menu ideas...

[Kyrie Eleison 9312]

i’m headed to a wedding in Santa Fe around Christmas, and the bride as asked that i help her Canadian groom “barbecue” (i.e. grill) for 40 or so guests. i get the feeling that means “please save us and save me money.”

 

i want to do something fairly regional, reasonably priced and delicious. my thoughts off the top of my head were spatchcock (or halve) some Cornish hens that had been marinated in a chili lime concoction and brushed with some regional adobo sauce while on the grill or the like, but i’m open to suggestions.

 

thoughts?

 

(this is not the reception dinner, btw, just a “thank you for traveling all this way to see us get married” meal)

[elfenix 34364]

Poutine and Montreal smoked meat

[Kennythetiger 9490]

On the "Shit I've Cooked" thread is a recipe for carnitas with a green chile/avocado salsa.  I made it last week and it was outfuckingstanding.  Probably too much work for 40 people, but possibly an appetizer...?  Very, very easy to make.

[Brisketexan 105478]

First, you make a pinche roux.....

[Brisketexan 105478]

Oh, and if you are cooking for a big crew, in Santa Fe, in December, when it's cold.....why in the BLUE HELL would you not just make big pots of posole?  Easy as hell, puro New Mexico, and de-fucking-licious.

[Kyrie Eleison 9312]

Oh, and if you are cooking for a big crew, in Santa Fe, in December, when it's cold.....why in the BLUE HELL would you not just make big pots of posole?  Easy as hell, puro New Mexico, and de-fucking-licious.

because it’s not my wedding, and this is what the groom chose.

i’m there solely to make sure he doesn’t Canada things up.

[Baboontyme 2831]

Just make pulled pork on a smoker with a hefty dalmation rub. Those nucks will go crazy. 

Forget it, I misread. Santa Fe does not = Canadia. 

Edited November 19, 2018 by Baboontyme

[Kyrie Eleison 9312]

Poutine and Montreal smoked meat

[BabaYaga 15332]

Order two dozen Canadian bacon pizzas for using "grilling" as a synonym for "BBQ".....

[jimmyjazz 46351]

One main entree for 40 people sounds a little risky.  I like the idea of some poultry, some pork carnitas.  Does it all have to be grilled?

I did some faux carnitas yesterday by browning a bone-in Boston Butt (holy alliteration Batman!), and then braised it in the oven for about 4 hours with some stock, an onion, a couple of roasted poblanos + a jalapeno, a big old orange and a couple of limes, along with the usual spice rub (oregano, cumin, salt, pepper, cayenne, etc.).  It was glorious.  You could probably do 8 lb in a large Dutch oven which would yield close to 5 lb and feed a dozen people.  Double that and you're halfway there.  It's easy to do in advance and reheat, too, which isn't really true of grilled skin-on poultry.

[C-Man 27293]

Tacos are easy enough. Grill meat, grill veggies, throw that shit in a tortilla. Make a mess-load of beans/rice for side dishes, guacamole, etc and you're in business.

[Brisketexan 105478]

2 hours ago, Kyrie Eleison said:

 

because it’s not my wedding, and this is what the groom chose.

i’m there solely to make sure he doesn’t Canada things up.

 

Tell the groom that Canada is our bitch, and thus he's your bitch, and bitch, you're making posole.

[Underdog 28823]

Popeyes with some Red & Green sauce.  Fuck it, not your wedding.  And you better be getting a blow job from the bride, MOH at least. 

[Judge Roybeanbag 11821]

5 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Tell the groom that Canada is our bitch, and thus he's your bitch, and bitch, you're making posole.

I like the carnitas idea, but even for the posole, you could make a big spicy red batch and a green chicken not so spicy batch.  Then serve with carnitas. 

[Thetexashammer 1062]

Soup is great, but there are few cooking tools that can cook soup for 40 and it's not a main course. you need something easy and that you can cook on a grill and serve as a main course. Common folks would do burgers and dogs, we're better than that. If you can marinate 30 game hens go for it. Or skirt steak (fajitas). Some chicken breasts. Table with the fixins for fajitas aka tacos. Beverages. Soup of some kind can be a side. You got all that you can also make quesadillas on a cool spot on the grill. Point is you want some marinade for flavor, that's what sells, it's why the fixins are so important.

Keep in mind it's a group. So a couple vegetarians, one vegan. Chips and salsa. Adult beverages? Did I mention adult beverages? Shit you probably got strippers.

You have a grill going to do some vegetables. Super fucking easy. Throw some balsamic on them, some oil, boom shakalaka. Errbody does one or two veggies. Need some green chiles if available for thematic reasons.

Errbody's gonna bitch and fuck em you served some damn good food.

[DoobieWah 1469]

For that many people, do fajitas and chicken breast tacos.

Pork is iffy for dietary restrictions for that many people. Fajita make-your-own tacos is the way to go.

