November 19, 20187 yr i’m headed to a wedding in Santa Fe around Christmas, and the bride as asked that i help her Canadian groom “barbecue” (i.e. grill) for 40 or so guests. i get the feeling that means “please save us and save me money.” i want to do something fairly regional, reasonably priced and delicious. my thoughts off the top of my head were spatchcock (or halve) some Cornish hens that had been marinated in a chili lime concoction and brushed with some regional adobo sauce while on the grill or the like, but i’m open to suggestions. thoughts? (this is not the reception dinner, btw, just a “thank you for traveling all this way to see us get married” meal)
November 19, 20187 yr On the "Shit I've Cooked" thread is a recipe for carnitas with a green chile/avocado salsa. I made it last week and it was outfuckingstanding. Probably too much work for 40 people, but possibly an appetizer...? Very, very easy to make.
November 19, 20187 yr Oh, and if you are cooking for a big crew, in Santa Fe, in December, when it's cold.....why in the BLUE HELL would you not just make big pots of posole? Easy as hell, puro New Mexico, and de-fucking-licious.
November 19, 20187 yr Author Oh, and if you are cooking for a big crew, in Santa Fe, in December, when it's cold.....why in the BLUE HELL would you not just make big pots of posole? Easy as hell, puro New Mexico, and de-fucking-licious.because it’s not my wedding, and this is what the groom chose. i’m there solely to make sure he doesn’t Canada things up.
November 19, 20187 yr Just make pulled pork on a smoker with a hefty dalmation rub. Those nucks will go crazy. Forget it, I misread. Santa Fe does not = Canadia. Edited November 19, 20187 yr by Baboontyme
November 19, 20187 yr Order two dozen Canadian bacon pizzas for using "grilling" as a synonym for "BBQ".....
November 19, 20187 yr One main entree for 40 people sounds a little risky. I like the idea of some poultry, some pork carnitas. Does it all have to be grilled? I did some faux carnitas yesterday by browning a bone-in Boston Butt (holy alliteration Batman!), and then braised it in the oven for about 4 hours with some stock, an onion, a couple of roasted poblanos + a jalapeno, a big old orange and a couple of limes, along with the usual spice rub (oregano, cumin, salt, pepper, cayenne, etc.). It was glorious. You could probably do 8 lb in a large Dutch oven which would yield close to 5 lb and feed a dozen people. Double that and you're halfway there. It's easy to do in advance and reheat, too, which isn't really true of grilled skin-on poultry.
November 19, 20187 yr Tacos are easy enough. Grill meat, grill veggies, throw that shit in a tortilla. Make a mess-load of beans/rice for side dishes, guacamole, etc and you're in business.
November 19, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, Kyrie Eleison said: because it’s not my wedding, and this is what the groom chose. i’m there solely to make sure he doesn’t Canada things up. Tell the groom that Canada is our bitch, and thus he's your bitch, and bitch, you're making posole.
November 19, 20187 yr Popeyes with some Red & Green sauce. Fuck it, not your wedding. And you better be getting a blow job from the bride, MOH at least.
November 20, 20187 yr 5 hours ago, Brisketexan said: Tell the groom that Canada is our bitch, and thus he's your bitch, and bitch, you're making posole. I like the carnitas idea, but even for the posole, you could make a big spicy red batch and a green chicken not so spicy batch. Then serve with carnitas.
November 20, 20187 yr Soup is great, but there are few cooking tools that can cook soup for 40 and it's not a main course. you need something easy and that you can cook on a grill and serve as a main course. Common folks would do burgers and dogs, we're better than that. If you can marinate 30 game hens go for it. Or skirt steak (fajitas). Some chicken breasts. Table with the fixins for fajitas aka tacos. Beverages. Soup of some kind can be a side. You got all that you can also make quesadillas on a cool spot on the grill. Point is you want some marinade for flavor, that's what sells, it's why the fixins are so important. Keep in mind it's a group. So a couple vegetarians, one vegan. Chips and salsa. Adult beverages? Did I mention adult beverages? Shit you probably got strippers. You have a grill going to do some vegetables. Super fucking easy. Throw some balsamic on them, some oil, boom shakalaka. Errbody does one or two veggies. Need some green chiles if available for thematic reasons. Errbody's gonna bitch and fuck em you served some damn good food.
