Baby Spareribs

These Baby Spareribs make a great appetizer:

2-2 and a half pounds of Spareribs Cut in Halves
Marinade/Barbecue Sauce:
1/2 cup chopped onions
2 scallions sliced
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
1 Tbsp Butter
1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
1 Tbsp brown Sugar
2 Tbsp Chili Sauce
1 cup Chicken Broth

 Cut ribs into individual pieces. Saute the onions, scallion and butter  until soft (but not brown) add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil for 2 minutes, constantly stirring. Pour sauce over ribs (meaty side up) in a bowl.  Let stand for 4 hours in refrigerator.  Place ribs on pre grill. Brush with sauce. grill for 25 to 30 minutes, basting occasionally with sauce.  Serve as appetizers.

Cheesey Potatoes on the Grill

Ingredients: 

4 slices Bacon 

3 large Baking Potatoes 

1 large Onion, sliced 

1 cup processed Cheese, cubed 

1/2 tsp. Salt 

1/4 tsp. Black Pepper 

1/2 tsp. dried Parsley 

2 Tbs. Butter or Margarine 

1 Tbs. Bacon Drippings 

Fry the bacon in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Drain the bacon on paper toweling and crumble when cool enough to handle; set aside. 

Meanwhile, peel and slice the potatoes placing them on a 9-inch by 13-inch double-layer of aluminum foil as you go. 

Separate the onion slices into rings and layer them over the potato slices. Add the crumbled bacon bits, cheese, salt, pepper and parsley. Dot the potatoes with butter or margarine and drizzle the bacon fat over the top of the mixture. 

Wrap the foil loosely around the potatoes, making sure the ends are well sealed. Cook about 4-inches from the hot coals on the grill for about 1-hour, or until tender. Turn the package often to keep the spuds from burning. Serve warm from the grill. 

Miami Chicken

Here's one of those summer favorite recipes. This time of year its a nice reminder of summer, so its something different to make to stave off cabin fever. A tangy change from that sweet BBQ taste in a bottle, Miami Chicken is good baked, broiled or grilled. You'll get a slightly different flavor depending on how you cook it and what kind of chicken you use.

On the grill I like bone in chicken but boneless works as well. You'll use the sauce as a mariinade and then baste frequently to build a lovely glaze and seal in the flavorable juices. Under the broiler, I find boneless chicken will cook much more evenly than bone in chicken, but I've done both. Here, the sauce is a marinade, and then you'll baste two or three times getting a bbq type sauce, but not as much of a glaze as the grill will give you. Just baking in the oven, I use skinless and sometimes boneless chicken because you're going to get a sauce that will not be as sticky, and the skin creates far too much fat drippings for my liking.

Whatever chicken you use, this makes about 2 cups of the sauce/marinade. I think its supposed to work well for 2 pounds of chicken, but I tend to go heavy on my sauces so I use about a pound and a half of chicken per batch of marinade. 

Make sure you wash and dry off your chicken before starting. Salt and Pepper the chicken lightly. Once you have asssembled the ingredients and created the sauce, you'll want to marinade the seasoned chicken it  in for a while. Usually I go between 20 minutes and 4 hours, in the fridge. Of course the longer you soak the chicken, the more flavor it will have. Once you go to cook the chicken this sauce will become a sauce or glaze. Only use sauce that is cooked, throw away the portion that is uncooked.

If Grilling, turn the chicken often (5-7 minutes) and baste with the sauce each time. Grill for 30 minutes or until the chicken is done and the juices run clear.

If Broiling the chicken, you'll want to watch it doesn't burn. The cooking works similar to grilling, turning and basting every 10 minutes until the chicken is done. If you cut back the brown sugar by a tablespoon it will be less likely to burn using this cooking method.

If Baking, Double line the pan (it should have a lip around the edges) with foil. Cover the chicken with sauce, using about half of it. Cook about 15 minutes at 350 degrees before turning the chicken over and covering it with the remainder of the sauce. Bake another 15 minutes or until done. once you have put the chicken on a platter for serving, use the foil to lift the resulting sauce out and pour over chicken for serving. I serve this with a spoon in case folks want a little extra sauce with their meal.

This also is good made with chicken wings for a party.

Miami Chicken Sauce

About 1/2 cup tomato ketchup
1/4 cup cider vinegar
2 Tbsp. oil
3 Tbsp. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. Dijon-style mustard
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 &1/2  tsp. dried basil leaves
2 cloves garlic, minced

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Chicken Gone Nuts

To make 4 servings of Chicken Gone Nuts:

3 and 1/2 tablespoons shelled pecans or walnuts
2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (or 1 and 1/4 pound boneless thighs)
2 tablespoons oil
nonfat cooking spray
milk

Preheat broiler or grill. combine nuts and breadcrumbs and grind in blender or food processor until fine. put nuts/breading mix in plastic baggie.

Separately, dip each piece of chicken into milk, then place into plastic bag and shake until well covered with mixture.

Heat oil in skillet, brown chicken over medium heat a few minutes on each side. Transfer chcken to spray coated broiler pan, or grill. cook another 4 minutes or so on each side, until chicken is done all the way through.

Cornish Hen Halves

Here's a Cornish Hen recipe for the grill, not the oven.

Take 4 cornish hens and half them lengthwise
2 small onions minced
2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate
1/2 cup red currant jelly
3 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
Salt and pepper

season hen halves with salt and pepper.  place cut side down on a grill with medium-low heat. combine all other ingredients well. Cook hens 10 minutes on each side. brush with well blended sauce  and cook 10 more minutes per side, basting with sauce.

