oats_son
16d ago
Dude, grilling! I have been enlisted to grill this weekend for extended family. What a momentous occasion!
The original line of thought was that grandma wants ribeyes, and I have a portable charcoal grill (two of them, actually). Now I'm wondering which foods and how much I should make (and, potentially, if I want to start both grills (probably not)).
- The ribeyes will be seasoned at least an hour in advance. Last time I cooked steaks (also my first steak cooking attempt since my grill awakening), I missed the mark on salt on at least one of them, so I will leave the seasoning to someone else, especially since grandma is sensitive to salt. Shooting for 130F internal temp. I don't have the best thermometer (a serviceable Weber one, not a Thermapen like everyone raves about), but it seems to work okay. If anyone wants something more than medium rare, they can just microwave it.
- Pork chops get seasoned salt an hour in advance, along with garlic powder and ideally a bunch of black peppercorns crushed with a rolling pin. I used to not trust the USDA and always tried to cook to 160F for pork, but this time, I'm going to do 150F, since I know some people who really love pork at 145F and it, apparently, is safe enough. I love pork loin. It is so cheap and the seasoned salt make it create the tastiest juice afterwards.
- Brats are pretty straightforward. 160F is needed.
- I haven't done teriyaki chicken thighs on the grill before, but I am very tempted now, somehow. Apparently you cook it most of the way on the grill, and then add the reduced teriyaki sauce to them and leave them on the indirect side for a bit. 160F. I think a dry salt and pepper brine would be fitting, as that's what Just One Cookbook recommends for before the first round of cooking teriyaki chicken thighs on the stovetop.
Now, the question is: is that too much food? I think we've got 6 people in total. The chicken will likely be three pounds, since that's the package size from Aldi. Pork chops, I thawed out 8 that are about as thick as my palm, so I'm estimating 4 or 5 pounds. Brats and ribeyes have not been purchased yet. Leftovers are okay.
Anyway, what are you grilling? What else should I be grilling? What are you drinking when you're grilling? I like Shock Top's Twisted Pretzel lately.
I keep thinking that eventually I will start dating, but this list, despite being good advice, looks like a gigantic pain in the ass. Why is it like this? Will it ever not be like this? I don't want to do this shit. What if I just never did it and stayed single for the rest of my life? What if I got in a pretend gay relationship? Fuck this gay earth!
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