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Backyard Barbecue

Watermelon Margaritas

For a make-ahead tip, you can freeze the diced watermelon up to two weeks before the party. Place diced watermelon on a cookie sheet in the freezer for six hours or overnight. Store frozen cubes in a zip-top freezer bag until ready to use.

Watermelon Margaritas

Ingredients

  • 2 cups diced seeded watermelon, frozen
  • 3/4 cup tequila
  • 1/3 cup triple sec (orange-flavored liqueur)
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 2 cups crushed ice
  • Granulated sugar (optional)
  • Lime slices (optional)
  • Orange slices (optional)

Preparation

Place frozen watermelon, tequila, triple sec, sugar, and lime juice in a blender; process until smooth. Add ice; process until smooth. Serve in glasses rimmed with sugar, and garnish with lime and orange slices, if desired.

Cooking Light MAY 1999

Beer-Can Chicken with Cola Barbecue Sauce

"I like any recipe that starts with 'open a can of beer and drink half,'" says recipe developer and chef Steven Raichlen. American ingenuity has produced a variety of beer-can roasters that hold the can in place and stabilize the tipsy chicken. Aluminum cans bend easily under the pressure, so when piercing holes, it's a good idea to use a can-holding gadget.

Photography: Randy Mayor; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell Photo by: Photography: Randy Mayor; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

Ingredients

  • Chicken:
  • 1 (12-ounce) can beer
  • 1 cup hickory wood chips
  • 2 teaspoons kosher or sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
  • 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
  • 1 (4-pound) whole chicken
  • Cooking spray
  • Sauce:
  • 1/2 cup cola
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon instant onion flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoon instant minced garlic
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons steak sauce (such as A-1)
  • 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Preparation

Open beer can; drink half. Carefully pierce top of beer can with "church-key" can opener several times; set aside. To prepare chicken, soak wood chips in water 1 hour. Combine salt, sugar, paprika, and pepper; set aside.

To prepare grill for indirect grilling, place a disposable aluminum foil pan in center of grill. Arrange charcoal around foil pan; heat to medium heat.

Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken. Rinse chicken with cold water; pat dry. Trim excess fat. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat.

Rub 2 teaspoons spice mixture under loosened skin. Rub 2 teaspoons spice mixture in body cavity. Rub 2 teaspoons spice mixture over skin. Slowly add remaining spice mixture to beer can (salt will make beer foam). Holding chicken upright with the body cavity facing down, insert beer can into cavity.

Drain wood chips. Place half of wood chips on hot coals. Coat grill rack with cooking spray. Place chicken on grill rack over drip pan. Spread legs out to form a tripod to support the chicken. Cover and grill 2 hours or until a meat thermometer inserted into meaty portion of thigh registers 180°. Add remaining wood chips after 1 hour and charcoal as needed.

Lift chicken slightly using tongs; place spatula under can. Carefully lift chicken and can; place on a cutting board. Let stand 5 minutes. Gently lift chicken using tongs or insulated rubber gloves; carefully twist can and remove from cavity. Discard skin and can.

To prepare sauce, combine cola and remaining ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 6 minutes. Cool. Serve with chicken.

Cooking Light JULY 2003

Sweet Potato Shoestring Fries

Oxmoor House Photo by: Oxmoor House

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons orange juice
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
  • 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/8-inch strips (about 1 1/2 pounds)
  • Cooking spray

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400°.

Combine first 5 ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 2 minutes or until slightly thick. Remove from heat; let cool.

Combine juice mixture and potatoes in a large bowl; toss well. Remove potatoes from bowl; discard juice mixture. Arrange potato strips in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 30 minutes or until edges are crisp.

Cooking Light MAY 1997

Fresh-from-the-Garden Vegetable Salad

Fresh-from-the-Garden Vegetable Salad

Ingredients

  • 4 quarts water
  • 3/4 pound green beans, trimmed
  • 3/4 pound carrots, cut into 3 1/2 x 1/4-inch sticks
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup yellow bell pepper strips
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion

Preparation

Bring the water to a boil in an 8-quart stockpot. Add beans; cook for 1 minute. Add carrots; cook mixture 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain; place vegetables in ice water. Let stand 1 minute or until cool; drain.

Combine sugar, vinegar, mustard, oil, and salt in a large bowl; stir well with a whisk. Add beans, carrots, bell pepper, and onion; toss gently to coat.

Cooking Light AUGUST 2001

Caramel Corn Ice Cream

The just-frozen ice cream is still soft enough to stir in the melted caramels. For fun, sprinkle with caramel popcorn.

Photography: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Jan Gautro Photo by: Photography: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Jan Gautro

Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh corn kernels (about 4 ears)
  • 1 cup half-and-half
  • 2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • Dash of salt
  • 3 large egg yolks
  • 3 tablespoons 2% reduced-fat milk
  • 12 small soft caramel candies

Preparation

Combine corn and half-and-half in a food processor; process until smooth (about 1 minute). Pour pureed corn mixture into a sieve over a large bowl, reserving liquid; discard solids. Add 2 cups milk, sugar, salt, and egg yolks; stir with a whisk. Pour mixture into a large saucepan; cook over medium heat until thick (do not boil), stirring constantly (about 20 minutes). Remove from heat. Place pan in a large ice-filled bowl for 30 minutes or until mixture comes to room temperature, stirring occasionally.

Combine 3 tablespoons milk and caramels in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer; cook 10 minutes or until caramels melt, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; whisk until smooth. Cool slightly.

Pour corn mixture into the freezer can of an ice-cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Stir in caramel mixture. Spoon ice cream into a freezer-safe container; cover and freeze 2 hours.

Cooking Light AUGUST 2003

Formal Menu Top Backyard Barbecue

Watermelon Margaritas

Beer-Can Chicken with Cola Barbecue Sauce

Sweet Potato Shoestring Fries

Fresh-from-the-Garden Vegetable Salad

Caramel Corn Ice Cream

Cooking Light

Formal Menu Bottom

Shopping List for Backyard Barbecue

Where there's smoke, there's fire--and some mighty fine eating.

Shopping List:

Baking

  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2/3 cup sugar

Dairy

  • 3 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 cup half-and-half
  • 2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk

Meat

  • 1 (4-pound) whole chicken

Other

  • 3/4 cup tequila
  • 1/3 cup triple sec (orange-flavored liqueur)
  • Chicken:
  • 1 (12-ounce) can beer
  • 1 cup hickory wood chips
  • 4 quarts water

Produce

  • 2 cups diced seeded watermelon, frozen
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 3/4 pound green beans, trimmed
  • 3/4 pound carrots, cut into 3 1/2 x 1/4-inch sticks
  • 2 cups fresh corn kernels (about 4 ears)

Spices

  • 2 teaspoons kosher or sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
  • 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
  • Cooking spray
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar

Recipe List

Watermelon Margaritas

Beer-Can Chicken with Cola Barbecue Sauce

Sweet Potato Shoestring Fries

Fresh-from-the-Garden Vegetable Salad

Caramel Corn Ice Cream

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