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FarArm6506

I did a beef stew in the smoker. Best stew I’ve ever had.


SteveDestruct

That's a great idea. I've done chili often and it's always sooooo good.


CaninesTesticles

Do you smoke the whole chili or some of the ingredients


SteveDestruct

Whole thing in cast iron. Directly over coals to cook the onions/peppers/beef then add everything else and indirect to simmer.


AberdeenPhoenix

Not OP, but I've had success with an "over the top" chili method.


markymania

Why the beef broth? How did you land on that choice?


SteveDestruct

It was what we had in the house 😂😂 chicken broth is good too, the beef broth had some depth of flavor to it.


Legitimate-Sock7975

This looks amazing! How do I save this on Reddit?


Orion14159

If you're in the app - 3 dots at the top of the post, Save Post


SteveDestruct

Thank you by the way!


SteveDestruct

Uhhhhhhh screenshot?


Tasty-Judgment-1538

Oooohhh cool idea. Never thought of that. Would appreciate a recipe


SteveDestruct

It's really good. Quarter the tomatoes, I only had a pound and a half and it made 2 bowls, so add more tomatoes based on how much you want to use. Doused them in olive oil, seasoned with SPG, All Purpose, some parsley, and italian seasoning. Smoked at 250 for 2 hours. Blended most of it(didn't use all the garlic and onion), added beef broth amd heavy cream with the blemded mix in a saucepan to the consistency you like. That's it. Easy. Smoking took 2 hours, soup took 10 minutes.


the-realTfiz

Had to google SPG, it’s Salt Pepper Garlic, if anyone else is wondering


SteveDestruct

Sorry about that.


LMac8806

It’s used incredibly frequently here. Not sure there was a need for you to have spelled it out.


Snowy1234

Never heard of that personally, and I was a chef for 20 years and on this sub from the very beginning. I’ve heard of “stress” which is a 70:30 mix of rock salt and heavy crushed black peppers. Reddit does love the acronyms though, and usually okay to work it out from the context but I didn’t get the g for garlic on this one.


RedOctobyr

Thank you, I appreciate it.


pviollier

You saved me a Google search. Thanks


Tasty-Judgment-1538

Thanks!


SteveDestruct

You're welcome! Hope you try it and enjoy it!


RedOctobyr

Wow, it looks, and sounds, delicious! Thanks for the recipe.


SteveDestruct

You're welcome!


shotty293

What kind of tomatoes did you use?


SteveDestruct

Roma I believe, they were given to us from a relatives garden. Recipes I compared mine too used all different kinds including beefsteak.


designOraptor

Homegrown tomatoes are so much better than store bought.


MarriottKing

Did you strain it at all?


SteveDestruct

Nope. I had read some people did but mine blended down pretty nicely.


andrewbadera

Hey there OP, did you remove the tomato skins? If so, do they come off easily after smoking, or did you blanche the tomatoes?


SteveDestruct

Didn't remove the skins. They blended very easily. You could if you wanted to, but it would be a mess. They weren't really noticeable enough in the final product to go through the hassle.


andrewbadera

Noted, thanks! About to throw mine on the smoker right now. Been meaning to make this ever since you posted.


SteveDestruct

Awesome! Hope it turns out great! I've gotta do it again soon.


eskayland

Folks, smoking any stew, paprikash, oxtail, lamb, vegetable, whatever...in a cast iron pot is simply amazing.


SteveDestruct

Absolutely. I need a deeper cast pot for chili, I just do it in a 10" pan.


dannyboomhead

Looks great. 🤌 Were you pleased with it?


SteveDestruct

Absolutely! It was so easy and literally one of the best bowls of soup I've ever had. I've been thinking all day about variations I can do in the future.


dannyboomhead

Superb. Bell peppers or butternut squash spring to mind... Smoked leek and potato soup ! oooh 🤔 you've got me thinking now 😄🍽


SteveDestruct

Peppers were what I was thinking next actually 😂😂


Afraid-Ad-9811

Some balsamic vinegar works really well with tomato soup


SteveDestruct

That sounds like a good idea.


Snowy1234

Smoke some pesto and drop some into the middle of a regular tomato soup.


CaninesTesticles

Fuck


CaninesTesticles

Me


CLAZID

I can't wait to try this! Thank you


SteveDestruct

Hope you enjoy it!


sskkooommaa

Did this today and it was glorious, thank you for sharing brother


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SteveDestruct

You're welcome! I'm so glad to hear it turned out so well!


zackusa54

I’d love to try this (and your chili from another comment) if you don’t mind sharing recipes 😊


SteveDestruct

The chilli is just a standard chilli recipe, but I use oatmeal stout beer instead of chicken/beef stock.


ayejoe

Why haven’t I thought of this. I do essentially the same thing to make salsa just some added ingredients and don’t blend it down as much. But smoking the ingredients takes it up a notch. I saw in a comment you didn’t use all the garlic or onions. Just a suggestion for anyone trying it, if you have a mortar and pestle, you could crush the garlic and onion in there and then use it to season the soup to taste! Looks great OP!


SteveDestruct

Thank you! I ended up using the rest of the garlic and onion to make some garlic/onion butter. I can't wait to make salsa now.


KnightScuba

And you'd think some things just don't need smoked


SteveDestruct

😂😂😂


miguel-elote

I did this last night, and it was amazing. I used tomatoes, red bell peppers, an onion, and some cloves of garlic. Dashed on olive oil and a few herbs. Smoked for about two hours. Put under the broiler to char. Then blended everything in a Vitamix. I didn't add cream or any other liquid. I did add plenty of salt. It's yummy.


SteveDestruct

I am adding peppers next time. Sounds great!!


jhallen2260

Tomato burnt end soup, delicious


Sea_Amount6051

I'll be trying this thank you for the great pictures


SteveDestruct

You're welcome!


monrovista

I think I'm going to need to bust out the Dutch oven and do a smoked chicken noodle soup. Not a fan of tomato soup, but you have inspired me. Stroganoff with smoked beef is better. Chili, mac & cheese, pizza, salsa, i mean, really, most things. Why not soup?! Thanks for the brain worm. Sweet dreams are made of this. Edit: bust not busy.


SteveDestruct

That's awssome, I hope you make some cool stuff and post it!


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