What can you cook on the grill?

Most people associate the onset of the spring-summer period with the beginning of the barbecue season. Cooking on a grill or in a cauldron has its own special feature - the food has a light smoky aroma. Often traveling outdoors, people begin to look for interesting recipes that are suitable for cooking outdoors. Summer outings will be much more anticipated with the new menu.

Champignons in sour cream

This dish can not only be an excellent side dish, but also serve as a main dish. It goes perfectly with baked potatoes or standard shish kebab. Mushrooms are very nutritious, and their preparation does not take much time. You will need:

• 0.5 kg champignons;
• 1 package of 25% sour cream (200 g);
• 0.5 tsp. salt;
• 0.5 tsp. Khmeli-Suneli seasonings.

Fresh mushrooms need to be washed well and cleaned of dirt. Let the water drain. To speed up the process, you can blot them with a paper towel. This manipulation is best done at home.

Already on site, mix rich sour cream with aromatic spices. Dip the mushrooms into the resulting mixture.

The next step is to string the mushrooms onto skewers or skewers and place them over the coals. Alternatively, you can use a wire rack and place the mushrooms on top.

Frying time should not exceed 15–20 minutes. During this time, the crust will already be fried, and the mushrooms inside will be very juicy.

Smoky shrimp

A simple and at the same time exotic kebab can be prepared from shrimp. The best of the so-called “royal” ones. It’s convenient to put them on skewers or simply lay them out on a wire rack.

For cooking you need to buy:

• 1 kg shrimp;
• 1 lemon;
• 1 head of garlic;
• 1 tbsp. l. soy sauce;
• salt and seasonings to taste.

First of all, you need to prepare the marinade. In a blender you need to grind a whole lemon with zest, peeled garlic cloves, soy sauce and spices.

The next step will be preparing the shrimp, namely cleaning them from the shell, after which they need to be filled with the resulting mixture. It will take several hours for the juice to completely saturate the meat.

After 2-3 hours of marinating, the shrimp are strung on skewers and fried until a delicious crispy crust forms. If the company prefers sweetish sauces, then instead of the above marinade, you can use teriyaki sauce mixed with sesame seeds.

Attention! When skewering shrimp, it is recommended to alternate with pineapple slices.

Vegetable kebab

No picnic is complete without vegetables, and this dish will fit perfectly into the diet of people who adhere to the healthy diet that is so popular today. Vegetables will be a great addition to the two previous dishes.

Vegetables are cut into rings of medium thickness and placed over hot coals. It is important not to forget to salt and pepper them.

Cherry tomatoes, eggplants, zucchini, corn and bell peppers are suitable for cooking. It is recommended to sprinkle the prepared vegetables with olive oil.

Potatoes in bacon

What would a gathering by the fire be without hearty potatoes? As a replacement for the usual jacket dish, you can prepare very juicy potatoes, which will become both an independent dish and an addition to meat.

Required:

• 6 medium-sized potatoes;
• 12 strips of bacon;
• 300 grams of lard (smoked or homemade);
• salt to taste.

Potatoes do not need to be peeled. It is cut into thin rings and then placed on a skewer, alternating with pieces of lard.

The resulting “battery” must be lightly salted and wrapped in bacon. Next, wrap everything in foil.

Holding the skewer over the coals, you must constantly turn it so that the juice does not leak out. This way you will avoid overdrying.

Baked fish

A rare fishing trip that results in a catch will be complete without a hearty lunch. Fish soup is often used to prepare fish soup, but this requires a large container, which is not always convenient to take with you. And baked fish will be a satisfying but light dish. Cooking will not take much time.

If you have just caught fish, you need to cut it and clean it. To get rid of the specific smell of a river or lake, you can put lemon slices inside. The prepared fish is placed on a wire rack.

If you purchased 1 kg of salmon, then to prepare it you will need:

• olive oil;
• lemon juice;
• salt to taste.

Before frying, the fish is cut into 3 cm thick pieces, salted and poured with juice. As soon as a light crispy crust forms on the surface, the fish must be removed from the coals and sprinkled with oil.

Attention! Before serving, prepare a sauce of 200 grams of sour cream mixed with finely chopped garlic (2 cloves) and herbs.

Lula kebab

This is a favorite dish in the Caucasus and Central Asia. The juicy meat is so tasty that you want to cook it again and again. Moreover, it does not require much labor and time. The classic recipe involves the use of lamb and fat tail (lamb) fat, but if such meat seems fatty or specific, then pork, beef or chicken mixed with lard will do.

You need to prepare:

• 1 kg of minced meat, in which you can combine different types of meat;
• 300 grams of lard;
• 100 grams of onions;
• 100 grams of green onions and herbs;
• salt and spices to taste.

The preparation process has nuances. First of all, you don’t need eggs and flour or bread for cooking.

The onion must be cut into small cubes, but not passed through a meat grinder. Otherwise it will release too much juice.

Then the greens are finely chopped. Everything is mixed and salted. The mixing process can rather be called beating. Take the minced meat in your hand and throw it forcefully into the bowl.

While doing this procedure, you may notice the release of juice. It needs to be drained so that the minced meat becomes plastic and sticky. To prevent the mixture from sticking to your hands, periodically wet them in salted water.

After all the manipulations, the minced meat is put into the refrigerator for an hour or two. When placing on a skewer, form sausages. They must be placed over hot coals and constantly turned over so that the juice remains inside.

Lula kebab is served with traditional spicy adjika, pita bread and vegetables.

Banana pumps

If your group includes couples with small children or you are going to a barbecue with your family, then be sure to take note of the sweet barbecue. Children gobble up the treat on both cheeks.

To prepare you need to stock up:

• bananas according to the number of picnic participants;
• marshmallow (you can use regular marshmallows);
• chocolate;
• cinnamon or coconut flakes at personal discretion.

The banana peel is cut lengthwise, the banana “boat” is placed on foil and filled with finely chopped chocolate and marshmallows. If you like cinnamon or coconut, you can sprinkle them on the resulting boats, which are then wrapped in foil and fried until the filling has melted. As a rule, this takes no more than 5–7 minutes.

As you can see, the next spring-summer gatherings should not be limited to barbecue, especially if there is a person in the company who is planning to diversify the menu. This is not a complete list of dishes that are fried on the grill. By showing ingenuity and ingenuity, you can take the cooking of many familiar dishes outside, and their main seasoning will be friendly company and the aroma of a fire.