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Hit the jackpot at Rouses today, going to be a good weekend (updated w/ pics)

Posted on 7/3/15 at 12:44 pm
Posted by EWE TIGER
Houma
Member since Sep 2009
924 posts
Posted on 7/3/15 at 12:44 pm
So, inspired by bossfloss's whole fish thread that was bumped earlier this week, I headed to Rouses this morning to pick up a whole snapper. They had a 3-1/2 pounder and an 8 pounder. I picked the smaller one. The fish will be going on the bge tonight using bossfloss's recipe. It's my first time cooking a fish like this, so hopefully I don't screw it up. While they were scaling the fish I started perusing the fish and meat counters to see what else I could find for the long weekend. I was checking out some nice looking prawns when my wife pointed out some "huge" shrimp. They were indeed quite large, about the same size of the prawns at a third of the price. They were iced down across from the fish counter and you filled your own bag. I picked 7 of the biggest ones. $6.99/lb, and 7 of them weighed in right at 1 lb. I usually get my shrimp direct from shrimpers, or from the seafood shed in Golden Meadow, but I couldn't pass these monsters up. I'll be throwing them on the grill tomorrow night, probably with a honey (or steens) citrus glaze. The guy was still scaling the fish so I started checking out the meat. I was trying to decide between a pork butt or some nice pork chops, when out of the corner of my eye I saw the grand prize. This particular Rouses is my only source for good meaty beef ribs. But they're not a regular offering. According to the butcher, when they run out of boneless ribeye racks, they start cutting steaks from the bone-in racks. They sell the ribs as spare ribs, and immediately put them in the discount area at the end of the meat section. They had 3 beautiful racks. The last couple times I bought them, they were $1.99/lb. Today they were $2.99/lb, but I would have paid triple that if I had to for my favorite cut of meat. I picked up all three racks. Two of them are going in the freezer, and the third will get a good smoking on Sunday. God bless America.

What are you guys cooking/grilling/barbequing/smoking this weekend?

ETA:

Friday afternoon, went to the neighbors to hang out by the pool. They made some homemade guacamole and cut up a watermelon. Very good. No pics.

Friday evening, cooked up the whole snapper, pics below.

Saturday afternoon. Grilled some burgers, because what's more American than hamburgers. I know a lot of folks on here like to season only with salt and pepper. That may be fine for meat you grind yourself and cook to temp, but I cook store bought ground meat to medium well/well. I usually use 80/20 to get good greasiness and avoid flare ups. The wife picked up some 73/27 on sale. I broke up the meat and seasoned with weber's gourmet burger. Formed the burgers, made an indention, and applied some tonys. Cooked on the weber. I add some Worcester win I flip the burger. My go to burger is American cheese, mayo, lettuce, bacon, and grilled onions. I used sweet Hawaiian buns. Great burger. Chased it down with a not your father's root beer. Went great with the burger.
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Saturday night I grilled the shrimp. Peeled and deveined, and dried them off. Sprayed with olive oil and seasoned with old bay. Sliced some zucchini, applied some olive oil and seasoned with tonys. For the shrimp I made a glaze of chili garlic sauce and steens syrup. The chili sauce was very hot and I realized the rest of the bottle of steens probably wouldn't cool it down. I put a coat of the chili steens glaze and then did a coat of straight steens. It was a very good combination of sweet and spice. I will definitely be using the chili garlic sauce and steens sauce again.
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The wife made some French toast for breakfast this morning. No idea how she cooked it, but very good. She forgot to cook the breakfast sausage I bought, so point deducted.
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For lunch, I planned on an early dinner, so we went with something light. The wife sliced up a French baguette and made some toast points. Topped with fig preserves, roasted garlic, and feta cheese. I thought arugula would have been good with these, but I didn't see any at the store. This was excellent, and 6 of them filled me up.
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This post was edited on 7/5/15 at 5:41 pm
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278387 posts
Posted on 7/3/15 at 2:22 pm to
post some pics of the finished process, and ill come back and give you an upvote
Posted by EWE TIGER
Houma
Member since Sep 2009
924 posts
Posted on 7/3/15 at 3:11 pm to
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post some pics of the finished process


I always take pics, just haven't taken the time to figure out how to post pics on here. How about if I get some pics posted, you post the recipe for the pork belly you posted about on a WFDT thread a week or two ago?

ETA:
I let the beef ribs sit out for a while. Dried them off, applied some olive oil, and seasoned with salt and pepper. The wife shucked some corn and soaked it in an ice bath. I put the ribs on the egg at about 350 and started getting the temp down. Cooked at 275-300. I sprayed with butter after an hour and flipped. They cooked quicker than expected, and were ready after a little less than two hours. I applied some thai sweet chili sauce and put them to rest while I cooked the corn. The wife had applied a butter seasoning mixture to the corn and then tied the husks back up. I like to cook corn with the wet husks to keep them moist. Beef ribs have been one of my favorite things to eat since I discovered them, and this was another great meal. Probably could have benefitted from one more rib. Every time I eat fresh corn on the cob, I ask myself why I don't cook it more often. What a great vegetable.
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This post was edited on 7/5/15 at 5:43 pm
Posted by bossflossjr
The Great State of Louisiana
Member since Sep 2005
12262 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:54 am to
How did this go for you?
This post was edited on 7/5/15 at 9:55 am
Posted by EWE TIGER
Houma
Member since Sep 2009
924 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 11:05 am to
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How did this go for you?


The fish tasted great. But when I flipped it, the skin came off, so the presentation wasn't that great. It was just the wife and I, so no big deal on presentation, but I'll need more practice before trying to impress friends and family. I followed your advice on letting the skin dry in the fridge. I cleaned it up and dried off with paper towels, then set it "swimming" on some paper towels on a crawfish tray and placed in the fridge. It was probably in there about 4 hours. Pulled it out, scored it, light coat of olive oil, salt and pepper. I put it on the egg direct at about 350. I flipped it after 8 minutes and the skin separated from the meat. I was using a very wide spatula. Next time I may just flip it with gloved hands. I checked the fish after 15 minutes and it was nowhere near done. I ended up pulling it at 25 minutes. I probably should have left it on another 7-8 minutes. Topped it with the salsa verde and served. It was delicious, but my technique and timing needs improvement. I'll definitely be doing it again.
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Posted by bossflossjr
The Great State of Louisiana
Member since Sep 2005
12262 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 11:19 am to
Looks good. Glad u enjoyed. Took a lot of trial and error to get it right for Link & Crew as well. I haven't done one in a while.... U have inspired me to do it again.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
97635 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 12:02 pm to
where's the recipe posted?
Posted by bossflossjr
The Great State of Louisiana
Member since Sep 2005
12262 posts
Posted on 7/5/15 at 12:32 pm to
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