What to cook on the grill except barbecue: 7 delicious recipes

From traditional grilled meats to delicious vegetables in foil bags and unusual desserts, we offer you the best recipes for what can be cooked on the grill besides shish kebab. Go outside and cook new unusual dishes on the grill!

1. Pork ribs on the grill.

Hot peppers and fresh peaches add flavor to grilled ribs. An ideal dish for barbecue - pork ribs with a spicy taste!

Ingredients

• 2 kg pork ribs
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 2 tablespoons smoked paprika
• 2 teaspoons hot chili pepper
• 2 teaspoons allspice
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons of garlic and onion paste.

Sauce

• A teaspoon of vegetable oil
• 2 peaches, skinless and chopped
• Tablespoon of cognac
• 2 cups barbecue sauce
• teaspoon of honey

Cooking

1. Heat up the grill. Combine sugar, smoked paprika, chili pepper, allspice, salt, onion and garlic mixture in a bowl. Place ribs on foil and rub with spice mixture. Wrap the ribs in foil and place on the grill for 1-1.5 hours.
2. Prepare the sauce: Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, add peaches and simmer for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add honey and cognac. Once the peaches have cooled, blend them in a blender along with the barbecue sauce. Divide the finished sauce into two parts: one part will be needed for grilling, the other for ready-made ribs.
3. Remove the ribs from the grill and remove the foil. Brush with sauce and place back on the grill to brown - about 5 minutes per side.
4. Serve the ribs with the remaining sauce.

2. Veal steaks with vegetables and mushrooms.

These rolled steaks cook very quickly if you prepare the vegetables and glaze ahead of time. Rolls are perfect for grilling or pan frying. Glaze gives amazing taste to veal.

Once you taste these grilled steaks, you will fall in love - as will your happy guests.

Ingredients

• Thin slices of veal
• Vegetable oil, salt, pepper, rosemary
• Red pepper cut into thin strips
• Green peppers, cut into thin strips
• Zucchini, cut into thin strips
• Onion, thinly sliced ​​into half rings
• Mushrooms, cut into thin strips

For glaze

• A cup of grape juice
• teaspoon sugar or honey

Cooking

1. Rub each slice of veal with vegetable oil, salt, pepper, sprinkle with fresh, finely chopped rosemary.
2. Cook the vegetables until half cooked on the grill or in a skillet, seasoning with salt and pepper.
3. For glaze: bring a cup of grape juice to a boil, add a sprig of rosemary, reduce by half. At the end, add a spoonful of sugar or honey and remove from heat.
4. Cut vegetables and mushrooms into strips and place on a steak, roll up the roll, securing it with a toothpick.
5. Preheat the grill and cook the roll on each side for about 2 minutes.
6. When serving, sprinkle the finished rolls with icing. The dish goes well with baked potatoes.

3. Vegetables baked on skewers.

Trendy Pesto Aioli sauce plus fresh vegetables - this dish will become a favorite at any party!

Ingredients

• 12 bamboo skewers
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes
• 2 medium red peppers
• 2 medium yellow peppers
• 1 medium sized onion
• 1 zucchini or eggplant
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper

Pesto Aioli Sauce

• 2 cups fresh basil leaves
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• ¼ cup toasted pine nuts
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Cooking

1. Place the Pesto Aioli sauce ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend on medium speed for about 3 minutes until the sauce is smooth and creamy. Tip: You can make the sauce ahead of time.
2. Prepare the grill. Soak wooden skewers in water for 10 minutes. Instead of skewers, you can use metal skewers, then they do not need to be soaked.
3. Thread vegetables onto skewers, leaving space between them. Brush the vegetables with vegetable oil using a brush. Salt, pepper.
4. Place the vegetables on the grill. Because vegetables are tender and cook quickly, then 3-4 minutes are enough for tomatoes, 7-10 minutes for peppers and onions, 12-15 minutes for zucchini and eggplant.
5. Serve vegetables with sauce.

4. Vegetables baked in foil.

You can use this recipe as a base by shaping a foil envelope with any seasonal vegetables.

Ingredients

• 2 corn, leaves removed, each cut into 4 pieces
• 4 small new potatoes, cut in half
• 2 carrots cut into small sticks
• 1 zucchini, cut into 2-3 cm pieces
• 1 onion cut into half rings
• ¼ cup melted butter
• 2 tablespoons mustard
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper

Cooking

1. Heat up the grill. In a large bowl, combine corn, potatoes, carrots, zucchini, and onions. In a small bowl, mix all spices and oil. Pour the oil mixture over the vegetables, mix well. Cut out four pieces of thick foil measuring 30x40 cm. Wrap the vegetables securely in a bag using double seams and leaving room for steam.
2. Place the bags on the grill with the seams up for 25-35 minutes.
3. Before serving, carefully open the bags to release the hot steam.

5. Boats with potatoes and cheese.

Fans of fried potatoes will love this dish. Experiment, because as a filler in the finished potato, you can add everything that is at hand - herbs, mushrooms, green peas, etc. And, most importantly, don't feel sorry for the cheese!

Ingredients

• Potato cut into thin slices
• Tablespoon of melted butter
• grated cheese
• Chopped green onion
• Sliced ​​ham.

Cooking

1. Heat up the grill. Mix chopped potatoes with melted butter. Salt.
2. Prepare 2 pieces of thick foil 30 cm long for making boats. Lay a potato on top of each piece of foil and shape into a boat, leaving a hole at the top for steam to escape.
3. Put the boats with potatoes on the grill. It is advisable to cover the boats with a lid. Bake for 20-30 minutes.
4. Then put grated cheese in the hole of each boat. Place on the wire rack for a couple more minutes until the cheese is melted.
5. Sprinkle with onion and ham before serving.

6. Cupcakes in orange

Even unusual barbecue recipes have their own super stars. Who would have thought that you can cook muffins on the grill and even bake buns! From year to year we grill only kebabs on the grill, and here is such a simple and elegant way to amaze everyone!

Ingredients

• Ready-made cake powder
• oranges.

You can use an orange in the same vein for baking buns, roasting meat, and making scrambled eggs. Just use the orange as a handy and flavorful little saucepan.

7. Banana boats

Enjoy this extraordinarily delicious dessert in the country!

Ingredients

• 6 bananas
• 6 tablespoons chocolate chips
• 6 tablespoons small marshmallows
• 2 tablespoons chopped nuts

Cooking

1. Cut 6 (30 cm) sheets of strong foil. Heat up the grill.
2. Make a longitudinal deep cut along each banana, being careful not to cut through it. Open the skin to form a pocket.
3. Crimp the foil around each banana to form a boat.
4. Holding a banana in your hand, fill your pocket with a mixture of chocolate chips, marshmallows and nuts.
5. Seal the foil around the banana, leaving a 5-7 cm wide opening on top. Place the boats on the grill and bake for 8-10 minutes.

You can make your own boat filling using seasonal fruits and any ingredients available to you: biscuits, raisins, cocoa, cinnamon, cognac, etc.

When the boats are eaten, crumple the foil into a ball and use it to clean the grill.

Try to cook on the grill, in addition to barbecue, these new delicious recipes. Surprise yourself and loved ones with an unusual taste and a bold combination of familiar products! Tell me, what is your favorite dish on the grill?