Infrared Grill Recipes

Some foods taste best only when cooked in a specific manner, like, steak. Though there are various methods of cooking steak, grilling gives it a nice flavor. Gas grills or charcoal grills have become a common sight now; the newest thing being infrared grilling. This grill is a burner which has ceramic tiles which are heated by natural or propane gas. The cooking time is less compared to other grills because the temperature can be as high as 950 degrees F. This was a little introduction of an infrared grill. Let's now proceed to the recipes!

Easy Infrared Grill Recipes

Hamburger

Ingredients

• Ground hamburger meat, 1 lb.
• Salt and pepper
• Canola oil cooking spray
• Hamburger bun

Process

Firstly, preheat or set the infrared grill on 'clean' for 5 minutes, then reduce the setting to 'grill' and let it heat for five more minutes. Before cooking, make the use of high setting if your grills do not have preheat or grill setting. Now shape three-four burger patties from the ground meat. Press the patties slightly so that the juiciness is retained. Create a small pit in the center of each patty by pressing your finger into it. The patties should not be thicker than one-half inch or weigh more than eight ounces. Place the prepared burgers on the preheated grill over direct heat, cook for about 3 minutes and 40 seconds. Sprinkle salt, garlic salt, hamburger seasoning, pepper and other desired seasoning over the meat. After the required time, flip the patties and sear for another 3 minutes. Now insert a meat thermometer into the thickest portion, when the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees, remove the burgers from the grill.

Rotisserie Chicken

Ingredients

• Roaster, 4 lb.
• Kosher salt, cup
• Brown sugar, cup
• Peppercorns, 10-15
• Large garlic cloves - mashed, 2-3
• Canola oil spray
• Ground black pepper
• Lemon skin of 2 lemons

Process

This is an easy infrared grilling recipe. Add brown sugar, kosher salt, peppercorns and garlic cloves to a big stockpot, add in enough hot water as to dissolve sugar. Now add in the lemon skin first, followed by lemon halves. Lastly, add chicken and cold water, just enough to cover the chicken, cover and refrigerate overnight. Wash the chicken with cold water, the next day. Add butter and rosemary to the chicken cavity, also spray it with canola oil spray and season with garlic cloves, ground black pepper and kosher salt. Tie the wings and legs with butcher twine, set aside. Preheat the left and right bottom burners on the grill on medium heat and place the chicken on the rotisserie bar and start the rotation. To save cleaning efforts, make a drip catch using an aluminum foil and place it under rotisserie chicken, on the grate. Cook the chicken on medium heat, for about 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, place a meat thermometer in the thickest part and cook until the temperature reads 170 degrees. Let it cool down a bit before serving.

Stuffed Steak

Ingredients

• Boneless beef top sirloin steak, 1
• Salt, tsp
• Pepper, tsp
• Dried parsley flakes, tsp
• Lightly packed fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped, 1 cup
• Finely chopped onion, cup
• Garlic cloves, minced, 4
• Minced fresh rosemary 1 tsp or tsp dried rosemary, crushed
• Minced fresh thyme or pinch dried thyme, 1/8 tsp
• Olive oil, 1 tsp

Process

To make this steak recipe, make five cuts on the three-fourths of the steak with the help of a sharp knife. Combine parsley, salt and pepper in a bowl and spread the mixture over the steak. Next, combine garlic, basil, rosemary, onion and thyme in a bowl and then stuff this mixture into the pockets in steak. Gently tie the steak with a heavy-duty string at 2 inch intervals. Lastly drizzle with oil. Heat up a cast-iron skillet, only if you have a side-burner on your infrared grill. Turn the infrared grill to high and sear the steak on both sides twice. After every two minutes, flip it; repeat this procedure for about 3 times. Move the heated iron skillet over the regular burners, add the steak to it . Now close the infrared grill and let it cook for about 4 minutes. Remove the steak carefully, if the juices leak out, cook for another 5 minutes.

These were some of the best infrared grill recipes for you. You can try all the above mentioned infrared grilling recipes, and also modify them to suit your taste. However, do not change the base as it can change the flavor of the recipe drastically.