Greek Pork Braid

[cowgirl]

I use pork tenderloin for this, cut two tenderloins into three strips each..

season with a mixture of....
Oregano
granulated onion
minced garlic
papkika
coarse salt
cummin
rosemary
peppercorns
coriander
celery salt
I used about one teaspoon of each.

braid and secure with picks...then drizzle with olive oil...

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into the drum at 275F...
added twice baked potatoes..

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brought the braids up to an internal temperature of 140F...

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Thanks for looking!

[Big Poppa]

YOU ARE THE BEST!!! What a first post in the gallery....hall of fame right away! Thanks!

[cowgirl]

YOU ARE THE BEST!!! What a first post in the gallery....hall of fame right away! Thanks!

Thank you BP! :)

[sparky]

food looks great as always jeanie. i'm looking forward to learning about your drum cooks. just got a drum myself.

[cowgirl]

Thank you Sparky,
Looking forward to seeing your drum build! :)

[Patrick_CT]

Looks great! I love your custom grill top, but where is the picture of the rest of the drum?

[Salmonsmoker]

Awesome grill grate cowgirl! I'm guessing you made it yourself too.:)

[jimbo]

Love that custom grill grate.

[drewbixcubed]

Agreed on the grill grate (after I stopped drooling over the braids!)!!!

Any tips on where/how you made it?

[cowgirl]

Thanks everybody!
I built the drum a few years ago... it's about 4 or 5 years old now but I love it.

Cowgirl's Country Life: My UDS so far... (http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/2008/05/my-uds-so-far.html)

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/outdoor%20cooking/31c4ffde-1.jpg

The grate was made by Matt at Meyer Metal Works...

BBQ STUFF (http://www.meyermetalworks.com/BBQ_STUFF.php)

The grate is a pic of me sitting by the campfire in my favorite chair...

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/drum%20grate/b2af73b9.jpg

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Matt does nice work,
The grate is heavy duty too!

[cowgirl]

one more pic of the grate...



http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/drum%20grate/d0ef6fc0.jpg

[tugnut1]

What a great setup. The custom grate is spectacular.

I think that I might just try the pork braids myself this weekend.

[cowgirl]

What a great setup. The custom grate is spectacular.

I think that I might just try the pork braids myself this weekend.

Thanks Tugnut! I like the braid method.. think it would be great with a wide variety of marinades or seasonings. The pork stays nice and moist and the seasonings really penetrate into the braid.
Hope you have good luck with yours! :)

[mitrapoker]

awesome recipy, look good, i hungry