Grilling brussel sprouts? With side conversation about infrared gas grills

[rocketgirl]

Can I do that?  Do they go on the low part with the steak?  What does one season them with?

Also is there a way to cook green bell pepper so that they don't give you indigestion?

[tenacious1]

Brussel sprouts are supposedly my DH's second favorite vegetable. I've cooked them once in all the years we've been married. If I "had to" good them on the grill I'd try wrapping them in tin foil with some butter, salt, and pepper -- and a little water for steam. IIRC they cooked for 20 minutes or more when I made them in the oven -- just enough to get a little soft.

Hopefully someone else will have better advice.

Now go post something interesting and not negative in the open pub. ok?thx

[cgraz]

I have "grilled" them in a foil lined grill pan - cut in half, tossed in olive oil, seasoned w/salt & pepper, and then put cut side down in the pan. I cover it with foil for the first bit of time, and then uncover when they are bright green, and let them cook a little longer until that cut side is nice and browned and caramelized. It's not so much for grilling flavor, although you get a little of that - more about not having dishes to wash! I think I wouldn't try them without the pan, because they'd fall through or just not line up well for the bars on the grill and would be all cockeyed and not sitting evenly, because they're a little too small.

[rocketgirl]

I don't have a grill pan and will not be able to get one before dinner.  I have an infrared gas grill and the spacing is very narrow; it seems to be more about ridges with tiny holes in them.  I don't think even brussels sprouts would fall though.  (Any garlic I might put on them might though - can I use garlic?) Of course, the grill will be 600 degrees or something and I only grill the steaks for about a minute and a half a side (for mine - about 10 more seconds per side for my guest).  I do have foil.  Last time I had anyone over to grill, that guest brought yellow squash and zucchini, which we cooked directly on the grill.

And I also have an oven, so that's an option.  Last time, we just did spinach on the stove because that's what I had.    But guest has vegetables that need to be used before they go bad.  (Much like my steak, which was use or freeze by yesterday).

Info about infrared grills with a photo of what the grates look like:  http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/wild-chef/2013/04/introduction-cooking-infrared-grills
Here's a close-up of a clean one: 

[radial]

You can use garlic.  Use garlic powder or a garlic press and add it when you sprinkle the sprouts with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper before you put them on the grill. 

[Natasha]

I'd make a little foil pack, but not close it up. More like a foil pain.

[tenacious1]

I'd make a little foil pack, but not close it up. More like a foil pain.

Freudian slip?

[rocketgirl]

So how long do I leave it on the grill?  I want neither cold sprouts nor cold steaks.

[Natasha]

Freudian slip?

[radial]

So how long do I leave it on the grill?  I want neither cold sprouts nor cold steaks.

Can't say for sure, I don't have a fancy infrared grill .  I would throw in the sprouts a little after the steaks and monitor them.  If they cook too quickly pull them out.  They aren't going to get cold over the next minute it takes the steaks to catch up. 

[rocketgirl]

As it turned out, my guest cooked the sprouts at home, and cookies orange bell pepper at home, and just microwaved it at my house.

I did sweet potato slices (with my usual olive pile, salt, and rosemary) on the grill, although I think I prefer them done in the oven.  (Grill was faster though). 

I don't know what happened with the steaks.  Either they were thicker than last time or I remembered the times wrong.  My guest's came out rare plus (maybe) instead of medium rare.  And mine was the rarest steak I've ever eaten.  I'm pretty sure I could just eat a raw steak now, assuming it wasn't refrigerator cold.

Fortunately we are each decent company.

[seattlegirl]

Well, a minute and a half per side sounded really short to me, but it sounded like you'd done it that way before. 

My boyfriend taught me this touch-test method of determining doneness:

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/the_finger_test_to_check_the_doneness_of_meat/

[rocketgirl]

I could have sworn that's how I'd cooked them last time.  Fucking iPhone OS ditched the seconds from the Clock timer and I was trying to use the stopwatch and put steaks on at different times.

Last time I did them they were PERFECT.  I gotta write this shit down.

And yes, my guest was trying to explain the touch test to me. 

To be fair, this was only my third time EVER to grill steaks.  The first time I did them, I think they came out medium well.  The second time, they were truly PERFECT.  This time, too rare.  I'm happier with too rare than over-cooked, although I'm sure this is not the case for everyone.  I have been moving to more rare over the years anyway.  Eventually, I'll probably be able to just take a bite out of a living cow.  (Just kidding).

[seattlegirl]

 


yeah, that's pretty darn good for the third time.

[radial]

Fucking iPhone OS ditched the seconds from the Clock timer and I was trying to use the stopwatch and put steaks on at different times.

This is one of the reasons I love Siri. 

"Siri, set a timer for 15 seconds."

"Ok, your timer is set for 15 seconds." 

[rocketgirl]

This is one of the reasons I love Siri. 

"Siri, set a timer for 15 seconds."

"Ok, your timer is set for 15 seconds." 

I didn't know she could do this.

SHe can't find the bar that I go to multiple times per week every week.  And no matter how I pronounce "End", she thinks it is "And" and if I tell her what street it's on, she suggests places in the next town.  I can be in their parking lot and she has no idea.  (I wanted to call and place my lunch order over the phone once because I was in a hurry, and she just couldn't figure it out.  The place has been in business for probably 20 years or more.)

[merigayle]

My MIL just got her first modern electronic, an iPad. She brought it for her weekend visit and was showing us how she could not figure out Siri. Turns out it is just her hardcore Mass accent. DH would say the same thing into it and it responded accordingly.

[rocketgirl]

My MIL just got her first modern electronic, an iPad. She brought it for her weekend visit and was showing us how she could not figure out Siri. Turns out it is just her hardcore Mass accent. DH would say the same thing into it and it responded accordingly.

It worked great for me finding things in Santa Fe, NM.  And it does ok with some things here, just not my bar.

[wherestheportojohn]

Well, a minute and a half per side sounded really short to me, but it sounded like you'd done it that way before. 

My boyfriend taught me this touch-test method of determining doneness:

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/the_finger_test_to_check_the_doneness_of_meat/

Groovy.
Have you tried this? Did it work as promised?

[seattlegirl]

Groovy.
Have you tried this? Did it work as promised?

I haven't tried it, but he says it works.    He cooks more than I do, especially meat.