Outside the dugout: What's cooking?

Tonight I’ll be grilling hamburger steaks freshly ground from a boneless chuck roast with baked potatoes on the top rack. Inside we’ll have a Caesar salad.

Hot and dry—even with the rains we’ve had so far this summer we could really use some rain in our area.

The back porch is open, the Yeti is restocked, and the wine is chilled.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

I always use coarse salt and coarse pepper. I will use Worcestershire to change it up from time to time.

And yes I always dimple my hamburger steaks as well as my burgers.

Occasionally I will thin slice vidalia onions, vine ripe tomatoes and green bell peppers for hamburger steaks as well. I lay the onions, then bell peppers, then tomatoes on the top of the hamburger steaks. I pull them off to turn the meat then slide’em back on and reclose the lid.

You get both their flavors as well as steamed veggies to go with.

 

Pretty much that’s it. I like to do them when boneless chuck roasts are on sale-I get my guys to grind one fresh so there’s no loss of blood or flavor, it all goes home with you.

You get to serve yourself grilled beef without it being $19+ per pound.

 

Tonight we’re having a boneless half pork loin smoked indirect over applewood smoke on the BGE.

Our sides will be Ms. Jan’s homemade Mac’n’Cheese and a freshly made Romaine salad topped with vine ripe tomatoes. Ms. Jan slightly changed her ingredients for her Mac’n’Cheese from milk and butter to half milk/half heavy cream and butter. A really good flavorful difference.

Instead of a shot milk added to your grits you can use the heavy cream and it turns a good pot of grits into a great pot of grits as well.

Summertime heat sets the tone for this evening’s refreshments. Ketel One Vodka and your choice of mixers.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Tonight I’m grilling chicken halves seasoned with coarse black pepper and Everglades Cactus Dust.

Inside we’ve got a big pot of fresh green beans and new potatoes and bi-color cob corn.

My sister’s grandson is playing in a local tournament here this weekend so we have company and some baseball to watch Sat/Sun.

The back porch is restocked and open for leisure times.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

No, I just buy whole birds and split’em in half. Obviously I want them cooked done but the every time challenge for me is to to burn my charcoal down far enough to prevent overcooked skin without running out of fire to get them done.

 

Tonight we’re grilling cheeseburgers and hotdogs. Our sides will be home cut French fries and BBQ baked beans.

The back porch is open and ready for your leisure. The Yeti is restocked, the wine is chilled and a variety of Vodka drinks have been requested.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Have you tried the detroit style at Satch-squared, their sister store on 4th? I like it much better than anything I’ve ever eaten at Satchels. I know you’re from Chicago, and that’s not Chicago, but it’s the deeper crust with nice crispy edges.

 

Lol, I’m not a fan of the huge 2” thick Chicago style either, but I do like the detroit style at satch squared, and I’ve never eaten anything from little caesars that was similar. I’ve never been and have no interest in visiting Chicago. What do you like in Gainesville?