tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55348775206211738752024-03-13T14:20:24.741+10:00BBQGuamAll things about BBQing, cooking and eating on GuamRuebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.comBlogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-79596883340382020602017-03-31T07:37:00.002+10:002017-03-31T08:27:37.586+10:00Guam’s Jack Daniel’s Smokin’ Grills 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Smokin' Grills!! Yup, it's that time of the year when smokers and grillers on the island come together to compete for the Grand Champion BBQer at the annual Guam Jack Daniel's Smokin' Grills competition. And this 2017 version is going to be some fun and exciting competition. It's all happening at the Guam International Raceway on April 9th. </div>
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I'll be there competing with my teammates from Guam Grillz. The categories are the usual beef, chicken and pork. The meat is supplied by one of the sponsors, Triple J Five Star Wholesale Foods, and we don't know what cuts will be used. But does that really matter? We'll go out there just like all the rest of the teams and throw down and have a blast.</div>
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Here is a video/slideshow I put together from the 2015 Jack Daniel's Smokin' Grills. Enjoy and if you are on Guam, come on down and enjoy the event and food!!</div>
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/126703558">Guam's Jack Daniel's Smokin' Grills 2015</a></div>
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See you all soon!!!</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-7569946905548807442014-10-03T08:01:00.003+10:002014-10-03T08:02:44.804+10:00Grilling on Guam.....Santa Maria Style!!!Guam is all about grilling, smoking, you name it and we have cooked it on the grill. But at Guam's Jeff's Pirates Cove, located in the beautiful seaside village of Ipan-Talofofo, they do it on a Santa Maria style double wide bbq pit.<br />
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Check out this video link on my Youtube channel...<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zit5ULBWmfE&list=UUXUMBDXAe0pDv7EbM3way8w">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zit5ULBWmfE&list=UUXUMBDXAe0pDv7EbM3way8w</a><br />
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Did I mention the pit was fabricated by my son-in-law Barry Quinata of Umatac, Guam. He's good!!<br />
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That's what it's all about!!!<br />
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Until next time....<div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-25357005208196901402013-11-01T16:50:00.000+10:002013-11-01T16:52:45.333+10:00Off to Afghanistan so BBQ!!!<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-6810486029660635912013-10-29T10:57:00.002+10:002013-10-29T10:57:53.832+10:00BBQ Judging the Guam Contractors Association 21st Annual Family Day 2013 Picnic and BBQ Contest.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every year the Guam Contrator's Association hosts a big beach gathering for all of it's members. It's held at Ypao Beach Park, in Tumon Bay. It's one humongous BBQ. They also put on a no holds barred mini BBQ competition. This year it was chicken and ribs and you could garnish however you like. I love this type of competition because all the creativity comes out. You'll see what I mean when you check out the photos.</div>
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For the second year in a row, I was invited to judge the BBQ competition. It was a blast. What I like about it is that it is a small competition so the judging doesn't take long to complete and I get to sample some fantastic island style flavors.</div>
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It was a whole beach park full of pavilions, canopies and BBQ!!! — at Ypao Beach, Tumon Bay, Guam.</div>
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Grilling the chicken on a stainless grill. Nice!!</div>
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I thought this portable pig roaster was cool. The fire is raised and lowered by a car jack that you can see at the bottom of the photo. The fire drums are supported by the frame that is balanced and welded to the top of the car jack.</div>
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Don't have a stainless steel rod for the pig, use a long threaded bolt like this one. I like the way the legs are supported and secured on the metal supports. Nice!!</div>
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Roasting and rolling the whole hog. How much fun is this???</div>
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The grills come in all shapes and sizes...</div>
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Pork spare ribs coming right up!!!</div>
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BBQing the beef shortribs...</div>
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Master grillers in action. Old gas tank and stainless grill!!!</div>
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Outside of the big GCA Family Day Picnic 2013, life still goes on at the beach!!!</div>
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There is plenty of room to ride, walk, stroll....whatever you want to do, in Tumon Bay...</div>
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The storm surf was crashing the reefs.... That's <a href="http://www.twoloverspoint.com/">Two Lover's Point</a> in the background!!!</div>
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OK guys, cough up coin...beer run!!!</div>
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And the winners were......who cares!!! It was all about having family fun, getting together with your friends, BBQing and spending the day at the beach!! And, And, And...</div>
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Everyone was a winner on this day!! Even me..Burp!!</div>
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Want to give a special shout-out to Mr. Mark Cruz, Sales Manager for Mid-Pac Far East who helped coordinate the BBQ competition and Judging logistics. He also ate most of the chicken and rib samples too. I just had to say it OKAY!!!</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-32639812585180754892013-10-27T10:16:00.001+10:002013-10-27T10:16:17.407+10:00Kahlua Shredded Pork Tacos!!<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Here is the shredded boneless pork butt, Kahlua style. Though I prefer to cook my meat in the outside smoker low and slow, it's rainy season on Guam so I cooked this using a crock pot on the high setting for 4 hours. I rubbed the butt roast down on all sides with coarse sea salt and about 2 teaspoons of Liquid Smoke. Then I added 1 cup of water. 4 hours later is was time for shredding.</div>
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Mexican rice. For this I used 3 cups of rice. In a deep-sided skillet I add about 2-3 tablespoons of oil, add the rice and very lightly brown it. Just when I see that it is just starting to brown, I add about 3-4 cloves of minced garlic. Put in 1 1/2 cans of tomato sauce (8 oz. can) and same amount of water. Add in one tomato chopped and bring to a boil on high heat. Once brought to a boil, stir for about 1 minute and turn down heat to low and allow to simmer and steam, covered, just like making white rice. Stir occasionally. Will finish cooking in about 20-30 minutes. Turn off heat.</div>
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Salsa, the key to any good Mexican food. My salsa, Mama's Salsa, is quite unique and very flavorful. The recipe for this salsa will be coming out in my BBQ Guam cookbook due to be released, if all works out as planned, in 2014 just before Father's Day.</div>
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So here we have our complete meal. Mexican rice, re-fried beans, shredded Kahlua Pork, and Mama's Salsa. Not in the photo are the corn tortillas and shredded Jack/Cheddar cheese.</div>
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My plate consists of Shredded Kahlua Pork taco (pork on bottom, salsa, topped with cilantro and shredded Jack/Cheddar cheese), Mexican rice, re-fried beans and a little lettuce for salad...</div>
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This taco is going down!!! I ate 3 before I realized that I had not touched my beans and rice. So I ate one more taco and then polished off the beans and rice!!!</div>
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But as I mentioned before I do prefer to BBQ my meat in my pit, low and slow. Length of time depends on the thickness of your meat. But cook until you can flake the meat with a fork. You get that great smokey flavor. But using the slow cooker, crock pot, or your oven will still yield a great tasting meat for your tacos. You all know at first bite....it's all Good!!!</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-70202516129479530922013-07-27T00:01:00.000+10:002013-07-27T00:01:36.570+10:00BBQ'd Sriracha Chicken and Grilled Veggies<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0c343d;">Lupe and I just returned from a 40 day road trip to the States (we live on Guam of course) and we went from Santa Maria, Calif., my hometown, cross-country and back. We did a little cooking and BBQing along the way with family and friends. We had way too much fun but we ain't complaining. So now that we are starting to settle in I figured it was time to get with my food blogging again. So here we go.....</span></span></div>
