Fishfiles 20,145 Posted December 8, 2020 2 hours ago, jeepwm69 said: Let sleeping dogs lie Fish. If you tell her she'll start scrutinizing every thing you cook. You are right Jeep , I don't need to tell her what she is eating ----- then I will have to be cooking two pots , one with and one without ----- but , I can't resist poking the ant pile , maybe this coming weekend I'll get my boy Mo to say something in front of her , like , " man them alligator beans were some good last weekend , eh !! " and " it is even better in this alligator jambalaya " , LOL 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,609 Posted December 8, 2020 Don't poke the bear! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted December 11, 2020 Passing by my really old school buddies' seafood shop yesterday I seen a sign , shrimp 26-30s 10 pounds for $20 , so I pulled in , he had a great catch , 6,000 pound in one night , so I picked up 20 pounds , that alligator jambalaya I am making tomorrow is going to have some friends in it , going to also do shrimp some other ways to be determined at a later time While I was there he was prepping some extra crab traps , another 60 will give him 400 traps , we were talking some numbers , he is good friends with our old buddy who makes the traps and he did some of the rigging himself and it came out to $42 per trap ----- off the street , fully rigged someone would pay $55 per trap now days , so the 60 traps are about a $2,500 investment , #2 crabs right now are at $1 a pound to the fisherman , so with bait , fuel and deckhand pay , he has to catch about 3,500- 4,000 pounds of #2 crabs to be even , right now it is slow , he caught 6 boxes of #2s and 1.5 boxes of #1s , about $1,050 worth on a 3 day set , not too good since he's boat is about $400,000 and $20,000 worth of traps in the water , it is a shame what they pay commercial fisherman at the docks ---- but I have seen him catch 50-60 boxes and 1/2 be number #1s on a trip -- he's dad use to say , " you got to go to know ' , in other words you got to make bad trips to find the good ones , he use to also say , " you can't catch what has already been caught " , in other words , don't be a follower of people that caught , find them yourself ----- I miss commercial fishing , but it is a tuff way of life 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted December 11, 2020 On 12/8/2020 at 4:29 PM, jeepwm69 said: Don't poke the bear! My wife retires on Jan 26 , I am going to be spending a lot more time in the cave with the bear , I think that is good advice ---- Did " you " happened to see the dog house meme I linked ??? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goober 1,555 Posted December 13, 2020 Cooked a seasoned venison roast using my sous vide device. Wow very tender. Roast came from a young whitetail hit by a car—broken neck—on a snowy Saturday night. Game warden said we could have it; sheriff said he wasn’t coming out to tag it! Butchered it up—17lbs of jerky plus the steaks. Didn’t go to waste. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freedomflyer 1,886 Posted December 13, 2020 Looks good 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted December 13, 2020 Don't know what's up with my phone , I took a lot of pics yesterday and most all are not there , I-Cloud problems ------ cut up and put the alligator meat , shrimp and pork and shrimp sausage in the jambalaya and it was a hit , but this is the only pic I got of it , we BB'ed shrimp with fresh French bread to dip in the sauce , Was watching a cooking show yesterday morning and they were smoking meat , so I pulled out the electric smoker and a pork tenderloin out the freezer , I am not that well verses in smoking , so I injected it with some Tony's , then rubbed it with seasoning , I think I over cooked it some , they were saying 145 degrees with the thermometer , when I checked it after about 5 hours it was 170 , boy did that roast shrimk , it was touching both side at the start , but it is good stuff , just a little well done , the TV show was saying 12 hours for a roast and 18 hours for a brisket , there is no adjustment on my electric smoker , need to tweak the cook time , good thing I was checking it as if I would have gone 12 hours and it would have been charcoal It rained a lot yesterday early then let up and I did get to split some wood and got the fire going for the LSU game which was a great way to end the LSU season by beating #6 Florida at their house and messing up their National Title run Fresh baked and still hot chocolate chip cookies with Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla with Hersey's syrup was dessert , I had two plates of them Today we are deep frying shrimp 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted December 14, 2020 On 12/8/2020 at 9:23 AM, jeepwm69 said: Let sleeping dogs lie Fish. If you tell her she'll start scrutinizing every thing you cook. She found out the alligator was in the jambalaya and after eating it , liking it and having a couple of bowls , she wouldn't eat any more and never took none for lunch today , my buddy spilled the beans yesterday --- so I hit her with , " you liked the red beans last weekend and it had alligator in it " 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,609 Posted December 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Fishfiles said: She found out the alligator was in the jambalaya and after eating it , liking it and having a couple of bowls , she wouldn't eat any more and never took none for lunch today , my buddy spilled the beans yesterday --- so I hit her with , " you liked the red beans last weekend and it had alligator in it " Ha, you knew that was coming. Now you're gonna get the Spanish Inquisition every time you cook something, with Mrs Fish wanting to know exactly what's in everything! