Surely you kindred spirits get this question from folks that don't understand us "pit heads".
"Cappy, it's just the two of you, wtf ya cookin' so much chicken for???" Folks just don't get it. "Why do a whole 12 lb. pork butt, or a big ol' brisket for just yall?" Well, I guess the answer is...'cause it's fun!!!!
We did like 8 lbs. of chicken thighs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRMYM4Rdi_0
How do ya justify something like this?? Well, my answer is: I have learned over the years to be the 'master of leftover BBQ'. I mean, let's face it; I aint got a restaurant or BBQ stand, as an outlet for all the food we cook. It's seldom that I can scare up enough folks to account for a pit full of so much meat, but I love doing it, so I have created a number of dishes that uses the leftovers. I figure that supports my logic for filling the pit, smoking up the neighborhood, and having a ball doing it. The weird thing is; most of the folks doing the questioning about it, do it with one of my ribs in their hand.
Anyway, I digress. What do yall do with your leftover BBQ? How do you justify your pit passion??
Here is one of my favorite leftover chicken dishes: chicken and black-eyed peas.
"Cappy, it's just the two of you, wtf ya cookin' so much chicken for???" Folks just don't get it. "Why do a whole 12 lb. pork butt, or a big ol' brisket for just yall?" Well, I guess the answer is...'cause it's fun!!!!We did like 8 lbs. of chicken thighs.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRMYM4Rdi_0
How do ya justify something like this?? Well, my answer is: I have learned over the years to be the 'master of leftover BBQ'. I mean, let's face it; I aint got a restaurant or BBQ stand, as an outlet for all the food we cook. It's seldom that I can scare up enough folks to account for a pit full of so much meat, but I love doing it, so I have created a number of dishes that uses the leftovers. I figure that supports my logic for filling the pit, smoking up the neighborhood, and having a ball doing it. The weird thing is; most of the folks doing the questioning about it, do it with one of my ribs in their hand.
Anyway, I digress. What do yall do with your leftover BBQ? How do you justify your pit passion??
Here is one of my favorite leftover chicken dishes: chicken and black-eyed peas.
Good cooks don't hafta measure most of the time. I like to think I might be one of them, so what I did was place a few pieces of leftover chicken in the bottom of our large cast-iron pot. I coulda used a smaller pot, but, but I had recently used and cleaned this pot, and had set it on the stove to dry, where it sat lookin' all seductive and handy. LOL...I tole ya I LOVE to cook, and from earlier posts, you know I love my black-iron pots, like any good Cajun does. This particular pot has been in my family for over a hundred years and been to more gatherings and get togethers than even I would ever know about. So, I invited this beloved ol' "gal" to this "party" by whacking up an onion, a piece of Cajun sausage, and a spoonful of my own Cappy's Cajun spice, a pound of dried black-eyed peas, covered it with water and set it to simmering. A trick my Mama taught me is: when cooking dried beans, ya only add the water a lil at a time, as needed. 
So, that's what I'm doing. It's a great way to spend a Sunday, watching movies with a pot of beans simmering on the stove. It's also a great way to continue enjoying the 'fruits' of my rusty ole BBQ pit that I had fun with the other day. 
Some people might also say that I'm easily amused, but I would say I just appreciate the little things in life. I take joy (Cajun joie de vivre) enjoying the "simple life". (...And I hope dat answers the question.)
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