Sunday, June 08, 2008

Grilling Kabobs (or kebabs)

Today I ran a little experiment. I was wondering if it was possible to grill kabobs inside of tin foil. Basically the theory was that by cooking the Kabob in aluminum foil it would lock in the juices, and thereby lock in the taste.

The result wasn't as expected. It turns out, I like my kabobs a little dark. I think the carcinogens, help with the flavor. Additionally the vegetables, were too mushy. It was almost like eating over-steamed vegetables. The vegetables still had most of their water bulk. When you grill them outside of the tinfoil, I think the veges tend to lose some of this water weight. The resulting taste was just a bit off. Additionally for whatever reason, it seemed as if the tin-foil kabob actually had the opposite effect. I tasted the marinade much less in the tin foil kabob than in the straight on the grill one.

Also for personal note, I cooked the grilled kabob 12 minutes, in 4 minute interval flippings, and it was absolutely fantastic.

Here's me trying to eat healthier. We'll see how long this lasts.

2 Comments:

At 10:32 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Um yeah, anytime you wrap something in foil, parchment paper, etc. it basically just steams it. I'm happy your experimenting with eating healthier, thats awesome!

 
At 9:02 AM, Blogger Otis said...

Kabobs need to be seared. Just like a steak. Get the grill really hot. Sear the outside on one side quickly (like a min or two), then flip to sear the other side. Once everything is seared then it locks in the flavor and you can begin the cooking over a cooler flame.

Searing is particularly important for chicken breasts. If you can sear a steak or a chicken breast correctly then you'll thank yourself for life.

 

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