Cookouts

Matthew_Snyder_68770

Discuss.

Favorite dishes, themes, specialty cocktails, sides, condiments, etc.  We're halfway through the summer and I don't recall anyone talking about their backyard goings on.

So far, this has been the Summer of Red Meat at my house. (By contrast, last year was Rib-o-Rama)  Usually skirt or flank steak, but the Whole Foods I like recently started carrying hanger steaks.  Like low-fuss, no-utensil dishes for most outdoor cooking, so tacos are prominent as well.

Daniel_Levy_59584

made some good ol backyard barbecue tonight, actually.

grilled w mesquite smoke:

-tequila lime wings

-turkey breast seasoned with s/p, mace, sumac

-skirt steak marinated in oregano, red wine (w/ shallot, enoki mushroom, red wine reduction sauce)

-sweet corn

-flower shiitake mushrooms marinated in soy sauce, garlic, red wine

-yellow zucchini

-yellow cayenne pepper

-jalapeno pepper

roast red and yukon gold potatoes

mango, lime, ginger, chilli sauce

unfortunately, i tried doing too much at once and ended up overcooking some stuff, including the pepper crusted chateau briand i also grilled.