Favorite Side Dishes

[Leaky]

Tomorrow the dock is going in and a couple of racks of ribs will go in the smoker. I'm always trying to get ideas for side dishes. I'll fire up the grill to finish the ribs and put this together in foil packets and throw them on about a half hour before saucing the ribs. This is an interesting twist on regular potatoes and onions in the foil - got great reviews so I'll give em a shot:

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese

1 garlic clove, minced

1/2 teaspoon minced fresh parsley

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon paprika

1/4 teaspoon pepper

2 medium baking potatoes, cut into 1/4 inch slices

1 small onion, sliced and separated into rings

2 tablespoons butter

What types of sides do you guys like when your outdoor cooking. I think I'll also just doctor up a can of Bushes Grillin Beans with bacon onion & a little brown sugar. Maybe a salad topped with some chopped up smoked eggs?

[reinhard1]

this weekend we are also having ribs. we will have sweet potatoes grilled in quarters just the way they are with the skin on, asperagus [cubs has them for 1.48 till tommorow] rice and cucumber kimchi on top of the rice. good luck.

[Leaky]

That sounds really good RH!!!

[Dark Cloud]

rice and cucumber kimchi on top of the rice. good luck.

Rice on top of rice? Your out of control!

I grill alot of veggies. A little olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Asparagus, squash, mushrooms, eggplant, zuchunni, taters...

[dewey1]

Last night I did up red, yellow, and orange peppers in the grill pan with salt, pepper,olive oil and a touch of balsamic. Plain, but tasty if you like bell peppers.

[reinhard1]

LOL, whoops, i meant the kimchi on top of the rice. i've been getting into grilling more vegies now also. sure is a plus for flavor. good luck.

[eyeguy 54]

veggies :>) so many veggies, so little time...

[KEN W]

Grilled veggies in a grill pan......broccoli,cauliflower,carrots,zuchinni,asparagus,brussle sprouts,green beans,potatoes,and yams.

Cut into bite size peices.Sprinkle on olive oil and Italian Seasoning.

Remove the broccoli and put the rest on the grill.When about half done add the broccoli back in.Otherwise it tends to burn by the time the veg chunks are done.

For a different taste.....add olive oil,soy sauce and oriental seasoning.

[reinhard1]

i have been brushing asperagus, zuccini, and even strips of sweet potatoes with peanut sauce for a different taste as well. good luck.

[nofishfisherman]

One of my favorite side dishes with almost any meat is a roasted or grill root vegetable mix. I use sweet potato, parnsips, carrots and rutabaga. Just cut into chunks or cubes, toss them with some olive oil, salt and pepper and then either roast them in the oven or put them in a foil pack on the grill.

If you do the foil pack i like to give them some direct heat out of the pack towards the end of their cooking time because i like them to get a little crisp to them.

Its really tasty and pretty healthy.

[j_pallen]

I always like grilled or baked beans to go with my good rack of ribs! it compliments the barbeque flavor so well that it enhances the flavors in it making i"m more delicious for me.

It is also very easy to make whether baked r grilled so it doesn't consume me much of the time.

[KEN W]

I agree.....I make homemade baked beans with ribs using dried navy beans.....better than any canned beans I have eaten.