BringBackTapestries
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HAha. I know I'll get some interesting response out of this.
On most of our trips we do some engine cooking. Here's our recipe... 4 boneless/skinless butterfly porkchops. THAWED!!! NOT FROZEN!!! cover them in extra virgin olive oil very generously, smother them in some type of rub such as Emerill's or Screaming Man or Mrs Dash, add a chopped onion or pepper, wrap them in 3-4 layers of aluminum foil, and lay them on the engine manifold. The hottest part of the engine. DRIVE SOUTH!!! About 5-6 hours later pull over and check them. If ready they will be the most tender delicious chops you ever eat in your life!!! Fully cooked and just plain perfect! Lots of fun looks if your in public places when you retrieve them. There's a pair of chefs that traveled across country cooking 3 course meals on the manifold to sell their book. (Titled: Manifold Destiny) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0375751408/104-0824809-6484767?v=glance They started something, and now its tradition!
Heres the warnings...
1) they must be sealed properly or the juices could fowl out your sparkplug (speaking from experience)
2) they must be SECURE or a buzzard or crow somewhere along the way will be thanking you, and
3) your vehicle must be the type that has the appropriate spot that will work. According to the book, Toyota Camrys work best. We drive a Nissan Maxima and it works great. (Especially at the excessive speeds we travel at!)
We have never actually read the book (it sells pretty expensive actually) and have had good and bad results. The pork chops were by far the best chops I have ever eaten HANDS DOWN from ANYWHERE including fancy restaurants! But the chicken that we tried on our last Disney trip wound up in the bushes outside the Pop Century.
With all the wildlife I'm sure it was appreciated. (I know its a health issue. Wont happen again) The mistake we made was using frozen breasts instead of thawed. It didnt fully cook, and after about 8 hours we gave up and left it there for the rest of the trip. (Didnt hurt anything. Actually smelled great when we stopped the car). I laid it out in the bushes at about 1:00 AM and it was very well hidden. Early the next morning it was gone. I'm sure something loved it!
Weve done a few different foods that way. But are difinately novices at it.
Anyone else out there did this?
On most of our trips we do some engine cooking. Here's our recipe... 4 boneless/skinless butterfly porkchops. THAWED!!! NOT FROZEN!!! cover them in extra virgin olive oil very generously, smother them in some type of rub such as Emerill's or Screaming Man or Mrs Dash, add a chopped onion or pepper, wrap them in 3-4 layers of aluminum foil, and lay them on the engine manifold. The hottest part of the engine. DRIVE SOUTH!!! About 5-6 hours later pull over and check them. If ready they will be the most tender delicious chops you ever eat in your life!!! Fully cooked and just plain perfect! Lots of fun looks if your in public places when you retrieve them. There's a pair of chefs that traveled across country cooking 3 course meals on the manifold to sell their book. (Titled: Manifold Destiny) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0375751408/104-0824809-6484767?v=glance They started something, and now its tradition!
Heres the warnings...
1) they must be sealed properly or the juices could fowl out your sparkplug (speaking from experience)
2) they must be SECURE or a buzzard or crow somewhere along the way will be thanking you, and
3) your vehicle must be the type that has the appropriate spot that will work. According to the book, Toyota Camrys work best. We drive a Nissan Maxima and it works great. (Especially at the excessive speeds we travel at!)
We have never actually read the book (it sells pretty expensive actually) and have had good and bad results. The pork chops were by far the best chops I have ever eaten HANDS DOWN from ANYWHERE including fancy restaurants! But the chicken that we tried on our last Disney trip wound up in the bushes outside the Pop Century.
With all the wildlife I'm sure it was appreciated. (I know its a health issue. Wont happen again) The mistake we made was using frozen breasts instead of thawed. It didnt fully cook, and after about 8 hours we gave up and left it there for the rest of the trip. (Didnt hurt anything. Actually smelled great when we stopped the car). I laid it out in the bushes at about 1:00 AM and it was very well hidden. Early the next morning it was gone. I'm sure something loved it!Weve done a few different foods that way. But are difinately novices at it.
Anyone else out there did this?
