Let's get ready for some barbecuing
Gas or charcoal, fish, steak, chicken or burgers, summer is
here so time to get things started. So before you start the
first flame of the season, you'll want to think about these
things before grilling.
Grill Size
If you do a lot of entertaining you want to make sure that you
have enough grilling surface to cook many things at the same
time. This will make your guests feel a little more comfortable
if everyone eats at roughly the same time rather than in shifts.
Utensils
Do not fork your food while grilling. Piecing the food with a
fork make those succulent juices escape from your steaks and
will dry out your fish. Always use thongs or a spatula while
grilling.
Lighter Fluid and Coals
It is okay to use a limited amount of lighter fluid to get the
fire started. Some people say that lighter fluid will ruin the
flavor but this is not true if you just use a limited amount to
get the fire started. Briquettes made from charred wood is the
best heat source. Because of their uniformed size and shape they
will burn more evenly and slower.
Heat
Direct heat grilling you want your grill nice and hot. This will
make cooking burgers and steaks a breeze. For indirect heat
grilling low and slow is the way to go. This will take much
longer to cook but the results are outstanding.
Steaks
Just about any steak tastes great off of the grill. You can try
inexpensive cuts such as a juicy rib-eye or skirt steak. These
have a great deal of flavor by themselves but if you smother
them with BBQ sauce it will make for an outstanding BBQ
experience.
BBQ Sauce is critical to your next BBQ impress your neighbors
with some of these BBQ Sauce recipes.
Jack Daniel’s BBQ Sauce
1/2 cup Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Simmer until
slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
Carolina-Style Barbecue Sauce
1 cup distilled white vinegar
1 cup cider vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon hot red pepper flakes
Salt and ground pepper to taste
Mix all ingredients, including salt and pepper, to taste, in
medium bowl
Spicy BBQ Sauce
3 cans tomato sauce
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/3 cup cider vinegar
1 cup brown sugar
juice of 3 lemons
3 large cloves garlic
1-2 tsp black pepper (or more to taste)
1 tbs salt (or less to taste)
1 tbs cayenne pepper
1 tbs hot red chile
1 tbs paprika
2-3 tsp Tabasco (or more to taste)
1/2 tsp ground cumin
Combine everything in a double boiler, stirring occasionally,
until the sauce is the thickness you want. Be sure not to let
the mixture come to a boil, though, it ruins the flavor. To get
it to a state where it sticks to the ribs without help usually
takes me about 45-70 min over a gentle boil.
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