November 20, 20187 yr For that many people, do fajitas and chicken breast tacos. Pork is iffy for dietary restrictions for that many people. Fajita make-your-own tacos is the way to go. Beans and rice even.
November 20, 20187 yr agree fajitas are your cheapest an easiest solution. they won't wow anyone but are general crowd pleasers.
November 20, 20187 yr 17 hours ago, Underdog said: Popeyes with some Red & Green sauce. Fuck it, not your wedding. And you better be getting a blow job from the bride, MOH at least. Popeyes sucks ass.
November 20, 20187 yr 29 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said: Popeyes sucks ass. If true, I'd be in line all fucking day.
November 20, 20187 yr 5 minutes ago, luke duke said: What kind of cooking equipment do you have at your disposal?
November 20, 20187 yr 30 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: Butter bread slices and sprinkle with garlic salt, fill with leftover spaghetti, deliciousness ensues.
November 20, 20187 yr On 11/19/2018 at 8:07 AM, Kyrie Eleison said: i’m headed to a wedding in Santa Fe around Christmas, and the bride as asked that i help her Canadian groom “barbecue” (i.e. grill) for 40 or so guests. i get the feeling that means “please save us and save me money.” i want to do something fairly regional, reasonably priced and delicious. my thoughts off the top of my head were spatchcock (or halve) some Cornish hens that had been marinated in a chili lime concoction and brushed with some regional adobo sauce while on the grill or the like, but i’m open to suggestions. thoughts? (this is not the reception dinner, btw, just a “thank you for traveling all this way to see us get married” meal) I could consider grilling some hatch green chilies, maybe even stuffed with some sort of chicke, shrimp or cream cheese? Like a stuffed poblano pepper but with the local hatch chillies.
November 21, 20187 yr On 11/19/2018 at 4:09 PM, Brisketexan said: Tell the groom that Canada is our bitch, and thus he's your bitch, and bitch, you're making posole. you’re a loon but you have your moments.
November 21, 20187 yr Author That’s pretty advanced for a coonass. I was expecting something like this: too advanced...
November 21, 20187 yr Green chili stew with tortillas on the side. Use pork or yardbird, we like pork better.
November 22, 20187 yr 12 minutes ago, thunderlounge said: Popeye’s used to be great — right up until the holding company that owns Burger King bought the chain a couple of years ago
November 22, 20187 yr Soup is great, but there are few cooking tools that can cook soup for 40 and it's not a main course.You can get two turkey fryers/crawfish boil pots for $100 total. I’m sure the questioning coon ass has a collection already.
November 22, 20187 yr For that many people, do fajitas and chicken breast tacos.Thanks for avoiding the triggering.
November 23, 20187 yr I just found a recipe book that my wife's grandmother and some of her friends put together. Try one of these:
November 24, 20187 yr You need to post good pics of that cookbook. It may rival that River Road Cajun cookbook.
November 24, 20187 yr I’d give em white bread and grilled boudain from Rabideauxs, holyshit is that stuff good.
November 24, 20187 yr Author I just found a recipe book that my wife's grandmother and some of her friends put together. Try one of these:
November 27, 20187 yr 8 hours ago, d.plainview872 said: Hehe. What did you end up cooking? What was the feedback? Christmas. First post up top shoulda told you.
November 27, 20187 yr Missed this the first time around. Spatchcocking 40 cornish hens and cooking them sounds like a huge pain in the ass. How big is your grill/pit? Posole is delicious but soup for 40? Again, fuck that. I know it's not regional, but I think the logical answer is either to smoke a couple two/three pork butts, or do fajitas. You could serve them on blue corn tortillas with a hatch chili salsa to make it "regional".
November 27, 20187 yr I’ll sell you my Weber Ranch kettle. You could probably fit all 40 hens on there at once.
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