Beans and rice even.

[DoobieWah 1469]

P.S. You could even give them green and red chile sauces to dress the tacos.

[thrillhammer 684]

agree fajitas are your cheapest an easiest solution.  they won't wow anyone but are general crowd pleasers.  

[Steamboat1874 4105]

17 hours ago, Underdog said:

Popeyes with some Red & Green sauce.  Fuck it, not your wedding.  And you better be getting a blow job from the bride, MOH at least. 

Popeyes sucks ass.

[Brisketexan 105478]

16 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

Popeyes sucks ass.

[Underdog 28823]

29 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

Popeyes sucks ass.

If true, I'd  be in line all fucking day. 

[luke duke 6420]

What kind of cooking equipment do you have at your disposal?

[Brisketexan 105478]

5 minutes ago, luke duke said:

What kind of cooking equipment do you have at your disposal?

[luke duke 6420]

That’s pretty advanced for a coonass. I was expecting something like this:

[Fudge Nuggets 19239]

Buy a shit ton of tamales.  Tell everyone you made them.

[Underdog 28823]

30 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

 Butter bread slices and sprinkle with garlic salt, fill with leftover spaghetti, deliciousness ensues.  

[Fart 111]

On 11/19/2018 at 8:07 AM, Kyrie Eleison said:

 

i’m headed to a wedding in Santa Fe around Christmas, and the bride as asked that i help her Canadian groom “barbecue” (i.e. grill) for 40 or so guests. i get the feeling that means “please save us and save me money.”

 

i want to do something fairly regional, reasonably priced and delicious. my thoughts off the top of my head were spatchcock (or halve) some Cornish hens that had been marinated in a chili lime concoction and brushed with some regional adobo sauce while on the grill or the like, but i’m open to suggestions.

 

thoughts?

 

(this is not the reception dinner, btw, just a “thank you for traveling all this way to see us get married” meal)

 

I could consider grilling some hatch green chilies, maybe even stuffed with some sort of chicke, shrimp or cream cheese?  Like a stuffed poblano pepper but with the local hatch chillies.  

[futureman 22562]

On 11/19/2018 at 4:09 PM, Brisketexan said:

Tell the groom that Canada is our bitch, and thus he's your bitch, and bitch, you're making posole.

you’re a loon but you have your moments. 

[shakahorn 1650]

Wait...is ‘Canadian’ a euphemism?

[Kyrie Eleison 9312]

That’s pretty advanced for a coonass. I was expecting something like this:

too advanced...

[RMac5 1551]

Green chili stew with tortillas on the side. Use pork or yardbird, we like pork better.

[thunderlounge 7979]

On 11/20/2018 at 9:41 AM, Steamboat1874 said:

Popeyes sucks ass.

[AustinMT 952]

12 minutes ago, thunderlounge said:

Popeye’s used to be great — right up until the holding company that owns Burger King bought the chain a couple of years ago

[Thetexashammer 1062]

On 11/20/2018 at 9:41 AM, Steamboat1874 said:

Popeyes sucks ass.

[CooterBrown 18038]

Soup is great, but there are few cooking tools that can cook soup for 40 and it's not a main course.

You can get two turkey fryers/crawfish boil pots for $100 total. I’m sure the questioning coon ass has a collection already.

[CooterBrown 18038]

For that many people, do fajitas and chicken breast tacos.

Thanks for avoiding the triggering.

[Whitman 694]

Can never go wrong with stuffed possum

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[Limp Brisket 546]

Or right.

[Beau Vine 54487]

I just found a recipe book that my wife's grandmother and some of her friends put together.  Try one of these:

[Brisketexan 105478]

I gotta tell ya...id eat all of that. Yeah, including wetback delight.

[CooterBrown 18038]

You need to post good pics of that cookbook. It may rival that River Road Cajun cookbook.

[Limp Brisket 546]

I’d give em white bread and grilled boudain from Rabideauxs, holyshit is that stuff good.

[Kyrie Eleison 9312]

I just found a recipe book that my wife's grandmother and some of her friends put together.  Try one of these:

[d.plainview872 175]

Hehe. What did you end up cooking? What was the feedback?

[jimmyjazz 46351]

8 hours ago, d.plainview872 said:

Hehe. What did you end up cooking? What was the feedback?

Christmas.  First post up top shoulda told you.

[irishtexan 11530]

Missed this the first time around. Spatchcocking 40 cornish hens and cooking them sounds like a huge pain in the ass. How big is your grill/pit?

Posole is delicious but soup for 40? Again, fuck that. 

I know it's not regional, but I think the logical answer is either to smoke a couple two/three pork butts, or do fajitas. You could serve them on blue corn tortillas with a hatch chili salsa to make it "regional".

[luke duke 6420]

I’ll sell you my Weber Ranch kettle. You could probably fit all 40 hens on there at once.