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Was longing for some BBQ'd chicken so I BBQ'd some Sriracha Chicken along with eggplants and green onions. This was a new concoction that I tried out for the chicken and it was awesome!!!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As you can see I BBQ'd the chicken in the half piece so I used a wok cover over the top of the chicken to help cook the chicken faster and keep it moist. Almost like a mini-Weber.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the very end of the cooking, I brush on the Sriracha Chilli Sauce "Salsa Picante" by Foco. Great flavor and compliments the rub perfectly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I BBQ'd the eggplant right on the coals. It doesn't take long this way and it makes it super easy to peel the skin off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And lastly I grilled the green onions which are one of my favorites. Grilling green onions really brings out their natural sweetness. So I brushed on a little olive oil and sprinkled a little of my seasoning to spice it up a tad. </span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-11049787874619580062012-08-26T21:03:00.001+10:002012-08-26T21:05:43.798+10:00Rainy Weather?? Deep Fry those Spare Ribs!!!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Well it's rainy season in Guam right now. We only have two seasons, rainy and dry. Typically, rainy season runs from July through December and the dry season runs from January through June. Of course there are plenty of dry and wet days in both seasons. But today we had on and off rain. My plans to BBQ pork spare ribs were sidelined. So I went to Plan B......Deep Fried Pork Spare Ribs!!!!</span></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Take the rack of spare ribs and remove the membrane on the bone side.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Separate all the ribs and cut up the rib tips into nice size two inch chunks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I rub them down with my salt, black pepper, garlic and onion powders.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Give them a healthy coat of regular mustard. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I let these sit and marinade for a couple of hours.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">When it's time to cook, I pour the oil into a large, high sided pot, and bring the oil temp up to about 350 degrees F.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Coat the ribs with self-rising flour. This really gives a great, crispy coat to the ribs.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">You would not believe how tender, juicy, and crusty these ribs are and with such tremendous flavor!! This is a big winner in my book.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hope you give it a try. My bet is you'll be glad you did!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-80083715374890163182012-08-15T10:52:00.000+10:002012-08-15T10:52:50.950+10:00BBQ'd Spare Ribs.....From Zero to Done in 3 Hours<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q-f4gDgs_Kw/UCrpPwvLaTI/AAAAAAAAGB4/Yj8P_nPHAO4/s1600/Spare+Ribs+II+IMG_8831+%2528Large%2529.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" height="199" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q-f4gDgs_Kw/UCrpPwvLaTI/AAAAAAAAGB4/Yj8P_nPHAO4/s400/Spare+Ribs+II+IMG_8831+%2528Large%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">Being in the semi-retirement mode has it benefits. Even my wife Lupe is cashing in on that action.</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">Here's the story. Lupe works for one of the local elementary schools, Harry S. Truman here in Santa Rita (Guam). As school was getting closer to the beginning of the new year, all hands have been on deck to clean everything up, give the school a new paint job and all else that goes with readying the school for the new year.</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">Well this past week all the employees brought in pot luck food to feed all the volunteer workers that were not employees of the school. She told me about 10 persons total from the outside. Well, I get this semi-frantic call from Lupe about 8:30 in the morning, about an hour after she left for work. She said that they had a whole lot more volunteers show up than was anticipated. A whole lot more. She asked for my help. No problem, what can I do, right?? Lupe says I need for you to BBQ!! Ahhh, that may be a problem!! I have no nothing on hand to feed the multitudes. She said and I need for you to BBQ Spare Ribs. Oh yeah right!!! Ha, even better yet. I asked her what time is feeding? Lupe says 11:30am. Great, that would mean that I would have to go to the store, buy a case of spare ribs, which will be frozen, come home, defrost them, prepare them, season them, build a fire, grill them and have all that ready by 11:15 so that she can deliver them to the school in time for lunch. Oh yeah, no problem I told her. Just be here to pick them up. I will try my best. Small order...right??</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">Well, I went to the store, which is 10 minutes away, and bought the case of ribs. Returned home, put them all in the sink filled with water, and defrosted the ribs. Not my #1 choice of defrosting meat, but in a pinch it works just fine. Remember, just like the old days when we didn't know any better. No one died or got sick back then. At least no one I know.</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">Anyway, while the ribs were defrosting in the sink, I went outside, cleaned out the ashes from my Santa Maria-style BBQ pit from the last BBQ and started the fire with a small bag of Match Light Charcoal. It's the rainy season on Guam and I had a lot of wet wood. But I had some dry stuff, though not enough for the BBQ. That is why I will use the Match Lite as a starter. Works great to start up wet wood, as it did on this day. I loaded up the pit with small kindling on top of the Match Lite and placed my dry stuff with a little of the wet wood on top of that. After about 10 minutes of burning it was all a go.</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-roeuPjkJHzc/UCrqnlDSL1I/AAAAAAAAGCQ/Ptj9MbJinCU/s1600/IMG_2591+bb+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img border="0" height="295" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-roeuPjkJHzc/UCrqnlDSL1I/AAAAAAAAGCQ/Ptj9MbJinCU/s400/IMG_2591+bb+%2528Large%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">I went back inside, and started trimming the rib tips off the rib racks. Then I cut each rack in half just to expedite the defrosting. The rest of the rib prep was just rubbing them down with my basic salt, black pepper, onion and garlic powders. I placed the ribs in a large plastic bag to marinate until the fire was ready.</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">After the rib preparation, I went back out to the pit and spread the fire out, cleaned and oiled the grill down and readied everything for the ribs. Just before I slapped the ribs down on the hot grill, I oiled it one last time and starting cooking. </div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">Time was a little after 10am. I thought I would have plenty of time for this. Ribs are normally only about an hour long grill time for me. The case of ribs filled up my entire grill. The fire was still a little too hot so I raise up my grill just enough so that the right amount of heat was hitting my ribs. Love my grill. I basted my ribs with olive oil and freshly squeezed calamansi lemons as they cooked. We have the lemons in our garden.</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CNPUHTR86GQ/UCryP84Yf6I/AAAAAAAAGDM/NV6zHLO5JNk/s1600/IMG_2568+nnm+(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="172" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CNPUHTR86GQ/UCryP84Yf6I/AAAAAAAAGDM/NV6zHLO5JNk/s320/IMG_2568+nnm+(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">What's great about calamansi lemons is they are not as overpoweringly tart like the regular yellow lemons. Great flavor for BBQ and grilling.</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-19wPhUqz1s4/UCrpj6t1wqI/AAAAAAAAGCI/Pl4rN129ec8/s1600/B-Pit_5+nnn+(Large).png"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-19wPhUqz1s4/UCrpj6t1wqI/AAAAAAAAGCI/Pl4rN129ec8/s400/B-Pit_5+nnn+(Large).png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My Santa Maria-style pit (B-Pit) by made by my Son-In-Law, Barry Quinata, Umatac, Guam</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VUHmtgZXEr8/UCrpN4K7wfI/AAAAAAAAGBw/BCMNL1G5Htk/s1600/IMG_8826+lll+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VUHmtgZXEr8/UCrpN4K7wfI/AAAAAAAAGBw/BCMNL1G5Htk/s400/IMG_8826+lll+%2528Large%2529.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ribs on and cooking nicely.</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i2GGHKyb0R4/UCrpR8P0i5I/AAAAAAAAGCA/AXM951dJ8mU/s1600/Spare+Rigs+IMG_8828+%2528Large%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i2GGHKyb0R4/UCrpR8P0i5I/AAAAAAAAGCA/AXM951dJ8mU/s400/Spare+Rigs+IMG_8828+%2528Large%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ribs are just about done.</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">Well, when it was all said and done, the ribs were cooked, packaged and ready for delivery by 11:20am. Lupe was waiting and she made the delivery. </div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">Yep, BBQ'd Spare Ribs from Zero to Done in less than 3 hours!!! That's my story and I'm sticking to it. </div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">Just another beautiful and fun grilling day on Guam.</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">Until next time....</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-3193253554363128072012-08-09T10:17:00.001+10:002012-08-09T10:19:26.830+10:00Rubbing Butts<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">My good buddy Bill, from </span><a href="http://threedogsbbq.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">Three Dogs BBQ</a><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">, has a great blog site. He definitely has plenty of BBQ stuff to see and I go there often.</span></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-szfuJDyCC38/UCL9nBbDE-I/AAAAAAAAGBQ/VZGhYqkl3FE/s1600/Bills+Butt+Rubbed.jpg"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-szfuJDyCC38/UCL9nBbDE-I/AAAAAAAAGBQ/VZGhYqkl3FE/s400/Bills+Butt+Rubbed.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Smoking Butt. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Photo from Three Dogs BBQ</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">His latest blog post really got my attention. The title is, "I rubbed my Butt for Two Minutes....". Now if that ain't an attention getter, I don't know what is. But it is a wonderful post showing you one of his low and slow cooking methods for Pork Butt. Here is the post link for you to check out:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://threedogsbbq.blogspot.com/2012/08/i-rubbed-my-butt-for-at-least-two.html?showComment=1344469941049#c4993952752881608759"><span style="font-size: large;">http://threedogsbbq.blogspot.com/2012/08/i-rubbed-my-butt-for-at-least-two.html?showComment=1344469941049#c4993952752881608759</span></a> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Doesn't reading his post make you want to rub your own butt??</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Until next time....</span></span></div><br />
