Thors Hammer Beef Shank
Thors Hammer Beef Shank Thors Hammer has been on my cooking bucket list for a few years. It’s a very intimidating piece of meat, mostly because of its size, but also because it contains a bunch of intramuscular tissue that makes it tough with tendon and sinew. When...
Hot Chili Oil Roasted Truffle Cauliflower
I was travelling in Mexico when I got inspired to create this dish. We were sitting out on a patio ordering dinner when the waiter served a tequila flambeed roasted cauliflower. They pulled out this beautiful roasted whole cauliflower from a dish, first they cut it up and then coated it in tequila and then lit it on fire, it may have been one of the coolest table side dishes I’ve ever seen prepared.
Carolina Mustard Rub Smoked Side Ribs
Carolina Mustard Rub Smoked Side Ribs I love experimenting with new flavors when it comes to cooking my favorite BBQ meat, Ribs! Today I wanted to try 2 ribs I have never done before, so now I will let you know the secrets to the one that turned out better. The first...
Perfect 180 Smoked Cheesecake
The official title of our dish was “Smoked Vanilla Cheesecake with Honey Graham Cracker Crust, Topped with Hot Bourbon honey caramel sauce and honey roasted cashews”. We also served this dish with a spear of fresh honeycomb, directly out of one of their hives. The judges liked it enough to give us a perfect score.
Pork Kan Kan Chops, AKA Saddleback Chops
I have had a pork rib cross section with belly attached picture saved on my phone for almost 2 years. I saw it on Instagram and dreamed of one day having a butcher cut it for me. It’s a cut that contains a pork loin chop, a back rib, a side rib and the belly of the pig including the skin. This thing looks like it could feed an army, but I can confirm it comfortably feeds 2 people.