You can grill anything, all you need is some aluminum throw-away pans.


BBQ chicken wings have become a weekly meal the past month or so... Jack Daniels sauce + crushed red pepper.

Side dishes:
Corn (soak it in water for a couple hours then cook it while its still in the husk)
Baked beans
Potato salad

My wife and I like to buy potatoes and slice them into thick chips. Then get them sticky with cooking oil and cover them with this:


You can also do this with zucchini. Both of these take a watchful eye, because there is a thin line between crispy and delicious and burnt.

I also like to grill sliced pineapple and put it on a burger. The burger needs pepper jack cheese and A1 sauce, and any other condiments you like. The sweetness of the pineapple and the pepper jack and A1 sauce causes a magical moment in your mouth. The A1 sauce is optional, but the pepper jack cheese is a must.

grill an entire chicken srsly. i do it all the time. if the grill temp is about 700-800 degrees it won't take long. the skin will be super crispy and the meat really tender. rub it with butter and salt beforehand

I had grilled onions and green beans on Sunday.

Beer can chicken is nice.

Things on skewers are good. Like prawns with chorizo or chicken and peppers, onion, mushroom or whatever.

Corn on the cob with a tiny knob of butter, wrapped in foil makes a delicious addition and a Greek salad is a good, easy side.

Can I come for lunch, please?

I like to make pizza on the grill, nothing fancy I just use pre-made dough and whatever toppings I feel like at the time.

Portabello tops as veggie burgers are yum.

Mushrooms! Stuff them with blue cheese or goat cheese and wrap them in bacon before grilling them.

lunchables

i like to make Garlic Bread on the bbq

and also Chicken Breast marinated with Balsamic Vinegar

Have you tried melting little plastic army men on the grill? that's usually pretty fun too

If you're in the area and want to join us for lunch please do. Just bring some food to pitch in. We are planning for next Tuesday at 12:30pm and this also includes playing some knockout with us.

I am not in the area :( but I will send Aled with a packed lunch of raw meats when he comes to visit, so he can join in.

i wish it were possible to grill pancakes...

but i think the batter would fall through the grate.... and then we'd just be stuck with little pancake fries...

also i think i may have just invented the best new breakfast item for the Burger King menu...

chicken kabobs

just a little prep, some onions, peppers, you can't go wrong

I just did it TODAY

Wrap up some sweet potatoes in aluminum foil and throw those on the grill until they're tender. Probably the easiest snack/dessert to make. Super sweet and super healthy.

Though you could easily use an oven or open fire as well.

Grilled zucchini that has been drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette is possibly the most delicious thing in the entire world.

sweet potato fries are the best... there's a mexican restaurant here that spells it "sweet pototo fires" on their menu...

Polish sausages with grilled onions & kraut. Now, this might offend your Chicagoian ways....but Seattle hot dog venders slather cream cheese on our polish sausages. FUCKYEAHBOI.

dude, this is my BLOG

Homemade Teriyaki sauce is a great alternative to the traditional Western style (tomato based) BBQ sauce. It works with chicken, beef, pork, salmon ect.

Here's a basic recipe.

you take fresh salmon steaks - good sized thick steaks

you soak them for about an hour in a fine vat of olive oil and some of your favorite pepper based seasonings

get the grill nice and hot and throw the steaks on, the olive oil will drip down and cause the flames to surge and sear the steaks - turn the temp down to a medium level and let those steaks sit for 15 minutes then go out and baste them with the olive oil vat before flipping them - you know when to flip when the steaks "release" easily from the grill - the olive oil will again make the grill flame up - leave them on for another 15 minutes or until they reach preferred level of crispyness on the edges ) serve with your favorite sides and voila! easy grilled salmon steaks

JeF on May 03 '11 at 3:58pm
I like to make pizza on the grill, nothing fancy I just use pre-made dough and whatever toppings I feel like at the time.


I think I love you.

Joe had me at "oil vat".

I love Joe and his ways with salmon.

prawns on sticks

omfg, leon just advocated shrimp on the barbie

^bahahaha steve

prawn

The only downside to renting is I can't have a grill.

Althought I have often thought about putting one out on my fire escape (ironic as it may be)

Marinated Brussel Sprouts or Cauliflower are great.

I think everyone covered meat and fish (expect maybe pork chops, ribs?)

If you can get fresh oysters, you can grill them on the half shell...amazing with a little garlic butter.

thai noodle salad is awesome

also

sticks with meet and capsicum and onion on them

also

dynamite

@Chengui - I feel your pain, I can't grill at my apartment either, that's one reason I'm going to make the most of the grills at threadless.

@craquehaus - I've had oysters rockefeller once at a fancy restaurant and they were incredible, unfortunately there's not really any markets that I know of to buy fresh oysters in Chicago :(

Obligatory Edamame Burger recipe I always seem to post:

1 Part steam soy beans
1 Part veggie fried rice (or regular brown/white rice)
1 Part sesame crackers
Salt, pepper and Five Spice to taste

Food process rice and beans and remove. Food process crackers to the consistency of of bread crumbs. Mix everything by hand. Form into patties and grill.

Its great to garnish these with Japanese stuff like pickled daikon or fish flakes.

Also, when I grill all red meat (usually bison) gets lot of this:


Poultry usually gets marinated in soy sauce, garlic, and rosemary.

Fish I go crazy with and never do the same thing twice.

Step 1:
Buy a smoker.

Step 2:
Buy large quantities of unbutchered(big ass half animals and shit) meat from costco

Step 3:
Dry rub that shit

Step 4:
Give yourself 6-16 hours depending on what you're smoking

Step 5:
Eat like you never ate before

Side dishes are up to the people who don't have the grill/aren't cooking the meat

DSM!!! SMOKER MAN!!

I am in fact a smoker man myself - I run a 2003 Grand cafe double smoker -



^5

DAMN!

That thing's a BEAST!

yeah threadless, get the smoker.

I can do 4 full size turkeys all at the same time

or 70 turkey legs

or two hams, a roast and about 50 hotdogs

I do all sorts of cool stuff with it

I can haul it around for events too - here I am at a highland games meet

but the real question is... how many humans?

I was in texas last year, man they know how to do it, almost every street corner has some dude with a smoker so big you need a trailer to lug it around.

oh man, Texas smoker

wow

that's inspiring

threadless definitely needs to get a smoker, it would be perfect for any meetup.

Bryan made some chicken kebabs today, they looked delicious.