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-71407546248815948012012-08-07T18:58:00.000+10:002012-08-07T18:58:06.351+10:00BBQ'd Pork Country Ribs<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KgWVgq3uH8A/UCDUCgu21CI/AAAAAAAAF_Y/_55EBpLVXpQ/s1600/IMG_8523+bb+%2528Large%2529.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" height="181" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KgWVgq3uH8A/UCDUCgu21CI/AAAAAAAAF_Y/_55EBpLVXpQ/s400/IMG_8523+bb+%2528Large%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Pork Country Style Rib Dinner</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pork is without a doubt my favorite BBQ meat. Spare ribs are my favorite. But running a close second are Pork Country Ribs. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pork Country Ribs are not true ribs. They are cut from the front end of the baby backs at the shoulder. They typically will have part of the shoulder blade bone in them. But they are short at around 5 to 6 inches long and about 1 1/2 inches square. They are meaty and grill fantastically. They are also excellent for low and slow cooking. But I also like them because they are about a 30 min. grill. So if you are in a hurry and want to chow on some great "ribs", this is the cut for you. Fat, Juicy and Tasty. A great "Triple Threat".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-il37NA550JE/UCDXONE19LI/AAAAAAAAGAA/KBmFTEbVomc/s1600/IMG_8787+bb+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" height="317" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-il37NA550JE/UCDXONE19LI/AAAAAAAAGAA/KBmFTEbVomc/s400/IMG_8787+bb+(Large).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Typical package of County Ribs</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Well, my wife Lupe had a long day at work. I asked her if she was up for some country ribs. She said she was definitely game. So I figured I would grill the ribs, heat up some fresh, garden picked long green beans in butter and serve with a little bit of butter/herb mashed potatoes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QGrHAHFLFb0/UCDUWokIaDI/AAAAAAAAF_g/SSpIobsOhco/s1600/IMG_4346bb+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QGrHAHFLFb0/UCDUWokIaDI/AAAAAAAAF_g/SSpIobsOhco/s400/IMG_4346bb+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Long beans (asparagus) harvested from our garden. Heated in butter with a little salt and pepper.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Well about 30 minutes later, dinner was served.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Viola!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KgWVgq3uH8A/UCDUCgu21CI/AAAAAAAAF_Y/_55EBpLVXpQ/s1600/IMG_8523+bb+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" height="181" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KgWVgq3uH8A/UCDUCgu21CI/AAAAAAAAF_Y/_55EBpLVXpQ/s400/IMG_8523+bb+(Large).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">BBQ'd Pork Country Ribs, Butter/Herb Mashed Potatoes and the Buttered Long Beans</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Though this was a very simple menu, it was very tasty and quick to put on the table. We were more than satisfied.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Until next time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-42169755479316651652012-08-02T08:41:00.000+10:002012-08-02T08:41:26.181+10:00BBQ'd Red Snapper and Trevally<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-igSbfj_HB1w/UBmtDgeyudI/AAAAAAAAF9Q/oQ3XnIZ8eiY/s1600/IMG_8165+nn+%2528Large%2529.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-igSbfj_HB1w/UBmtDgeyudI/AAAAAAAAF9Q/oQ3XnIZ8eiY/s400/IMG_8165+nn+%2528Large%2529.JPG" /></a></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">When it's fishing season you know we are going to BBQ/Grill plenty of fish. And this past week I have done my share. My last grilling experience was grilling Red Snapper (Fafaet/Babui on Guam) and Trevally (Skipjack/Tarakito on Guam).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I recently went bottom fishing out to the Southern Banks of Guam about 50 miles out and that is where the snapper came from. The trevally was a result of kayak fishing in the Coco's Lagoon, located in Southern Guam. There is no short supply of fish on Guam.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">My wife, Lupe, loves fresh fish. Especially when it's BBQ'd. So I fired up my Santa Maria style grill and got down to business.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZY-Afi-Il6Q/UBmo4zKCaEI/AAAAAAAAF8o/FyG-feMQDIQ/s1600/P1030599+(Medium).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZY-Afi-Il6Q/UBmo4zKCaEI/AAAAAAAAF8o/FyG-feMQDIQ/s400/P1030599+(Medium).JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is my <a href="http://bpits828ofguam.blogspot.com/">grill</a> made by my son-in-law Barry Quinata of Umatac, Guam.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's a real simple process that turns out a fantastic flavor.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here are the steps:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Scale and gut the fish.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Make two diagonal slices on each side of the fish so that the seasoning can permeate into the flesh a lot easier.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Olive oil the fish. This helps to "non-stick" the fish as well as add a little crispness to the skin.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lightly salt, pepper and garlic powder the fish inside and out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1NfsxdPWIw0/UBmtA-Qh62I/AAAAAAAAF9I/-rh59xbYND0/s1600/IMG_8138+nn+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1NfsxdPWIw0/UBmtA-Qh62I/AAAAAAAAF9I/-rh59xbYND0/s320/IMG_8138+nn+(Large).JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Make sure the grill is very clean and well oiled (just maintenance)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To add another layer of "non-stick" I cut a coconut tree branch, strip the leaves and cut up the main stalk into smaller pieces so that I can lay the fish on those to guarantee there will be no sticking to the grill. If there are no coconut trees around your area, any "green" branches will do, such as willow, etc. You can see this process <a href="http://bbqguam.blogspot.com/2011/03/grilling-fish-island-style-non-stick.html">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Grill the fish on one side, then the other, squeezing fresh calamansi lemon as it cooks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mgfxRGequns/UBmuFhAf7yI/AAAAAAAAF9Y/6cLZIgF9ky0/s1600/IMG_1627+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mgfxRGequns/UBmuFhAf7yI/AAAAAAAAF9Y/6cLZIgF9ky0/s320/IMG_1627+(Large).JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The calamansi are the smaller lemons in this photo.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">When done to perfection, serve it up with white rice and <a href="http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/2011/05/lemon-finadene-guam-bbq-dipping-sauce.html">lemon finadenne</a>. But the sides are all up to you.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Again, here is the picture of the finished product that I served my wife. I poured the lemon finadenne' over the top.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-igSbfj_HB1w/UBmtDgeyudI/AAAAAAAAF9Q/oQ3XnIZ8eiY/s1600/IMG_8165+nn+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-igSbfj_HB1w/UBmtDgeyudI/AAAAAAAAF9Q/oQ3XnIZ8eiY/s320/IMG_8165+nn+%2528Large%2529.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fish, cooked over a wood fire, is outstanding. Especially if it is not overcooked and still moist.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Until next time....</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-87881203255557040582012-07-26T08:30:00.000+10:002012-07-26T08:30:31.538+10:00BBQ'd Grouper and Shrimp<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EnFh1YN9cAg/UBBusNL5wjI/AAAAAAAAF74/QGByb-q17y4/s1600/P1040550+ll+(Large).JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EnFh1YN9cAg/UBBusNL5wjI/AAAAAAAAF74/QGByb-q17y4/s400/P1040550+ll+(Large).JPG" /></a></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Red Grouper (Lyretail)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Wednesday nights are burger nights at the Olivas household. I grilled up some Motsiyas Burgers. You can see that post <a href="http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/2012/07/burger-night-motsiyas-burger.html">here</a>. But I also grilled some grouper and shrimp and that's what this post is all about.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Many of you know I love to go fishing. Our last trip out to the southern banks of Guam, we did pretty well. Most of the fish went to the local market. But every fisherman also takes home a bucket of fish. That amounts to about 30 pounds. My wife Lupe and I are big fish eaters. Here is a photo of my take-home fish..</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M1zj7Yg-JZs/UBBqhC_U-7I/AAAAAAAAF7k/E8AONc0RJGo/s1600/IMG_6169+bb+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M1zj7Yg-JZs/UBBqhC_U-7I/AAAAAAAAF7k/E8AONc0RJGo/s400/IMG_6169+bb+(Large).JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I decided, with Lupe's recommendation, strongly I might add, that I would BBQ that nice red grouper in the middle. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is a better picture of it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yavXyy1q3ys/UBBqi1Y0lHI/AAAAAAAAF7s/jA5Y93A-dg4/s1600/IMG_6172+nn+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" height="118" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yavXyy1q3ys/UBBqi1Y0lHI/AAAAAAAAF7s/jA5Y93A-dg4/s400/IMG_6172+nn+(Large).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Red Grouper (Lyretail Grouper)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It would be plenty for us. It's about a 16 inch, 3 lb. fish. It would make a nice meal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">My grandson Jacob was over and he did the cleaning honors. I cut two diagonal slices on each side of the fish, just so the lemon and lime could penetrate better as well as the sea salt.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I cut up some coconut branches to lay on the grill. This is a local non-stick method used for fish. Grilled the fish for about 45 minutes over medium heat on my wood-burning BBQ pit. