??Grilled Broccoli??

[chitowngirl]

<span style="font-weight: bold">a/k/a Broccoli Under Cover</span>
<span style="font-style: italic">Serves: 6 / Cooking Time: 15 min </span>

1 envelope (from a 2.4-ounce package) dry onion soup mix
1/2 cup water
2 heads broccoli, cut into florets (about 6 cups)

Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.

In a large bowl, combine the soup mix and the water; toss with the broccoli. Wrap the broccoli in heavy-duty aluminum foil and seal tightly.

Grill the broccoli for 10 minutes or until desired tenderness. Open the foil carefully to allow the steam to escape before serving.

Note: Other vegetables can be done this way too (zucchini, yellow squash, and carrots), so feel free to mix and match.

[johnnycakes]

Re: ??Grilled Broccoli??

You can just as easily steam broccoli to perfection on the stove.

The whole idea of grilling is to expose the food to the flames and smoke and if you're going to wrap it all up in aluminum foil, you wind up with steamed vegetables anyway because the smoke and flame do not contact anything in closed up aluminum foil.

IMO broccoli is just not well suited for open fire grilling; too subject to drying out and scorching before getting cooked through.

As you said though, zucchini, yellow squash, thinly sliced carrots do well over the fire as do onions, sweet peppers, mushrooms, sugar snap peas (which cook quite quickly and should be put in after the other veggies have cooked about half way)

I marinate my veggies with a mixture of watered down soy sauce, fresh mashed garlic, sesame oil (Chinese market) and grated ginger which I make up in a big batch and keep in the fridge.
The marinade flavors and helps keep the veggies moist in the cooking process and this marinade works extremely well with beef, chicken tenders or pork for the grill.

I cook the bite sized veggies in a square sided wok with little holes made for this sort of thing and also have a few flat versions of it for cooking things that will fall through the grill bars.

[chitowngirl]

Re: ??Grilled Broccoli??

point well taken <span style="font-style: italic">bout di foil</span>

just looking for quick, easy side dishes to throw on the grill ... the dry onion soup mix sound 'iffy' to me ...

although I am <span style="text-decoration: underline">guilty </span>of using dry onion soup mix for other dishes

[Tulip]

Re: ??Grilled Broccoli??

My first choice is portbello mushrooms. My second is corn on the cob. I am also fond of squash and zucchini.

I think the onion soup mix would taste fine. When I'm in a rush, I have used just regular Italian dressing to marinate.

I agree with JC that the broccoli recipe does sound like it would taste very similar to steamed.

[johnnycakes]

Re: ??Grilled Broccoli??

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: chitown</div><div class="ubbcode-body">point well taken <span style="font-style: italic">bout di foil</span>

just looking for quick, easy side dishes to throw on the grill ... the dry onion soup mix sound 'iffy' to me ...

although I am <span style="text-decoration: underline">guilty </span>of using dry onion soup mix for other dishes </div></div>


Didn't mean to sound critical.
If you don't want to have to use both the stove and grill what you do is perfect for avoiding the back and forth and still cooking broccoli the best way (imo)

I have cooked salmon in foil but on the grill left the top of the foil open so the salmon would brown up and absorb the apple/mesquite smoke. The juices stayed in the foil and kept most of the fish moist..
Have done baked crumb and cheese fish fillets said way.

That dried onion soup mix is also good for making pot roasted meats.