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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Pellet Grills and Smokers => Topic started by: Smokin Don on July 27, 2014, 12:57:56 AM

Title: Pork Chops with Potatoes, Carrots and Cabbage
Post by: Smokin Don on July 27, 2014, 12:57:56 AM

Jul 26 2014

Friday I was happy to get the picket fence done at our sons. We got the gate in and all looks nice. Now all it needs is for his wife to white wash it.

Today I got a 5 slat wood bench stained and now all my outdoor furniture looks nice. I had four nice center cut pork chops and was hungry for some potatoes, cabbage and carrots cooked up for supper.

I coated the chops with kosher salt and wrapped in plastic wrap and they were in the fridge about four hours. An hour and a half before smoking I wiped them good and placed in a pan with a rack and back in the fridge.

For the veggies I browned up some bacon in my cast iron chicken fryer, removed it and drained some of the grease then browned some onions just until getting brown. I then added the potatoes, carrots and cabbage wedges, about a half quart of chicken stock, salt and pepper and added the bacon back in. I brought it to a boil and then on slow simmer, covered for an hour and half. When I leave cabbage in wedges to cook I do not core it and then the wedges stay together for serving.

I heated my Traeger on 180 deg. I was getting 200 deg. grill level. I got the chops on at 4:45 and after 20 minutes went to 270 deg. grill level. At 5:20 I turned the chops and went to 300 deg. grill level and went to 350 grill level the last 15 minutes for, a total of 1 ¼ hours. If you note the one chop didn’t look like a center cut and that’s the one the cook ate!

I had some good bread and my compound butter to serve with the meal. I like to mash up my potatoes and carrots together, add some butter and broth from the veggies. It all tasted great.

The chops from my butcher
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202014/_7262470_zps4c2054c0.jpg)

After a dry brine
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202014/_7262471_zpsd2f2d15f.jpg)

For the veggies
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202014/_7262472_zps9560c721.jpg)

Browning the bacon
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202014/_7262473_zpsc271d93f.jpg)

Onions in
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202014/_7262475_zps05e4ae4c.jpg)

All in
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202014/_7262476_zps1fec9468.jpg)

Seasoned and ready to smoke
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202014/_7262478_zps09b46dfe.jpg)

After turning
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202014/_7262479_zps46af9d7c.jpg)

Chops are done
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202014/_7262480_zps2961d1af.jpg)

Veggies done
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202014/_7262481_zps64c05db7.jpg)

My supper
(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/Traeger%20Food%202014/_7262491_zpscb0ceb74.jpg)

Smokin Don

Title: Re: Pork Chops with Potatoes, Carrots and Cabbage
Post by: sparky on July 27, 2014, 01:49:22 AM

damn, this whole meal looks really good.  wish I lived closer to ya SD. 

Title: Re: Pork Chops with Potatoes, Carrots and Cabbage
Post by: IR2dum on July 27, 2014, 02:10:54 AM

SD, that looks delicious. You could make a killing if you turned your spare bedroom into a bed and breakfast bbq.

Title: Re: Pork Chops with Potatoes, Carrots and Cabbage
Post by: africanmeat on July 27, 2014, 07:12:43 AM

Now that's i call  a tasty and nutritious meal .

Title: Re: Pork Chops with Potatoes, Carrots and Cabbage
Post by: HighOnSmoke on July 27, 2014, 07:34:53 AM

Everything looks delicious Don!

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Post by: sliding_billy on July 27, 2014, 08:33:37 AM

Great looking plate Don.

Title: Re: Pork Chops with Potatoes, Carrots and Cabbage
Post by: muebe on July 27, 2014, 09:41:47 AM

Another great home cooked meal Don!

Title: Pork Chops with Potatoes, Carrots and Cabbage
Post by: Pappymn on July 27, 2014, 10:45:44 AM

Oh yeah. Looks great

Title: Re: Pork Chops with Potatoes, Carrots and Cabbage
Post by: Big Dawg on July 27, 2014, 04:03:20 PM

Dayum!  You grabbed the chop that I was hoping for ! ! !





BD

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Post by: pz on July 27, 2014, 04:07:03 PM

Wow, Don, everything looks great, and I especially like the heart, looking veggies!

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Post by: drholly on July 27, 2014, 06:42:42 PM

hooooo boy that is a fine looking dinner! Thanks for sharing it.

Title: Re: Pork Chops with Potatoes, Carrots and Cabbage
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on August 07, 2014, 10:14:04 AM

Another excellent meal, very nice.  ;)