Baking potatoes on the grill is fun and very easy. It requires little attention and some patience but the result is worth it! You will love the smokey flavor potatoes take on from being grilled. So lets get to it! You will need Russet potatoes and you will cook them by the indirect method. So, go ahead and turn on half of the burners on your gas grill or pile up the hot coals into one side of your charcoal grill. You can add wood chunks or chips to the coals after the grill is heated.
Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 60 min
Ingredients
Russet potatoes
Instructions
Wash and scrub potatoes well under cold water, leave skin on but cut off any bruises and eyes. Pat dry then use a knife or fork to prick a few holes into each potato.
Coat with olive oil. Season generously with salt and pepper and wrap in aluminum foil.
Poke a few small holes in the aluminum foil to allow the smoke to penetrate while grilling.
Place the potatoes on the unlit side of the grill. Cover the grill and cook on indirect medium heat for one hour.
Using tongs very carefully remove the foil from the potatoes.
Serve with butter, sour cream, bacon bits and chives.
Serves 8
Indulge your taste buds with this easy Italian sausage burger recipe. The Fontina cheese and roasted red peppers add the savory finishing touches.
Ingredients
Sweet Italian sausage
Fontina Cheese
Roasted red pepper
Arugula
Sesame seed buns
Instructions
Prepare the grill for direct cooking over medium heat.
Remove the casing from the sausage.
Shape the meat into burger-shaped patties and grill over direct medium heat, with the lid closed as much as possible, until the juices run clear, about 10 minutes, turning once.
Add cheese during the last minute of grilling.
Grill sliced buns for about 1 minute.
Let rest for 5 minutes after grilling and then place on buns add Roasted Red Peppers and Arugula.
Serves 6
Smoking a brisket is classic BBQ but it doesn’t have to be a difficult thing to do. Follow these simple steps and you will be smoking a great brisket in no time.
Lay the brisket, fat side up, on a large cutting board. Trim the layer of fat to a ¼ inch thickness. Turn the brisket over and trim any hard fat or thin membrane covering the meat. Season the brisket evenly with the rub. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
30 to 60 minutes before smoking remove the brisket from the refrigerator and place it fat side up, in a disposable drip pan large enough to hold it.
Place the pan on the cooking grate. Smoke the brisket until the internal temperature of the meat reaches 160 °F (71 °C), 4 to 5 hours. At that point remove the brisket and pan from the smoker (close the lid to maintain the heat). Baste the brisket with some of the juices and fat collected in the pan. Then wrap the brisket in 2 large sheets of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Discard the pan.
Return the brisket to the smoker and cook until the internal temperature of the brisket reaches 205°F in the thickest section, about 2 to 3 hours longer.
Remove the brisket from the smoker and let it rest inside the foil at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours. It will stay hot.
Carefully unwrap the brisket, being careful not to lose any of the juices inside the foil. Move the brisket to a large cutting board. Pour the juices into a small bowl.
Cut the brisket in 1/8-inch slices across the grain. Spoon or brush some of juices over the slices. Serve warm with barbecue sauce on the side.
Notes
Cooking time: 6 to 8 hours (At 250°F about 1 to 1.25 hours per pound)
(resting time is an additional 1 to 2 hours)
If your looking for a grilled chicken dish that is packed full of flavor, quick, easy and healthy look no further.
Ingredients
4 bricks, each wrapped in aluminum foil; oak chunks for building the fire, or 2 cups wood chips (preferably oak), soaked for 1 hour in cold water to cover, then drained
2 large, whole, boneless, skinless chicken breasts (12 to 16 ounces each) or 4 half breasts (each half 6 to 8 ounces)
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1 teaspoon cracked black peppercorns
1/2 to 1 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
Juice of 1 lemon
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions
If using whole breasts, cut each in half. Trim any sinews or excess fat off the chicken breasts and discard. Rinse the breasts under cold running water, then drain and blot dry with paper towels. Sprinkle the breasts on both sides with the salt, cracked black pepper, and hot red pepper flakes. Sprinkle the breasts with the garlic and rosemary, patting them on with your fingers. Arrange the breasts in a non-reactive baking dish. Pour the lemon juice and oil over them and let marinate in the refrigerator, covered, for 30 minutes to 1 hour, turning several times.
Set up the grill for direct grilling and preheat to high. In the best of all worlds, you’d build your fire with oak chunks. Alternatively, use gas or charcoal, plus soaked wood chips for smoke. If using a gas grill, place all the wood chips in the smoker box or in a smoker pouch and preheat until you see smoke.
When ready to cook, brush and oil the grill grate. If using a charcoal grill, toss the wood chips on the coals. Arrange the chicken breasts on the hot grate, all facing the same direction, at a 45 degree angle to the bars of the grate. Place a brick on top of each. Grill the breasts until cooked, 4 to 6 minutes per side, rotating the breasts 90 degrees after 2 minutes on each side to create an attractive cross-hatch of the grill marks. To test for doneness, poke a breast in the thickest part with your finger. It should feel firm to the touch. Transfer the breasts to plates or a platter and serve at once.