussie · 08-14-2012, 06:59 AM

toadhunter911 · 08-14-2012, 07:12 PM

Here's my entry.

Picked-up a small eye of round roast from my butcher. Cost $7.25. Indirect cook on the OTP with some grape wood chunks. Pulled at 125* and rested.

Served it hot with some pan roasted brussel sprouts and bacon. Wrapped up the leftovers and tonight sliced as thin as I could, and served it on a bakery fresh chibatta with prov, hot cherry peppers, and mustard. Had a handful of Detroit's finest, Better Made wavy chips with the sammie...

Here's the money shot.

About $14.75 spent on the two days meals...

PYGBOYZ · 08-14-2012, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by toadhunter911

Here's my entry.

Picked-up a small eye of round roast from my butcher. Cost $7.25. Indirect cook on the OTP with some grape wood chunks. Pulled at 125* and rested.

Served it hot with some pan roasted brussel sprouts and bacon. Wrapped up the leftovers and tonight sliced as thin as I could, and served it on a bakery fresh chibatta with prov, hot cherry peppers, and mustard. Had a handful of Detroit's finest, Better Made wavy chips with the sammie...

Here's the money shot.

About $14.75 spent on the two days meals...

Good looking rump, and maximizing the cost.

Cack · 08-15-2012, 12:15 PM

This is my official entry into the ON A BUDGET TD

As most of you know I'm very recently engaged AND just bought a new Lang smoker ... therefore, I'M ON A BUDGET.

I used some 3 Beer Rub that I had left ... .25
Chinet plate ... .34
and the only meat I can afford right now ... Spam ... $2.50 (on sale)

Spam grilled skewers

Money Shot

bigabyte · 08-15-2012, 12:32 PM

$2.50 for twelve ounces of meat is "on a budget"? That's $3.33/lb ON SALE!!! You can get bacon on sale for cheaper than that!

I hope your wife to be will be running the groceries...for your own sake.

Cack · 08-15-2012, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by bigabyte

$2.50 for twelve ounces of meat is "on a budget"? That's $3.33/lb ON SALE!!! You can get bacon on sale for cheaper than that!

I hope your wife to be will be running the groceries...for your own sake.

Hahaha ... We do have standards although on a budget (first and only time buying spam )

21234rick · 08-15-2012, 03:53 PM

OFFICIAL ENTRY

Ok, for the “on a budget throwdown” I have prepared a three course date-night meal for my wife and I. (Our 7 month old daughter is not allowed to eat daddy’s cooking yet.)

First, the costs: I purchased everything I used at two different stores.
(Receipt 1-$ 4.85) + (Receipt 2-$ 9.45) = $ 14.30
Then while driving home, I saw a truck on the side of the road selling Live Crabs $10/dz! (I love living in Maryland). So I bought 2 dozen but only used one crab in this meal. So that adds $0.84. So you can see on the receipt that I deducted one ear of corn, I only used two instead of the three that I bought.
So the new total is $14.30 – $0.33 = $ 13.97 + $0.84 (the cost of one crab) = $14.81

I was able to create 3 courses because of 2 lucky finds at the store.
1. I found two slices of key lime pie and the cost was under $3.
2. I found bacon wrapped “center cut beef steaks”. I have no idea what they are, but at $5.99, I am sure that they are not filet mignon! So from here on I will refer to them as “Faux Mignon”.

On to the meal – the first course is a “Grilled Prawn & Crab Ceviche”. (shrimp, crab, apple, parsley, onion, lime juice, and salt.) not really a ceviche because I grilled the seafood, but close enough.

On the grill

Final product

The dessert was just a store bought pie slice which I added a lime slice to

I forgot to take a picture while I grilled the main course, or of the main course by itself

The main course is Faux Mignon, grilled corn and snow peas sautéed with EVOO and a little onion.

The Money Shot

All of this for under $15!

On a side note: The Faux Mignon sucked. I have no idea what it was a center cut of, but it had no flavor and a rubbery texture.

08-12-2012, 08:53 PM	#91
Shiz-Nit Babbling Farker Join Date: 03-06-10 Location: kentucky	Pork Ribs __________________ Bluegrass Southern Smokers Instagram - bluegrasssouthernsmokers Deep South GC28 Forno Venetzia wood fired pizza oven Weber Summit S-670 natural gasser Traeger pellet pooper BGE's

08-13-2012, 09:23 AM	#92
BigBlock is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-22-11 Location: Cape Carteret NC	please accept my humble entry under $15.00 6 ham shanks = $4.80 + fixins (spicey cherry red pepper glaze) 6 ears of corn = $1.50 1 fresh pineapple = $2.99 1 can pork n beans = $.98 + fixins (left over steak onions bell peper molasses and bbq sauce) fixins give or take about $3.00 and here it is under $15.00 and the money shot hope you enjoyed

08-13-2012, 09:49 AM	#93
Cack is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-05-11 Location: Greenville, SC	The "under $15 is awesome" points for that one sir haha __________________ Lang 36" Original Patio (Jessica), WSM 18.5 (Bullet Bill), 60" Weber Genesis E-330

08-13-2012, 12:51 PM	#95
PYGBOYZ On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-19-12 Location: Havelock, NC	Awesome Shanks, That definitely made for some good Pron. Good Luck __________________ 3 Favorite Beers-Free, Cold, and Another!!

