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![]() ![]() Join Date: 07-18-07
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I had company for New Years... so I decided to smoke some cornish game hens on my drum smoker...
I brined the birds overnight in a mixture of water, kosher salt, cracked black pepper, onion, garlic, red pepper flakes and bay leaves.... ![]() Sliced smoked sausage to place under the skin.... ![]() Rubbed the birds with butter and sprinkled with kosher salt and cracked black pepper.... ![]() Fired up my drum smoker with a bit of apple and olive wood.... ![]() I added some twice baked potatoes after about an hour and a half... ![]() Since it was new years day.... I made some hoppin' john with black eyed peas..... ![]() The hoppin' john..... ![]() The apple/olive smoked game hen with twiced baked potato, hoppin' john, creamy cucumbers and salad..... ![]() I like the added moisture of the smoked sausage under the skin.... ![]() |
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is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 03-17-08
Location: Fort Mill, SC
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Good looking hens, Cowgirl. You always make my mouth water.
![]() ![]() Happy New Year!
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Join Date: 10-17-06
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That is some mighty fine looking vittles....and I'm doing hens tonite for me and wifey...the hopp'n johns look great!!
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Babbling Farker
Join Date: 12-30-06
Location: North Georgia
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Very Nice !!
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Thank you Max, Mark and Jacob!!
Happy New Year to you too! ![]() |
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Join Date: 04-13-08
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Cowgirl, would you mind passin on your hoppin john recipe? That looks awesome!!!
Ken
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Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 06-29-08
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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Awesome looking hens. The first pic is great!..That hen is livin the good life? but has no idea what is comin'
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Ken, here is the hoppin' john recipe...only I used black eyed peas this time.
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=47548 |
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Babbling Farker
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Smoked sausage under the skin. Learning all kinds of stuff here.
Great lookin' grub cowgirl!
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Ive never brined a bird but sure love the idea and sausaged placed under the skin is my next project.
All your food looks delicious, thanks for sharing cowgirl.
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Love the sausage idea. Great job, as usual, cowgirl.
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Wow! What a great idea with the sausage. Very nice!
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Join Date: 12-02-05
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Very nice....outstanding!!!!
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Thank you Frognot, Bull, Larry, Chris and jpw! I use the smoked sausage on turkeys and chickens too, seems to add a lot of flavor.
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