BBQ Tonight
BBQ Tonight
Yesterday my new grill pan arrived and I wanted to try it out so planned a little BBQ for today. Of course when I woke up today it was overcast and thundering, I thought I would have to come up with something different for dinner but thankfully it cleared up after a few showers and the BBQ was on again. It was just supposed to be hubby and I for dinner but Matt said he would stop by if I made some food for him too so I did.
This is really more about the new grill pan than one of my regular blogs. The pan is the square one in the pictures. It is cast iron and heavy, it has holes in the bottom for the smoke and flames to come thru. I love it already, it really contains the foods inside and helps stop the usual burning you might get over an open flame on your grill. The round one in the picture serves the same purpose but it is lightweight and made of a lighter metal, the handle on it is handy but I much prefer the heavier square one, the sides on the round one are lower too, which translates into being able to put less food in it, or risk tossing the food out of it when you toss or shake it.
The potatoes tonight were a very simple preparation consisting of small red potatoes cut in half, whole mushrooms, red peppers, shallots, onions, crushed garlic, salt, pepper and smoked paparika. These were tossed in a bowl with 2 tablespoons of oil, the square grill pan was put over the flames to heat up for about 5 minutes before the potato mixture was tossed in, the pan was then moved over to the cooler side of the grill while I got the rest of the items for the grill ready. The sausages were mixed with some red peppers and onions with crushed garlic, the sausages were put in the pan by themselves first for a few minutes just to brown them a little then the onion/pepper mixture was tossed in. We also had a few burgers and hot dogs to go along with the rest.
So far I am very happy with the new grill pan, it came already pre-seasoned but upon unwrapping it I scrubbed it with plain water and a stiff brush, then I placed it over a medium flame on my kitchen stove to thoroughly dry it, brushed it with a little shortening and let it continue to heat for a while. I brushed on a thin layer of oil right before I put it on the grill tonight to let it heat up before I added the potato mixture. After the cooking was done I turned the grill upside down over the flame and the residue all burned off it, although nothing had in fact stuck to it, when I flipped it back right side up I simply brushed off the interior and it looks like it just came out of the package, I wiped it down with a few paper towels and then gave it a very light brush of oil……..it’s ready for my next experiment with it…….maybe some shrimp! I bought this on QVC, the shopping channel, it is item # K29555- Technique Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron BBQ Fry Pan. If you enjoy grilling and grilling gadgets you might want to get one for yourself, it’s very handy for things that get lost between the grill grates.
