To Hot To Fish So Let's Smoke Some Meat

[Broke bass fisherman]

99 degrees here in va so decided to stay away from the water and slow cook/ smoke a pork shoulder. Wish me luck (only my second time)

Any recommendations/ rubs/ recipes anyone want to share.

For today's attempt I got a pork shoulder butt. Put my house dry rub on it and let it sit for 12 hours. Put it in the smoker this morning with a mixture of hickory and mesquite chunks. After 3 hours started to spray with apple cider vinegar every hour. We will see how it comes out.

Dry rub -

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup smoked paprika

1 tbls each - onion powder, black pepper, salt, garlic powder, chipotle smoked chili powder

1 tsp - cayenne pepper

Share if you got a knock out rub or recipe. Will update later

[clayton86]

ok now im hungry thanks alot lol

[Broke bass fisherman]

ok now im hungry thanks alot lol

Probably be leftovers if you want come on over.

[clayton86]

ha I wish

[slonezp]

That's pretty much the rub recipie I use. I also marinate the pork in a spiced apple wine for a day, then the rub for a day, and will spray on the wine during smoking. Alder is my wood of choice, but I also like using maple.

[Bassn Blvd]

ok now im hungry thanks alot lol

What, mess hall food isn't filling you up? Haha. I know, that was a low blow.

[clayton86]

What, mess hall food isn't filling you up? Haha. I know, that was a low blow.

its been getting worse and worse every day tonights dinner was a turkey loaf and carrots or stuffed peppers. or i coulda went to the fatty line and got chicken nuggets or a burger or grilled cheese but im trying to cut back on the fatty foods they just started a competition today for most weight lost im in the lead but people are catching up now that iv platoed in the 170's. I would kill for some pulled pork though mmmmmmmmmmmm

[Broke bass fisherman]

Well we just got done eating. Ended up smoking it for 8 hours. Not as good as I was hoping, i have really high standards but easily as good as the restaurants around here . All in all it was pretty darn good (especially for my second try) Definitely worth the time and effort. Plus tons of leftovers

[Bassn Blvd]

Clayton, are you allowed to venture off base? I don't know what the set up is for over there, but I vision you stranded in a tent city somewhere in the desert. Have you gone into town? Do they have restaurants? Have you met any locals who cook? What kind of food do the people over there eat?

[clayton86]

Clayton, are you allowed to venture off base? I don't know what the set up is for over there, but I vision you stranded in a tent city somewhere in the desert. Have you gone into town? Do they have restaurants? Have you met any locals who cook? What kind of food do the people over there eat?

haha far from tent city he have hard buildings with kick ass ac iv been out uhm quite a few times ill say technically cant go into details about what and where I am but yet iv been out its pretty modern here we go into Kuwait city alot there's Starbucks, TGIFridays, Cinnabon which was awesome I had some last time in the city lol. Iv also had some of the local well I guess its local food one of our interpreters makes us food all the time when working gates hes Indian and always makes this awesome bread with a dip or these like honey donut things omg there soooooooooo good lol. Kuwait isnt like your typical middle east country you think of yeah theres a few camels and goats running around but everyone's filthy rich and they love to party on boats and with fast cars iv never seen so many Porsche's, Ferrari, and Lamborghini in one area and as often as I do here half the boats I see are Scarabs or some other crazy speed boat. Most of them speak English and those that "don't" I think are playing because they laugh at jokes and understand when we get after them for taking our water but play stupid when we are searching them.

Iv got lot alot of pics when im done and back home I will post them up and talk more in detail about what im doing here but its hardly a deployment and its anything but hard conditions other then the scorching heat and sand storms.

[Nice_Bass]

About the same rub I use. I spray more than just apple cider vinegar to get better color I add 50% more actual apple cider to the mix. You can also start to mix cider with your rub and start to try injecting- i think it makes a big difference. Also, I foil it up once it has got enough smoke and add more rub, butter, etc. Last but not least, being an Illinois guy i use fruit woods to smoke- mesquite is very harsh and you can over do it real easy imo. Try an easier wood next time if you have it available.

