Spring Break
Hot tailgating recipes on a cool budget
David Breland
Issue date: 8/28/07 Section: Entertainment
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The wait is over. It's now officially football season, and like all good Americans should do on game day, it's time to tailgate. Tailgating is all that is good about college football. Northerners think they invented it in the sub-zero parking lots of professional football stadiums, but we, as Southerners, know that the Southeastern Conference is the king of all football tailgating.
Once more, since our university has such a dynamic baseball field that encourages tailgating, we get more practice in the tailgating "off season." So as the Tigers are at our gates, let's get grillin.'
First, we have to get something straight about tailgating. You don't have to spend gobs of money to have a decent meal on game day. So in this column I'm going to show you some easy and fairly cheap recipes to make sure your tailgate comes off without a hitch. Excuse the pun.
The centerpiece of your tailgate meal is the meat - meat on the grill. Of course, to grill something, you need heat.
Some folks say gas; some say charcoal. I say whichever floats your boat is the best one. If you're going to use gas you're going to need some woodchips.
Woodchips are pretty cheap - about five dollars a bag - and you get a lot. Most of the time your choices are going to be either hickory or mesquite.
I personally like mesquite, but around here hickory is really easy to get. The day before grilling, soak your chips in water.
If you are feeling a little frisky you can pour some bourbon on your chips and let that soak in before you soak them in water.
Make a bowl out of aluminum foil and poke a few holes in the bottom. Put your chips in the bowl and put the bowl on the grill a few minutes before putting your meat on to get some good smoke going.
If you are using charcoal, I suggest purchasing Kingsford mesquite briquets charcoal. It's not expensive, and it makes a world of difference in taste.
OK, we've got the grill going. It's time to put on some meat. I'm going to give you two easy recipes for pork and beef.
Once more, since our university has such a dynamic baseball field that encourages tailgating, we get more practice in the tailgating "off season." So as the Tigers are at our gates, let's get grillin.'
First, we have to get something straight about tailgating. You don't have to spend gobs of money to have a decent meal on game day. So in this column I'm going to show you some easy and fairly cheap recipes to make sure your tailgate comes off without a hitch. Excuse the pun.
The centerpiece of your tailgate meal is the meat - meat on the grill. Of course, to grill something, you need heat.
Some folks say gas; some say charcoal. I say whichever floats your boat is the best one. If you're going to use gas you're going to need some woodchips.
Woodchips are pretty cheap - about five dollars a bag - and you get a lot. Most of the time your choices are going to be either hickory or mesquite.
I personally like mesquite, but around here hickory is really easy to get. The day before grilling, soak your chips in water.
If you are feeling a little frisky you can pour some bourbon on your chips and let that soak in before you soak them in water.
Make a bowl out of aluminum foil and poke a few holes in the bottom. Put your chips in the bowl and put the bowl on the grill a few minutes before putting your meat on to get some good smoke going.
If you are using charcoal, I suggest purchasing Kingsford mesquite briquets charcoal. It's not expensive, and it makes a world of difference in taste.
OK, we've got the grill going. It's time to put on some meat. I'm going to give you two easy recipes for pork and beef.
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