Nexgrill 720-0025 LP - Manual (Page 24)

VEGETABLE KABOBS
3 medium-sized zucchini
12 cherry tomatoes
12 fresh mushrooms
Grated Parmesan cheese
Parboil whole zucchini 5 minutes
on your side burner or until just
tender. Drain and cut into ½ inch
slices. Thread zucchini, tomatoes
and mushrooms alternately on
each of six skewers. Brush with
marinade made of Italian dressing,
Worcestershire sauce, mustard and
thyme. Grill 5 to 7 minutes turning
and basting occasionally. Sprinkle
liberally with Parmesan cheese.
FAJITAS
1-1/2 lb. flank steak or boned
chicken breasts
2 tbs. oil
½ cup limejuice
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. celery salt
¼ tsp. garlic powder
½ tsp. pepper
¼ tsp. oregano
¼ tsp. cumin
Flour tortillas lemon
Pound flank steak to ¼ inch
thickness or flatten chicken
breasts. Mix oil, limejuice and
seasonings in a zip lock bag. Add
meat and shake bag to coat the
meat. Refrigerate overnight or at
least 6 to 8 hours. Wrap tortillas in
foil. Remove meat from marinade.
Cook on a pre-heated gas grill for
5 to 8 minutes on each side. While
meat is cooking, heat tortillas on
grill. Slice meat across grain in
thin slices. Place on hot platter.
Squeeze lemon juice over. Wrap
meat and any of the following
toppings in tortillas: chopped
tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream,
and taco sauce.
BEEF AND LAMB KABOBS
Serve 4
½ lb. boneless sirloin or beef cut
into 1” cubes
½ lb. boneless loin of lamb cut into
1” cubes
2/3 c. water, divided
¼ c. chopped onion
2 tbs. soy sauce
¼ c. vegetable oil, divided
1 tbs. dark brown sugar
1 tbs. fresh lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
¼ tsp. ground cumin
¼ tsp. ground coriander
¼ tsp. ground turmeric
1/8 tsp. ground red pepper
1/8 tsp. ground ginger
1 red pepper cut into chunks
1 large banana, cut into chunks
8 small mushrooms
1/3 c. smooth peanut butter
In blender, process 1/3 c. water,
onion, soy sauce, 2 tsp. oil and the
next 8 ingredients until smooth.
Pour over meat cubes and marinate
about 4 hours, turning
occasionally. Drain and reserve
marinade. Onto to four 12”
skewers alternately thread meat,
pepper, banana and mushrooms.
Preheat grill. Brush the kabobs
with oil. Grill 7-8 minutes each
side.
Bring marinade to boil on the side
burner in a saucepan. Add
remaining 1/3 c. water and peanut
butter. Stir to blend. Heat through.
If sauce gets too thick, add 1 tbs.
water. Serve sauce with kabobs.
EGGPLANT CAVIAR
1 large eggplant
2 tbs. olive oil
2 tbs. wine vinegar
2 tbs. finely chopped onion
½ clove garlic, minced
1 medium tomato, chopped salt
and pepper
Roast eggplant on gas grill over
medium flame, turning
occasionally until thoroughly
cooked. This may take 30 minutes.
Remove from grill and cool for
handling. Strip off the skin and
chop eggplant finely. Add all the
seasonings. Chill thoroughly and
serve on toast.
CHICKEN TANDOORI STYLE
8 large chicken thighs or
drumsticks
1 c. plain nonfat yogurt
½ c. lemon juice
2 tsp. salt
½ tsp. cayenne
½ tsp. black pepper
½ tsp. crushed garlic
½ tsp. grated ginger
1 tbs. corn oil
Combine all the ingredients in a
large mixing bowl and marinate
the chicken for 8 hours in the
refrigerator. Drain the chicken and
spread on the spit running the rod
on the fleshier side of the bone.
Rotis using the rotis burner. Cook
on medium high heat for 40
minutes basting occasionally with
the remainder of the marinade
mixture. Serve with sliced onions
and lemon wedges.
SPARE RIBS
Marinade:
1 c. soy sauce
½ c. honey
½ c. vinegar
½ c. dry sherry
2 tsp. chopped garlic
2 tsp. sugar
1 c. water
1 chicken bouillon cube
1 can beer for basting sauce
Marinade ribs for 3 hours. Use
marinade for basting by adding
beer to it. Place pan under the ribs
and baste frequently. To cook ribs
select lean, meaty ribs and
accordion pleat them with your
spit. Slide four-prong meat hook
down the length of spit and
tighten. At the beginning of the
rack and to its center, penetrate the
second rib with the pointed end of
the spit and push it between the
meat. Skip a couple and continue
the process until the entire rack is
accordion pleated. Fasten the
second meat hook into the rack.
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