Thursday, May 16, 2013

Grilled Flank Steak

Grilled Flank Steak

juice from 1 lemon

1/4 cup soy sauce
2-3 tbsp olive oil
celery seed
garlic salt
Montreal steak seasoning
1 flank steak
Mix all ingredients in large ziploc bag.  Add flank steak and marinate over night.  Grill over medium high heat until medium-well (or until cooked how desired).


Sweet Potato Oven Fries

Sweet Potato Oven Fries

2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into fries
1-2 tbsp olive oil
1-2 tsp sea salt
1 tbsp pepper
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
After peeling and cutting sweet potatoes, arrange them on a large non-stick baking sheet.  Drizzle fries with olive oil (enough to cover, but not enough to drown them in oil).  Using tongs, toss fries to get them covered in olive oil.  Sprinkle sea salt over fries (we've been trying to cut back on salt, so I didn't use much, maybe 1-2 tsp).  Sprinkle a generous amount of black pepper over fries.  Finally, lightly sprinkle fries with cayenne pepper for a little spice (feel free to eliminate this step if you do not like a kick).  Toss fries again with tongs to cover, use more seasoning if you'd like.  Bake at 425 degrees for about 10 minutes.  Turn fries over and bake an additional 10 minutes.  Serve with ranch dressing.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Grilled BBQ Ribs

Grilled BBQ Ribs

4 lbs baby back ribs
3 garlic cloves, minced (I used the already minced kind)
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp paprika
2 tsp salt
2 tsp pepper
2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp cumin
For BBQ sauce:
1 small onion, finely diced
2 tbsp butter
1 c ketchup
1/4 c brown sugar
3 tbsp lemon juice
3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp cider vinegar
1 1/2 tsp ground mustard
1 tsp celery salt
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
Rub ribs with garlic; place in a shallow roasting pan.  Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 2 hours.  Cool slightly.  Combine first 6 seasonings and rub over ribs.  Refrigerate covered overnight (or at least 8 hours).
In a small saucepan, saute onion and butter.  Stir in remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat and cook 10 minutes or until thick.  Remove from heat, reserve 3/4 cup sauce.
Grill ribs, covered, over medium heat for 12 minutes, turning and basting with remaining sauce.