2010 Grilling thread, get in here Hash!

[numbnuts240]

GRILLING thread gentlemen. GRILLING.

[HashiriyaS14]

Anyone else love pan searing steak and pork?

I pan sear all my steaks and most any fish that isn't whole.

If you don't have a Big Green Egg, Infrared Broiler, or some other mechanism that can get to 800+ degrees, you can't *really* cook a steak properly on a grill and the only way left is to do it in a cast-iron pan. This is because your temps aren't high enough to give it an even crusty char (NOT just marks) while still leaving the inside 100% bloody rare.

Here's about what I do:

-Get cast iron pan crazy hot
-Rub steak in olive oil generously. Get a liberal amount of coarse sea salt and pepper on it.
-Do NOT put any fat into the pan. Lay oil-covered steak directly in pan, right in the middle. Do NOT overcrowd, ideally do one at a time. If you overcrowd, the steam let off by the steaks will interfere with the charring process.
-Do NOT move the steak for at least a couple minutes. If it offers any resistance whatsoever to moving, it isn't ready. It will let go on it's own when it's ready.
-Flip and let the other side char in the same fashion. When it's done, pick the steak up with tongs (NEVER A FORK) and move it around on the pan on it's edge to char the edge.

Depending on steak thickness, inside should still be very rare at this point. You can throw the whole pan in a hot oven if you want some more cooking time.



I've heard that poaching the steak in butter briefly before salting & aging can result in more flavorful meat, but I've never felt motivated enough to blow through 6-8 sticks of butter to fill a pan large enough to poach a steak in. I've also talked to a couple of chef friends and they think that whole process is a bunch of voodoo anyway.

[Empty V]

What I used to do before I started smoking my ribeye's is: In a cast iron skillet heat oil and rosemary, throw seasoned room temp steak in for a few minutes, flip and throw in the broiler. Upon removing from broiler slap a big piece of butter on top and let rest for 10min. then enyoy!

[numbnuts240]

last night's attempt to top my kebabs



yes, that's hamburger, mixed with yellow bell peppers, red onions, egg, bread crumbs, and adobo, reformed into patties and filled with chili.

then topped with pepper jack cheese, and sandwiched between grill toasted poppy see rolls




omg, so f*** tasty. i have two left to grill tonight.

[sx moneypit]

Damn!!!!those look great! I am going to grill some of those tomorrow night !

[Empty V]

Those look insane! Bell peppers are my arch nemesis but the rest is allllllllll right!

[numbnuts240]

i love bell peppers, but i imagine they'd be just as tasty without them. but everything combined surprisingly well. when you hit the center, there was no explosion of chili to make a mess/burn your mouth. most of the liquid soaked into the beef, making the whole thing nice and moist, although the middle did remain extra moist. there was no sauce in this, just burger and cheese, and i wouldn't have it any other way. damn, now i can't wait for the second round tonight.

[EazyBreazy]

Ribeye's marinated in a combination of Pinapple juice, soy sauce, teriyaki sauce and brown sugar. Coated in Spicy Montreal Steak seasoning. Served with grilled asparagus, grilled pinapple, and grilled garlic salt/butter bread and a ranch salad. It was delicious.

[numbnuts240]

updates. we dubbed these "screen door on a sub"



fresh from the butcher kielbasa with sauerkraut, spicy mustard, provolone, and cheddar. awesome.

from last night:

the temp gauge was bleeding, kinda cool


beer can in the a** of a chicken


an olive oil rub down (i felt so dirty when i applied it), weber "beer can chicken" dry rub. some honey beer (i forget which, but it was tasty by itself), transferred to a clean, empty can.


i split a few logs from the pear tree i took down last year and threw some chips on the coals. overall, quite tasty. that entire bird was picked clean fairly quickly.

[sx moneypit]

Butt chicken(as we call it at my house) is the rat'sass.Rub some cayenne pepper on your next one and see what you think.Oh and another thing. Was the beer Michelob Honey Lager or Blue Moon Honeymoon?

[numbnuts240]

neither, i found a pic

[sx moneypit]

neither, i found a pic

Try the beers i mentioned, they are better than the Dundee IMO.

[numbnuts240]

i'll try out the honeymoon this weekend.

[sx moneypit]

i'll try out the honeymoon this weekend.

I think you will like it. Keep us posted.

[Koshin]

this burgers look bomb tito

[numbnuts240]

i need to come up with next week's griller. our only criteria is, it has to be able to be easily consumed without the use of eating utensils or plates. i'm not a fan of doing dishes.

[Looneybomber]

40lbs of charcoal on sale at Home Depot for $9.99. Military members get 10% off.
Prices are good till 7/7/10



http://homedepot.shoplocal.com/homedepo ... _-view_now

I've picked up 160lbs :-)

[numbnuts240]

note to self: stop at home depot after work.

[snwbrdr435]

mmmm