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Apr 5^th, 2008 at 8:10am

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I posted this one on the IDOS site and so I thought I would post it here. I do a lot of cooking burying dutch ovens in the ground and this posting is for LARGE families or just in case you have lots of friends. We did this in Canada for BBQ at the local Rodeo.

Pit Bar BQ

First gather some of your good friends, brothers or sisters. Now dig a pit about 4 feet deep and 6 feet long. Still have family and friends????
Fill this pit with hardwood and start your fire about 4-6 hours before you plan to put your meat in the pit. This wood should leave you with hot coals 2-3 feet deep.
Prepare meat:
Take 10-10 pound chunks of boneless meat. Season well, now this is where you can be artistic and season each chunk of meat differently. Place each piece of meat in a microwave turkey bag, seal well to keep all the juices in. Now wrap each chunk of meat in plain butcher type paper and then place each chunk in a damp burlap potato sack. We can get our sacks at local feed stores or go find a potato grower he will have some.Tie each bag with apiece of wire. Have all sacks ready for fire before hand as you will want to work quickly.
Place all sacks in the pit on the coals. Cover the meat sacks with a large piece of tin and quickly cover the tin with about 3 feet of dirt. If you can see smoke escaping from the dirt cover some more as you want to trap all the heat and tromp down well. Let this pit cook for 24-30 hours Dig up your pit and enjoy. We then made lots of BBQ sandwiches with a good sauce. This will feed aprox. 150 people Enjoy the party!!

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Reply #1 - Apr 5^th, 2008 at 8:27am

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Sounds a lot like a Hangi

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Reply #2 - Apr 5^th, 2008 at 8:42am

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Sounds like one heck of a scoff!! With a maybe a scuff before and after, too.

So, what's a hangi?

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Hangi is a traditional Maori (New Zealand) or islander ground oven cooking system usually done by heating up rocks etc and then wrapping food in banana leaves or other medium and sealing underground to cook by the steam generated
they now have portable versions built to give the same effect

http://goaustralia.about.com/od/maoriculture/f/hangi.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Kitchen/Cookers-steamers/auction-145396289....

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? - Is burlap special? I would have thought our "hessian" potato bags would catch fire.

I worked with a Maori girl who told me to do a hangi properly you should serve about 5 different kinds of bread with it. I guess there would be plenty of time to make the bread while the meat sits there cooking.

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I do not know what a hessian bag looks like Burlap is a woven breathable sack and it does get a bit blackened but since no air when buried it does not burn plus you have soaked it in water so lots of steam. You make a hole , put coals in the hole put an dutch oven with meat in it on coals and coals on top, cover it up with dirt and let that cook overnight also for small groups.

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ok lil Kopet what is a skoff ??????

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Carolyn™ wrote on Apr 5^th, 2008 at 12:21pm:

? - Is burlap special? I would have thought our "hessian" potato bags would catch fire.

Carolyn,
If you find a hessian bag these days you'll be do'n well, (let us know if you do!!!!)
They are all plastic or brattus now & useless as T##S on a bull.
Hessian is made from HEMP as far as I know Cheesy

Cheesy

Cheesy

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http://www.straight.com/article/all-the-worlds-a-stage-in-rural-newfoundland

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Thanks I had not heard that term before. Ill cook dinner if you dance LOL
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You have to do a jig with me!!! Funny I remember when I was new here going to a scuff and scoff to dedicate a local building, built with help from Federal $. Of course, the MP, Brian Tobin*, was there. The local lasses made sure he did a jig. He had to. Can you imagine the poltical repercussions if he hadn't.

Have you been to this province?

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Yes I have been back east a couple of times and then on to the island. Almost bought some property on PEI but it was when it was a ferry ride and I did not relish the winter out there
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Well, just check the snow here: http://www.roads.gov.nl.ca/cameras/ in the cameras.

& then here:

http://www.gov.pe.ca/tpwpei/index.php3?number=1016836

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Just got back from a couple of nights camp, one night we decided to try cooking in the ground. basically we dig two holes next to each other about 2ft deep, one big enough to get the camp oven in, hollow out a tunnell in between them, and fill one with logs, set it on fire and stoke the camp fire (the second hole and tunnel acts as a chimney). Once the fire in the hole has burned to coals, place the camp oven in hole, surround with coals from the camp fire, and on top, and fill in with soil, leave for 3hrs and uncover.
We did about a 2kilo Pork roast and it was sensational, can't wait to go again.
Will post pics once i figure out how to.

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Excellent idea JDB Grin

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love to see the happy snaps,so get it sorted quick

All the best
Skip

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Pit and chimney hole

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Roast in fire

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Oven covered in coals and buried

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Uncovering after 3 hrs

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Beautiful Pork Roast

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With Roast veges, Apple Sauce and heaps of beer!!

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Too right,
I'll be trying that, sensational looking piece of Pork-good job!

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Hey Mick,
I've got you some hessian bags stashed mate -are you coming up for Millmerran?

Regards Skip

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Reply #23 - May 1^st, 2008 at 7:09am

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Not sure if I ever replied to the Hessian Bags query but I see you have some Skip. Sparkey said his were from the Pet Supply Store and not expensive.

Very yummy looking pork there.

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