What's for dinner tonight ?

Not for tonight, but prepping for Saturday. It's my wife's 40th and she's requested a taco feast! Picked up 14 lbs of boneless pork butt for $3.88 per lb. That'll go to my first crack at home made Al Pastor marinade. Then I made 2L of tomatillo salsa. On the hunt for my Carne Asada beef tomorrow! 20240723_213213.jpg20240723_222408.jpg20240723_214206.jpg20240723_223624.jpg
 
I too was on a southwest Mexican style kick. Sent off 100 toquitos. These were the ground red Chile from hatch. Smothered before the smoke. Forgot to take afters. Went on the smoke and burned a whole bag of pellets

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Made elk burgers to feed the assembly line

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Not for tonight, but prepping for Saturday. It's my wife's 40th and she's requested a taco feast! Picked up 14 lbs of boneless pork butt for $3.88 per lb. That'll go to my first crack at home made Al Pastor marinade. Then I made 2L of tomatillo salsa. On the hunt for my Carne Asada beef tomorrow! View attachment 108524View attachment 108525View attachment 108526View attachment 108527
Looking forward to seeing this pan out.
Been wanting to do the same for awhile
 
Not for tonight, but prepping for Saturday. It's my wife's 40th and she's requested a taco feast! Picked up 14 lbs of boneless pork butt for $3.88 per lb. That'll go to my first crack at home made Al Pastor marinade. Then I made 2L of tomatillo salsa. On the hunt for my Carne Asada beef tomorrow! View attachment 108524View attachment 108525View attachment 108526View attachment 108527
You got the vertical burner setup and a couple of whole fresh pineapples for the top of the skewer?
 
You got the vertical burner setup and a couple of whole fresh pineapples for the top of the skewer?
No Trompo unfortunately. I attempted a horizontal one with some pork from Rockys Meats on Hastings during the playoffs. To be honest, the juice wasn't worth the squeeze. It was a mess and took forever to clean. We've been straight up grilling the pork slices for a while now and it turns out really good. I've always found their meat to be over marinated and sliced too thin though. So that's why I'm going this route for Saturday. I enjoy the deep dive into complex sauces a lot. I have a great Jerk marinade too.
 
Not for tonight, but prepping for Saturday. It's my wife's 40th and she's requested a taco feast! Picked up 14 lbs of boneless pork butt for $3.88 per lb. That'll go to my first crack at home made Al Pastor marinade. Then I made 2L of tomatillo salsa. On the hunt for my Carne Asada beef tomorrow! View attachment 108524View attachment 108525View attachment 108526View attachment 108527
You try to grow tomatillos? One plant gave us like 20 lbs last year. Made a smoked tomatillo salsa that was insanely good.
 
Pizza and Beer Friday

I had not ordered from IL Greco pizza in Victoria for a while, so I went on line and checked out the menu.
Buy any two large pizzas and get a Med with three toping free and 10% off for pick up. $45

Order two large and a Med and some wings ($16). Wings are not that good, over cooked and small.
The pizzas were great. There were three of us and all we could eat was the wings and one L pizzas.

I would recommend them for Pizza.
 

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Here's my rant today
It's frustrating trying to find a good AAA strip loin.
Tried thriftys, save on, Quality foods, Red Barn.
All have a thick band of gristle through the steak.
Have tried marinating ,jaccarding the meat, to no avail.
The beef in the US seems to be better quality than what we get here in Canada.
 
Here's my rant today
It's frustrating trying to find a good AAA strip loin.
Tried thriftys, save on, Quality foods, Red Barn.
All have a thick band of gristle through the steak.
Have tried marinating ,jaccarding the meat, to no avail.
The beef in the US seems to be better quality than what we get here in Canada.
A friend told me he went to Slater's Meats Victoria a few days ago and purchased steaks.
Not cheap but the best he has ever had.
I have never gone there, so I hope someone else on the form can comment.
 
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