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On 3/9/2025 at 5:34 PM, Etexhorn13 said:

My wife is out of town so I decided to play around and smoke some beef cheeks, which I’d never done before. Holy hell did this turn out well, and in only 5 hours. It’s definitely fatty but it’s so much easier than dealing with a brisket. 

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Where did you find them? Those look great. The only time I smoked them I had to trim them from tons of fat and silver skin.

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1 hour ago, RMac5 said:

Where did you find them? Those look great. The only time I smoked them I had to trim them from tons of fat and silver skin.

The Kroger and HEB near me both had them in abundance. Didn’t do a ton of trimming in these. One cooking method I saw after that I think would be good is to braise them for an hour or two after smoking to break down the collagen even further. It wasn’t an issue while it was still warm, but after it cooled off and resettled it firmed back up a lot. 

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Was feeling a bit Scottish (guess I caught a case of it from my wife, who's damned near pure Scot).  Didn't go with haggis to make it a full Burns Night supper (two months too late), but went with braised lamb.  So, lamb with neeps and tatties (mashed rutabega and mashed potatoes), with gravy made of the pan sauce (browned the meat, then sautee shallots, garlic, and carrots.  Add beef stock and thyme sprigs, simmer for several hours.  Remove meat and thyme sprigs, puree everything else with an immersion blender, add a dash of kitchen bouquet for color).  Fucking fantastic and yes, it tasted just like meals we've had in Scotland.

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Oh, and the plate's all schmutzy because I used it to stage the meat when I pulled it from the braising pan.  

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Got a couple of prime filets at Tom Thumb on a deal from the butcher before he put them up for clearance next morning.  Seared in cast iron, finished in the oven.  Some asparagus sautéed in red chile and garlic, and roasted red taters.  Homemade bearnaise.  

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Got a couple of prime filets at Tom Thumb on a deal from the butcher before he put them up for clearance next morning.  Seared in cast iron, finished in the oven.  Some asparagus sautéed in red chile and garlic, and roasted red taters.  Homemade bearnaise.  
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On 3/29/2025 at 5:17 PM, 956 Worldwide said:

Lemony grilled calamari, grilled eggplant baba ganoush, and a cucumber-tomato salad with fresh oregano. 
 

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Every time I hear baba ganoush…….

 

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