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Difficulty: Intermediate

Pork

The Carnivore's Corpse Charcuterie Board

Jody

Prep Time: 10 min

Cook Time: 6 hrs

Difficulty: Intermediate

The spooky season just got even more delicious! If you are ready for a true grill-challenge, pull out your spatula and get started on this incredible Carnivore's Corpse Charcuterie Board. The trick or treaters will love it!

Ingredients

Serving Sizes

Head

Collar Bone

Ribs

  • 1 Rack of Spare Ribs
  • 1/2 cup(s) Soy Sauce
  • 1/2 cup(s) Water
  • 6 tablespoon(s) Brown Sugar
  • 2 tablespoon(s) Stevie's Habanero Honey
  • 3 tablespoon(s) Worchestershire Sauce
  • 2 tablespoon(s) Rice Wine Vinegar
  • 3 Garlic Cloves, pelled
  • 2 Scallions, sliced
  • 3 tablespoon(s) Jody's Asian Persuasion Rub

Arms & Hands

  • 2 pound(s) Ground Beef 90/10
  • 1 pound(s) Country Ground Sausage
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/2 cup(s) Yellow Onion, diced medium
  • 1/2 cup(s) Bell Pepper, diced medium
  • 3 tablespoon(s) Ben's Heffer Dust
  • 1/2 cup(s) Cheddar Cheese
  • 1/2 cup(s) Harry's Secret Sweet Sauce

Guts

  • 1 pound(s) Ground Beef 80/20
  • 3 tablespoons(s) Ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon(s) Brown Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon(s) Ben's Heffer Dust
  • 1 Puff Pastry Sheet
  • 1 tablespoon(s) Unsalted Butter

Tools Needed

  • Step 1: For the Hog Head:
  • Step 2: Burning the Ultimate Blend Pellets, preheat recteq to 275°F.
  • Step 3: Wash hog head, trim and shave any extra hairs on skin and ears. Splash olive oil on skin and rub vigorously with salt. Season with Ron’s screaming Pig Rub. 
  • Step 4: Place on sheet pans and smoke in recteq for 5-6 hours.
  • Step 5: Wrap with foil and continue to smoke until 195°F internal has been reached. Remove and let rest. 
  • Step 6: For the Collar Bone:
  • Step 7: Burning the Ultimate Blend Pellets, preheat recteq to 375°F.
  • Step 8: Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
  • Step 9: Roll out the puff pastry about 1/8 inch thick. Whisk the egg with the water and brush the puff pastry with the egg wash.
  • Step 10: Sprinkle the entire surface with the cheeses, and Ron’s Screamin' Pig Rub. Press the cheese and spices into the puff pastry.
  • Step 11: Cut the pastry into 3/4 inch thick strips using a pizza cutter or knife. Twist each strip and lay it on the baking sheet.
  • Step 12: Bake in recteq for 15-20 minutes until golden brown and puffy.
  • Step 13: For the Ribs:
  • Step 14: Burning the Ultimate Blend Pellets, preheat rectq to 400ºF.
  • Step 15: Cut ribs up into individual bone-in pieces.
  • Step 16: On a stove top, over medium high heat mix soy sauce, water, brown sugar, Stevie's Habanero Honey, Worchestershire sauce, rice wine vinegar, garlic, scallions and 1 tablespoon Jody's Asian Persuasion Rub. Allow to simmer and cool.
  • Step 17: Add ribs and sauce to gallon size zip top bag, close, and refrigerate. Allow to marinate 4-6 hours.
  • Step 18: Remove ribs from bag and season with 2 tablespoon Jody's Asian Persuasion Rub.
  • Step 19: Cook on the recteq at 400ºF for 1 hour. Let rest and enjoy!
  • Step 20: For the Arms & Hands:
  • Step 21: Burning the Ultimate Blend Pellets, preheat recteq to 375°F.
  • Step 22: Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
  • Step 23: Shape the meatloaf into hands and arms onto a sheetpan making sure to form a uniform loaf.
  • Step 24: Cook until the loaf registers an internal temp of 140°F, about 1 hour.
  • Step 25: Add Harry's Secret Sweet Sauce and continue cooking until the loaf reaches an internal temp of 155°F. Remove from recteq.
  • Step 26: Allow the meatloaf to rest for 15-20 minutes.
  • Step 27: For the Guts:
  • Step 28: Burning the Ultimate Blend Pellets, preheat recteq to 425°F with cast iron skillet inside.
  • Step 29: Brown ground beef in skillet and remove oil. Add ketchup, brown sugar, and Ben’s Heffer Dust and mix well. Cook until heated through and remove.
  • Step 30: Spread out a sheet of puff pastry onto a sheet pan, flatten, and cut 2 inch wide strips. Assemble strips together length wise and arrange like intestines.
  • Step 31: Add sloppy Joe mix to center of strips and pinch pastry around filling. Make sure to maintain intestine like shape. 
  • Step 32: Brush with butter and cook for 10 minutes until golden brown. Remove and set aside. 

Chef Pairings

It's the perfect starter for your Halloween party, but a one-dish main course like Over-the-Top Chili could be just the thing!