Bringing MEAT to the party....

Big Hairy Dawg

I am attending a party this weekend and am responsible for cooking the main meat dishes.

There is going to be a big pile of kids and they have requested chicken wings. I am planning to have them ready just prior to leaving my house and heading to the party. I love chicken wings on the egg, indirect for 45 mins-1hr and then right on the grid to crisp up the skin.

What are some ideas for other meat dishes that can be served cold or warmed up and still good? I did ribs and pulled pork last time so looking for something different.

I am thinking:
- pork tenderloin
- tri-tip

I would love to cook some seafood but generally that is only good piping hot off the grill IMHO.

Thanks in advance for the advice!

BENTE

fattie's are always good cold, just slice them and serve with some crackers

Desert Oasis Woman

More finger foods come to mind
meats on sticks: chicken chunks or threads like in satay; ground meat sausages (lamb and beef Greek-style); Korean short ribs (always a winner :woohoo: ); etc. All can be prepped/marinated ahead of time, leaving you time to enjoy the party, too!

crghc98

I usually leave my wings indirect and just crank up the temp...skin still crisps up.

You could do kabobs, steak terriyaki on a stick, pulled beef, or a fattie...

What if you baked the fish in the egg, ie a baked haddock, scallops, etc...you could still add the smokiness and it would probably reheat pretty well.

Big Hairy Dawg

I like the fattie idea, reminds me of college...

I am not all that big of a jimmy dean smoked sausage , can you remove the casing on italian sausages and use them in the same manner?

Little Steven

Big Hairy Dawg,

How far away is the party, time wise.
I'm thinking about paella

Steve

BENTE

yes i have done that before i think i have even done them with bratworst

Big Hairy Dawg

Ooooh...paella...and I just bought myself a paella pan for my birthday..

The party is about 15 minutes away.

I think that is a great suggestion but having never made paella; I am thinking a test cook is in order before I make anyone else eat it!

I read through the naked whiz instructions on paella and cannot wait to try it. The seafood paella looks awesome.

Thanks for the suggestion!

Little Steven

Big Hairy Dawg,

All I can tel you is that I have never made a bad one. It's similar to Jambalaya in that it is a very simple dish. Having real Bomba rice helps too. TNW has pretty exact steps.



Steve