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GMneMHrau-s/UBBvfHgkXWI/AAAAAAAAF8A/rgM-FpVQUG8/s1600/IMG_7844+hh+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GMneMHrau-s/UBBvfHgkXWI/AAAAAAAAF8A/rgM-FpVQUG8/s400/IMG_7844+hh+(Large).JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the same time that I was grilling the grouper I was also grilling some marinated shrimp. I marinated the shrimp for about 4 hours using calamansi lemon, lime and orange juice, canola oil and salt and black pepper. This was kept in the refrigerator until time came for it to be grilled.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5imrr5Y77e0/UBBvjEvYFaI/AAAAAAAAF8I/KPDUZ6WfUAQ/s1600/IMG_7857+ss+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5imrr5Y77e0/UBBvjEvYFaI/AAAAAAAAF8I/KPDUZ6WfUAQ/s400/IMG_7857+ss+%2528Large%2529.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Marinated grilled shrimp.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">After slaving on the pit for about an hour, it was all served up for my wife Lupe. I still held out in order to eat my Motsiyas Burger first. Then I had a little fish and shrimp. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aApjS5HPR4I/UBBvkaA4MeI/AAAAAAAAF8Q/VXczefvVrRE/s1600/IMG_7859+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aApjS5HPR4I/UBBvkaA4MeI/AAAAAAAAF8Q/VXczefvVrRE/s400/IMG_7859+%2528Large%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the spread for Lupe. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">With this Lupe ate boiled banana in coconut milk as her starch (super delicious) and the thick, corn tortillas made locally.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is a picture of the aftermath....</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lIa00Zky58Y/UBBvmMReghI/AAAAAAAAF8Y/R3gFiei7D4c/s1600/IMG_7870+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lIa00Zky58Y/UBBvmMReghI/AAAAAAAAF8Y/R3gFiei7D4c/s400/IMG_7870+%2528Large%2529.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Well needless to say, we were all happy campers who ate more than we planned on. But it was so good we couldn't help ourselves.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Looking forward to the next BBQ. That would be tomorrow. I have chicken in the refer all thawed out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Until next time....</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-9424779431850115342012-07-24T07:11:00.000+10:002012-07-24T07:11:36.014+10:00What have we been BBQing lately???? Plenty<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Been so busy cooking, both indoors and out, planting and fishing that I haven't posted in a while. So let me show you a few pics of what's been happening......</span></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J8gapNvQtDM/UA2vT5zPyvI/AAAAAAAAF5Q/bs9S3Q4Vf4c/s1600/IMG_5671+cc+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J8gapNvQtDM/UA2vT5zPyvI/AAAAAAAAF5Q/bs9S3Q4Vf4c/s400/IMG_5671+cc+(Large).JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Grilled Firehouse Burger. You can read about it and see the rest of the pictures <a href="http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/2012/07/firehouse-burgersa-little-taste-of-heat.html">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PyFbnYCKfuo/UA2wPKp7RnI/AAAAAAAAF5g/9C2EL4tH560/s1600/IMG_6426+bb+(Large)+++oo.JPG"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PyFbnYCKfuo/UA2wPKp7RnI/AAAAAAAAF5g/9C2EL4tH560/s400/IMG_6426+bb+(Large)+++oo.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Chamorro Burger.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y5WefqAw1Ds/UA2wMHDAgUI/AAAAAAAAF5Y/fDMVY8iJ8e0/s1600/IMG_6378+cc+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y5WefqAw1Ds/UA2wMHDAgUI/AAAAAAAAF5Y/fDMVY8iJ8e0/s400/IMG_6378+cc+(Large).JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Portobello/Chamorro Burger.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I wrote a blog post on both of these burgers. Read all about them <a href="http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/2012/07/chamorro-burger.html">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Even did a <a href="http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/2012/07/smoked-yellow-fin-tuna-burgers.html">smoked Yellow-Fin Tuna Burger</a>. Here is the photo.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-21Td9YI0rNc/UA2yZKRO1qI/AAAAAAAAF5o/oIr3TYdnPf4/s1600/IMG_5155+mm+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" height="245" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-21Td9YI0rNc/UA2yZKRO1qI/AAAAAAAAF5o/oIr3TYdnPf4/s400/IMG_5155+mm+(Large).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Grilled some chicken...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zHwPvmLx3g4/UA25wEgK1xI/AAAAAAAAF50/rzq4AlcvxcI/s1600/IMG_5195+mm+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" height="282" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zHwPvmLx3g4/UA25wEgK1xI/AAAAAAAAF50/rzq4AlcvxcI/s400/IMG_5195+mm+(Large).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Even Eggplant, Pork Chop Steaks and Portobellos went down on the grill..</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uuGEaABINLc/UA27Ia8v0PI/AAAAAAAAF58/TetlHs-umrE/s1600/IMG_5405+nn+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" height="186" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uuGEaABINLc/UA27Ia8v0PI/AAAAAAAAF58/TetlHs-umrE/s400/IMG_5405+nn+(Large).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And we mustn't forget the fresh bottom fish...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6pjPUgzuoFo/UA27uBqltOI/AAAAAAAAF6E/BpTKnSJ5pO0/s1600/IMG_6169+bb+%2528Large%2529.JPG"><img border="0" height="286" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6pjPUgzuoFo/UA27uBqltOI/AAAAAAAAF6E/BpTKnSJ5pO0/s400/IMG_6169+bb+%2528Large%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XITALASJaNM/UA28R4_BHDI/AAAAAAAAF6M/C28WqHpXHwA/s1600/IMG_7246_tonemapped+(Large).jpg"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XITALASJaNM/UA28R4_BHDI/AAAAAAAAF6M/C28WqHpXHwA/s400/IMG_7246_tonemapped+(Large).jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IBkVvXrnNcw/UA28X8fjoLI/AAAAAAAAF6U/evpB_pKpNvs/s1600/IMG_7254+gg+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IBkVvXrnNcw/UA28X8fjoLI/AAAAAAAAF6U/evpB_pKpNvs/s320/IMG_7254+gg+(Large).JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So as you can see, there has been a lot going on over here at our place. Planting, cooking and fishing has consumed most of my time. It gets so tiring living this boring life. But I don't have a choice.........I live on Guam. As my good buddy Rudy the Mechanic says, "It's just like that!!!"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Until next time....</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-67743503828416771142012-07-09T09:03:00.005+10:002012-07-09T09:17:39.503+10:00What do you BBQ??<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vWyLBoL94WU/T_oPj8tGvtI/AAAAAAAAF08/PGkMA8a-fsc/s1600/IMG_0052b+(Medium).jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vWyLBoL94WU/T_oPj8tGvtI/AAAAAAAAF08/PGkMA8a-fsc/s400/IMG_0052b+(Medium).jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="text-align: center;">Chicken and Pork Loins</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">I get visitor's to my blog from all over the world. I so appreciate all the visits and comments. But every time I get a visit from another country, I can't help but wonder "What do you BBQ there?" So here is my request......</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tzBNdVEVVBA/T_oN6cpnwNI/AAAAAAAAF0k/lhgpm_82-6Y/s1600/21320021.JPG"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tzBNdVEVVBA/T_oN6cpnwNI/AAAAAAAAF0k/lhgpm_82-6Y/s400/21320021.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Roast Pig using "La Caja China".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">I would ask that any of you please send to me, via my email attached to my profile "About Me" on my blog home page, your favorite dish to BBQ, smoke or cook outdoors. What is popular to cook using traditional methods in your area. </div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yXv7G5CrtWo/T_oOXsxhJTI/AAAAAAAAF0s/wfG_yrQqU-I/s1600/P2020013.JPG"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yXv7G5CrtWo/T_oOXsxhJTI/AAAAAAAAF0s/wfG_yrQqU-I/s400/P2020013.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grilling soy marinated Cross-cut beef short ribs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">Please send me pictures of what you cook and all the action that goes with it, any recipe that you care to submit and a little brief about yourself and your area. Here is my email just in case you can't find it: <a href="mailto:rueben.olivas@gmail.com">rueben.olivas@gmail.com</a>.</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">Wouldn't mind posting those either. Of course with your permission only!</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7OU48zr3Dl4/T_oOotWBzVI/AAAAAAAAF00/3fFteCNTNOY/s1600/Photos+to+be+named+158++nn+b+(Large).jpg"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7OU48zr3Dl4/T_oOotWBzVI/AAAAAAAAF00/3fFteCNTNOY/s400/Photos+to+be+named+158++nn+b+(Large).jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grilling Mahi Mahi (Dorado, Dolphin Fish).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">Let's show the world how you throw down around a grill or smoker. I know everyone would like to know and see how you do it. I know I do!!!!</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">Until next time....</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-24905800540280542822012-06-30T16:36:00.000+10:002012-06-30T16:36:01.733+10:00Pork Spare Ribs- Friday Night Dinner Date<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6KQbULqrzQs/T-6YkbV7iiI/AAAAAAAAFzA/GhoXYazwZOw/s1600/IMG_4998+ee+(Medium).JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6KQbULqrzQs/T-6YkbV7iiI/AAAAAAAAFzA/GhoXYazwZOw/s400/IMG_4998+ee+(Medium).JPG" /></a></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">My wife Lupe wanted to stay home this past Friday night so I planned a little dinner for our Friday night together. What better way to spend a Friday night than with my best friend and wife with a little BBQ at the same time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Because it was only the two of us, I dry rubbed a half slab of pork spare ribs with a simple salt, pepper and garlic powder rub. I let this sit in the refer for 6 hours. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">When it came time to grill, due to the rainy weather, I used my little 2 burner gas grill and took care of the ribs muy pronto!! Then I proceeded to grill the cut yard long green beans, sliced eggplants and red hot peppers. Used a little olive oil and salt and pepper on those and added a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese on the eggplants.