Kerry Rainey, better known as Cilantro Slim
or Slim, has had a love of Dutch oven cooking since he was a boy and
went camping with his father. They would do open fire, Dutch oven,
and spit cooking. As he grew older, Slim and his father concentrated
on slow smoked Texas Bar-B-Q over the next 20+ years. After his father’s
passing, Slim continued his bar-b-q expertise. In early married life,
the family fell in love with his smoked turkey, which has become a
Thanksgiving tradition. After many years of perfecting his recipe
for brisket, it has become an all-time favorite with family, friends,
and co-workers. Wanting to renew his love for Dutch oven cooking,
Slim attended Cee Dubs Dutch Oven Cooking School in the back woods
of Idaho. There he found great new recipes, and because he was constantly
using fresh cilantro to spice up his recipes, was thus dubbed “Cilantro
Slim.”
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Kerry with a batch
of his sourdough rolls
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What is the romance and allure of the chuck wagon and Dutch oven cooking?
History shows that Charles Goodnight is credited with inventing the
chuck wagon in 1866 when he planned to take a herd of 2,000 longhorn
cattle from Texas to Denver. The distinguishing feature of the wagon
was the sloping box on the rear with hinged lid that lowered to become
a cook's worktable. The box was fitted to the width of the wagon and
contained shelves and drawers for holding food and utensils. To the
cowboys, "chuck" was food, so the box was called a chuck
box and the wagon became known as a chuck wagon. Dutch ovens were
used to cook many of the dishes. You know, some say the Dutch oven
was really the first slow cooker. The chuck wagon is still used today
on cattle round ups out in far West Texas.
So let Slim and his wife share their wonderful recipes and the
experience of Dutch oven cooking with a chuck wagon adventure.
Contact us today!
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