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[coraa]

Today, in a fit of boredom, I hot-smoked some chicken thighs.

(As opposed to the roast-with-smoke I did before. In short, this time I brined the bone-in, skin-on thighs with orange juice, lit the gas grill on one burner only [on high], put the packet of woodchips over that burner, put the chicken on the farthest side away from the heat, and let it cook, very slowly, for hours and hours and hours, well past 'well done.' This was perfectly tolerable even with the high heat because, of course, the grill was outside. The thighs turned very tender and very smoky-flavored indeed.)

(When I have a smoking method more precise than 'throw some stuff on the grill and see what happens,' I'll post more comprehensively about it.)

Neither the boy or I are hungry tonight for anything but maybe ice cream, and we're pretty well covered for dinners until Sunday or Monday, so I'll ask now: what would you do with some homemade fruitwood-smoked chicken thigh meat? Inquiring minds want to know!

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[dancinghorse.livejournal.com]

Third the vote for salad (considering the weather). Make a dressing with a little light mayo and some yogurt, squeeze in lemon juice, add chopped fresh basil and/or any other fresh chopped herbs that you have handy (dill, mint, oregano, thyme...), some sea salt, a little freshly ground black pepper. Make salad with greens and diced apple, maybe some diced peach or nectarine. Red or green onion. Chopped celery. A little cucumber. Might serve on flatbread or in a pita.

This is wonderful with smoked fish, too.

[coraa.livejournal.com]

Oooh, this is an excellent idea. And we have a couple of different kinds of lettuce, plus fresh cilantro and dill and Rainier cherries, in the produce box. And spring onions and cucumber.

The pita is a great idea. Actually I think I have some frozen garlic naan that would be a great container for it....

Thank you, I think I know what Sunday dinner is going to be, now!