I have a fairly good size gathering for the 4th coming up, and then the following w/e a family get together about 4 hours out of town. I figured I would smoke two butts one for this Sat and one for next. Now the flavor? what am I gonna do???
I have some apricot preserves and thought great, I will get some apricot brandy and I can build my flavor profile from there.
Off to the store to get the brandy.. what do I come across? the Jim Beam Red Stag.. Game over... gotta try it.. new flavor profile...
So my butts are first a reduction of Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat beer, thyme, a bay leaf and apricot preserves.
After reducing and cooling this was slathered all over the butts..
Now the rub had to also change, this is a combo of paprika, turbinado sugar, kosher salt, cbp, lemon grass powder, nutmeg, cardamom, garlic powder and the heat is the "hot" madras curry powder...
the rub up close..
The mop is the JB Red Stag, apricot preserves, and some apple juice..
Its gonna be a long night! Yes Sir Richard, I did take a "snort" of the whiskey, kind of a tradition now, this stuff will warm you through and through..
The final pix will be some time tomorrow! Thanks for peeking at my REd Stag butts!
I have some apricot preserves and thought great, I will get some apricot brandy and I can build my flavor profile from there.
Off to the store to get the brandy.. what do I come across? the Jim Beam Red Stag.. Game over... gotta try it.. new flavor profile...
So my butts are first a reduction of Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat beer, thyme, a bay leaf and apricot preserves.
After reducing and cooling this was slathered all over the butts..
Now the rub had to also change, this is a combo of paprika, turbinado sugar, kosher salt, cbp, lemon grass powder, nutmeg, cardamom, garlic powder and the heat is the "hot" madras curry powder...
the rub up close..
The mop is the JB Red Stag, apricot preserves, and some apple juice..
Its gonna be a long night! Yes Sir Richard, I did take a "snort" of the whiskey, kind of a tradition now, this stuff will warm you through and through..
The final pix will be some time tomorrow! Thanks for peeking at my REd Stag butts!
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