Discussion Thread -> BBQ Brethren "A Viking's Feast" (Entries and Quality ON TOPIC *CLEAN* Discussion Only)

[Moose]

Our new TD category is...

"A Viking's Feast"



How exciting! We get to wear really cool helmets and drink lots of alcohol!I hope that's one of the special rules of this TD!
:clap2:


As chosen by Kathy's Smokin' for her brilliant win in the "Let's Cook Like Julia Child!" Throwdown.

I would like to call "A Viking's Feast" TD next. I've gotten interested in Scandanavian cuisine (a cultural region consisting of the countries of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark and sometimes also of Iceland, Finland, and the Faroe Islands) from watching Scandanavian chefs on the public television series "New Scandanavian Cooking". (http://www.newscancook.com) What strikes me the most about Scandanavian cooking is their love of cooking outdoors, much of the time in cold and windy weather conditions. Either old or new Viking/Scandanavian cuisine is welcome in this TD. Right now Copenhagen, Denmark, is on the cutting edge of new gourmet fare.

Moose, I amalgamated the following from reading a few articles.

Old time Vikings had to preserve protein without electricity which meant smoking meat and fish was important to winter and seafaring survival. Typical available meats were pigs, sheep, goats, cows, horses (all for meat and milk); hare, wild boar, squirrel, deer, reindeer, seal, walrus, polar bear; chicken, geese, ducks, wild birds (all for meat and eggs). They typically drank little whole milk, rather they made dairy products like buttermilk, curds, butter and cheese. Milk was only available in spring when animal mothers were nursing their young. Cheese and butter were fermented to keep over winter. Cultivated grains were oats, rye, barley, wheat and bread was made flat or risen with wild yeast, buttermilk, sour milk and leftover yeast from brewing beer. Vikings drank a lot of ale and celebrated with mead. Freshwater fish like salmon, trout and eel were important as well as coastal shellfish, herring and deep-sea cod. Common fruit and vegetables were wild carrots, turnip, cabbage, onion, apples, plums, cherries, wild strawberries and sloes (blackthorn bush fruit). Hazelnuts and walnuts were gathered. Spices and flavourings included dill, corriander, wild celery, horseradish, cumin, mustard, hops, poppyseed, fennel, sea salt and honey. Potatoes, orange carrots, tomatoes and sweet corn were not available in the Old Viking Era but are available to modern day Vikings. Food was smoked, spit-roasted and soups/stews were a permanent fixture on open fires.

Did you get all that? Good! :mrgreen:

Now I just have to figure out how to make Viking Nachos!



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Entry pictures must be submitted by 6 a.m. Central US Time on Monday morning 8/12.

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Best of luck and even better eats to all!

 

[deguerre]

This thread comes with the Viking BBQ seal of approval...

I've got my thinking horns on...

 

[angryfish01]

Man, I really don't have a clue what to cook!

View attachment 83132

 

[caseydog]

I have been really surprised by a lack of Viking recipes for meat cooked over fire.

CD

 

[Bluesman]

Most of those I find are either fish based, which my wife won't eat or the meat is boiled. We may need a bit of leeway on this TD. Mods?

 

[nucornhusker]

Where does one find Viking's to cook?

 

[Happy Hapgood]

Will be tricky for this one but I'm in. ;D

 

[Happy Hapgood]

Most of those I find are either fish based, which my wife won't eat or the meat is boiled. We may need a bit of leeway on this TD. Mods?

I saw close to the same. Call it Viking Stew would be me 02. :biggrin1:

 

[silverfinger]

Official Entry!

I posted some music you can listen to while looking at my cook.
Enjoy!
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Time to eat like a VIKING!
This is a porterhouse steak, lobster, shrimp and scallops.

Steak,
Bought at Bristol Farms!
Nothing but the best for a modern day Viking!
3 1/4 pounds of choice, 2 1/2 inches thick.
I coated it with EVOO, lightly seasoned with kosher salt, corse black pepper, SM peppered cow and minced garlic, cooked on Viking lump charcoal.

Lobster, shrimp & scallops.
Coated in butter and cooked on the weber kettle.

This was a meal fit for a VIKING!:becky:
Please use this photo as my money shot!
Thanks for looking!

 

[Happy Hapgood]

^^^ Fantastic! ^^^

 

[Bluesman]

That money shot picture is the best.....the absolute best. And I still can't get over the Caveman shot. The brass monkeys of the world are looking for their balls as Silverfinger has all of them...............:clap2::clap2::clap2:

 

[Smoke Dawg]

Awesome Twofer

 

[CharredApron]

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner! :clap2:

 

[deguerre]

I think winning the beard tussle upped Rays game for this one, eh?

 

[bluetang]

Bravo Ray, that is killer!

 

[caseydog]

I see we have us a double entry. I don't think we've had any had any since bigabyte left. Well, other than the veteran vs. nubians TD.

CD :becky:

 

[Moose]

I see we have us a double entry. I don't think we've had any had any since bigabyte left. Well, other than the veteran vs. nubians TD.

CD :becky:

We sure do. If SF wins the Tbone and Surf, it may be the first time someone wins a TD where they actually selected the category.

I think...

 

[Bluesman]

We sure do. If SF wins the Tbone and Surf, it may be the first time someone wins a TD where they actually selected the category.

I think...

I won Mama Mia dat's Italian, picked Absolutely Stuffed and won that one..:bow::bow:

 

[Moose]

I won Mama Mia dat's Italian, picked Absolutely Stuffed and won that one..:bow::bow:

Ok, that's good to know.

Still, a very rare occurrence.

I think...



:laugh:

 

[oifmarine2003]

I didn't know you could enter the same dish in 2 different TD's. Wow, Silverfinger may win both since his entry looks so good! Has that ever happened?

Great job Silverfinger! :thumb: