2 new recipes tonight...

SSN686 · May 2009

Morning All:

and both turned out to be winners! EggHatter picked up a new cookbook today..."More Grilled to Perfection" by Chris Knight (Recipes from "License to Grill").

She had gotten an Acorn Squash and a Butternut Squash earlier this week, so I looked through the cookbook and found an interesting recipe for the Acorn and figured it would work well on the Butternut too.

On page 163, Smoked Acorn Squash with Maple Spice Butter:

Butter ingredients:
0.75 cup butter, softened
3 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
0.5 tsp nutmeg
(I also added about 1 tsp of Pineapple Head)

Place all ingredients in a small sauce pan and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.

Prep & Cook:

Cut squash in half, scrape out seeds & fibers
Brush inside cavity of squash with 1/2 of the maple butter. Wrap bottom of squash in foil. Cook indirect at about 230 dome temp for about 1 hour or until soft adn slightly carmelized. The recipe also suggested using cherry or apple for smoke (I used cherry). Use the reserve marinade to add more flavor after they come off.

Used both of the squash and here they are just after putting on the egg...

the Acorn after about 75 minutes...

and the Butternut...

The other recipe is on page 12 -- Grilled chicken breast with Balsamic & Herbs:

Ingredients:
2 tsp herbes de Provence
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlc powder
0.25 cup olive oil
1 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
pinch salt
pinch pepper

3 or 4 boneless/skinless chicken breast

Prep & Cook:
Combine the ingredients, put chicken in ziplock, cover with teh marinade, shake to coat chicken, place in fridge for 20 minutes to marinade (mine was in there about an hour).

Grill direct over medium heat (I was at about 350 dome).

No pics on the Egg, but here they are right after coming off...

and a close up...

As I said both are recipes that we will do again. The squash (both) probably could have cooked a little longer, but were done. It had a nice sweet taste and for someone that has not been a big veggie eater in the past, these were good!

The chicken was very tasty also, but I think just a little more Balsamic would have improved it.

We added a salad and had a very nice dinner.

Zippylip · May 2009

very nice Jay, how you doin

SSN686 · May 2009

Morning Marc:

Just havin' a ball!!!

and eating good!

Little Steven · May 2009

Jay,

Looks terrific!
I spend some pretty good money on balsamic. If you go with a good quality, long aged one you get paid back in spades on the flavour.

Steve

reelgem · May 2009

That looks delicious Jay. I will definitely try the squash recipe, I just love butternut squash. I've never made it on the egg, with the smoke it would be interesting.