6.Cool, wrap tightly and refrigerate.

7.As a variation, Bluefish Pate can be made with equal parts smoked bluefish and Boursin cheese blended in a mini chopper for a special hors d’oeuvre.

SMOKED SWEET AND SPICY HAM

RUB:

1 tablespoon paprika

1 tablespoon brown sugar

2 teaspoons dry mustard

½teaspoon cayenne

½teaspoon ground cloves

Kosher salt and freshly cracked pepper 1 6-pound ham, precooked

1 cup pineapple juice

¾cup chicken stock

½ cup honey

1½ tablespoons olive oil

1.In a small bowl, mix together the rub ingredients. Rub mixture over the ham, and place in refrigerator overnight.

2.Place ⅓ cup of dry wood chips in each of the wood chip bins in roasting pan. Set ham on rack.

3.Turn temperature dial to 225 °F.

4.Meanwhile, mix together the chicken stock, ¾ cups of pineapple juice, vegetable oil, ½ teaspoon dry mustard, and cloves. Warm over medium heat until completely mixed.

5.Baste with sauce once every hour. Brush generously with glaze a couple of times during the last hour of smoking.

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LEMON GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN

4 to 5-lb. chicken

2 tablespoons lemon juice

3 cloves garlic, minced

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

1 teaspoon salt

¼cup butter, softened

Rinse chicken in cold water. Combine remaining ingredients and rub over skin and between skin and meat of chicken. Place roasting rack in cooking pan. Place chicken on roasting rack and cover. Bake at 350°F for 1½ hours or until chicken is done.

BAKED POTATOES

8 to 12 baking potatoes

Wash potatoes and pierce with a fork. Place rack in the pan. Stack potatoes on roasting rack, making sure that they don’t touch the sides of cooking pan. Cover and bake at 400°F for 50-60 minutes.

POT LUCK BEEF STEW

8 -lbs. beef stew meat

15 medium sized russet potatoes,

 

peeled and cubed

2 cups dry bread crumbs

2 tablespoons basil

2 teaspoons salt

2 cups quick-cooking tapioca

½ teaspoon pepper

8 cans (4 ounces) sliced

4 large onions, cut into eighths

  mushrooms, undrained

15 cans (10½-oz. each)

8 cups beef broth

  condensed tomato soup

7 stalks celery

4 pounds baby carrots

 

Toss stew meat with bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Place beef in pan and add remaining ingredients; stir well. Cover and roast at 250° F. for 4 to 5 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender.

CHILI FOR A CROWD

3 pounds dry pinto beans,

5 cloves garlic, minced

 

  soaked and drained

1 can (28-oz. ) diced tomatoes

2 jalapeno peppers, finely chopped

3 tablespoons cumin

 

10 pounds ground chuck,

¾ cup chili powder

 

  browned and drained

3 cups tomato juice

 

12 cups water

2 onions, chopped

 

 

 

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