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.
Setting fire to the griddle for a picnic generally brings on thoughts of hamburgers, hot dogs, and grilled chicken. That's all dandy and certainly toothsome, but, rather than the usual old barbecue recipes do you want your grilled food to stand out a little from the rest? Perhaps there are ways to present well-known favorites on the griddle in new ways,or even try something totally different. Here are one or two thoughts about new methods to griddle 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 many hundreds or possibly thousands of recipes to add more flavor to whatever you're cooking. If you have been barbecuing for years, you have probably made your own sauces or have found one or two favourites. But , maybe it is time to rethink those sauces.
Begin by messing with a complete range of ingredients. Don't limit yourself to the ingredients you have been using. We know you instantly pull out the mustard, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, and honey, but what else is there to make a sauce for the grill?
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 vegetable 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 jam, maple syrup, raisins, dried cranberries, red wine vinegar, tarragon vinegar, and all of the dressings, including Ranch, French, Thousand Island, and Green Goddess. And, remember the spice rack. There's fundamentally nothing off boundaries "grab it all.
Don't be frightened to grate, smash, or boil ingredients together that you might never have used in the same sauce before. Combine contrasting flavors "savoury with sweet, tangy with smooth, creamy with crunchy "until you've a unique sauce you can call your own.
Now, marinade, glaze, or brush the sauce onto whatever you are barbecuing. Try a fruity white sauce on beef; a tomato-based hot sauce on fish; or a tasty herbed sauce on fruit. Put it on the griddle and see what happens. You could have completely new dishes that may liven up and surprise the taste buds. And, isn't that what grilling is all about?
Main Dish Ideas
If you are used to throwing a steak on the grill, but need to play around with other cuts, try grilling full roasts. With the right preparation and setup, you can put a large meat roast or pork roast on the grill, either in a rack or on a rotisserie and surprise your folks and guests with a tender and mouth-watering roast that did not come out of the oven.
Rather than your common cut up chicken pieces, wings, or legs, try grilling an entire chicken. The juices stay in better when the chicken is entire. Undecided if you have the time for a complete chicken? You can also "butterfly" a chicken by cutting out just the spine and pushing it down flat, keeping the chicken full but providing a flattened version that cooks up in almost no time. Or try these grilled chicken cutlets in a lemon rosemary sauce.
Fish is another grilling favorite at picnics. Use fish that's firm and solid so it griddles well and doesn't break up or become dry. Oily fish like salmon is perfect on the griddle, but there are numerous other sorts of fish that work equally well. Fish griddles best when you don't have to flip it with a spatula, that's the reason why you need to invest in a grilling 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 griddled unpeeled to help to keep them from overcooking. Lobster can be griddled in the shell, also. Employ a tray made for the griddle with smaller slots to keep smaller seafood, like shrimp and scallops, from falling thru. Marinade the seafood in a selection of flavours for a different flavour whenever you have a griddling picnic.
You are saying your taste for a delicious grilled burger is too powerful to pay no attention to? You've still got a lot of selections for variety at your picnic. You can dress up your burgers inside-and-out with numerous different tastes. Remember; beef isn't the sole burger in the town! Ground turkey, pork, or. Chicken are very good substitutes for those who wish to have a different sort of burger at this year's picnic. But , don't stop there. Salmon and crab beef make great griddled patties, too.
Besides what goes into the pattie, think beyond conventional recipes and marinate your ground beef or fish with anything from red wine to a mixture of Worcestershire, soy sauce, or steak sauce, lemon juice, or balsamic vinegar. Add to the inside 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 griddle over low heat. The incredible sweetness will surprise and delight you and your visitors. These are no longer 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 simpler than you might think with a griddle. For example, go on 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!
Select pudding classics that can be grilled, like pound cake with fruit compote or easy berries tossed together in a grilling basket till just gently burned. You can make banana boats in foil full of mini marshmallows and chocolate chips, or maybe your tastes lean toward griddled apple slices topped with a syrup of brown sugar and raisins. Griddled pineapple rings is another classic.
Serve these simply on a plate as they are or use them to top slices of angel food cake or pound cake with a drip of chocolate. As you can see, you can bbq just about anything you would like to serve at your picnic. Even though 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 burgers. Use your imagination. If you can cook it, you can grill it!
