Porketta
Mark Bronkalla Background This Italian pork roast is an old family favorite. It is made with pork shoulder and baked. This makes it conceptually similar to Cuban Pork which I detail here:…
Meats
Pork Ribs – Sous Vide & Smoke
Mark Bronkalla For the last 30 years or so Drunken Ribs has been my “go to” for ribs to serve family and friends. Typically these are “baby backs”. Meat prices have been…
Pork Tenderloin Wellington
As we dug further into the stash of delicious meat from the half pig from Sidie Hollow Farms, looking for some more meat to cure (future Capicola), I came across…
Home Cured Ham
This past fall I bought half a pig from my nephew, Taylor Henry at Sidie Hollow Farm. He pasture raises the hogs, so I was looking forward to several charcuterie…
Schweinshaxe part II
This past week I had the opportunity to be go up to Baraboo, WI to visit my Mom (and set up her new iPad ), socially distanced of course. As…
Spatchcock Chicken with Squash
We have been doing spatchcocked chicken, turkey, & cornish hens for a few years now. This past year we started getting food from Imperfect Foods as an alternative to going…
Chicken Legs & Thighs – sous vide + grill
The key to this recipe is to use both Sous Vide and grilling. Sous Vide properly cooks the chicken keeping it juicy and tender. Grilling adds the smoke and crispiness.…
Best Spatchcock Turkey
This is our favorite variation, which has with a more aggressive dry brining and more lemon. It is also gluten free. Recipe amounts are for an 18 lb turkey. Note…
Reuben Crisps
Reuben crisps are perfect party appetizer. They have been very popular with our family and friends. The phyllo dough crust gives a great crunch. It is a bit fussier to…
Pizza, Pizza on the grill
I LOVE pizza, it is one of my favorite foods and is great hot or cold whether for dinner, lunch or breakfast. I have cooked pizza in the oven ,…