Grilled Salmon with Chili-lime Sauce

From Quick and Easy Thai by Nancie McDermott

Fish
3 Tb coarsely chopped garlic
3 Tb coarsely chopped fresh cilantro roots or stems and leaves
2 Tb fish sauce
1 Tb tamari
1/2 tea sugar
1/2 tea salt
1/2 tea freshly ground pepper
2 Tb veg oil
1 1/2 lbs meaty fish fillets, such as salmon, tuna, snapper, cod, halibut, catfish or tilapia

Sauce
1/4 c fish sauce
3 Tb lime juice
2 Tb sugar
1 tea finely chopped garlic
1 tea finely chopped fresh hot green chilies
1 tea finely chopped fresh cilantro

1. To prepare the fish: In a workbowl of a small food processor or a blender, combine the garlic, cilantro roots, fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, salt, pepper, and oil. Grind to a fairly mooth paste, stopping now and then to scrape down the sides and adding a little water as needed to bring the ingredients together. Scrape the cilantro-garlic paste into a medium bowl, add the fish fillets and toss to coat everything well. Set aside for 20-30 minutes, longer is fine, covered and refrigerated up to 1 day.

2. To make the sauce: Combine the fish sauce, lime juice, sugar and garlic in a small bowl. Stir well until the sugar dissolves, and then sprinkle with the chilies and cilantro. Set aside until serving time.

3. Prepare a very hot grill. To cook the fish, place it on a lightly oiled grill rack, or in a shallow baking pan in the oven. Cook until handsomely browned and done to your liking, carefully turning once, about 5 minutes on each side, or longer for thicker fillets. Serve hot with the bowl of sauce on the side.

Grilled Brocolli

6 cups fresh broccoli spears

2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Place broccoli in a large bowl. Combine the lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper; drizzle over broccoli and toss to coat. Let stand for 30 minutes.
2. Coat grill rack with nonstick cooking spray before starting the grill. Prepare grill for indirect heat. Toss broccoli, then drain marinade. Place Parmesan cheese in a large resealable plastic bag. Add broccoli, a few pieces at a time, shake to coat.
3. Grill broccoli, covered, over indirect medium heat for 8-10 minutes on each side or until crisp-tender.

Grilled Fish, Romagna Style

2 1/2 to 3 lbs whole fish gutted and scaled, or fish steaks
salt
pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
2 Tb lemon juice
a small sprig of fresh rosemary chopped fine, or 1/2 tea dried
1/3 c fine, dry, unflavored bread crumbs

1. Wash the fish or fish steaks in cold water, then pat dry with paper towels.
2. Sprinkle fish liberally with salt and pepper on both sides, put it on a large platter, and add the oil, lemon juice, and rosemary. Turn the fish two or three times to coat well. Add the bread crumbs, turning the fish once or twice again until it has an even coating of oil-soaked bread crumbs. Marinate for 1-2 hours at room temperature, turning and basting the fish from time to time.
3. Preheat grill and place fish 4-5 inches from the heat. Grill on both sides until done, turning the fish once. Depending on the thickness of the fish steaks, or the size of the whole fish, it may take between 5-15 minutes. While cooking, baste the top with any leftover marinate. Serve hot from the grill.

Chili-Rubbed Chicken with Barbecue Table Mop

From Bon Appetite 1995

serves 6

Dry-rubbed before grilling, the delicious bird is then generously drizzled with a zesty sauce at the table-twice the firepower for twice the fun.

Chili Rub
3/4 cup chili powder (about 3 1/2 ounces)
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper

Mop
1 cup hickory barbecue sauce
3/4 cup ketchup
1/3 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco)

Other
2 3 1/2-pound chickens, quartered, backbones discarded
3 cups mesquite wood chips, soaked in cold water 1 hour (optional)

For Chili Rub:
Mix all ingredients in bowl.

For Mop:
mix first 5 ingredients in medium bowl.

Arrange chicken in single layer on large baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle chili rub generously on both sides of chicken; press to adhere. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour.

Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). When coals are white, drain chips, if using, and scatter over coals. Place chicken, skin side down, on grill rack away from direct heat. Cover grill and cook chicken until cooked through, turning every 5 minutes and covering grill, about 35 to 40 minutes (chili rub may look slightly burned). Serve hot or warm, passing mop separately.

Grilled Fish Tacos

From Bon Appétit, May 2008

* 2 cups chopped white onion, divided
* 3/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro, divided
* 1/4 cup olive oil
* 5 tablespoons fresh lime juice, divided
* 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
* 2 garlic cloves, minced
* 1 teaspoon dried oregano (preferably Mexican)
* 1 pound tilapia, striped bass, or sturgeon fillets
* Coarse kosher salt
* 1 cup mayonnaise
* 1 tablespoon milk
* Corn tortillas
* 2 avocados, peeled, pitted, sliced
* 1/2 small head of cabbage, cored, thinly sliced
* Salsa Verde
* Lime wedges

Stir 1 cup onion, 1/4 cup cilantro, oil, 3 tablespoons lime juice, orange juice, garlic, and oregano in medium bowl. Sprinkle fish with coarse salt and pepper. Spread half of onion mixture over bottom of 11x7x2-inch glass baking dish. Arrange fish atop onion mixture. Spoon remaining onion mixture over fish. Cover and chill 30 minutes. Turn fish; cover and chill 30 minutes longer. Whisk mayonnaise, milk, and remaining 2 tablespoons lime juice in small bowl.

Brush grill grate with oil; prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Grill fish with some marinade still clinging until just opaque in center, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Grill tortillas until slightly charred, about 10 seconds per side.

Coarsely chop fish; place on platter. Serve with lime mayonnaise, tortillas, remaining 1 cup chopped onion, remaining 1/2 cup cilantro, avocados, cabbage, Salsa Verde, and lime wedges.

Grilled Greek Chicken Kebabs with Mint-Feta Sauce

From Everyday Food May 2008

1 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 zucchini, halved lengthwise and cut crosswise into 1 inch pieces
1/2 small red onion, quartered, layers separated
2 T olive oil
1 tea dried oregano
3 T red-wine vinegar
salt and pepper
1/2 c crumbled feta (2 oz)
1/4 c plain low-fat yogurt
1 c fresh mint leaves

1. In a resealable plastic bag, combine chicken, zucchini, onion, oil, oregano and 2T vinegar, season with 1/2 tea salt and 1/4 tea pepper. Marinate at room temp for 30 minutes or refrigerate up to overnight

2. Heat gril to medium. Skewer meat and veggies, alternating. Grill skewers until chicken is cooked through, 12-14 minutes

3. Meanwhile, make dipping sauce: In a food processor, blend feta, yogurt, mint, and remaining T vinegar until smooth.

Rice To Go With:

Sesame-Lime Rice

1 c long-grain white rice (or jasmine)
salt and pepper
2 T sesame seeds, toasted
1 T veggie oil
1/2 tea finely grated lime zest plus 1 T fresh lime juice

1. Make rice in rice cooker.

2. Toss rice with sesame seeds, oil and lime zest and juice. Season with salt and pepper.

Lemon and Pine-nut Variation:

In step 2, replace veggie oil and lime zest and juice with same amounts of olive oil and lemon zest and juice; use 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts instead of sesame seeds.