The Little Red Hen

April 10, 2011

Week 15 - Animal=Cornish Game Hens

Cornish game hens are very similar to chicken and equally delicious, just smaller.  The Cornish hens were split in half and seasoned with a dry rub of kosher salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, lemon peel, and paprika.  They were grilled over a combination of direct and indirect heat.  The Spouse took the obligatory two bites.  However, she is currently in protest as evident by the vegetarian tofu dish she made for her dinner.  She is apparently no longer eating meat unless it is the two bites she has agreed to (Travesty).  In addition to the hens, chicken was also prepared using the same rub. 

Non-Meats
The Spouse gave me a grill frying pan for my birthday. I used the pan to saute bell peppers and sweet onions over direct heat.  The non-meats were seasoned with olive oil, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. 


Till next week...

T-Bone steaks and bratwursts

March 19, 2011

T-bones were on sale at Schnucks for a price that was too cheap to pass up.  They looked like and tasted like steaks.  Brats were delightful.  Nuff said.

Pulled Pork

March 27, 2011

Pork was brined for 24 hours in a kosher salt and molasses brine.  After the first 24 hours it was drained and left to sit in the fridge for an additional 12 hours. 

Cherry wood was used to smoke the pork for approximately 8 hours on an indirect fire. 

Could have used additional time on the grill.  Will modify for next time.  Better pictures will be presented with the next pork butt.

Study Break Bratwursts

April 2, 2011

Hungarian Bratwursts to procrastinate from dissertation.

Crawdads Should Stay in the Mud

April 3, 2011

Week 14- Animal= Crawdads

This will be a very brief entry.  The crawdads were grilled in a Kitchen-aide grill pan over direct heat for only a few minutes.

The taste was very much like licking the inside of an old tacklebox.  (Not that I have experience with that or anything).

They will not be making it into the rotation.  According to my wife they taste nothing like lobster.  Curse you Jamie Andrews.