Grilling With Frozen Vegetables

When it comes to grilling a meal, I like to put as much of the food on the grill as I can.
This includes vegetables.

I don't buy many vegetables. I grow them and freeze or can my bounty.
And eat a lot fresh too.

But, grilling time comes sooner than most garden veggies are ready.
But, you can impart some grilling flavor to your frozen vegetables and it's oh so tasty.

Heat your grill up.
In an oven proof pan, add a little water, your frozen vegetables, and whatever seasoning you want.
Leave the pan lid off.

Put the pan on the grill for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
You will want to cover the grill so the vegetables get that nice smoky flavor.

This will work with charcoal as well as gas grills.
The charcoal may give it more of a smoky flavor.

Happy grilling!

Grilling a Great Bacon Cheeseburger

There is nothing like a grilled burger or a bacon cheeseburger. So, why not cook it all together on the grill. No more cooking the bacon separate and putting it on after the hamburger is done and cheese is added.
Here is my method for making a great grilled bacon cheeseburger.
By the way, this is the way I cook them on the stove too.

Preheat your grill to high.

First of all, divide one pound of hamburger into 3-4 patties.
You will need two strips of bacon for each patty.
One slice of your favorite cheese per burger.
Salt and pepper to season.

Making a criss-cross wrap two strips of bacon around each hamburger patty. This is how your bacon wrapped hamburgers should look.
Season each side with salt and pepper.
Lay the burgers on the grill and cook for 20-30 minutes, depending on the patty size.
Turn occasionally so the bacon doesn't burn.
The hamburger should be done when the bacon is nicely browned.
Lay a slice of cheese on each bacon wrapped burger and let it stand for a minute or so.

Remove from the grill and let rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Grilled Potato Packets

This is my absolute favorite way to do potatoes on the grill. Yummy!!!!!

Preheat your grill to high.

You will need heavy duty aluminum foil or double thickness of regular foil. You need enough to encase a sliced up potato.

To make one potato packet:

1 medium sized potato- peeled or not and sliced thinly
1 Tablespoon unsalted butter
garlic powder
kosher salt
pepper

Arrange your sliced potato on a rectangle of aluminum foil.
Add the butter and season with the garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
Bring up the edges of foil together and seal tightly.
Lay the packet on the grill rack and cook 20-30 minutes, turning halfway through the cooking time.
The potatoes are done when the packet has puffed up.

It is also great to add other fresh vegetables to your packet. Ideas are onions or green peppers.
Fresh herbs are great to add, if you have any on hand.
Parmesan cheese is also good.

Resting Your Grilled Meat

Grilling out or barbecuing is a sure sign of summer.

Some people grill in any weather, but everyone loves to once the weather starts warming up.

Grilling good food is more of an art than some people think.
You don't want to take the food off too soon or it will be undercooked.
You don't want to leave it on too long either or it will be charred to death.

When it comes to cooking meat over a hot grill, resting before serving makes a big difference.

Grilling involves cooking at very high temperatures and while the meat cooks great that way, the high heat also pushes all of the juices into the very middle.

So resting the meat allows the juices that have been forced into the middle to flow back throughout the piece of meat.

Once you have the meat done to your liking, take it off the heat and let it sit 5-10 minutes before you cut it.

I guarantee that you will end up with a moister cut of meat, than if you just simply served and cut it right away.