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Recipes => Recipes => Breakfast/Brunch Ideas! => Topic started by: TentHunteR on November 07, 2013, 05:21:20 PM

Title: Church Brunch
Post by: TentHunteR on November 07, 2013, 05:21:20 PM: We had a brunch at Church last weekend for Pastor Appreciation Sunday. I was in charge of planning & providing the meat.

5 lbs of mini beef kielbasa links made up & put into the fridge overnight to cure & dry out a little.
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7 lbs of breakfast sausage mixed up & into the fridge overnight. This will be made into sausage gravy.
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4 lbs of Cider Mill Bacon taken out of the freezer.
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The wife had to go to work and the kids and I got up early the next morning to put the bacon & beef sausages on the MAK to smoke/cook @ 225° for a couple hours.
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We had to use a roasting pan to make the gravy there was so much of it. It just needs to finish cooking & thicken up a bit.
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Time to take the sausages off & start glazing the bacon with a little brown sugar syrup.
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A crock pot keeps the mini beef smokies warm.
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No plated pics (sorry). I almost forgot to get pics of the bacon & gravy until after they were pretty well gone!
The gravy thickened up quite nicely. It was creamy, peppery & good. :) It was served over biscuits & roasted potatoes.
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The Brown Sugar Glazed Bacon disappeared quickly.
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Normally the Mrs. is there to snap a few pics, but she was at work this year. It was a real feast with lots of pastries, fruit, roasted potatoes, an Italian Strata... the food & fellowship was great!

Thanks for sneaking a peek!

Cliff

P.S. I was hoping Dee might show up and take a few pics! :P ::)
Title: Re: Church Brunch
Post by: drholly on November 07, 2013, 05:39:04 PM: WOW - that is great, Cliff! What a wonderful gift to your church / pastor.
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Post by: sliding_billy on November 07, 2013, 06:02:24 PM: Nice looking cook.
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Post by: veryolddog on November 07, 2013, 06:04:54 PM: Great looking spread. I wish I had a taste.

Ed
Title: Church Brunch
Post by: Pappymn on November 07, 2013, 06:20:47 PM: Nice job Tent. Lot of work. Great thing to do
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Post by: RAD on November 07, 2013, 06:22:59 PM: great job tent. Real nice
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Post by: ACW3 on November 07, 2013, 06:23:58 PM: Cliff,
You do know how to put a meal together. Looks great! Once this weekend is over, I'll be able to stay home for a while and get back to my grills. I sure did miss them.

I plan to dig outa your Cider Mill brine recipe and give it a try.

Art
Title: Re: Church Brunch
Post by: CDN Smoker on November 07, 2013, 06:29:12 PM: Way to go Tent, always feels good to do a little extra.
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Post by: hikerman on November 07, 2013, 06:40:16 PM: Yeah this all looks so good Cliff! Lots of prep and hard work to put out what you did, and it came out great. Surprised that I didn't get a sweet whiff of that spread from way over here! I'd have to think your pastor was pleased. Oh I did get to see Dee's pictures they were very good. But the dangnest thing happened and now we can't find pictures! :-[
Title: Re: Church Brunch
Post by: HighOnSmoke on November 07, 2013, 07:24:31 PM: That is awesome Cliff!
I also got an email saying my Cure #1 will be here tomorrow so I will be doing
the loin using your Cider Mill brine. I have all the other ingredients ready. ;)
Title: Re: Church Brunch
Post by: muebe on November 07, 2013, 08:35:06 PM: Great spread of food Cliff!
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Post by: PoppyBill on November 07, 2013, 08:50:39 PM: Great looking spread TH. I imagine your food was a hit!
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Post by: TMB on November 07, 2013, 09:23:08 PM: Nice! How about a LTBBQ day and you cook! :D
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Post by: deestafford on November 07, 2013, 11:49:48 PM: Cliff, I know the preacher appreciated what you did. Sorry, I was so busy I couldn't fulfill by photographic duties; but, I was having to show Tommy how to do some mods on some cookers. He was stuck for some ideas and I had to help him. ::)
Dee
Title: Re: Church Brunch
Post by: pz on November 08, 2013, 12:14:03 AM: Quote from: TMB on November 07, 2013, 09:23:08 PM
Nice! How about a LTBBQ day and you cook! :D

;D ;D ;D

Great looking food!
Title: Re: Church Brunch
Post by: sparky on November 08, 2013, 12:16:33 AM: very nice cook TH. love the little sausage. they turned a really nice color when you smoked them. everything looks great. :)
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Post by: Scallywag on November 08, 2013, 09:55:01 AM: Great looking spread Tent!
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Post by: Smokin Don on November 08, 2013, 11:41:29 AM: Great looking food Cliff!!! Nice cook for a good cause!!! Don
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Post by: SiFumar on November 09, 2013, 10:21:24 PM: Sorry for commenting on older posts so much...trying to catch up on some. Really nice cook for a good day!