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lupe prepared her grilled chicken and mango garden salad. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here are a couple pictures of our meal...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VbJBQ9isZ1M/T-6aYums5NI/AAAAAAAAFzI/w3LkfGzLHt8/s1600/IMG_5029+nn+(Medium).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VbJBQ9isZ1M/T-6aYums5NI/AAAAAAAAFzI/w3LkfGzLHt8/s400/IMG_5029+nn+(Medium).JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Grilled pork spare ribs, green beans, sliced eggplant with Parmesan, and red pepper.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ptmkd8RTXsk/T-6aZyNd2II/AAAAAAAAFzQ/xw1772jPjvk/s1600/IMG_5044+cc+(Medium).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ptmkd8RTXsk/T-6aZyNd2II/AAAAAAAAFzQ/xw1772jPjvk/s400/IMG_5044+cc+(Medium).JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lupe's awesome grilled chicken and mango garden salad topped off with Asian Sesame dressing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We had a wonderful time and we really enjoyed our meal. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We always look forward to our Friday nights together.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another fabulous Friday evening on Guam!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Until the next time....</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-15381180019888764022012-06-29T04:49:00.000+10:002012-06-29T04:49:31.955+10:00Taco Burger....Talk About Flavorrrrr!!!!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I love a good grilled burger as much as the next guy. I just don't get around to grilling them as much as I do steaks and ribs. But a great burger is hard to beat. </span></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Wednesday night's has been dedicated as Burger Night at the Olivas household. I vowed to grill up a different burger every Wednesday night. No duplication. I also vowed that I would try my best to come up with a different fry or onions ring recipe to go along with those burgers. I love a good challenge.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Well, this past Wednesday I decided to grill Taco Burgers served up with wedge-cut fries made from red potatoes. I was inspired by the recipe from Food.com. You can view the original Taco Burger recipe from that site <a href="http://www.food.com/slideshow/15-killer-burgers-37/chipotle-taco-10">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now I modified the recipe just a tad. Here is the recipe I used:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1 lb lean ground beef</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1 sausage link of Johnsonville Chorizo (removed from casing)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1/2 cup of my home-made salsa</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1 large egg</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1 package (1 1/4 ounce) taco seasoning mix</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's the burger....</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ccT1VX2EgWI/T-yiPCGXtFI/AAAAAAAAFy0/uTyJ8EZmKTo/s1600/IMG_4948+ss+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ccT1VX2EgWI/T-yiPCGXtFI/AAAAAAAAFy0/uTyJ8EZmKTo/s400/IMG_4948+ss+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I topped off my burger with the regular fixings of lettuce, tomato, onion and mayo/ketchup spread and one slice of Swiss cheese. My wife, Lupe's burger had an extra level of "heat " applied with a spread of hot pepper paste. Here is the recipe for that:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1 cup of hot peppers with stems removed </div><div style="text-align: justify;">1 medium sized bulb of garlic, peeled and cleaned </div><div style="text-align: justify;">4 tbsp of apple cider vinegar</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1/4 tsp of fine grain sea salt </div><div style="text-align: justify;">1/2 tsp of onion powder (optional) </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Using a small blender like a "Bullet Blender", add the garlic, salt, onion powder and vinegar and blend until liquefied; </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Add the hot pepper and blend until all the ingredients are evenly reduced to a paste.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">My first bite of this burger told me one is not enough. I ate two!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So if you want a great burger with a tender, juicy, mellow spicy flavor, this is the burger for you...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Don't forget to check out the Food.com site and the other 14 burgers part of the same article. You'll be glad you did.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Read more:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.food.com/summer-grilling/burgers/package">http://www.food.com/summer-grilling/burgers/package</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Until next time....</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-18878511808612277872012-06-10T05:27:00.002+10:002012-06-10T05:36:30.710+10:002012 Mango Festival, Agat, Guam<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kp3iTztJ5V8/T9OlVAjD7II/AAAAAAAAFs0/X6qc2Dg62Bw/s1600/IMG_4464+gg+(Medium)-tile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kp3iTztJ5V8/T9OlVAjD7II/AAAAAAAAFs0/X6qc2Dg62Bw/s400/IMG_4464+gg+(Medium)-tile.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The Agat Mango Festival is a very special event here on Guam. This year's installment is the 6th year for the festival. Click </span><a href="http://www.mangofestivalgu.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">here</a><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> to learn more about this festival on their official site page. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">There is some BBQing going on here, so I am keeping with my BBQGuam theme, but I just had to share these pictures with everyone...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AaS4EmzmN9Y/T9OXh_p1DpI/AAAAAAAAFiw/YlKyRL3QM1Y/s1600/IMG_4424+nn+(Medium).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="183" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AaS4EmzmN9Y/T9OXh_p1DpI/AAAAAAAAFiw/YlKyRL3QM1Y/s320/IMG_4424+nn+(Medium).JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Here is the entryway to the Festival grounds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y-ydSfegTNA/T9OXupIMU6I/AAAAAAAAFj4/Q0qL6XzViKM/s1600/IMG_4437+ff+(Medium).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="173" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y-ydSfegTNA/T9OXupIMU6I/AAAAAAAAFj4/Q0qL6XzViKM/s320/IMG_4437+ff+(Medium).JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Pickled mango is so popular and super tasty.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lbcjDR1emxA/T9OXvVvGMdI/AAAAAAAAFkA/1gY0wA-WnYg/s1600/IMG_4438+xx+(Medium).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lbcjDR1emxA/T9OXvVvGMdI/AAAAAAAAFkA/1gY0wA-WnYg/s320/IMG_4438+xx+(Medium).JPG" width="229" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I tried this homemade jam and it is fantastic!!! I bought a jar.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-05REyqH_w1I/T9OYGhbMuSI/AAAAAAAAFm4/M3Hpskbbxgo/s1600/IMG_4472+dd+(Medium).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="227" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-05REyqH_w1I/T9OYGhbMuSI/AAAAAAAAFm4/M3Hpskbbxgo/s320/IMG_4472+dd+(Medium).JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">These were so delicious, people were waiting in line for them. They just couldn't keep them "on the tray".</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kBjeEppU6_c/T9OYTaE7STI/AAAAAAAAFoY/Qu36BfXKjoY/s1600/IMG_4491+ee+(Medium).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kBjeEppU6_c/T9OYTaE7STI/AAAAAAAAFoY/Qu36BfXKjoY/s320/IMG_4491+ee+(Medium).JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">My wife, Lupe, enjoying one of her favorites....banana lumpia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Until next time....</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-17711542706429889342012-06-05T07:28:00.001+10:002012-06-08T07:04:44.694+10:00Porterhouse Steak on the Grill<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Who doesn't like steak?? We love it!! And my neighbor Harold grilled up a few for our monthly get-together. Steak of choice.....big, fat, thick and beautifully marbled Porterhouse. All I can say is that we were in steak Nirvana. Take a look for yourselves....</span></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MkRwdFxxjS4/T80jVTR9eMI/AAAAAAAAFcs/Y_9RXsiy0Cs/s1600/IMG_4334+mm+(Medium)+cc.JPG"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MkRwdFxxjS4/T80jVTR9eMI/AAAAAAAAFcs/Y_9RXsiy0Cs/s400/IMG_4334+mm+(Medium)+cc.JPG" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On the grill with a simple dry rub.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">These four 3/4 inch Porterhouse steaks took up the whole grill space. And when we put each one on the plate, there wasn't a whole lot of room for anything else. That dilemma really caused me to suffer.......NOT!!!!</span></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XF_wB_0ez2g/T80jWW3mRqI/AAAAAAAAFc0/y1o3-0OHaBA/s1600/IMG_4337+mm+(Medium).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XF_wB_0ez2g/T80jWW3mRqI/AAAAAAAAFc0/y1o3-0OHaBA/s400/IMG_4337+mm+(Medium).JPG" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Master of Disaster himself, Harold Fellows, retired USN.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Talk about "melt in your mouth" tender. And of course we had our variety of sides to go along with the steaks such as red potato salad, barbecue beans, Spanish Rice, <a href="http://bbqguam.blogspot.com/2012/03/grilling-eggplant-guam-style.html">BBQ'd eggplant</a>, and hot wings. We also had a little dessert..... carrot and red velvet cupcakes.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Great company, food, and weather....another super day on Guam.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Until next time....</span></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-80243817612121009962012-06-03T09:13:00.000+10:002012-06-03T09:13:16.776+10:00Guacamole Goes with BBQ....Right??<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xYGryaAWU3w/T8qZdN3tmSI/AAAAAAAAFcY/TDcKaWmLrF0/s1600/IMG_4309+nn+(Medium).JPG"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="282" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xYGryaAWU3w/T8qZdN3tmSI/AAAAAAAAFcY/TDcKaWmLrF0/s400/IMG_4309+nn+(Medium).JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">BBQing is more than just cooked meat, seafood and veggies. We have to pump it up with some fabulous sides. And one of those sides that is always a hit is Guacamole. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Guacamole is one of those items that can be used in a number of ways. Use it as a condiment, a dip, a main side, it goes good with just about anything.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Here is my recipe for a sure fire, tasty treat....</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Guacamole:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">1 large avocado</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">8 cherry tomatoes cut into quarters</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">1 cup of cut, loose cilantro</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Juice of one calamansi lemon (you can use lime but the flavor will be different)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Salt to taste</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Dash (small pinch) of sugar (really helps blend the flavors) key ingredient</span></li>
