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Tuesday, July 2. 2019

Grilling Season

Readers know we think it's a sin to grill a great steak (like a ribeye, for example), but we are totally on board with grilling vegetables, burgers, hot dogs - and fish. Fish is great for the grill.


And what accompanies grilled fish perfectly? Grilled pineapple.


Some other fruits are good grilled too (figs, , but the way the pineapple sugar caramelizes is delicious.


Grilled pineapple kabobs. 

Posted by Bird Dog in Food and Drink at 13:41 | Comments (9) | Trackbacks (0)

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I think the Bird Dog needs to start a youtube channel where he demonstrates his culinary techniques.

LOL

Hey. I'd watch.
#1 feeblemind on 2019-07-02 14:09 (Reply)
I agree with the fish and carmelized sugar, so you may like this recipe. Marinate salmon with the skin on in equal parts lime juice, honey, and olive oil. Put on a medium-hot grill skin side down and cook until the meat releases from the skin easily when you slide a spatula underneath, then flip over back onto the skin, douse with remaining marinade, and cook to desired doneness.

I imagine it would be tasty with grilled pineapple. Avoid papaya this week, though.
#2 Bruce Anderson on 2019-07-02 14:53 (Reply)
Peaches, cut in half, pit removed, grilled on the flesh side. Served just as they come off the grill or with a dollop of vanilla ice cream. Delish.
#3 steve walsh on 2019-07-02 15:15 (Reply)
There's that "we" thing again. Is there a cowriter we aren't aware of or are you European royalty?
#4 Frp on 2019-07-02 15:32 (Reply)
I'm thinking we're going to have to file this under "Topics upon which reasonable men of goodwill can differ".

Nothing better than a properly grilled strip or porterhouse.
#5 another guy named Dan on 2019-07-02 16:06 (Reply)
I've never been disappointed with any steak coming off my Big Green Egg. I tried the cast iron thing. What ever.
#6 B. Hammer on 2019-07-02 18:48 (Reply)
Try sesame oil on the pineapple. I love it grilled or stir fried with beef.

Your rule on grilling steaks needs some exceptions. For the tastier, even if tougher, cuts like flank and skirt they need to be grilled over blazing hot coals. Sometimes even directly on the coals. If people like the smoke flavor on pan seared steaks, try smoking some salt and keeping it in a jar. It's perfect on all sorts of things.

stev walsh: Grilled peaches and ice cream sound good. I think that will be desert on Independence Day.
#7 Jack Walter on 2019-07-03 06:55 (Reply)
A pizza stone and home-made wood fired cheese pizza, preferably using fresh dough and marinara from a deli - also a treat.
#8 Bull on 2019-07-03 08:10 (Reply)
WE think that grilling steak requires a valid technique to make it work. You can't just throw it on and go slurp your martini...agree with Dan...
#9 tim ferrell on 2019-07-03 10:04 (Reply)

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