Bucket List Recipes

So many recipes so little time

As I surf the BBQ Websites I find what I like to call my bucket list recipes.  I use to save these recipes to pinterest and sometimes I still do but some of them are so good I want to place them in my Blog also.  They will always state that they are a buck list recipe,  As with any bucket list I hope I never get to all of them but its fun to dream.

Hamburger Wrapped Mozzarella Hot Dog

Above picture and recipe from SlapyoDaddyBBQ.com Link below
Hamburger wrapped mozzarella hot dog

Harry Soo  who runs Slap Yo Daddy BBQ Blog, is a Grand Champion Pit Master.  When I stumbled on his site my BBQ Bucket list seemed to grow exponentially.  I wanted to cook virtually every recipe on his page,  Here are just a few that made my mouth gush water falls, those saliva glands were working so hard.

Bacon wrapped pineapple mozzarella rings

Swedish Hasselback Pit Roasted Cheesy Bacon Potatoes

Bacon wrapped donuts

Because its not only about the bacon

Grilled Waygu Tuscan Tomahawk Steak/

Smoked Grilled Coffee Crusted Tomahawk Steaks

Barbecued Pineapple Pork Loin Ham

Barbecue Chicken w Alabama White BBQ Sauce and Whiskey Hollow Barbecue Beans

Lobster Caveman Style

SYD Barbecue Ribs with Pico De Gallo

#BucketListItem

Lobster and Bacon Wrapped Filets - Combinations that Work

Lobster and Bacon Wrapped Filets on the Traeger

Bacon Wrapped Filets and Lobster Tail

Traeger Recipe

Some combinations just work well on the Traeger.  When I think of combinations I think of surf and Turf (Steak and Lobster)  My favorite steak hppens to be Bacon Wrapped Fillets.  I have cooked Lobster Tails and Bacon Wrapped Filets 2 different times on the Traeger. The thing that was nice about this combination they went on the Traeger  and came off the Traeger  at virtually the same time. I go through the normal start up procedure Lid up on smoke for 10 Minutes, then close lid and pre Heat to a temperature of 225.  I then place the Lobster and Filet on the Grill and cook for about 45 Minutes.  I cook to temperature and not time.  I pull the Lobsters and bacon wrapped filets at an internal temperature of 135 to 140.

It Looks Like I had room for Pineapple as well, Ill keep that in mind for next time.

The Actual Recipes:

BBQ Lobster 

Cut shell with Scissor
Pull the meat out above the shell but leave attached at tail
Brushed with melted butter
Smoke at 225 for abt 45 minutes Internal Temp should be 135-140

My Lobster Recipe was adapted from this one

BBQ Bacon Wrapped Filets

Rubbed with Trader Joe's Coffee rub
you can use your own favorite Dry Rub
Smoke at 225 for abott 45 minutes to an Internal Temperature of 135-140

please note:

Any recipe I make is just a guideline.  I am not a big fan of gooey sauces so almost everything is I cook would be a dry rub.  You of course should experiment and see what works best for you.  I don't often recommend a rub because it is a matter of personnel taste.  These recipe would also work well on most other pellet grills or charcoal and gas grill using indirect heat for the low temperature recipes.

My Favorite Traeger Day

My Favorite Traeger Day

Brats and taters 

Steak and Lobster

My Favorite Traeger Day

Traeger Recipe
One could argue that any day I cook on my Traeger Junior aka Tjr is my favorite Traeger day.  With my schedule its not often I get to cook twice on Tjr in the same day.  Yesterday was such a day.

My morning errands included stops at Paul's Market, where I purchased bacon wrapped Fillets and Apple Brats.  I then stopped at the supermarket and purchased sweet potatoes and Brioche hot dog buns.

I fired up TJr and made the apple Brats and sweet potatoes for lunch.  Then a few hours later I fired up the T again and cooked the Filllets and Lobster for diner. 

The diner was special because my mom was in town and my wife picked up our 6 year old grandson from school.  My grandson only ate the fillets but every one else had filet and Lobster.  It was the first time I cooked for mom, she finally was able to visit.

The Technical details:

BBQ Lobster

BBQ Lobster

Cut shell with Scissor

Brushed with melted butter
Smoke at 225 for abt 45 minutes Internal Temp should be 135-140

BBQ Bacon Wrapped Filets

Bacon Wrapped Fiilets

Rubbed with Trader Joe's Coffee rub
Smoke at 225 for abott 45 minutes to an Internal Temperature of 135-140

The Rub

Apple Brats

Cooked Apple Brats at 375 about 30 minutes flipping once.  Got a nice char both sides

apple brats

Sweet potatoes

Sweet potatoes

Wash Sweet potatoes
Cut Sweet potatoes in half
Wrap Sweet potatoes in foil
Cook Sweet potatoes at 375 for about an hour till soft like butter

please note:

Any recipe I make is just a guideline.  I am not a big fan of gooey sauces so almost everything is I cook would be a dry rub.  You of course should experiment and see what works best for you.  I don't often recommend a rub because it is a matter of personnel taste.  These recipe would also work well on most other pellet grills or charcoal and gas grill using indirect heat for the low temperature recipes.

Internal Cooking Temperatures of Meat, Chicken, Pork, Lamb, Seafood

Internal Cooking Temperatures of Meat, Chicken, Pork, Lamb, Seafood

Internal Cooking Temperatures

The above chart from following web page https://www.justaddcooking.com/blog/how-to-tell-when-food-is-done/

Another Chart from the Food Network
Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/articles/meat-and-poultry-temperature-guide.html?oc=linkback



The internet is full of charts for meat cooking temperatures here is another one I use click me

BBQ Lobster - Traeger Recipe

BBQ Lobster - Traeger Recipe

Smoked Lobster

Traeger Recipe

BBQ Smoked Lobster Tail.  Every once in a while my local supermarket will have small Lobster tails on sale for $5.  I then go to my Local butcher and purchase some steak, usually bacon wrapped Fillets.  I then add  2 of the following Sweet Potato, pineapple and corn on the cobb for a perfect meal.  I think the key to smoking this lobster is cooking to an internal temperature and not time.  I have cooked lobster st higher Temperatures like 350 to 400 degrees but I like this the best,

BBQ Smoked  Lobster Tail the Recipe

Split the shell with a scissor

Pull the lobster meat out but leave attached to tale.

Brush with melted butter or Garlic Butter or herb butter or ...

Place Traeger on smoke for 10 minutes with lid open

Close Lid Pre Heat to 225

Smoke at 225 for about 45 minutes Internal 

cook to temperature not time Temperature should be 135-140.  

Please Note:

Any recipe I make is just a guideline.  I am not a big fan of gooey sauces so almost everything is I cook would be a dry rub.  You of course should experiment and see what works best for you.  I don't often recommend a rub because it is a matter of personnel taste.  These recipe would also work well on most other pellet grills or charcoal and gas grill using indirect heat for the low temperature recipes.