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">1. Cut up the avocado and mash and stir all the ingredients together but still leaving it a little chunky;</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">2. Let it all sit for at least 15 minutes so the flavors can blend with each other.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">There are many recipe variations for guacamole but you'll notice that my recipe is very simple and basic. I feel that sometimes simple is better.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Serve with corn tortilla chips. Fresh, home-made chips are the best.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Home-made Corn Tortilla Chips:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I like to make my corn tortillas fresh but store bought is fine.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">1. Cut the tortilla into 8 pieces;</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">2. Pour Corn Oil into a pan about 1/8th inch deep and heat to medium/high;</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">3. Sprinkle salt into the oil. This is a key to perfectly salted chips. Mix the salt up in the oil. The amount will come with experience. Fry up one tortilla chip for a taste test (best part of the job) and adjust as necessary. You will get the hang of it with time;</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">4. Start dropping your tortilla pieces into the oil. If turning by hand, once your are done dropping in the tortilla pieces, you can start turn over the first ones and so on;</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">5. Once you are done turning all the pieces, you can take them out. Drain the tortilla pieces before placing them in a colander for cooling.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">6. Taste the chips. Salt to taste just in case there was not enough salt in the oil. Next time you can always add more salt to the oil.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Practice makes perfect. You'll be a pro before you know it.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">There you have it....fresh guacamole and corn tortilla chips. Nothing like it to activate those taste buds. And just a reminder while chowing on this, don't stray too far from the cooler....</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Until next time....</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-88122469065874768132012-05-27T08:22:00.001+10:002012-05-27T09:02:32.827+10:00Smoking Salt<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qsknkvTpp_M/T8FThw1Ww9I/AAAAAAAAFbU/70EO87rAtlc/s1600/IMG_3941+hh+(Medium).JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qsknkvTpp_M/T8FThw1Ww9I/AAAAAAAAFbU/70EO87rAtlc/s320/IMG_3941+hh+(Medium).JPG" /></a></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Smoked Kosher salt (lightly smoked)</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You always hear and read about smoked salts and what they bring to the table. Well after much reading on the subject I decided that I would give it a try. After all, I was just as curious as the next person.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My plan was to just smoke the salt lightly and experience the flavor. This would take about 4 hours because that was all I had time for on this particular day. I would later do an 8-hr smoke and taste the difference. Anyway here are the pics of what I did...</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5GdqLOqwDCw/T8FTeruiL9I/AAAAAAAAFbE/fehPkRH4yv4/s1600/IMG_3935+gg+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5GdqLOqwDCw/T8FTeruiL9I/AAAAAAAAFbE/fehPkRH4yv4/s400/IMG_3935+gg+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="266" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My smoker set up. It may be ugly but I love it!! You can see the tray of salt up top. I enclose the front with a hanging sheet metal when I smoke.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wtp6GAsALhY/T8FTgeauwII/AAAAAAAAFbM/xr7i5_DImEY/s1600/IMG_3941+bb+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wtp6GAsALhY/T8FTgeauwII/AAAAAAAAFbM/xr7i5_DImEY/s400/IMG_3941+bb+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here is the salt after about 4 hours.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qsknkvTpp_M/T8FThw1Ww9I/AAAAAAAAFbU/70EO87rAtlc/s1600/IMG_3941+hh+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qsknkvTpp_M/T8FThw1Ww9I/AAAAAAAAFbU/70EO87rAtlc/s400/IMG_3941+hh+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A closer look of the results.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7ybw2t83W70/T8FTjPE4_ZI/AAAAAAAAFbc/B_MResG0S_Q/s1600/IMG_3947+nn+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><img border="0" height="232" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7ybw2t83W70/T8FTjPE4_ZI/AAAAAAAAFbc/B_MResG0S_Q/s400/IMG_3947+nn+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You can see the difference between the before and after.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">All in all I liked the results. And I have been using this for seasoning on various dishes such as egg scrambles, grilled meats, and stir fries to name a few. You can really taste the subtle smokey flavor which is the effect that I wanted.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As I said next time will be an 8-hr smoke just to taste the difference. </span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here is a good web link on the topic.. <a href="http://www.theroguegourmet.com/blog/methods-and-techniques/smoking-salt/">http://www.theroguegourmet.com/blog/methods-and-techniques/smoking-salt/</a></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Until next time....</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-22197851324015807532012-05-25T08:32:00.001+10:002012-06-14T05:46:27.112+10:00Grilled Ouzo Shrimp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v-9Js-tkLSg/T76v4Do29JI/AAAAAAAAFag/NlTCfsP9J2o/s1600/IMG_3874+nn+%2528Medium%2529.JPG"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v-9Js-tkLSg/T76v4Do29JI/AAAAAAAAFag/NlTCfsP9J2o/s400/IMG_3874+nn+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">BBQ'd Ouzo Shrimp (without the Ouzo)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I was going through some of my grilling magazines one day and came across this great looking grilled shrimp recipe in Cuisine at Home magazine, issue #75, June 2009. What a great issue and fantastic recipe. I just had to try this recipe out. We did and it was totally fantastic!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Here is the <b>recipe</b>:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">1/2 cup ouzo (Greek liqueur) or anise liqueur</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">1/4 cup honey</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (got to be fresh)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">1/4 cup minced garlic</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">2 tsp red pepper flakes</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">2 tsp chopped fresh thyme</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">2 lb. jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Grape tomatoes</span></li>
</ul></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Note: I did not use the Ouzo because I couldn't find any. I also added in a couple of fresh hot peppers for a little extra kick.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>My directions</b>:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">In a blender I made a pesto by adding all the ingredients, except the shrimp and tomatoes, and blending them together for about 30 seconds;</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Then I marinated the shrimp in this for about 6 hours in the refer;</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Skewered the shrimp with a grape tomato in between both ends of the shrimp as shown in the picture;</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">BBQ'd each side, over high heat, for a minute to a minute and a half while brushing the shrimp with the marinade at the same time;</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">BBQ'd until the tails were a little blackened for effect.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Served with white rice and <a href="http://bbqguam.blogspot.com/2011/04/lemon-finadene-guam-bbq-dipping-sauce.html">finadene</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3bQI2X5O5CQ/T76zboMP5uI/AAAAAAAAFas/txzHXTqXv1w/s1600/P1000911+copy+(Medium).jpg"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3bQI2X5O5CQ/T76zboMP5uI/AAAAAAAAFas/txzHXTqXv1w/s200/P1000911+copy+(Medium).jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lemon Finadene</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The flavor was unbelievable. The shrimp was moist and just melted in your mouth. The tomato was caramelized and sweet and the finadene just added that extra pop to the taste buds. It was one of those, "Suck on it for a while without biting it" kind of goodness. You know what I am talking about. We totally loved this recipe.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">So if you ever get some grill time, try this out. I know you won't regret it!!!! You will need to buy a lot of shrimp because you just can't seem to stop eating this.