Posts Tagged ‘BBQ’

Ted Reader’s Fluffer Nutter Pork Chops

Posted on: August 5th, 2014 by Carla Johnson 2 Comments

“How well I remember my first encounter with The Devil’s Brew. I happened to stumble across a case of bourbon — and went right on stumbling for several days thereafter.” ~ W. C. Fields

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If you know Ted Reader, you know he is one of a kind. One of a kind. Born in small town Ontario, Canada, he now lives large and cooks large all over Canada and the U.S. I was introduced to him through my great friend Rhonda Avey Hufnagel of Screech fame.

He loves trying new food combinations and often adds “sin” – especially bourbon – to his dishes.  Recently Ted spent time in Dawson City, Yukon, where he experienced the quintessential Yukon ritual Sourtoe Cocktail. It is a drink with a real mummified human toe in it. As you drink, the toe must touch your lips and you then join the exclusive Sourdough Cocktail Club. Yup, Ted’s in the club!

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When he posted his Fluffer Nutter recipe on Facebook, I knew it had to be featured here. Jumbo marshmallows with pork chops? Only Teddy would think of that! Thank you Ted for taking us far outside the culinary “box” and letting me share your remarkable recipe. Try these chops and you will agree with Ted when he says, “It be tasty!”

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Photo credit Ted Reader: Fluffer Nutter Pork Chops on Cooking With Sin

Fluffer Nutter Pork Chops

 

Pork chops
Super jumbo marshmallows
 
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Bourbon Peanut Butter Paste

Mix together:

2 tbsp.                  Kraft Natural Smooth Peanut Butter
splash                   bourbon
1 tbsp.                  apple butter
1 tsp.                     honey
Pinch                     cayenne pepper
 
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Star Anise Syrup

2 ounces each of:

Maple syrup
Honey
Star anise

Heat gently, cool and rest for 24 hours to infuse

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1. Season Pork Chops with salt and pepper. Grill over medium heat about 400°F

2. After you flip the chops spread the peanut butter paste over top.

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3. Lay a slice or two of marshmallows. Close grill lid until marshmallow is golden and soft.

4. Drizzle with star anise syrup. Serve immediately.

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Photo credit Ted Reader: Fluffer Nutter Pork Chops on Cooking With Sin

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Photo credit Ted Reader: Fluffer Nutter Pork Chops on Cooking With Sin

In love with Ted’s cooking yet? Check out his other recipe here on Cooking With Sin “Super Bowl Planked Twinkies.”

 

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Cooking With Sin 2014 Calendar – August

Posted on: August 1st, 2014 by Carla Johnson No Comments

Each month in 2014, I am sharing a calendar page that includes a CWS recipe. Here is August’s!

Click to open up the large version of the calendar page, then right click and save or copy it for yourself. Print it off for your fridge, share it with a friend, post it at your office… etc.

I just ask, if you use it in a document, please use the entire image, so Cooking With Sin gets the credit. Thank you. It is yours to enjoy!

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Check out the story with the original recipe

Birthday Beer Can Chicken

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Cooking With Sin 2014 Calendar – July

Posted on: July 1st, 2014 by Carla Johnson No Comments

Each month in 2014, I am sharing a calendar page that includes a CWS recipe. Here is July’s!

Click to open up the large version of the calendar page, then right click and save or copy it for yourself. Print it off for your fridge, share it with a friend, post it at your office… etc.

I just ask, if you use it in a document, please use the entire image, so Cooking With Sin gets the credit. Thank you. It is yours to enjoy!

Carla Johnson Cooking With Sin Calendar 2014

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Check out the story with the original recipe

“Super Bowl” Planked Twinkies.

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Carla Johnson Cooking With Sin

Birthday Beer Can Chicken

Posted on: June 17th, 2010 by Carla Johnson 2 Comments

 

“Beer. Now there’s a temporary solution.” ~ Homer Simpson

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A while back, my 2 siblings and I started a tradition of meeting for our birthdays and we love it. We all live within an hour of each other, so we get together for lunch without kids or significant others and it’s really fun. Recently I celebrated mine, so Brett and Michelle took me out for lunch.

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In keeping with this year’s theme, I was supposed to choose an Italian restaurant, but I chose sushi instead.

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After lots of delicious salmon sushi and dragon rolls, Brett & Michelle had me open my gift. It made me laugh. It was a Beer Can Chicken set! I can’t wait to try it. I am going to wait until we are all at our cabin and try it up there. That way everyone can have a taste. I’ll update this post afterword with the pictures.

Update: Tried it at home. Turns out there are 3 packs of seasoning, so I tried it with my family. Dee-eelish!

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The set came with the frame and a can of seasoning. The beer was bought separately. Brett & Michelle had difficulty finding a liquor store that sold Corona in cans. Who knew?!

Beer Can Chicken

1. Mix 2 tablespoons of the seasoning with olive oil and rub it on all over the outside and inside of the chicken (with the giblets removed.)

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2. Warm up your BBQ. Only start one side. The chicken will cook on the side with no direct heat. This little dude was a reminder we hadn’t used our BBQ enough this season. We gave our BBQ a good warm up today. Gives new meaning to “cook off.” :)

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 3. Pour off (or drink :)) half the can of beer. Mix the remaining seasoning with ketchup and add to the beer can. Punch two more holes in the top of the can. We used a hand can piercer to to make the holes.

Tip: We added some of the beer remaining in the can to the seasoning-ketchup mixture. The mixture was thick and going to be a challenge to get into the beer can. It was easy getting the more liquidy mix into the can and we used a funnel.

4. Put the beer can in the frame and placed the chicken over top. The chicken will sit upright. Put the whole unit in a metal pie pan, then place it on the non-heated side of the bbq. It will cook best with indirect heat under it.

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5. Cook for 1 1/2 – 2 hours until the interior temperature of the chicken (I checked the thigh) reaches 185 F.

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Smokin’!

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Carla Johnson author Cooking With Sin

Enjoy a meal of absolutely dee-eelishous fall-off-the-bone roasted chicken. The seasonings in this package were mild and simply enhanced the natural flavours of the bird. It was so good that our cat sat outside the cupboard door to our garbage/recyling/composting hoping to get his paws on a bone or two. He was so out of luck!

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My sister Michelle is an artist www.MichelleJohnson.ca and everything she does is “the road less travelled.’ She decorated the brown wrapping paper in keeping with the Cooking With Sin theme. Truly cool!! My daughter and her friend held it up for a photo. That’s my girl with the funny face and her lovely friend!. Love them! :)

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This project has brought a few other gifts my way. A couple days ago my husband Steve bought me this funny fridge magnet.

Magnet

Thank you, my family!

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