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Another pig cooking thread..
Posted on 8/31/14 at 8:43 am
Posted on 8/31/14 at 8:43 am
Welp another year of the Bayou Boozers Fantasy football league has rolled around it's time to cook a pig. Meet Wilbur
Wilbur is some pig. Radiant, terrific, humble. I told the fine folks at Robinson's meat market in sunny downtown Rayvegas that I wanted one between 40 and 50 lbs. They obliged with Wilbur who weighs in at a perfect 46 lbs. I picked him up Friday and put it in a brine. Brine= 3 cans of salt, 2 bags of sugar, a small bottle of crab boil, lemons, limes and rosemary.
Here it soaks until 5am Sunday morning, about a 36 hour brine.
Fast forward to last night. Lots of Charter. Lots of yelling at the TV. Typical Les Miles Tigers. But, like is usually the case, the Tigers pull it out.
I don't really remember going to sleep, but apparently I remember to set the alarm. Cause it went off at 4:45 this morning. Dammit. But we got up and stumbled to the cook shack. Lit the fire. Kingsford charcoal and pecan this year.
Take Wilbur out the brine, dry it off and slather with mustard all over.
Rub him down good with various seasonings and then commence to stuffing him with onions, mushrooms, garlic, sausage and boudin. And put the apple in his mouth..... oh wait. I forgot the apple.
We wanted it rolling by 6am which we knew was going to be quite the challenge considering our state just a few hours earlier. But here he is 5:45am. Mission accomplished. Or the first mission accomplished. We still have to cook him.
I checked it about an hour and a half in.. The temp has climbed a good bit from the 40 deg it was when I put it on. Pit temp was around 300. I'm going to get it down to about 260 and let her bump. Once those brick warm up this thing is a Cadillac to cook on. I'll update a little later. Hopefully I can scrounge up an apple to stick in his mouth...
Wilbur is some pig. Radiant, terrific, humble. I told the fine folks at Robinson's meat market in sunny downtown Rayvegas that I wanted one between 40 and 50 lbs. They obliged with Wilbur who weighs in at a perfect 46 lbs. I picked him up Friday and put it in a brine. Brine= 3 cans of salt, 2 bags of sugar, a small bottle of crab boil, lemons, limes and rosemary.
Here it soaks until 5am Sunday morning, about a 36 hour brine.
Fast forward to last night. Lots of Charter. Lots of yelling at the TV. Typical Les Miles Tigers. But, like is usually the case, the Tigers pull it out.
I don't really remember going to sleep, but apparently I remember to set the alarm. Cause it went off at 4:45 this morning. Dammit. But we got up and stumbled to the cook shack. Lit the fire. Kingsford charcoal and pecan this year.
Take Wilbur out the brine, dry it off and slather with mustard all over.
Rub him down good with various seasonings and then commence to stuffing him with onions, mushrooms, garlic, sausage and boudin. And put the apple in his mouth..... oh wait. I forgot the apple.
We wanted it rolling by 6am which we knew was going to be quite the challenge considering our state just a few hours earlier. But here he is 5:45am. Mission accomplished. Or the first mission accomplished. We still have to cook him.
I checked it about an hour and a half in.. The temp has climbed a good bit from the 40 deg it was when I put it on. Pit temp was around 300. I'm going to get it down to about 260 and let her bump. Once those brick warm up this thing is a Cadillac to cook on. I'll update a little later. Hopefully I can scrounge up an apple to stick in his mouth...
Posted on 8/31/14 at 8:50 am to LSUballs
Posted on 8/31/14 at 8:53 am to LSUballs
BACON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
crap, I'm hungry
crap, I'm hungry
Posted on 8/31/14 at 9:27 am to GEAUXT
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that is just fantastic
+1
I have a spare apple if you'll let me snag a couple sandwiches
Posted on 8/31/14 at 9:51 am to LSUballs
I think I've seen this on other websites.
Save me a cheek
Posted on 8/31/14 at 11:55 am to LSUballs
Looking good Balls..... what did they charge you for Wilber? I seen Restaurant Depot has 30lb dresses pigs but I didnt get a price.
Posted on 8/31/14 at 1:16 pm to CHEDBALLZ
3.99/lb. A full dollar a pound more than last year and a dollar fitty more than 2 years ago. Pigs goin out the roof
Posted on 8/31/14 at 1:28 pm to LSUballs
Looks awesome, well done so far
Posted on 8/31/14 at 1:39 pm to LSU-MNCBABY
I must say Mr. Balls, you are my favorite poster on this site. And Wilbur looks dang good
Posted on 8/31/14 at 3:37 pm to LSUballs
balls, did pawwwwl allen come snoopin' round during the night, wantin' a date with wilbur?
I think I got a whiff this morning when the heavy air wind was outta the east, smelled larapin.
I think I got a whiff this morning when the heavy air wind was outta the east, smelled larapin.
Posted on 8/31/14 at 3:43 pm to Ole Geauxt
ain't seen pawl.
Got it stalling. Gonna add some more fuel about 430 and ramp the temp up a little. Shooting for a 6:30 pull. Wilbur got defeeted in the process of flipping
Got it stalling. Gonna add some more fuel about 430 and ramp the temp up a little. Shooting for a 6:30 pull. Wilbur got defeeted in the process of flipping
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