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LedFTed 1,127 Posted December 15, 2020 7 hours ago, Fishfiles said: She found out the alligator was in the jambalaya and after eating it , liking it and having a couple of bowls , she wouldn't eat any more and never took none for lunch today , my buddy spilled the beans yesterday --- so I hit her with , " you liked the red beans last weekend and it had alligator in it " Your a glutton, for punishment. {Poke the Bear} 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted December 15, 2020 8 hours ago, Fishfiles said: She found out the alligator was in the jambalaya and after eating it , liking it and having a couple of bowls , she wouldn't eat any more and never took none for lunch today , my buddy spilled the beans yesterday --- so I hit her with , " you liked the red beans last weekend and it had alligator in it " you know, this could be turned into an advantage.... you said she was going to retire very soon.... more time for her to cook ? but you didn't hear this from me, or at least don't tell her where this idea came from, after all, y'all let the gator out of the bag. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted December 19, 2020 On the Menu Today : Boston Butt on the smoker , injected with Tony's butter and herbs and rubbed with the 7 spice mix I am not a smoker of meats , this is about my 4th attempt at it , I have an electric smoker , using mesquite wood , don't have a clue on time and temperature , I would say @Goober is the " Smoker King " from what I have seen , any tips , it went on at 7:00Am , there is no adjusting this smoker ------ hoping to eat it for Lunch 7.62 pounds for $1.69 a pound , $12.88 , not bad ? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goober 1,555 Posted December 20, 2020 (edited) Whoa sorry i missed this! i go 225 10 hours uncovered and 2 hours wrapped for a 9-10 lbs. temp wise it needs to be 195 for chopped and 205 for pulled Edited December 20, 2020 by Goober 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goober 1,555 Posted December 20, 2020 Making a pot of BBQ sauce right now 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted December 20, 2020 I went 5 hours and at that time it was at 180 when I probed the meat ------- it came out really good , was still juicy , was able to cut it some what , fell and pulled apart for the most part ---- used some Cattleman BBQ sauce , man was it good and is all gone ---- think I will be smoking more often 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goober 1,555 Posted December 20, 2020 That was a good looking piece of pig. You sure do eat good. I’ve got a hankering for some ribs—try curling and tying them like this next time—heat and smoke she cook bot sides thataway. it’s been hard for me to find a particular bullet Federal Premium Sciroccos. Buddy of mine got two and said he’d trade me some BBQ sauce for both boxes woohoo! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted December 25, 2020 Merry Christmas again !! On the menu : 6:00 I stuck a Boston Butt on the smoker , this time I injected it with Zatarrains Herb and Butter , and I got a plan this time as I am new to this smoking thing , 3 hours in , hoping to be about 150 degrees , then I am going to wrap it in aluminum foil and shoot for 205 degrees internal meat temp , then after cooling down , pull it all off the bone and cover it in Cattleman's sauce and throw it on pistolette buns yesterday made up a bowl of shrimp salad , got 2 dozen homemade hot tamales ( but not made by me ) , got a stuffed artichoke ( same lady does the tamales ) , wife picked up a vegetable tray and I got 6 home made crayfish pies to throw in the oven and a Key Lime pie for dessert Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted December 25, 2020 Remind me not to invite this girl to my parties , unless she brings a wheel barrow of food with her https://www.facebook.com/110238770702161/videos/723128711923026 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted December 25, 2020 5 hours of smoking and it just made 155 , cold weather likely hurting the heat , so I wrapped it in foil and stuck it back in , shooting for 2-5 from what I hear , might be jerky by then Son-in Law gave me a Pepper Sauce kit , looks good ,that Exotic got some stuff in it , some recipes on the back --- and a cool no flip Yeti type beer holder , need to pic it later , about to try it out , it's 5 some where My buddy Vic wants to bring his 300 over and go riding , it rain so hard the ditches are still flooded in front the house and it is 46 degrees right now , think I am sitting this ride out 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted December 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Fishfiles said: Remind me not to invite this girl to my parties , unless she brings a wheel barrow of food with her https://www.facebook.com/110238770702161/videos/723128711923026 that Heifer has more then one stomach....... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted December 25, 2020 I got that butt up to 180+ and from the terms I have been learning , it has " stalled " and I am out of mesquite wood , temp been the same for the last 1/2 hour , it cooked 6 hours , last one I did was 5 , so going to turn it off and " it is what it is " ----- 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted December 31, 2020 Not because I am fond of them , just tradition , black eye peas --- no cabbage today , think cabbage is for money , maybe I should run out and buy a head or two , might stimulus my wallet 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted December 31, 2020 blackeyed peas turnip greens or cabbage each seasons with country ham, and cornbread. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