I will say though...never too hot to fish!

[Captain Obvious]

The biggest problem you guys all have is that your using pork!!!

Give me a good side of brisket and I'll show you good smoked meat

Capt.O

[Nice_Bass]

The biggest problem you guys all have is that your using pork!!!

Give me a good side of brisket and I'll show you good smoked meat

Capt.O

Love using beef...now start putting some dang beans in your chili!!!!

[Captain Obvious]

And would a man in IL know about chili???

Capt.O

[Jigfishn10]

Capt O, that's funny right there. LMAO

[slonezp]

And would a man in IL know about chili???

Capt.O

You haven't tasted food. Come up to Chicago. You'll wonder why you spent your whole life eating garbage...

[K_Mac]

I am a man who likes to eat. I do like some smoked pork; beef is a good second choice. Slonezp is right that Chicago is a great place to find fantastic food. Just about anything a man could ask for when it comes to good eats. I would not live there, but a visit every now and then is a good thing!

[Captain Obvious]

Slonezp trust me when I say few people who live outside of the state of IL know how good your food is better than me. My family roots run very deep in the Chicago area, and we polish know all about good meat:)

By the way do you think you could find it in your heart to send me a couple of Portillo's hot dogs and a deep dish pizza?

I will go as far to say that IL and Chicago in general is unmatched in two things. Great food and corrupt politics. [ And that last part is meant in a joking way ]

Now that I have paid my respects to the old country allow me to defend my home.

I am proud to say that I am 100% certified, red blooded, steak eating, gun packing, born right in the middle of it TEXAN.

And for all the great food in Chicago there are a few things you will never make better than us.

Chili - Its our state food, there is chili and then there is Texas Chili. In Chicago terms think of regular chili as thin crust pizza and Texas Chili as deep dish. There is bigger difference in the chili.

Steak - We raise it and prepare it the best nuff said.

Mexican - Which one of these states shares boarders with Mexico? yeah I thought so.

BBQ - Again we have are own brand that can't be equaled or duplicated.

Capt.O

P.S. - Please don't forget about the deep dish Pizza

[slonezp]

Slonezp trust me when I say few people who live outside of the state of IL know how good your food is better than me. My family roots run very deep in the Chicago area, and we polish know all about good meat:)

By the way do you think you could find it in your heart to send me a couple of Portillo's hot dogs and a deep dish pizza?

I will go as far to say that IL and Chicago in general is unmatched in two things. Great food and corrupt politics. [ And that last part is meant in a joking way ]

Now that I have paid my respects to the old country allow me to defend my home.

I am proud to say that I am 100% certified, red blooded, steak eating, gun packing, born right in the middle of it TEXAN.

And for all the great food in Chicago there are a few things you will never make better than us.

Chili - Its our state food, there is chili and then there is Texas Chili. In Chicago terms think of regular chili as thin crust pizza and Texas Chili as deep dish. There is bigger difference in the chili.

Steak - We raise it and prepare it the best nuff said.

Mexican - Which one of these states shares boarders with Mexico? yeah I thought so.

BBQ - Again we have are own brand that can't be equaled or duplicated.

Capt.O

P.S. - Please don't forget about the deep dish Pizza

I have family in Austin and have spent some time there. Here are my observations

1. BBQ I think the bbq would be better if you added some meat to all the smoke. Best creamed corn I've ever had. And to eat it day in and day out...

2 Chili Can't say I've had Texas chili. Chicago Joes on Irving Park Rd is the shiznit for chili during our cold winters

3 Steak Who want to eat a 120oz steak anyway? I make my own

4 Mexican There's mexican and there's southwest. Chicago has the second largest population of mexicans outside of Los Angeles. We have all different types of mexican food (can't figure out how it's all made from the same stuff but all tastes different) from all the different areas of Mexico. That being said, I had one of the best breakfasts in a hole in the wall diner in Austin, but I would classify it as "southwest"

As far as the pizza PM me your info. If we can figure out how to ship it, it's yours.