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B-6 A YEAR-ROUND THRILL GOODIES FROM THE GRILL Weber's “barbecue experts” BY NANCY HOBBS THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Tradition says Memor: is the beginning of the season: time to pull out the grill, cleanit off andfireit up But that is less true all the time. Barbecuingis a year-round cooking method for In fact, according lected from callers Grill-Line, more many people. to data col to the Weber than half of those seeking information are using their barbecue for summer cookouts as well as for Thanks: giving turkeys and New Year's hors d’oeuvr And though charcoal briquets still are popular, the convenien of gas grilling and its cleaner burning advantage is convert ing more traditionalists every year. Veggies are great on the grill, including Tuscan-styleartichokes, below. See rec: ipe on Page B-2. For thefirst timein five years of operating its toll-free ine for outdoor-cooking ques tions, Weber last year received more inquiries about cooking with gas than with charcoal, ac cording to consumer-affairs di rector Betty Hughes. And the turnover was huge; suddenly, of the 86,000 calls received in 1998 more than twice as many came from gas barbecue owners, many wanting information about their new toy Thetoys aren't cheap, either The Barbecue Industry Associa tion reports that the hottest selling sector of gas grills are premium” models that cost be tween $500 and $1,000, followed closely by those withprice tagsof more than $2,000. The popularity f “ordinary” gas grills, priced from $130 to $300, is declining. also highlighted another trend. Though men have always done more of the grilling than women (doing all of the barbecuing in § percent of American households), they are starting to make their own calls to the hot line when questions arise. According to Hughes, almost half of last year's inquiries were from men. In. pre vious years, women made most of the calls request.” “at their husband's Hamburgers, steaks and chicken continue to be the most frequently barbecued foods, but outdoor cooks are getting more adventurous, especially with the introductionoftrays, baskets and foil cooking bags that make it possibleto grill everything from Mixed Grill Kebabs Meat: Any one or combination of the followingto equal 2 pounds Sirloin steak, cut into 1 Pork tenderloin, cut into 1 mushrooms to asparagus Another valuable tool for the outdoor cook is an instant-read thermometer, said Ceci Snyder Chickenbreast, cut into 1 Pork Producers Council. While meat should be fully cooked to Vegetables: spokeswomanfor the National prevent foodborne illnesses many people overcook pork We have a lot of workto do” as far as educating consumers, she said. “People don’t know pork can be little pink inside. They al ways overcookit Another common error in cooking meat is checking its doneness by cutting into it, Sny der said during a recent visit to Salt Lake City. “That c it to lose a lot of its juices. And the cook usually gets that piece By using a thermometer nly 10 percent of home cooks do according to a inch cubes inch cubes inch cubes e shrimp, peeled and deveined Marinade 1 ny Vv ariety Houseof TsaangHibachi Grill sauce minced onion Any one wr assortment of the following to make § cups Bell pepper, cut into chunks Summersquash, sliced Whole button mushrooms Baby carrot ached Baby red potatoes, blanched Green onions, cut into Linch pieces Corn on the cob, sliced into Linch chunk Combine grill sauce and onion Place meat in large bow! or plas tic bag. Add Lalf of marinade to meat; marinate approximately one hour. Place vegetables in large bowl or plastic bag. Add re maining marinade marinate one hour. Drain meat and vegetables Discard marinade Alternately thread meat (use one type of meat See GRILL. Pape B-2 ind blanched and y egetables onto 8 al skewer or wooden t have been soaked ir water for 4) minute Cook over medium hot coals for 15 minute turning ofter and brushing with additional grill uce until meat is cooked thro and vegetable are crisp/tender From House of Tsaang Provencalrack of lamb cooks quickly on the barbie out back. See recipe on Page B-2 This Summer, Do the Mango Tango Alaskan Grilled Salmon ups finely diced ripe mar POP Le ea Worm oce pped red onion s reaping the low prices Th hould be plentiful through J ec ka euteae sccording to the ee coos Fresh Pre lation of ango, pineap association's Ge s estimated at taste with y three Amer th ar’s $s a good opp taste and adopt the fruit ¢ the fishin the hot pan, skinsi down, and cook 5 plackens. Turn and the fish until it is no longer raw in the center s, dependingonits thickness illed salmonin thecenter 44 dinner plates. Arrange about cupof salsa iinutes. Don't worry if the skir Latin her side of thefish. & More mango recipes on Page B-3 gnificance, according to the Cir Bros. importers of Tubac Ariz. The mango has the status of vational fruit” in India, the ¢ gest producer. It is used BY NANCY HOBBS With MangoSalsa opical flavors of mango combined with cilantro, are & good match with grilled salmon Americar they t k muct cans munch In other cultures ven greater influer the religious rituals, medicine, and rid proverbs, and is the cen mango festivals. \ one often ren likenedin between a peach enjoyingthe The most comm eties available State imported pr Max nelude Tommy Atkins, Ker or Honey Manila color from bright red as with the Tommy yellow, perhay slight red blush, like the Kent « Haden which are small ar a thin pit. 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