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Until next time....</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-73130450250328330602012-05-23T06:57:00.001+10:002012-06-04T21:49:35.065+10:00Smoked Meat....Guam Style<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MfUbXTJlpQg/T7v3wo7BtSI/AAAAAAAAFZo/kI4Q_FR5-9E/s1600/IMG_4030+kk+(Medium).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MfUbXTJlpQg/T7v3wo7BtSI/AAAAAAAAFZo/kI4Q_FR5-9E/s400/IMG_4030+kk+(Medium).JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04;">Smoked Meat....Guam Style</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Well folks, it's been a while since I have posted. Been so busy planting my veggies in the yard (2 acres) and everything else that goes with that. Very time consuming. But we gotta eat so I have a lot of BBQ and other cooking posts that I need to catch up on. So don't forget to pay a visit to my other food blog, <a href="http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/">Guam Firehouse Cook</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I love smoking meat. Whether it is beef, pork, chicken or fish, I just love the taste. I use my old homemade open pit for most of my smoking needs. The openness flavors the meat with a mellow, smokey flavor. I don't like a taste where the smoke overpowers the meat.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I just smoked some beef roasts. I cut them up into 1 inch wide by about 8 inch long strips. The thickness was about 3/4 of an inch. Then I brine this meat overnight in the following mix:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><ul><li><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">1/2 cup Kosher salt;</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">2 cups brown sugar</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">3 tbsp Mortons Tenderquick Home Meat Cure</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">3 tbsp minced fresh Ginger</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">1/2 cup of soy sauce</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">4 quarts of water.</span></li>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">You should make sure that you adjust the saltiness to your liking.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I then fire up the smoker using one week old 6 to 8 inch logs providing for indirect heat. The one week old logs are not dried out yet so they provide enough smoke due to their moisture content.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Here are a few pictures of the setup that I use:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MaUpNU2ioPM/T7v4Egq89rI/AAAAAAAAFZw/31oBrQg9gkI/s1600/IMG_4023+ff+(Medium).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MaUpNU2ioPM/T7v4Egq89rI/AAAAAAAAFZw/31oBrQg9gkI/s400/IMG_4023+ff+(Medium).JPG" width="266" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Here is my pit. You can see the meat hanging. The suspended grill is to catch anything that may fall off the hooks. When I smoke I close up the front with another piece of sheet metal.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yqMzPlJNPV8/T7v4GEb6UrI/AAAAAAAAFZ4/LVHmnHxv35U/s1600/IMG_4026+nn+(Medium).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yqMzPlJNPV8/T7v4GEb6UrI/AAAAAAAAFZ4/LVHmnHxv35U/s400/IMG_4026+nn+(Medium).JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Here is my fire. You can see that it is offset to the left of the hanging meat for indirect heat. The heat is keep at around 225 - 250 degrees F. That's close enough for government work!!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kVBRFF8E7ho/T7v4dpZhL-I/AAAAAAAAFaA/OXt3x4RaZ54/s1600/IMG_4009+nn+(Medium).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="262" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kVBRFF8E7ho/T7v4dpZhL-I/AAAAAAAAFaA/OXt3x4RaZ54/s400/IMG_4009+nn+(Medium).JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I'd say, after about 8 hours of smoking, this meat is done. Of course I have to test the tenderness by tearing off a piece. But if you can tear a piece off you know it's done.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-glajWICrchE/T7v4eqkvjnI/AAAAAAAAFaI/AT0Nayw7q9w/s1600/IMG_4017+gg+(Medium).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="190" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-glajWICrchE/T7v4eqkvjnI/AAAAAAAAFaI/AT0Nayw7q9w/s400/IMG_4017+gg+(Medium).JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I fashioned some thick, stainless wire for a skewer. I skewer all the small pieces that I trimmed off onto this. Works just great.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">So, as I mentioned, I smoked this batch for about 8 hours, adding more wood when needed. As the cover photo shows, and here it is again, this meat is super tender and moist and loaded with mouth watering flavor. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MfUbXTJlpQg/T7v3wo7BtSI/AAAAAAAAFZo/kI4Q_FR5-9E/s1600/IMG_4030+kk+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MfUbXTJlpQg/T7v3wo7BtSI/AAAAAAAAFZo/kI4Q_FR5-9E/s400/IMG_4030+kk+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Better have some hot pepper and ice cold brews to totally enjoy this.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Until next time....</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-17927153737700684952012-03-28T08:42:00.000+10:002012-03-28T08:42:52.747+10:00Grilling Eggplant- Guam Style<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ABbiPg_MLWU/T3I3WUFBjbI/AAAAAAAAFX8/GWAa5oIvSp0/s1600/P1040859+nn+(Large).JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ABbiPg_MLWU/T3I3WUFBjbI/AAAAAAAAFX8/GWAa5oIvSp0/s400/P1040859+nn+(Large).JPG" /></a></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We love to BBQ our veggies on Guam. As a matter of fact we love to BBQ just about anything. But one of our favorites dishes is BBQ'd eggplant soaked in coconut milk mixed with <a href="http://bbqguam.blogspot.com/2011/04/lemon-finadene-guam-bbq-dipping-sauce.html">lemon finadene'</a>. Talk about something that makes your taste buds explode!! You just have to try it out for yourself.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">But there is an art to BBQing the eggplant. You don't just build a fire and slap any old eggplant on the grill. There are a few important things to remember. So here are a few tips....</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">First you need to pick the right type of eggplant to BBQ/grill. Pick eggplants that are about 6-8 inches long and are nice and plump. They will need a strong stem on them also. You don't want to use the long, slender type of eggplant. The reason why is that you want a lot of "meat" and that is what a plump eggplant provides. The long, slender eggplants just don't have enough meat on them for a good bite. But if that is all that is available, then by all means use what you got. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">You want a young eggplant. The skin should be very shiny. The younger ones just taste better as in most things.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PsBH1YAHLJw/T3I7BbMYqnI/AAAAAAAAFYY/LTwzJzN-41k/s1600/P1040853+bb+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PsBH1YAHLJw/T3I7BbMYqnI/AAAAAAAAFYY/LTwzJzN-41k/s400/P1040853+bb+(Large).JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">These eggplants are just about right. I would have liked them slightly younger, but they still had a sheen to them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The strong stem is what you are going to use to turn the eggplant from side to side when you are BBQing them. The stem will also act as the "handle" for you to use when removing it from the finished dish and onto your plate. So when cooking the eggplant you definitely try to protect the stem from burning up.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Make sure that you puncture your eggplants. This allows for heat to penetrate quickly and steam to escape. It just provides for a more efficient grill.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e-ikXKbjG6Q/T3I7X97gU8I/AAAAAAAAFYg/0lveyP80hY0/s1600/P1040855+nn+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e-ikXKbjG6Q/T3I7X97gU8I/AAAAAAAAFYg/0lveyP80hY0/s400/P1040855+nn+(Large).JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I use a small knife but many use a fork to puncture the eggplants.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now your fire is another item of concern. Regardless of the type of pit, protect the stems from the direct flames. So with a kettle grill, just build yourself a 2-zone fire, hot and cold. This way the eggplants will be grilled in the hot zones with the stems over the cold zone and the edge of the kettle if necessary.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And build your fire hot. This will cook the eggplants faster.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is a picture of the fire in a kettle grill...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fdo0dDq4Vzw/T3I6BBo3hDI/AAAAAAAAFYI/V5yKn0hY7xk/s1600/P1040839+bb+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fdo0dDq4Vzw/T3I6BBo3hDI/AAAAAAAAFYI/V5yKn0hY7xk/s400/P1040839+bb+(Large).JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">2-zone fire.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-weEVNyvcbjo/T3I6Cy13bNI/AAAAAAAAFYQ/RIOgxrGSmR4/s1600/P1040856+nn+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-weEVNyvcbjo/T3I6Cy13bNI/AAAAAAAAFYQ/RIOgxrGSmR4/s400/P1040856+nn+(Large).JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Placement of eggplants on the grill with the stems protected from the direct flames.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Do not use a fork or tongs if you can. Using any typical BBQ instruments to turn the eggplants can result in the eggplant being damaged and the skin and meat being torn. You want the eggplant intact as much as possible so turn them using the stem. Of course this means that you will need to be wearing gloves to protect your hands from the heat, but that is the price you pay for having a nice looking eggplant.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KNbvEuuYp3Q/T3I86Oqo0SI/AAAAAAAAFYo/Nft57zZXsHY/s1600/P1040860+ff+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KNbvEuuYp3Q/T3I86Oqo0SI/AAAAAAAAFYo/Nft57zZXsHY/s400/P1040860+ff+(Large).JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">You can also grill the eggplant directly on the coals with the stems off of the coals protected.