Today I am going to talk about something that is super easy to do and outrageously delicious: smoked bone marrow.

Also known as ‘butter of the gods’, smoked bone marrow is something so easy to prepare that it feels silly writing about it but I just want to convince you to try it yourself!

Ideally they will have also cut the bones in half; you can cook marrow bones whole however halved presents better and is easier to eat.

For marrow I keep it simple, season with just salt and pepper and place in your barbecue / smoker for indirect cooking – I used a Weber kettle, with one basket of mallee charcoal running approximately 300f.

• Use the same indirect set up from our Reverse Seared Tri-tip.
• Or set up your bullet smoker for low and slow.

Add smoking wood to your coals – I used a chunk of chestnut wood for a light, sweet nutty smoke.

Smoke the bones until the marrow has softened and started to separate from the bone, the top should be a nice golden colour.

These were in the smoker for around 40 minutes – it’s a very short cook.  Be careful not to leave them in too long as the fat may start to drizzle out (in fact you can see this happened a little with the one on the right).

For the ultimate decadence, simply serve on toasted bread – I bought woodfired sourdough from my local bakery – when being decadent, go all in.

Beyond the above, you could serve with a gremolata or chimmichurri to achieve some balance (but balance can be overrated!), or use the marrow to escalate another dish such as atop a beautiful reverse seared steak in place of flavoured butter.

So give smoked bone marrow a try and let me know how you go!

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