Shuley Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Over on the guru it is a “sides” challenge. So I got to thinking about some of my most favorite sides to grill. And they are grilled carrots and ABTs. I saw somewhere that people put fruit in their ABTs and that just sounded fabulous to me. I knew that the next time I made them I wanted to add pineapple. And grilled carrots are a super simple yet awesome side. Here are the nice carrots I picked up and the ingredients I used this was actually my first time using the Tasmanian mountain pepper berries (purple crack) on food. I mistakenly ate a whole pepper berry to just see what it tasted like. I do not recommend eating them plain. Peeled the carrots and they looked so nice and pretty then added all the ingredients. I cover with foil and cook that way until they are tender. I also had some ABTs to prepare. While I went into this knowing that they are not the most appetizing looking side, anyone who has had them knows that they are stupid delicious and always disappear whenever I make them- no matter how many I make. This was just for my family so I only made 12. Here are the ingredients prepped put the carrots on now that the carrots are tender I grilled them for a little char then added back to the liquid with the cover removed to let a little evaporate And my unattractive but oh so good ABTs on my plate with a simple burger. So of course the ABTs were amazing and enhanced by the addition of pineapple glad I tried that. The carrots were amazing normally I put cayenne on them instead of the pepper berries, but this was soooo much better my husband was snatching the left overs odd of my kids’ plates! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Shuley, it all looks delicious, great news about the purple crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Excellent use of the purple crack, Shuley! I just did some roasted carrots last night (in the oven, as I did fire up the grill - insanely windy and cold yesterday!) and I'll remember next time to try them with the PC. btw - spotted the "Better than Bouillon" - their stuff rocks!! I have like 6 different varieties of it in the pantry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequod Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Great cook and enjoyed the write up too! Still laughing at this part: Quote I mistakenly ate a whole pepper berry to just see what it tasted like. I do not recommend eating them plain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) I have 3 of the Better Than Bouillon, chicken, beef and mushroom. It is a great enhancer. Edited December 14, 2017 by MacKenzie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5698k Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 I’m a big fan of btb. It’s dam near better than the real thing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Great looking cook Shuley!!!! What are ABTs?? Looks like holly peen yooos that are stuffed? Everything looks delicious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrus Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 Nice to see the berries used and with such good results. The whole meal looks very appetizing. Thanks for breaking ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted December 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 17 hours ago, tony b said: Excellent use of the purple crack, Shuley! I just did some roasted carrots last night (in the oven, as I did fire up the grill - insanely windy and cold yesterday!) and I'll remember next time to try them with the PC. btw - spotted the "Better than Bouillon" - their stuff rocks!! I have like 6 different varieties of it in the pantry. 18 hours ago, MacKenzie said: Shuley, it all looks delicious, great news about the purple crack. Thanks and I think I am going to love the purple crack on veggies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted December 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 17 hours ago, Pequod said: Great cook and enjoyed the write up too! Still laughing at this part: Yeah it was pretty intense. The night I did that I couldn’t taste the dinner I made afterwards lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted December 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 17 hours ago, MacKenzie said: I have 3 of the Better Than Bouillon, chicken, beef and mushroom. It is a great enhancer. 16 hours ago, 5698k said: I’m a big fan of btb. It’s dam near better than the real thing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I am a fan of BTB. I like it better than most brands.... of course homemade is better but I do not always have that on hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted December 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 15 hours ago, Bruce Pearson said: Great looking cook Shuley!!!! What are ABTs?? Looks like holly peen yooos that are stuffed? Everything looks delicious! ABT- Atomic Buffalo Turds. Yes, appetizing name I know. Hey are jalapeños stuffed with cream cheese and cheddar cheese and wrapped in bacon than smoked. They are darned delicious. Every time I make them for a gathering they just disappear. They don’t look the most appetizing but once you try one, you don’t care. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted December 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 5 hours ago, Tyrus said: Nice to see the berries used and with such good results. The whole meal looks very appetizing. Thanks for breaking ground. Thanks. I’m looking forward to finding other applications for the purple crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 (edited) Yeah, Bruce, they were one of the first things that I learned to make on the old POSK Forum. You can get very creative with them, as far as fillings go. One of my favs is baby shrimp (aka salad shrimp) with cream cheese and Old Bay. I've done a crab cake kind of filling, too. Chorizo and/or breakfast sausage with Monterey Jack are another great combo. And, I always put a nice BBQ rub on the bacon - typically Dizzy Dust. @5698k - if you haven't tried it yet, get their Ham one. I use it in my red beans & rice and gumbo - better than regular chicken version. Love the mushroom to make my grits. Edited December 15, 2017 by tony b 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 Once they go to the ABT cemetery I guess it doesn’t really matter what they look like lol. I guess if you scoop out the seeds and membrain they aren’t to Spicey???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 Yeah, you need to hollow them out. You can go either route - core them and stuff them like a tube; or, split them down the middle, clean them out and fill them like a canoe. Jalapenos are funny - you can't judge the heat of them externally by any reliable method that I know. You can do a batch of ABTs and most of them will have a nice level of heat and then you get one that takes the top of your head off! Sort of a griller's Russian roulette! If you really don't like a spicy pepper, you can always make them with Poblanos. You just need to double the batch size of the filling to account for the larger pepper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 Thanks Tony good to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 What an awesome effort shuley it looks so tasty I'm glad I got to play a part in the intoduction of purple Crack into the U.S.A .lol Outback kamado Bar and Grill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 Play a part - seriously!?! YOU are the sole reason we're all addicted now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequod Posted December 16, 2017 Report Share Posted December 16, 2017 Is this purple crack? https://www.worldspice.com/spices/pepperberry-tasmanian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
