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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Pellet Grills and Smokers => Topic started by: squirtthecat on December 19, 2011, 04:11:13 PM

Title: Nuts about Christmas
Post by: squirtthecat on December 19, 2011, 04:11:13 PM
9 pounds worth.    ;D

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The usual suspects..

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Gonna take 2 trips through the Reveo.    1 bag of Pistachios to 1/2 bag of Almonds.

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Our newest addition (Katy) is not impressed with the noise.

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I think this is the best way to mix these things.   It really drives the flavors deep into the shells.

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6.5 pounds on the MAK.

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And the Traeger is stuffed to the gills.   I have 3.5 hours to figure out how I'm going to get them off of there.   ::)

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Coffee and smoke, a perfect way to spend a chilly Saturday morning..

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Gonna need some more Tabasco soon.  Sheesh.

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I'm letting them roll at 200° for 4 hours.   Then into a steam table pan to finish drying in the house oven.

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And we're done.  Sort of.   They never get completely dry in the Pellet cookers, so they'll spend some time in the house oven drying out.

MAK nuts at the 4 hour mark.

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Traeger nuts at the 4.5 hour mark.  Still pretty tacky.    I don't have an expansion rack for the Traeger, so they were piled in there half an inch thick.

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Into the house oven (on 'warm' - or whatever your lowest setting is) for the next few hours.

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And we're ready to spread some Blazin' cheer..

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Some in reserve for us.   ;)

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Merry Christmas to the paper kid, our dueling mailmen, the trash guy who hauls off all the greasy/nasty/ash covered messes I put out every Sunday night (he's also getting a 12 pack of Bud to wash the nuts down  ;)), cleaning lady, etc. etc...

Title: Re: Nuts about Christmas
Post by: squirtthecat on December 19, 2011, 04:15:09 PM
And here is the not-so-secret receipt.   ;D

Easy Peasy.. Adapted from Seemore's Blazin' Pistachios via the Bradley Smoker Forum.  (modified by my buddy KyNola for the Sam's sized bags of pistachios)

1 cup of green Tabasco sauce
1 cup of pickled jalapeno juice
5 tbsps of melted butter
1 1/2 tsps of salt or your favorite BBQ rub (I use a few heavy pinches of smoked salt)
5 tbsps of Worcestershire (roughly 1/3rd cup)
3 pound bag of pistachios

Mix well and smoke near 200° for a good 4 hours or so. Finish drying in the oven on low.

For these 4.5 pound mixed loads, I increased everything by around 30%.

Warning:  These are habit forming...
Title: Re: Nuts about Christmas
Post by: TMB on December 19, 2011, 04:24:48 PM
Now those look great Squirt!  Wonder if Kimmie could handle the heat?  :o
Title: Re: Nuts about Christmas
Post by: squirtthecat on December 19, 2011, 04:38:36 PM
Quote from: TMB on December 19, 2011, 04:24:48 PM
Now those look great Squirt!  Wonder if Kimmie could handle the heat?  :o

They are actually pretty mild.  My MIL eats them, and she thinks black pepper is the devil.   Just a nice even flavor to them, with a right amount of zip.   

Now, if you subbed Red Tabasco sauce, that would be a different story!
Title: Re: Nuts about Christmas
Post by: teesquare on December 19, 2011, 05:17:59 PM
WOW!
Great thread Squirt!!!!!

( Looks like there will be some hot nuts at your house tonite) :o ??? ::) ;D
Title: Re: Nuts about Christmas
Post by: smoker pete on December 19, 2011, 07:35:49 PM
Nice job on those nuts squirt  :P :P 
Title: Re: Nuts about Christmas
Post by: hal4uk on December 19, 2011, 08:59:35 PM
Which bag is MINE?  ;D
Title: Re: Nuts about Christmas
Post by: CaptJack on December 19, 2011, 09:15:51 PM
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