BBQ Recipes For A Memorable Picnic
Think of warm weather, summertime, and outside activities, and you'll soon be thinking about arranging a picnic. There's nothing like sharing food in outside to offer you lots of reasons to smile.
Setting fire to the griddle for a picnic generally brings on thoughts of burgers, hot dogs, and barbecued chicken. That Is all dandy and actually delicious, but rather than the usual old barbecue recipes wouldn't you like your grilled food to stand out a little from the rest? Maybe there are paths to present old favorites on the grill in new ways,or even try something completely different. Here are one or two thoughts about new methods to grill up some summer dishes:
Sauce Ideas
One well-liked ingredient in many grilled main dishes is barbeque sauces and other kinds of glazes and marinades. There are hundreds if not thousands of recipes to add more flavor to whatever you're cooking. If you have been barbecuing for many years, you have potentially made your own sauces or have found 1 or 2 favourites. maybe it is time to rethink those sauces.
Begin by experimenting with a complete range of ingredients. Don’t limit yourself to the ingredients you have been using. We 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?
Have a look first in the fruit bin. Consider the lemons, limes, oranges, apples, and yes, even the watermelon, 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 cupboard and take out the apple jelly, orange marmalade, maple syrup, raisins, dried cranberries, red wine vinegar, tarragon vinegar, and all of the dressings, including Ranch, French, Thousand Island, and Green Goddess. And, do not forget the spice rack. There's essentially nothing off boundaries “grab it all.
Don’t be frightened to grate, smash, or boil ingredients together that you may never have used in the same sauce before. Mix contrasting flavours “tasty with sweet, tangy with smooth, creamy with crunchy “until you have a unique sauce that you can call your own.
Now, marinade, glaze, or brush the sauce onto whatever you are grilling. 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 happens. You could have totally new dishes that may 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 experiment with other cuts, try grilling full roasts. With the right preparation and setup, you can put a giant meat roast or pork roast on the grill, either in a rack or on a rotisserie and surprise your family and guests with a tender and tempting roast that did not come out of the stove.
Rather than your common cut up chicken pieces, wings, or legs, try grilling a whole chicken. The juices stay in a little better when the chicken is entire. Not sure you have the time for an entire chicken? You can also “butterfly” a chicken by eliminating just the backbone and pushing it down flat, keeping the chicken full but providing a flattened version that cooks up in no time. Or try these grilled chicken cutlets in a lemon rosemary sauce.
Fish is another griddling favorite at picnics. Use fish that's firm and solid so it griddles well and doesn't fall to pieces or become dry. Oily fish like salmon is ideal on the grill, but there are numerous other sorts of fish that work equally well. Fish griddles 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 instead of the fish itself.
Other seafood that's perfect picnic food for the grill is shrimp, scallops, and lobster. Shrimp can be grilled unpeeled to help to keep them from overcooking. Lobster can be grilled in the shell, also. Employ 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 selection of tastes for a different flavour every time you have a grilling picnic.
You assert your taste for a juicy grilled burger is too forceful to ignore? You Have still got a lot of decisions for variety at your picnic. You can dress up your burgers inside-and-out with numerous different flavours. Remember; beef isn’t the only burger in the town! Ground turkey, pork, or. Chicken are great substitutes for those who want a different sort of burger at the years picnic. However never 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 beef 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 condiments, a spread of flavorful cheeses, hot or mild peppers, nuts, and salsa. Instead of throwing a raw onion on top, caramelize some onions in a cast iron skillet on top of the grill over low heat. The incredible sweetness will surprise and thrill you and your guests. These are not your grandpa’s burgers!
Sometimes, you want to reconsider how you prep your main dishes at a griddling picnic to make serving simple. Think shish-kabobs and you barely need to bring plates! These bite-size pieces are a great way to cook, serve, and eat your favourite foods easily at a grilling picnic. Alternate cut up meat, meat balls, birds, or seafood with grape tomatoes, bits of sweet onions, peppers, zucchini, yellow squash, or mushrooms. Some foods lend themselves very well to a tropical taste, too. Include pineapple chunks or citrus with chicken or seafood for a taste of the islands.
Other Dessert Ideas
Sure, you can serve popsicles and watermelon, but the griddle is right there, all fired up. Isn’t there something that you can do to put it to work creating delightful puddings? You can begin with the old stand-by and toast marshmallows, but don't 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 varieties using toasted marshmallows with stuff like oatmeal cookies, peanut butter cups, white chocolate, and flaked coconut as feasible ingredients. You’ll have tons of fun coming up with your own distinct creations here.
Expanding on the pudding theme is simpler than you could think with a griddle. As an example, go on and cut up that watermelon you brought… But wait.
What about barbecuing it before serving? Yes, you can griddle water melon, too. Cut it off the rind, into about one in. thick pieces. Grill quickly on each side till griddle marks show. Put it on a plate and drizzle a bit of balsamic vinaigrette over each piece. The saltiness of the vinaigrette compliments the sweetness of the watermelon in an impossible to believe way. Now THAT’S a grilled picnic delight!
Select pudding classics that can be grilled, like pound cake with fruit compote or simple berries tossed together in a griddling basket till just gently charred. You can make banana boats in foil stuffed with mini marshmallows and chocolate chips, or maybe your preferences lean toward grilled apple slices topped 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 pieces of angel food cake or pound cake with a drip of chocolate. As you can see, you can cook on a grill pretty much anything you want to serve at your picnic. Whether or not you choose to serve sandwiches, why not grill them?
When you fire up your grill for your picnic, don’t limit the menu to hotdogs and hamburgers. Use your mind. If you can cook it, you can grill it!
Glenda Bule is a zealous collector of bbq recipes and is a contributor to the Easy Recipes For Dinner web site.
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