Cooked for a large party last weekend!(pron)

J-Rod · 10-15-2012, 07:47 PM

This is my first food pron post(pop goes the cherry!)

Did my first large cook for a fairly big gathering last weekend. It was a party celebrating the life of my brother-in-law who passed back in January, hosted out at my brother's farm. I got there around 9:30AM, and got cookin at 10. Decided to keep fairly simple with pulled pork and my smoked spinach-stuffed meatloaf. My brother also picked up about 10 Amish chickens, though they looked more like turkeys- they were HUGE! I helped him out a bit with those and beer-canned four on my drum grill while he deep fried the rest. He also had some venison tenderloins which he asked me to smoke- I've never dabbled in venison so I just threw 'em on the UDS with the rest of the meat! There was a crowd of about 50 friends and family there, and the food was all well received. I was pretty busy throughout the day but my lady got some photos along the way. Didn't get any of the finished meatloaf though- it pretty much disappeared in minutes! Pork came out great, and that went fast as well. The venison was a pleasant surprise too as I typically don't care for it, but this came out great and not gamey at all. Could be because it's pretty much corn fed since there's corn fields all over out there...
Overall everything went great and I had a blast cookin! Hope you enjoy the food pron

The butts-

The loaves, and my silly mug-

Venison tenderloins-

Juicy!

The pork-

My dad getting wild with the Bear claws!

HUGE chickens!

Peekin at the birds- I know, I know, if yer lookin ya ain't cookin

My pipes are smokin!

Smoke on my friends, and thanks for lookin!

IamMadMan · 10-15-2012, 08:41 PM

Great Looking food.... Congratulations on a successful cook.

midwestsmokeboy · 10-15-2012, 09:18 PM

Looks great jrod. What do you put in your smoked meatloaf ?

SmokeFan · 10-15-2012, 09:19 PM

Looks awesome to me!

J-Rod · 10-15-2012, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by midwestsmokeboy

Looks great jrod. What do you put in your smoked meatloaf ?

Thanks man. The loaf is a mixture of ground round and ground pork, corn bread stuffing, a little bbq sauce, an egg, seasonings and then its spread out flat, topped with spinach and rolled up and sprinkled with pork rub. It usually takes about 3 hours in the smoker at 275-300*. I brush it with more sauce about a half hour before the end to make a nice glaze on top.

I serve it over mustard mash with a pan sauce made from the drippings-

midwestsmokeboy · 10-15-2012, 11:25 PM

Thanks for the ingredients JROD Ill have to give it a try this weekend!! again thanks

martyleach · 10-15-2012, 11:36 PM

Great post! How much fun is it to cook for a big group (assuming you did well)? Go to bed with a smile. Nice job!

cowgirl · 10-15-2012, 11:38 PM

Sorry to hear about your brother in law. Looks like a great way to celebrate his life.

Everything looks really good!!

landarc · 10-15-2012, 11:53 PM

Whoa, those are some big chickens. Nice cooking and nice cooker too.

Callahan-que · 10-16-2012, 02:51 AM

Everything looks great. Sorry to hear about your BIL. Nice drum grill love the pipes. Looks like it's getting a little chilly up there.

SmokinAussie · 10-16-2012, 05:25 AM

Looks like you did a great job!

Cheers!

Bill

J-Rod · 10-16-2012, 03:11 PM

Thanks everyone for the kind words! Yeah we all had a lotta fun that day and it was definitely a party Eric would have really enjoyed. I'm sure he was there in spirit!

Jethro1 · 10-16-2012, 03:29 PM

Love the up swepts on the grill and the Triumph jacket. I'm guessing you're a "all things hot rod" dude?

J-Rod · 10-16-2012, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Jethro1

Love the up swepts on the grill and the Triumph jacket. I'm guessing you're a "all things hot rod" dude?

Ha thanks man! Yeah I like the hot rod stuff and I do ride a Triumph Bonneville... To quote Brando, "If you're gonna stay cool you got to wail!"

