Let's Talk BBQ
Other Cooking Equipment => Cast Iron & Campfire Cooking => Topic started by: Smokin Don on March 08, 2016, 12:19:06 AM
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Mar 06 2016
I finally got a nice day to cook out on my new Lodge Hibachi. I had seasoned the inside and grates with lard in the oven. I sprayed the outside with Pam before cooking.
It was 60 deg and cloudy today, some sprinkles delayed me getting it all ready until after 3:30. I had a pound of ground chuck from my butcher for 3 burgers and had some shredded potato cakes to fry.
I had about a half pound of pickled pork I needed to use or vacuum seal and freeze. I thought they would be good cut bite size and wrapped in bacon. Some Super Pig would add a little sweet and heat to balance the sour some. I made them and the burgers up ahead and in the fridge.
I figured I would do up the pork pops first and then into my Traeger at 200 deg. to hold. They browned up pretty fast and then in the Treager. Next I toasted the buns and they went inside.
I added about a tablespoon of lard to my10 inch round griddle to fry the potatoes cakes. They are fried from fozen so wanted get them going before I put the burgers on. I don't think I ever got my griddle hot enough.
I put the burgers on and checked the pork pops; I set the Traeger to 250 deg. about 275 deg. grill level.
I got it all served, we all had lettuce and tomato on the burgers. The brugers were med. rare; mine a little rarer since it was thicker, tatsted good. The potato cakes I didn't get browned, crisp, enough. The Pickled Pork Pops were a hit with all of us! I will be making more of them and next time a little heavier on the Super Pig. If you want a great tasting appetizer guys you have to try this,
I used Stubbs charcoal briquettes and lit 40 in the chimeney; I saw that in a video for the Hibachi. That was about 2/3 full in the chimeney. Next time I think I will use a full chimeney. For the potatoes I could have pre-heated the griddle inside.
Did you get your cook done Pam?
Sorry due to technical problems didn't get a final plate photo!
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Smokin Don
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Well done Don.
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Looks delicious!
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Very nice first go at it Don! The pickled pork pops looked very good!
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Don..looking real good and tasty..good cook, love cooking over charcoal. I made greasy cheeseburger by grating cold butter into the meat, I grilled an onion for me, then the usual other stuff..I took unicorn pics, put them in a folder and can't find the folder, not in it's usual spot will post when I find them, dayum unicorns.. .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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Looks like the Lodge worked great!
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Don..looking real good and tasty..good cook, love cooking over charcoal. I made greasy cheeseburger by grating cold butter into the meat, I grilled an onion for me, then the usual other stuff..I took unicorn pics, put them in a folder and can't find the folder, not in it's usual spot will post when I find them, dayum unicorns.. .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
Great idea on the butter. Great looking burger SD
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Very nice job indeed 8)
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Excellent Don!