BBQ Chicken and rice (leftovers day 2)

What to do with the last bit of left over BBQ chicken?

Leftover chicken

Rice

onion

butter

garlic

mushroom

rosemary

mushroom

Remove chicken from bone (set aside)

Saute diced onion, garlic and mushroom in butter

Add shredded chicken

                         Mix in BBQ sauce (amount to taste)

                                                        Serve over rice...."tony danza"

Sweet potatos (add to the leftovers)

The star of this picture is the sweet potato!

Wash and dry the sweet potato
cover in salt
place in oven @350 for 2 hours

Let rest -
slice open and mash with fork

ADD BUTTER

Ribs on the Grill

Burning meat on the grill is passable for a few hotdogs and burger patties but for an $$$$$$ cut of meat - it aint happening.

For the ribs I opted to precook them in the oven.

Season with liquid smoke, salt , pepper, garlic salt and paprika - cover with sliced onions and wrap in foil.

Place in oven @350 for 2 hours -
remove from foil, place on grill (mainly for the grill marks and the flavor
Flips
Sauce and close the lid for 20 minutes

Chicken on the Grill

Same procedure -

chicken drumsticks work better precooked (boiled) with paprika,salt and pepper
added to the water.
The place chicken on grill -skin side down for grill marks and taste
Turn and coat with BBQ sauce

Chicken breasts, thighs or combo I precooked (baked) with paprika, salt and pepper

Grilling tips

Although the instructions state pile the coals in the middle, light and spread... My LeeDub gave me

some great advice and it has been repeated by Iron Chef Michael Symon on the Chew.

Create 3 heating stations in the pit - Hot, medium heat and a cooling spot

This method worked AMAZINGLY.

Now I have to decide which "flava" of charcol to use

Garlic Shrimp

shrimp
1 cup mayo
minced garlic
parsley
lemon juice
ole bay seasoning

Mix ingredients, then coat shrimp - refrigerate for at least 30 minutes

Squash medley

This is now my signature dish  - always goes fast.
Simple to make and can be made in 15 minutes

yellow squash
zucchini
2 diced onions
mushrooms
minced garlic
salt/pepper
olive oil
butter (2 Tbs)

Beverages: Sweet Tea / Homeade Lemonade

Two surefire summer drinks go over so well I make both. Sometimes my sisters make half and half aka Arnold Palmers .

Sweet Tea:
Boiling water
6 tea bags
2 cups sugar


Lemonade:
3 lemons (sliced)
2 1/2 cups sugar

The BEST grilled hot dogs/brats EVER

Cucumber Salad

A quick light salad for summer

2 cucumbers (peeled and sliced)
cherry tomatos (sliced in half)
half onion (thinly sliced)
1/2 tsp parsley
salt/pepper
1/2 cup olive oil

mix, cover and chill