It was BLT's last night and they were great. tonight we are having chicken enchiladas using one of the chickens I smoked over the weekend. Made my own green enchilada sauce.
went to a place in Georgia where they butcher their own beef, bought 3 ribeye's for tonight. I will give a review tomorrow. Debating on marinating them or not.
Sounds great. With that kind of steak for me it would be coarse salt and pepper only, a good sear, and medium rare please.
Pretty much how I do them. A friend of mine suggested just a tiny amount of sugar right before the sear to get some caramelization. Either at the beginning or toward the end for a reverse sear. It does work but I normally skip that step.
Ribeye is my favorite steak followed by NY strip. I find filet mignon not fatty enough so I need to wrap it in bacon or some other way of raising the fat content.
Tonight I’ll be grilling pork chops seasoned with coarse black pepper and Everglades original seasoning. Baked potatoes will also be on the grill. We will have a freshly made summer salad topped with vine ripe tomatoes to go with. Ice cold longnecks and chilled wine will be our choices today. Life is good in Gator Nation!
My wife is making a stir fry with baby Shanghai bok choy tonight. After replacing the alternator in my MIL's car over the weekend it was running great until yesterday. Then it was acting like the water pump went out and I thought that maybe I overtightened the serpentine belt even without any "chirping" but it was some kind of radiator failure that had nothing to do with the alternator replacement. I noticed that arriving at my dental appointment yesterday the engine was running VERY hot but didn't over heat. I added some water but in about a mile the temperature gauge was close to pegged. I did a "drive a mile stop the car for fifteen minutes" slog to where we usually get things repaired if I don't know what it is or don't want to do it. I even tried running the heater to cool the engine but never got hot air coming through the vents. I suspected that it was the water pump which I didn't want to do so I dropped it off. Instead I need a new radiator. I guess that modern ones have plastic pieces that fail.
My MIL has AAA but in my experience it would have taken longer to get a tow from them than to baby the car to the shop.
Getting the KJ hot to grill some cod fillets for fish tacos. I prefer mahi but it must be out of season or something. Marinated the cod in lime juice and seasoned with a habanero spice rub.
The fish tacos were a big hit last night. I've made them with grouper, mahi and cod and all are good but best in descending order. Cost also in descending order. I've thought about using flounder for fish tacos but probably too delicate a flavor. Last time I fished the surf at Crescent Beach I caught a number of them but that was over 30 years ago. Haven't done much fishing since. Today I will once again fire up the KJ for burgers made from ground chuck. Leftover Mexican skillet corn as a side.
Tonight I am grilling chicken halves with a baked potato on there with them. We will have a freshly made Romaine salad topped with vine ripe tomatoes. Ice cold longnecks and chilled wine are available. Life is good in Gator Nation!
Yesterday we were at Alan, Abbey, and Dylan Kate’s for supper. Alan grilled a spatchcock chicken and a tri tip on his BGE. We brought a big pot of fresh cream 40’s & petite butter beans. We also had roasted broccoli with yellow squash. Abbey’s homemade strawberry cheesecake was for desert. Tonight we’re making homemade club sandwiches on sourdough bread. Coleslaw will be our side. Ice cold longnecks and chilled wine will suit us just fine today. Life is good in Gator Nation!
Do you have a butcher that will cut a tri tip for you? I rarely see them in the meat case. More of a West Coast thing I guess. They do cook very well on the grill. Tonight I am making Thai red curry with chicken and a Thai cucumber salad. I have a kaffir lime tree so I have fresh leaves for seasoning the curry. A hard to find but essential ingredient.
We do actually have two that will but you have to ask and make sure that they have them on hand. You do not see them in the display cases. And as usual, you are correct—they are quite good coming off of the grill.