Sweet Tangy Burgers

Mix together:
1/4 cup ketchup
3 tablespoons molasses
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2  minced small onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

Once well blended,  mix in with 2 pounds ground chuck. Make 8 burgers about 1/2 inch thick and grill 4-7 minutes on each side.

Grilled Lemon Herb Chicken

Ingredients for lemon herb marinade:
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
grated rind of one lemon
2 tsp salt
1 tsp paprika
1 and 1/2 tsp onion powder
1 and 1/2 tsp crushed sweet basil
1/2 tsp crushed thyme
2 cloves crushed garlic
1 cup oil

Combine all ingredients and put in a freezer bag or container for marinating.
Add 1 frying chicken cut up in parts and marinate for 6-8 hours.
place on grill skin side up over medium heat. cook for 20 to 25 minutes basting often with marinade.
Turn over, cook for 20 minutes later. Serve once juices run clear.

Teriyaki Steaks

Steaks on the grill  are an easy enjoyable meal in the warmer months. At my house, i like a  good Teriyaki steak. I usually make my own sauce/glaze which is far more tasty than the homemade Teriyaki sauce.

Depending on how many steaks you're making, adjust the basic ingredients to taste.  Take about a 1/2 cup of soy sauce, heat in a small saucepan.  Add to this three cloves of minced garlic. Then add a tablespoon and a half of minced garlic. mix that up over low heat. Next, add about a 1/4 cup of honey. Measurements do not have to be exact on this... some of us prefer more soy, or more garlic. once the honey has all been heated up blend in the other ingredients until it all combines well.  you can then let this cool down.

This sauce is not really a marinade as there is no acid in it. So take your steaks out and cover with just a little soy sauce. Heat the grill to medium high while the steaks soak in a little soy.

What kind of steaks?   Round steaks are really lean, but cook poorly over the grill. Chuck steaks will cook fine over the grill, but they are a little tough and very fatty. Sirloin steaks are a good choice on the grill, but my preference when i can is for a good ribeye steak, about 3/4 inch thick if possible. Porterhouse or Strip steaks are also good, but often can be pricey.

Once the grill is well heated, put your steaks on the grill, covering the top & sides with the Teriyaki sauce you made. I like a medium rare steak, so I'm going to cook it 6 minutes before flipping it. if you like your steak cooked more, you'll want to cook it a little longer.  They even make a little themometer you can put in your steak that will help you determine how cooked it is without taking it off the grill.

When you turn the steaks, coat them again with the sauce. Another 6 minutes and the steak is done. you'll want to put a little foil over the steak and let it sit a minute or two to let the juices spread throughout the meat.  Then slice and enjoy!

Marinade Recipes

Marinades are thin sauces which meat is soaked in before cooking. Marinades flavor and tenderize the food. The longer the soak, the more tender & flavorful but overnight is probly the most i'd let things soak. I use many marinades before cooking meat in the oven, and also on the grill. I'd thought I'd pass a few on here.

Red wine - (beef & game)
2 cups of red wine,
1/4 cup vinegar or lemon juice
1 sliced onion,
1/4 cup chopped carrot
a few peppercorns
a bit of parsley
a bit of thyme
a bay leaf

Tuscan Marinade (poultry, pork, veal)
4 cloves of Garlic, mashed to a paste
1 teaspoon sea salt
4 springs of rosemary
16 sage leaves
grated zest of one lemon
some ground black pepper
3/4 olive oil
 - add the herbs to the garlic paster, mash a little together, add olive oil, and marinade meat.

Lemon - Garlic Marinade (poultry, pork, veal)
- marinade for 2 hours or less
4 large garlic cloves, sliced thin
1&1/2 teaspoons sea salt
Juice of 2 lemons
1/2 cup olive oil
6 fresh thyme sprigs
some pepper

Teriyaki Marinade (beef, chicken, fish)
1/2 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons fresh ginger
1 minced garlic clove
2 Tablesppons dry white wine

Spanish Pork Kebobs

This recipe is somewhat different from the usual fare. Good on the grill, or under the broiler. Marinade overnight for the best flavor.


Ingredients:

1/2 cup olive oil
1 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons ground coriander
1 tablespoons sweet paprika
3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon salt more or less
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 pounds pork sirloin, cut into 1-inch cubes
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2.5 tablespoons chopped parsley

Combine the olive oil, cumin, coriander, paprika, cayenne pepper, turmeric, oregano, salt and pepper in a small skillet over low heat. Cook until warmed through, say 3 minutes or so. Then remove from heat and let cool.

Add spice mixture, garlic, parsley and lemon juice t a 1 gallon bag or marinade container. Add Pork and marinade over night.

when ready to cook, Heat the grill until hot. Skewer the meat and season with salt. Grill on all sides until cooked through, say 12 to 15 minutes.

Wright's Korean Venison

Ingredients


3 lb Venison meat – (any cut); -sliced as thinly as possible
1 c Soy sauce
1/2 c Sesame oil
1/4 c Hot water
4 ts Sugar
1/4 c Sake or vermouth
1 ts Hot oil
1 ts Red pepper flakes
1/3 ts Freshly-ground white pepper
4 Scallion stalks; chopped -thin
10 Garlic cloves; crushed or -chopped

=== DIPPING SAUCE ===
1/2 c Soy sauce
1/4 c Sesame oil
2 tb Sugar
1/8 c Sake or Vermouth
1/8 c Hot water
1 ts Red pepper flakes
2 Scallion stalks; chopped -thin
2 Garlic cloves; chopped thin

Instructions
Marinate venison in warmest part of refrigerator 2 to 3 days. Broil or grill. Mix all dipping sauce together. Serve venison with two six-packs beer and dipping sauce. If it is too much sesame for your taste, halve the amount of sesame oil, and use canola oil in its place.