LHS Episode #584: The Weekender CXXX

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This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 2)

  • Cheryl’s Recipe Corner

  • Tasso

  • Description

  • Our recipe this week comes from the cookbook, Zydeco et pas salè (https://a.co/d/0yGdwOD)), with all the fabulous Cajun recipes, that our friend and longtime listener, Hutch (K9KJN) published.  He recently told me that I could use any of his recipes in the Recipe corner, so I opened up the cookbook today, closed my eyes and just pointed… and this is the recipe I selected!  I’m really happy I did… I love the Tasso he prepares.

  • Ingredients (Tasso Meat)

  • 1 5-pound pork tenderloin, sliced into ¼-inch-thick rounds

  • 5 cups Worcestershire sauce

  • 5 cups Tasso Seasoning (recipe below)

  • Ingredients (Tasso Seasoning)

  • 1 cup coarse-ground black pepper

  • 1 cup kosher salt

  • 1 cup cayenne powder

  • 1 cup brown sugar

  • 1-1/2 cups granulated garlic

  • 1 tablespoon allspice

  • Directions

  • Marinate the sliced pork tenderloin in Worcestershire sauce overnight. Remove the meat and drain. Combine all tasso seasoning ingredients and place the tasso seasoning onto a large, flat platter and dredge the pork in the seasoning, coating both sides. Layer the pork in a large colander, covering each layer with extra seasoning. Place the colander in a large pan to catch any liquids, cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate for at least 3 days. Preheat a smoker. Remove the meat and place in the preheated smoker. Cook until the tasso reaches an internal temperature of 155 degrees. Makes about 3 pounds of Tasso Note: This makes a jerky like meat.  Very spicy, but delicious!

  • Cheryl’s Mixed Drink Corner

  • Face Off

  • Description

  • Bill brought me a lovely bottle of Huckleberry Vodka, from Bozeman Spirits (Bozeman, MT) to Hamvention.  I was encouraged, during the last Weekender, that I needed to find a recipe to share with everyone that featured the vodka.  Here is what I found (and what I found goes well with the vodka).  While I have not found this specific brand on shelves in Missouri, 360 Vodka (based out of Weston, MO) has a Huckleberry Vodka that would be quite tasty this way if you find that on your store shelves.

  • Ingredients

  • 2 oz Huckleberry Flavored Vodka

  • 1 oz Blue Curacao

  • 3 oz lemonade

  • Ice

  • Directions

  • Add ice, Huckleberry Flavored Vodka, and blue curaçao to a shaker. Shake and strain into a glass with fresh ice. Top with lemonade.

  • Russ’s Drink Corner

  • Bumbu XO Rum

  • Description

  • Bumbu XO is truly a thing of beauty. An aged rum that is smooth, rich and complex. Created from scratch by our master distiller, our XO aged rum is matured in ex-bourbon barrels and selectively finished in white oak sherry casks to achieve a beautifully balanced, endlessly sippable rum. This special release is distilled and aged in Panama, where we created a truly unique – and unquestionably superior – rum. Aromas of toffee, toasted oak, and vanilla give way to orange zest, peppery spice and even a hint of coffee on the palate. A wonderfully engaging rum that encourages repeat visits, Bumbu XO is perfect for traditional rum cocktails – and perhaps even better on its own, neat or with a single ice cube.

  • Details

  • Mashbill: 100% cane sugar

  • Region: Barbados

  • Proof: 80 (40% ABV)

  • Color: Medium amber

  • Nose: Toffee, toasted oak, vanilla, cocoa

  • Taste: Orange zest, pepper, coffee, dark chocolate

  • Finish: Medium length with notes of cocoa powder, molasses, sweet oak and pepper

  • Price: $38 (750ml)

  • Rating: 93

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Russ Woodman, K5TUX, co-hosts the Linux in the Ham Shack podcast which is available for download in both MP3 and OGG audio format. Contact him at [email protected].

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