Setting fire to the griddle for a picnic generally brings on thoughts of hamburgers, hot dogs, and grilled chicken. That's all dandy and certainly toothsome, but, rather than the usual old barbecue recipes do you want your grilled food to stand out a little from the rest? Perhaps there are ways to present well-known favorites on the griddle in new ways,or even try something totally different. Here are one or two thoughts about new methods to griddle 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 many hundreds or possibly thousands of recipes to add more flavor to whatever you're cooking. If you have been barbecuing for years, you have probably made your own sauces or have found one or two favourites. But , maybe it is time to rethink those sauces.
Begin by messing with a complete range of ingredients. Don't limit yourself to the ingredients you have been using. We know you instantly pull out the mustard, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, and honey, but what else is there to make a sauce for the grill?
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 vegetable 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 jam, maple syrup, raisins, dried cranberries, red wine vinegar, tarragon vinegar, and all of the dressings, including Ranch, French, Thousand Island, and Green Goddess. And, remember the spice rack. There's fundamentally nothing off boundaries "grab it all.
Don't be frightened to grate, smash, or boil ingredients together that you might never have used in the same sauce before. Combine contrasting flavors "savoury with sweet, tangy with smooth, creamy with crunchy "until you've a unique sauce you can call your own.
Now, marinade, glaze, or brush the sauce onto whatever you are barbecuing. Try a fruity white sauce on beef; a tomato-based hot sauce on fish; or a tasty herbed sauce on fruit. Put it on the griddle and see what happens. You could have completely new dishes that may liven up and surprise the taste buds. And, isn't that what grilling is all about?
Main Dish Ideas
If you are used to throwing a steak on the grill, but need to play around with other cuts, try grilling full roasts. With the right preparation and setup, you can put a large meat roast or pork roast on the grill, either in a rack or on a rotisserie and surprise your folks and guests with a tender and mouth-watering roast that did not come out of the oven.
Rather than your common cut up chicken pieces, wings, or legs, try grilling an entire chicken. The juices stay in better when the chicken is entire. Undecided if you have the time for a complete chicken? You can also "butterfly" a chicken by cutting out just the spine and pushing it down flat, keeping the chicken full but providing a flattened version that cooks up in almost no time. Or try these grilled chicken cutlets in a lemon rosemary sauce.
Fish is another grilling favorite at picnics. Use fish that's firm and solid so it griddles well and doesn't break up or become dry. Oily fish like salmon is perfect on the griddle, but there are numerous other sorts of fish that work equally well. Fish griddles best when you don't have to flip it with a spatula, that's the reason why you need to invest in a grilling 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 griddled unpeeled to help to keep them from overcooking. Lobster can be griddled in the shell, also. Employ a tray made for the griddle with smaller slots to keep smaller seafood, like shrimp and scallops, from falling thru. Marinade the seafood in a selection of flavours for a different flavour whenever you have a griddling picnic.
You are saying your taste for a delicious grilled burger is too powerful to pay no attention to? You've still got a lot of selections for variety at your picnic. You can dress up your burgers inside-and-out with numerous different tastes. Remember; beef isn't the sole burger in the town! Ground turkey, pork, or. Chicken are very good substitutes for those who wish to have a different sort of burger at this year's picnic. But , don't stop there. Salmon and crab beef make great griddled patties, too.
Besides what goes into the pattie, think beyond conventional recipes and marinate your ground beef or fish with anything from red wine to a mixture of Worcestershire, soy sauce, or steak sauce, lemon juice, or balsamic vinegar. Add to the inside 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 griddle over low heat. The incredible sweetness will surprise and delight you and your visitors. These are no longer 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 simpler than you might think with a griddle. For example, go on 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!
Select pudding classics that can be grilled, like pound cake with fruit compote or easy berries tossed together in a grilling basket till just gently burned. You can make banana boats in foil full of mini marshmallows and chocolate chips, or maybe your tastes lean toward griddled apple slices topped with a syrup of brown sugar and raisins. Griddled pineapple rings is another classic.
Serve these simply on a plate as they are or use them to top slices of angel food cake or pound cake with a drip of chocolate. As you can see, you can bbq just about anything you would like to serve at your picnic. Even though 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 burgers. Use your imagination. If you can cook it, you can grill it!
About the Author:
Glenda Bule is an avid collector of bbq recipes and is a contributor to the Easy Recipes For Dinner web site.
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