Wedding party

[dancing james]

Got married yesterday and having a few people round tomorrow to celebrate.

6 pork shoulders, 5 lamb shoulders, 40 chunks of beef short rib and some pork ribs have arrived.

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Pork shoulders have had the skin and most of the excess fat trimmed off, and are marinating in chili powder, salt, garlic granules and pepper.

Lamb shoulders have had excess skin and fat removed and are covered in salt, sugar, rosemary, thyme, lemon zest and garlic.

Short ribs have had the membranes removed, half are covered with salt, mustard powder, brown sugar, paprika and pepper. Other half rubbed with ancho chili, sugar, garlic powder, paprika, celery salt and pepper.

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Smokers go on tonight.

Am feeling a little exhausted and need to rest before prepping the ribs!

[gavinbbq]

Congratulations on your marriage. That sounds like a lot of work you have ahead of you there, good luck!

[dancing james]

cheers

i now have 6 pork shoulders on the go, 4 lamb shoulders and approx 15 pieces of beef short rib cooking

next up is putting on the last lamb shoulder and then prepping the not so spare ribs. last year i found a smallholding farm with an abbattoir, and they can send me meat direct, cutting out the middleman. they only work with other local smallholdings and farms that treat their animals well. i had asked for spare ribs, but they are the most meaty spare ribs i have ever seen.

later i will bbq some chicken pieces and then grill sausages, and stuff for vegetarians (shudders)

[BraaiMeesterWannabe]

Awesome. Congratulations fella. With all that work you'll need to tell the good lady she'll have to wait a few days for consumation...you're going to be way too knackered

[dancing james]

2 pork shoulders are now standing before being pulled

the other 4 are at varying stages of readiness

lamb is coming along nicely

beef ribs - now have about 20 cooking

4 sheets of pork ribs now on

now to make some sauces

then some slaws and guests due from 2.30 onwards

[Lord Grim]

Congratulations James, both on your nuptials and on one hell of a cook!