08-13-2012, 12:57 PM	#96
PYGBOYZ On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-19-12 Location: Havelock, NC	Now those wings are flying high, nice job! __________________ 3 Favorite Beers-Free, Cold, and Another!!

08-13-2012, 04:37 PM	#97
PYGBOYZ On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-19-12 Location: Havelock, NC	I get it BigBlock, your meal is pictured with $15.00 above your meal. So your meal is under $15.00. ha __________________ 3 Favorite Beers-Free, Cold, and Another!!

08-14-2012, 06:59 AM	#99
SmokinAussie somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-19-09 Location: Gold Coast, Queensland! (Finally Escaped Melbourne) Name/Nickname : Bill	^^^ __________________ A butterflies wings. About to bring down everything...

08-14-2012, 07:12 PM	#100
toadhunter911 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-22-09 Location: Eastpointe, Mi	Here's my entry. Picked-up a small eye of round roast from my butcher. Cost $7.25. Indirect cook on the OTP with some grape wood chunks. Pulled at 125* and rested. Served it hot with some pan roasted brussel sprouts and bacon. Wrapped up the leftovers and tonight sliced as thin as I could, and served it on a bakery fresh chibatta with prov, hot cherry peppers, and mustard. Had a handful of Detroit's finest, Better Made wavy chips with the sammie... Here's the money shot. About $14.75 spent on the two days meals... __________________ Craig...Chief cook and pot washer, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (LCMS)

08-15-2012, 12:15 PM	#102
Cack is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-05-11 Location: Greenville, SC	This is my official entry into the ON A BUDGET TD As most of you know I'm very recently engaged AND just bought a new Lang smoker ... therefore, I'M ON A BUDGET. I used some 3 Beer Rub that I had left ... .25 Chinet plate ... .34 and the only meat I can afford right now ... Spam ... $2.50 (on sale) Spam grilled skewers Money Shot __________________ Lang 36" Original Patio (Jessica), WSM 18.5 (Bullet Bill), 60" Weber Genesis E-330

08-15-2012, 12:32 PM	#103
bigabyte somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-10-06 Location: Overland Fark, KS	$2.50 for twelve ounces of meat is "on a budget"? That's $3.33/lb ON SALE!!! You can get bacon on sale for cheaper than that! I hope your wife to be will be running the groceries...for your own sake. __________________ Asshattatron Farkanaut, CGCFO Chief Galactic Crockpot Foil Officer *Certified MOINK Baller & IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball Judge #0003 - Are you MOINK Certified?* *Sole recipient of the Silverfinger and fingerlickin Awards!* Don't forget about the Throwdown Thingies! The Secret Squirrel Society doesn't exist - Zero Club Duh.

08-15-2012, 03:53 PM	#105
21234rick Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 10-20-11 Location: Parkville, MD	OFFICIAL ENTRY Ok, for the “on a budget throwdown” I have prepared a three course date-night meal for my wife and I. (Our 7 month old daughter is not allowed to eat daddy’s cooking yet.) First, the costs: I purchased everything I used at two different stores. (Receipt 1-$ 4.85) + (Receipt 2-$ 9.45) = $ 14.30 Then while driving home, I saw a truck on the side of the road selling Live Crabs $10/dz! (I love living in Maryland). So I bought 2 dozen but only used one crab in this meal. So that adds $0.84. So you can see on the receipt that I deducted one ear of corn, I only used two instead of the three that I bought. So the new total is $14.30 – $0.33 = $ 13.97 + $0.84 (the cost of one crab) = $14.81 I was able to create 3 courses because of 2 lucky finds at the store. 1. I found two slices of key lime pie and the cost was under $3. 2. I found bacon wrapped “center cut beef steaks”. I have no idea what they are, but at $5.99, I am sure that they are not filet mignon! So from here on I will refer to them as “Faux Mignon”. On to the meal – the first course is a “Grilled Prawn & Crab Ceviche”. (shrimp, crab, apple, parsley, onion, lime juice, and salt.) not really a ceviche because I grilled the seafood, but close enough. On the grill Final product The dessert was just a store bought pie slice which I added a lime slice to I forgot to take a picture while I grilled the main course, or of the main course by itself The main course is Faux Mignon, grilled corn and snow peas sautéed with EVOO and a little onion. The Money Shot All of this for under $15! On a side note: The Faux Mignon sucked. I have no idea what it was a center cut of, but it had no flavor and a rubbery texture.