Fresh Ideas On BBQ Recipes
Think of warm weather, summertime, and outdoor activities, and you'll soon be thinking of arranging a picnic. There’s nothing like sharing food in the great outdoors to give you lots of reasons to smile.
Firing up the grill for a picnic usually brings on thoughts of burgers, hot dogs, and barbecued chicken. That Is all dandy and actually delectable, but rather than the common old bbq recipes wouldn’t you like your grilled food to stand out a little from the rest? Maybe there are paths to present old faves on the grill in new ways,or even try something completely different. Here are a few thoughts about new ways to grill up some summertime dishes:
Sauce Ideas
One preferred ingredient in several grilled main dishes is barbeque sauces and other sorts of glazes and marinades. There are hundreds or perhaps thousands of recipes to add more flavour to whatever you are cooking. If you've been griddling for a number of years, you've potentially made your own sauces or have found a few favorites. However perhaps it's time to rethink those sauces.
Start by experimenting with a whole range of ingredients. Don’t restrict yourself to the ingredients you've been using. We all know you immediately pull out the mustard, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, and honey, but what else is there to make a sauce for the griddle?
Take a look 1st in the fruit bin. Consider the lemons, limes, oranges, apples, and yes, even the water melon, strawberries, blueberries, and kiwis. Now, pull open the plant bin and grab the fresh tomatoes, cucumber, bell peppers, celery, onion, and even avocados. Turn to your pantry and take out the apple jelly, orange marmalade, maple syrup, raisins, dried cranberries, red wine vinegar, tarragon vinegar, and all the dressings, including Ranch, French, Thousand Island, and Green Goddess. And, don't forget the spice rack. There is essentially nothing off limits “grab it all.
Don’t be afraid to grate, smash, or simmer ingredients together that you may never have utilized in the same sauce before. Blend contrasting tastes “savory with sweet, sour with smooth, creamy with crunchy “till you have got a unique sauce that you can call your own.
Now, marinade, glaze, or brush the sauce onto whatever you are griddling. Try a fruity white sauce on meat; a tomato-based hot sauce on fish; or a savoury herbed sauce on fruit. Put it on the grill and see what occurs. You’ll have new dishes which will perk up and surprise the taste receptors. And, isn’t that what barbecuing is all about?
Main Dish Ideas
If you're used to throwing a steak on the griddle, but wish to try experimenting with other cuts, try griddling full roasts. With the right preparation and set-up, you can put a big beef roast or pork roast on the griddle, either in a rack or on a rotisserie and surprise your family and guests with a tender and tempting roast that didn't come out of the stove.
Instead of your usual cut up chicken pieces, wings, or legs, try barbecuing a whole chicken. The juices stay in a little better when the chicken is full. Not sure you have some time for an entire chicken? You may also “butterfly” a chicken by removing just the backbone and pushing it down flat, keeping the chicken whole but providing a flattened version that cooks up in virtually no time. Or try these grilled chicken cutlets in a lemon rosemary sauce.
Fish is another griddling favourite at picnics. Use fish that is firm and solid so it grills well and does not fall to pieces or become dry. Oily fish like salmon is ideal on the grill, but there are several other types of fish that work just as well. Fish grills best when you do not have to flip it with a spatula, that is the reason why you want to invest in a griddling basket which encloses the fish and you flip the basket rather than the fish itself.
Other seafood that is perfect picnic food for the griddle is shrimp, scallops, and lobster. Shrimp can be grilled unpeeled to help in keeping them from overcooking. Lobster can be grilled in the shell, too. Utilize a tray made for the grill with smaller slots to keep smaller seafood, like shrimp and scallops, from falling through. Marinade the seafood in a variety of tastes for a different flavor every time you have a barbecuing picnic.
You assert your taste for a juicy grilled burger is too forceful to disregard? You Have still got tons of choices for variety at your picnic. You can dress up your burgers inside-and-out with many different flavours. Remember; meat isn’t the only burger in the city! Ground turkey, pork, or. Chicken are great substitutes for those that need a different kind of burger at this year’s picnic. But , do not stop there. Salmon and crab meat make great grilled patties, too.
Besides what goes into the particular pattie, think beyond typical recipes and marinate your ground meat or fish with anything from red wine to a mix of Worcestershire, soy sauce, or steak sauce, lemon juice, or balsamic vinegar. Add to the interior of the burger, or as seasonings, a selection of flavorsome cheeses, hot or mild peppers, nuts, and salsa. Rather than throwing a raw onion on top, caramelize some onions in an iron pan on top of the grill over low heat. The awesome sweetness will amaze and delight you and your guests. These are now not your grandpa’s burgers!
Occasionally, you want to rethink how you prepare your main dishes at a griddling picnic to make serving easy. Think shish-kabobs and you barely even have to bring plates! These bite-size pieces are a good way to cook, serve, and eat your favourite foods easily at a griddling picnic. Alternate cut up beef, meat balls, chickens, or seafood with grape tomatoes, bits of sweet onions, peppers, zucchini, yellow crush, or mushrooms. Some foods lend themselves very well to a tropical taste, too. Include pineapple chunks or citrus with chicken or seafood for a little taste of the islands.
Other Dessert Ideas
Sure, you can serve popsicles and watermelon, but the grill is right there, all fired up. Isn’t there something that you can do to put it to work making pleasant desserts? You can start with the old stand-by and toast marshmallows, but do not stop there. Keep going and put together ‘S’mores ‘ using the classic ingredients of toasted marshmallows, graham crackers, and a chocolate bar. Or, you can create unique kinds using toasted marshmallows with stuff like oatmeal cookies, peanut butter cups, white chocolate, and flaked coconut as feasible ingredients. You may have heaps of fun coming up with your own distinct creations here.
Expanding on the pudding theme is easier than you could think with a griddle. As an example, go ahead and cut up that watermelon you brought… But wait.
How about grilling it before serving? Yes, you can griddle water melon, too. Cut it off the rind, into about one inch thick pieces. Grill quickly on both sides till grill marks show. Put it on a plate and drizzle a little bit of balsamic vinaigrette over each piece. The saltiness of the vinaigrette compliments the sweetness of the watermelon in a unimaginable way. Now That is a grilled picnic pleasure!
Choose dessert classics that may be griddled, like pound cake with fruit compote or simple berries tossed together in a barbecuing basket until just lightly charred. You can make banana boats in foil stuffed with mini marshmallows and chocolate chips, or perhaps your preferences lean toward grilled apple slices crowned with a syrup of brown sugar and raisins. Grilled pineapple rings is another classic.
Serve these simply on a plate as they are or use them to top bits of angel food cake or pound cake with a drizzle of chocolate. As you can see, you can cook on a grill pretty much anything you wish to serve at your picnic. Whether or not you decide to serve sandwiches, why not griddle them?
When you fire up your grill for your picnic, don’t limit the menu to hotdogs and hamburgers. Use your brains. If you can cook it, you can grill it!
Glenda Bule is an ardent collector of bbq recipes and is a contributor to the Easy Recipes For Dinner website.
September 14, 2011 | Posted by Glenda Bule
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