Inexpensivebuttastyimitationseafoodbake Recipes

BUTT IN A BAG

Steps:

• 1. Mix the pepper and salt together and rub it on all surfaces of the pork. Set aside while you build the fire.
• 2. Fill your charcoal chimney with briquets, set the chimney on the bottom grill grate, and light or prepare a fire in your smoker. Oil the grill grate.
• 3. When the coals are ready, dump them into the bottom of your grill, and spread them evenly across half. Scatter the wood chips on the hot coals. Place the butt on the indirect side of the grill across from the coals. Increase the temperature to 350°F by opening the bottom vents on your grill. When the smoke starts to rise, close the lid. Place a candy thermometer in the lid vent. Smoke for 30 to 45 minutes to get the bark started.
• 4. Reduce the temperature by closing the vents until you're at 225°F to 250°F. Smoke the pork for 4 hours. Place the butt in a brown paper grocery bag large enough to hold it, fold the ends over to close it, and return it to the same place in the smoker, opposite the fire. Add more briquets if necessary, and close the lid. Continue smoking for 2 to 4 more hours or until tender. Check for tenderness by pulling a piece of meat off and tasting it. The mark of a shoulder done to perfection is when you can remove the blade bone by pulling it out with your hand.
• 5. When the shoulder is done, set it aside in a pan to rest for 30 minutes, then move it to a cutting board. Serve it Southern-style pulled (stringy portions torn off by hand), Kansas City-style thick sliced, or the-hell-with-it chopped. Some barbecuers like to mix in a little tangy barbecue sauce as they're chopping and combining the meat on a platter, especially if the pork is still a little fatty.

SEAFOOD BAKE

Steps:

• Bring water, wine and dill to a boil.
• Add scallops; simmer 2 minutes.
• Add shrimp; simmer 3-4 minutes longer or until shrimp are opaque.
• Remove from heat.
• Put seafood in a shallow 1 1/2 Quart baking dish. Set aside; reserve liquid.
• Heat 1/4 C butter in skillet; saute mushrooms with chives or green onions.
• Stir in flour continue cooking 1 minute until bubbly.
• Stir in cream and 1 Cup of the reserved fish stock.
• Cook slowly until thick. Add salt and pepper if desired.
• Pour sauce over seafood.
• Mix cracker crumbs and the 3 T melted butter.
• Sprinkle cracker crumbs over the seafood.
• Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes or until bubbly and lightly browned.

INEXPENSIVE (BUT TASTY) IMITATION SEAFOOD BAKE

Steps:

• In a 3 quart saucepan, melt 3 Tbsp butter medium heat. Add flour and stir until you have a pasty consistency. Add salt. Stirring constantly, bring to a light golden color.
• Add the milk all at once, whisking to blend and then stir almost constantly to keep the milk from sticking to the bottom of the pan. It will thicken, though it may take a few minutes. While stirring, add as much pepper as you like (I use a few twists of a pepper grinder. Add a couple of dashes of Tobasco, if using. Once mixture has thickened, remove from heat. I like the thickness to be such that if I dip a butter knife into it, the sauce clings but no thicker. If you need to thin it out, just add a small amount of milk.
• Melt remaining tablespoon of butter in a smaller skillet and stir fry the imitation crab or lobster for a few minutes until just a little browned. Don't overcook.
• Add seafood to white sauce and stir. Pour mixture into an oven pan - I used an 8x8 glass pan. Sprinkle cheese over top and put under the broiler for a few minutes just until the cheese starts to have little brown spots on it.
• I served it over a slice of homemade wheat bread - but I suspect it would be delicious over an english muffin or other bread.