Applewood Smoked Pie

Feast your eyes on the first pizza of my grilling career. A handful of places offer such tasty treats, in my neck of the woods. I went with a deep dish crust brushed with olive oil and a slight dusting of garlic.




Last Saturday when I smoked the brisket for taco's, I wanted to perfect my charcoal management skills so I threw a whole chicken in there when the beef was done.




After 2 1/2-3 hours of wood smoldered excellence, here was the finished product.


This pie is coated in a BBQ sauce that I picked up when I visited Memphis, in July, sliced Red Peppers, Baby Bella mushrooms, onions and pulled smoked chicken. How bout that shit???











Rolling Rock is good with anything. I know you seasoned fellas like to drink that shit that is so thick it leaves residue on the glass, but I'm not man enough yet to roll with you guys.









I had Fat Tire when I was in Denver, does that count?

"Blanco Diablo" Brisket Tacos

I have made brisket a handful of times, but never for this purpose. The idea came from a block party my neighborhood had a few weeks ago. My neighbor served the shredded brisket with pico de gallo and flour tortilla's. When ever I use a recipe, it is only a guide line, not gospel. I did a little research to see what spices are used in real carne asada tacos and came up with my own little recipe. This is a 5 lb brisket that I actually cut off from an over sized 14 pounder that I bought from the local butcher about a month ago. A perfect size for a sacrificial lamb. I smoked it hard for about 3 hours, then cheated and put it in the crock pot. She fell apart just looking at her.










While that was cooking, I made up some fresh pico de gallo to smother the corn tortilla wrapped, lime splashed, queso embedded shredded goodness. ¡dios mío. Any beer served with a lime goes well, if you didn't catch on to the theme.


Pico de Pollice

-1/2 white onion
-9 Roma tomatoes (remove all guts)
-2-3 green onions
-3 Serrano chilies
-1 tsp fresh ground pepper
-2 tbsp lime juice





Growing up in Little Mexico has it's benefits, poco o nada.