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-btHQFwGp7QQ/T3I9FFgAavI/AAAAAAAAFYw/BvoG-xC5yWU/s1600/P1040863+ff+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-btHQFwGp7QQ/T3I9FFgAavI/AAAAAAAAFYw/BvoG-xC5yWU/s400/P1040863+ff+(Large).JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here are a couple of eggplants being grilled directly on the coals. This is my preferred method as, in my opinion, the grilling is more complete and a whole lot faster.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">When you are done grilling/BBQing your eggplants, they should look somewhat like these...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N2U6rrZcufw/T3I9lw-vaLI/AAAAAAAAFY4/DgX6o723jTU/s1600/P1040862+hh+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N2U6rrZcufw/T3I9lw-vaLI/AAAAAAAAFY4/DgX6o723jTU/s400/P1040862+hh+(Large).JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Finished eggplants with the skin blackened and the stems pretty much intact.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Of course the rest of the prep for the finished dish can be viewed <a href="http://bbqguam.blogspot.com/2011/05/grilled-eggplant-in-coconut-milk-lechen.html">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is a picture of the completed dish...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j4LmMXVdlHI/T3I_HvmkGCI/AAAAAAAAFZA/Fyc9fSf2ppA/s1600/P1040692+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j4LmMXVdlHI/T3I_HvmkGCI/AAAAAAAAFZA/Fyc9fSf2ppA/s400/P1040692+(Large).JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">BBQ'd eggplant in coconut milk and lemon finadene'.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Of course there are many different recipes and ways to make this dish. As in anything, everyone has "their own way". But I brought out some tips just to help out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hope you enjoy making one of Guam's wonderful dishes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Until next time....</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-83496887210780400502012-03-24T07:32:00.000+10:002012-03-24T07:32:18.834+10:00Pork and Chicken BBQ- Bare Essentials<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--U9hyj8YOvY/T2zdcy8HvGI/AAAAAAAAFWE/6ZQMIk_KubU/s1600/P1040978+mm+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--U9hyj8YOvY/T2zdcy8HvGI/AAAAAAAAFWE/6ZQMIk_KubU/s320/P1040978+mm+(Large).JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sometimes you just get together and BBQ at the spur of the moment. Unplanned as some would say. But do you ever notice those are some of the best times? And that is exactly what we did on this day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our good friends Rita and Peter Carbullido invited us to their home for a little impromptu BBQ. Peter told me he had dry rubbed some pork belly, pork chops and pork country ribs. PORKALICIOUS is what we are talking about!! My favorite meat. Our contribution would be a couple of dry rubbed chickens and of course some finadene' denanche' (hot pepper paste). So I went over looking forward to some good eats!! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">When I arrived, Pete, who has quite an open BBQ pit setup in his backyard patio, was under a tree in the empty land across the street with a few blocks and a grill with the fire already going. That's what I like.....bare essentials. Here is a photo of the elaborate BBQ set up!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BMUKvgG_16k/T2zXpoP-BvI/AAAAAAAAFVI/HaIF5S_JPYs/s1600/P1040959+nn+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BMUKvgG_16k/T2zXpoP-BvI/AAAAAAAAFVI/HaIF5S_JPYs/s320/P1040959+nn+(Large).JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BMUKvgG_16k/T2zXpoP-BvI/AAAAAAAAFVI/HaIF5S_JPYs/s1600/P1040959+nn+(Large).JPG"><br />
</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Prep table, a few chairs, some concrete blocks and a grill. Now who wouldn't love that. But the most important ingredients to a great time are great company and BBQ. We had it all!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Enough with the speech. Don't we always say that pictures are worth a thousand words. Well here are a couple thousand worth.....</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I9-yPYdlQHY/T2zchnrL5TI/AAAAAAAAFVU/LXw6zz3SyVc/s1600/P1040960+nn+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I9-yPYdlQHY/T2zchnrL5TI/AAAAAAAAFVU/LXw6zz3SyVc/s320/P1040960+nn+(Large).JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I9-yPYdlQHY/T2zchnrL5TI/AAAAAAAAFVU/LXw6zz3SyVc/s1600/P1040960+nn+(Large).JPG"><br />
</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Maple rubbed chicken.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YIi85c9o1J0/T2zdrK8QqjI/AAAAAAAAFWM/pe3B7PmgfNY/s1600/P1040979+nn+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YIi85c9o1J0/T2zdrK8QqjI/AAAAAAAAFWM/pe3B7PmgfNY/s320/P1040979+nn+(Large).JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YIi85c9o1J0/T2zdrK8QqjI/AAAAAAAAFWM/pe3B7PmgfNY/s1600/P1040979+nn+(Large).JPG"><br />
</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Super simple but efficient set up.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m23yQnai7yM/T2zck15rCbI/AAAAAAAAFVc/bEdWwsNWdOY/s1600/P1040961+vv+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m23yQnai7yM/T2zck15rCbI/AAAAAAAAFVc/bEdWwsNWdOY/s320/P1040961+vv+(Large).JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m23yQnai7yM/T2zck15rCbI/AAAAAAAAFVc/bEdWwsNWdOY/s1600/P1040961+vv+(Large).JPG"><br />
</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chicken is looking awesome!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GxCwPiiz49s/T2zcm469ldI/AAAAAAAAFVk/lhgGoX41nRE/s1600/P1040972+gg+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GxCwPiiz49s/T2zcm469ldI/AAAAAAAAFVk/lhgGoX41nRE/s320/P1040972+gg+(Large).JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GxCwPiiz49s/T2zcm469ldI/AAAAAAAAFVk/lhgGoX41nRE/s1600/P1040972+gg+(Large).JPG"><br />
</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pete is slapping down the pork rubbed with salt and pepper...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GwfP7ISzgXw/T2zcqpnBMCI/AAAAAAAAFV0/cWG5_Uli534/s1600/P1040983+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GwfP7ISzgXw/T2zcqpnBMCI/AAAAAAAAFV0/cWG5_Uli534/s320/P1040983+(Large).JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GwfP7ISzgXw/T2zcqpnBMCI/AAAAAAAAFV0/cWG5_Uli534/s1600/P1040983+(Large).JPG"><br />
</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Master griller in action!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-szQp-KdGpYM/T2zeCGbrEqI/AAAAAAAAFWU/vmySXo1Ljec/s1600/P1040967+(Large)+nn.JPG"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-szQp-KdGpYM/T2zeCGbrEqI/AAAAAAAAFWU/vmySXo1Ljec/s320/P1040967+(Large)+nn.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-szQp-KdGpYM/T2zeCGbrEqI/AAAAAAAAFWU/vmySXo1Ljec/s1600/P1040967+(Large)+nn.JPG"><br />
</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Slicing the chicken because they are hungry. Pete's nephew... a protege in training??</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vu7aT-6JGlw/T2zeDyVGJ3I/AAAAAAAAFWc/gPXwX0mq61k/s1600/P1040971+bb+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vu7aT-6JGlw/T2zeDyVGJ3I/AAAAAAAAFWc/gPXwX0mq61k/s320/P1040971+bb+(Large).JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vu7aT-6JGlw/T2zeDyVGJ3I/AAAAAAAAFWc/gPXwX0mq61k/s1600/P1040971+bb+(Large).JPG"><br />
</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nope, he is an eater. Must have sampled about 5 or 6 times.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oExPYKggWtM/T2zeFtIRRII/AAAAAAAAFWk/_qSGFAmmgg0/s1600/P1040975+cc+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oExPYKggWtM/T2zeFtIRRII/AAAAAAAAFWk/_qSGFAmmgg0/s320/P1040975+cc+(Large).JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oExPYKggWtM/T2zeFtIRRII/AAAAAAAAFWk/_qSGFAmmgg0/s1600/P1040975+cc+(Large).JPG"><br />
</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now he is getting serious!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cPhlBGCx35U/T2zeHBfGaPI/AAAAAAAAFWs/RTm361DUjHA/s1600/P1040981+mm+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cPhlBGCx35U/T2zeHBfGaPI/AAAAAAAAFWs/RTm361DUjHA/s320/P1040981+mm+(Large).JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cPhlBGCx35U/T2zeHBfGaPI/AAAAAAAAFWs/RTm361DUjHA/s1600/P1040981+mm+(Large).JPG"><br />
</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pete's youngest son, Brandon, is polishing off his plate.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BX7xfvOXS98/T2zl_8bVDFI/AAAAAAAAFW4/SfaC8-qB0gI/s1600/P1040984+nn+(Large).JPG"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BX7xfvOXS98/T2zl_8bVDFI/AAAAAAAAFW4/SfaC8-qB0gI/s320/P1040984+nn+(Large).JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BX7xfvOXS98/T2zl_8bVDFI/AAAAAAAAFW4/SfaC8-qB0gI/s1600/P1040984+nn+(Large).JPG"><br />
</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our gals, Lupe and Rita are really enjoying their food. Looks like Lupe is either yawning, sneezing or is enjoying her hot peppers. Hehehehe!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To round out the menu, we had a delicious macaroni salad, turkey stuffing and Spanish rice with finadene' denanche' on the side. Of course we had our share of refreshments. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We were joined by Rita's parents, Mr and Mrs Blas and another nephew. We had a great time and we were blessed with great weather. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Just another Guam day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Until next time....</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534877520621173875.post-30267410916448478472012-03-19T09:13:00.000+10:002012-03-19T09:13:27.293+10:00Guam Salmon Salad!!!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Need a new side dish for a fish-themed BBQ. Try out Guam Salmon Salad. Talk about an abundance of flavors....</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Check out the recipe on the Guam Firehouse Cook blog.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/2012/03/guam-salmon-salad.html">http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/2012/03/guam-salmon-salad.html</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Hope you enjoy it!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Until next time....</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Don't forget to visit my other blog Guam Firehouse Cook at http://guamfirehousecook.blogspot.com/</div>Ruebenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06344107067468547628noreply@blogger.com0