Time to remember you forgot to clean the grill last summer, try and replant all the grass your dog killed with her lethal stream, and, most importantly, enjoy that sunshine that finally broke through the clouds…but for only 15 minutes at a time because your pale skin forgot how to be outside.
Here’s what we made to celebrate!
“Oops, We Forgot to Clean the Grill” Oven Kebobs
Crab Burger
Carnitas Tacos
Rosemary Steak
Steak Cobb Salad
“Oops, We Forgot to Clean the Grill” Oven Kebobs
Takes: 30 Minutes
Makes: 4 Very Large Servings
Mise: 1 Lbs Chicken, 1 Lbs Balsamic Rosemary Steak from Trader Joes, 1 Yellow Onion, 2 Bell Peppers, 1 zucchini, 1 pack Mushrooms, Oil, Salt, Pepper, Teriyaki Sauce of your choice.
1. Discover You Didn’t Clean the Grill before you put it away in the shed last September.
2. Dismay in your ability be an adult and treat your equipment with the basic minimum of care.
3. Consider just throwing the grill away.
4. Push this to decision to another day because you’re not a changed person.
5. Regroup.
6. Pre-heat the oven to Broil, High.
7. Cut your chicken into bite sized cubes. Place in a gallon zip lock bag and pour in teriyaki sauce until coated. Leave to marinade for 30 minutes.
8. Cut your pre-marinaded steak into cubes. Cut your zucchini into rounds, de-stem your mushrooms, cut your peppers into cubes to equal size of meat, cut onion into wedges.
9. Line Large Baking Tray in aluminum foil. Then, place an oven safe wire rack on top. Place meats in center, veggies on the side. Drizzle lightly with oil. Season with salt and pepper.
10. Place tray on top rack under the broiler. Broil until meat is charred to your liking. Remove, flip meat, place back in oven. Remove when cooked to your preference. Serve.
Crab Burger
Takes: 1 Hour
Makes: 4 Crab Burgers
Mise: 1 Lb Fresh Crab Meat, 1 Egg, Panko Bread Crumbs, Mayo, Mustard, Wustecherier Sauce, Old Bay Seasoning, Celery Salt, Parsley, Lemon. Brioche Buns, 1 Yellow Onion, Sriracha, Cumin, Garlic Powder, Butter Lettuce, Tomato.
1. Make the Crab Cakes: Combine drained crab meat in a bowl with 1/4 cup mayo, 2 Tbs mustard, a few healthy dashes of W Sauce, 2 Tbs chopped fresh Parsley, a squeee of lemon, Salt, pepper, Celery Salt, 1 Egg, Old Bay Seasoning. Add Panko a little bit at a time until mix just comes together and can be formed into cakes.
Note- This isn’t an exact recipe. I go by feel a lot so if you make this on your own, go with your senses.
2. Carmelize Onions: Thinly slice onion. Add to pan with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. Cook on medium until a deep brown.
3. Make Sriracha Mayo: Combine Mayo with salt, pepper, sriracha, cumin, and garlic powder to taste and spice preference.
4. Pan Fry Crab Cakes: After you form cakes into a mold, melt 2 Tbs of Butter in a Large skillet on medium heat. Once hot, gently place cakes in skillet. Cook until golden brown on bottom. Flip and repeat. Place on paper bowl after and season with salt.
5. While Cakes are Cooking, toast buns.
6. Assemble: Butter Lettuce on bottom bun, slice of tomato, crab cake, camerlized onion, sriracha mayo.
7. Serve with salad or oven fries and enjoy
Carnitas Tacos
Takes: 6 Hours
Makes: 12 Servings
Mise: Pork Shoulder, Salt, Pepper, Chili Powder, Garlic, Garlic Powder, Onion, Onion Powder, Mustard Powder, 2 Oranges, 2 Limes, Parsley, Cilantro, Cumin, Bay Leaves. Cheddar Cheese, Pico de Gallo, Tortillas, Sour Cream.
1. Combine Salt, Pepper, Chili Powder, Garlic Powder, Mustard Powder, Cumin in a bowl. Rub onto Pork Shoulder.
2. Juice two limes, 2 oranges into slow cooker. Add 4 cloves of garlic, 1 onion, cut into wedges, 2 bay leaves into cooker. Place shoulder on top. Cook on High for 4-6 Hours.
3. Once meat is tender, remove bone and large fatty sections. Pull meat in its juices. Salt and Pepper. For crisp meat: Drain juice, place on baking sheet, and broil until crisp.
4. Make a creama- combine sour cream with salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, and lime juice.
6. Assemble- pork, pico, créma, cheese. Enjoy
Rosemary Steak
Takes: 30 minutes
Makes: 4 Steaks
Mise: 4 Steaks, your preference of cut. I like NY Strip. Salt, Pepper, 2 garlic Cloves, 2 Springs of Rosemary, 2 Tbs Butter.
1. 30 Minutes before cooking, remove steaks from fridge and bring to room temp. Season liberally with salt and pepper.
2. Place cast Iron plate or skillet on grill. Once it’s medium high heat, you’re ready to cook.
3. Season once again with a little bit of salt and pepper, then sear 3-4 minutes per side. Do not touch once it’s flipped!!
4. Once each side is seared, add butter, rosemary, garlic. Base steak in herb butter until cooked to desired doneness. Take Steak off to rest minimum of 5-8 minutes. Slice and serve.
Steak Cobb Salad
Takes: 5 Minutes
Makes: 1 Large Salad
Mise: Leftover Steak, avocado, hard boil egg, cheese, honey mustard vinaigrette, tomatoes, onion, corn, cucumber, slices radish, romaine lettuce.
1. Cut produce to your liking, combine in bowl, dress with vinaigrette. Enjoy!
Grocery List
Organized by Department because I’m Not a Monster
1 Lb Chicken
1 Lb Rosemary Beef, Trader Joes
1 Lb Crab Meat
1 Pork Shoulder
Steaks, Your Preference
Eggs
Butter
Sour Cream
Cheddar Cheese
Brioche Buns
Tortillas
Panko Break Crumbs
3 Large Onions
2 Bell Peppers
1 Zucchini
1 Cucumber
1 Pck Mushrooms
1 Bunch Parsley
1 Bunch Cilantro
1 Lemon
3 Limes
2 Oranges
Rosemary
1 Garlic Bunch
1 Avocado
1 Radish Bunch
Honey Mustard Dressing
Pice de Gallo
Teriyaki Sauce
Pantry
Salt
Pepper
Garlic Powder
Bay Leaves
Mustard Powder
W Sauce
Old Bay
Celery Salt
Sriracha
Cumin
Chili Powder