We spent a few days in the beautiful North Georgia community of Big Canoe.We picked up our buddy Jim St Leger at the airport and headed north. Our friends Art and Jaqueline hosted us in grand style, and their daughter Nicole did her wizardry in the kitchen throughout our visit.
But when it came time for outside cooking, Art whipped out a new invention I had not seen before, the Orion Cooker.
Suffice it to say the wings were amazing, and I vowed to make a blog post about them and the new cooker. Hearing this, and knowing that Art, Jim and I love to make music together, Art suggested that we record some music, which we did. Art had written a piece inspired by the midnight grumblings of their dog Sophie. So the day after the amazing wing adventure, we headed into the studio to record “Sophie’s Reel”.
Recipe and cooking video are below, you can see more about the recording session at the end of the video:
Dry Rub Mix
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon sweet smoked paprika
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper more for hotter wings
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
Preparation
- Rinse wings (about 10 per person) and load into a shallow bowl
- Cover the wings in buttermilk and refrigerate overnight
- Rinse wings and pat dry
- Sprinkle spice rub over wings and toss to coat
- Arrange in a single layer (per rack) in the smoker
- Smoke for about 45 minutes
- Enjoy with celery, carrots and ranch, or blue cheese, dressing
