Thursday, March 19, 2009

Other Great Grilling Foods!

CHICKEN:
In pieces or the whole darn thing! Either way it’s just good.
As a rule I always par boil my chicken to ensure doneness, then I marinate with whatever excites me that day...BBQ, honey mustard, garlic and olive oil with fresh herbs…the list can go on and on

Tip: when par boiling this perfect opportunity to make chicken stock, just put in the carrot, celery and onion and when done you have the perfect stock to use anytime, I freeze mine in ice cube trays for portion control.

PORK: The other white meat
Chops, ribs, loin, stuffed again, it’s all good
We eat pork a lot, and when that happens you need to get creative, just last week we had extra thick chops and stuffed them with basil, Parma ham, holmium cheese seasoned with salt/pepper and Extra V olive oil. Or just marinate differently, try balsamic vinegar, extra V olive oil, rosemary, thyme, oregano, honey, salt and pepper.

SEAFOOD:
Clams, oysters, shrimp, scallops, any type of fish!
Have you ever had a cherrystone clam fresh off the grill, or char grilled oysters, there is nothing better. Place the clam on the grill and wait till it just opens...little lemon and butter if you wish. We had char grilled oysters at Bubba’ s and what it is the only time my husband had ever liked an oyster, it’s very simple shuck the oyster and place on hot grill hit it with some garlic butter and top with a little parmesan cheese and enjoy (careful, they are very hot)

FRUIT:
Pineapple, watermelon, peaches, pears, apricots…
When fruit is grilled, it intensifies the natural sweetness. Grilled watermelon topped with a sweet balsamic glaze is the perfect ending to wonderful meal in the summer time. Or gilled pineapple with a honey glaze, peaches grilled with a scoop of sorbet is very refreshing… See you can grill fruit.

PIZZA:
We love a make your own pizza night, we put all sorts of yummy goodies out and let our friends make their own and place on grill until the cheese gets all owwie and gooooy. However to better this even more we have purchased a pizza stone and we now place that on the grill and place the pizzas on top the stone!

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