10-15-2012, 07:47 PM	#1
J-Rod is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-15-12 Location: Irish Hills, MI	Cooked for a large party last weekend!(pron) This is my first food pron post(pop goes the cherry!) Did my first large cook for a fairly big gathering last weekend. It was a party celebrating the life of my brother-in-law who passed back in January, hosted out at my brother's farm. I got there around 9:30AM, and got cookin at 10. Decided to keep fairly simple with pulled pork and my smoked spinach-stuffed meatloaf. My brother also picked up about 10 Amish chickens, though they looked more like turkeys- they were HUGE! I helped him out a bit with those and beer-canned four on my drum grill while he deep fried the rest. He also had some venison tenderloins which he asked me to smoke- I've never dabbled in venison so I just threw 'em on the UDS with the rest of the meat! There was a crowd of about 50 friends and family there, and the food was all well received. I was pretty busy throughout the day but my lady got some photos along the way. Didn't get any of the finished meatloaf though- it pretty much disappeared in minutes! Pork came out great, and that went fast as well. The venison was a pleasant surprise too as I typically don't care for it, but this came out great and not gamey at all. Could be because it's pretty much corn fed since there's corn fields all over out there... Overall everything went great and I had a blast cookin! Hope you enjoy the food pron The butts- The loaves, and my silly mug- Venison tenderloins- Juicy! The pork- My dad getting wild with the Bear claws! HUGE chickens! Peekin at the birds- I know, I know, if yer lookin ya ain't cookin My pipes are smokin! Smoke on my friends, and thanks for lookin! __________________ Okie Joe offset, UDS, Akorn, Weber Kettles, I'm JD.

10-15-2012, 11:36 PM	#7
martyleach Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-17-10 Location: Pleasanton, Ca	Great post! How much fun is it to cook for a big group (assuming you did well)? Go to bed with a smile. Nice job! __________________ XL BGE, Kamado Joe Jr, Santa Maria pit, 26" Weber custom performer, MAK One Star pellet cooker, 14.5" WSM, Jumbo Joe, WGA, Arte Flame griddle insert for the 26" Weber. Custom wooden handles for BBQ's made by Marty Leach (oh, that's me) [url]http://www.amlwoodart.com[/url]

10-15-2012, 11:38 PM	#8
cowgirl somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-18-07 Location: Oklahoma Name/Nickname : jeanie	Sorry to hear about your brother in law. Looks like a great way to celebrate his life. Everything looks really good!! __________________ jeanie Lifetime member of the Society for the Preservation of Authentic Royal Magical Rare Kaskaskian Peppers (Thanks Ash :)) RIP Ash, you are missed http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/

10-15-2012, 11:53 PM	#9
landarc somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-26-09 Location: sAn leAnDRo, CA	Whoa, those are some big chickens. Nice cooking and nice cooker too. __________________ [COLOR=DarkGreen][COLOR=DarkRed][SIZE=1]me: I don't drink anymore Yelonutz: me either, but, then again, I don't drink any less [/SIZE][/COLOR][/COLOR][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed] [COLOR=Pink]SSS[/COLOR] [/COLOR][/SIZE]

10-16-2012, 02:51 AM	#10
Callahan-que Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-18-10 Location: Callahan Fl Name/Nickname : Rick	Everything looks great. Sorry to hear about your BIL. Nice drum grill love the pipes. Looks like it's getting a little chilly up there. __________________ Rick

10-15-2012, 08:41 PM	#2
IamMadMan somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-30-11 Location: Pemberton, New Jersey	Great Looking food.... Congratulations on a successful cook.

10-15-2012, 09:18 PM	#3
midwestsmokeboy Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-10-12 Location: columbus Junction, iowa	Looks great jrod. What do you put in your smoked meatloaf ?

10-15-2012, 09:19 PM	#4
SmokeFan Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-13-12 Location: Fort Worth, TX	Looks awesome to me!

10-15-2012, 11:25 PM	#6
midwestsmokeboy Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-10-12 Location: columbus Junction, iowa	Thanks for the ingredients JROD Ill have to give it a try this weekend!! again thanks

10-16-2012, 05:25 AM	#11
SmokinAussie somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-19-09 Location: Gold Coast, Queensland! (Finally Escaped Melbourne) Name/Nickname : Bill	Looks like you did a great job! Cheers! Bill __________________ A butterflies wings. About to bring down everything...

10-16-2012, 03:11 PM	#12
J-Rod is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-15-12 Location: Irish Hills, MI	Thanks everyone for the kind words! Yeah we all had a lotta fun that day and it was definitely a party Eric would have really enjoyed. I'm sure he was there in spirit! __________________ Okie Joe offset, UDS, Akorn, Weber Kettles, I'm JD.

10-16-2012, 03:29 PM	#13
Jethro1 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-16-12 Location: Maine	Love the up swepts on the grill and the Triumph jacket. I'm guessing you're a "all things hot rod" dude? __________________ "Yes honey. I don't know what I was thinking."