About Italian Food: Summer Cookouts

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Italian Food Italian Food Quick/Easy Recipes Le Basi Classic Recipes From Kyle Phillips, your Guide to Italian Food If you live in the Northern hemisphere, and have the space, you are likely cooking outdoors as often as you can now. La Grigliata Mista A Grigliata Mista is just what it sounds like, mixed grilled meats. Italians prefer to cook over hardwood coals, and depending upon what, exactly, you decide to cook, you may want to have a hotter area for searing (steak, for example), and an area with fewer coals that allows slower cooking, say of chicken. A grigliata mista might include: La Bistecca alla Fiorentina: It should be thick, and the real trick (if it's thick enough) is to stand it up on end after you have seared it. Agnello Scottadito, finger-burning lamb chops. Rosticciana: Grilled spareribs , cooked slowly to render out the fat. Very nice, and zesty too. Pancetta Fresca alla Griglia: This is grilled pork side, prepared by Dario Cecchini, Panzano's Master Butcher. Pollo alla Griglia, or Grilled Chicken. I like mine lemony... Pesce alla Griglia Live near the coast or a waterway, and have access to good fresh fish? Then why not grill fish rather than meat? Good fish over the coals can be extraordinary, and you can also grill other things, for example prawns or scampi, and squid. A grigliata mista di pesce might include: Pesce alla Griglia, or Grilled Fish: Easy to do, and you could do a mix of kinds of fish, and fish steaks too. Scampi alla Griglia, Grilled Scampi (or other shrimp...) Seppie alla Griglia, Grilled Cuttlefish -- the recipe will be just as tasty with squid. Spiedini Con Manzo e Gamberoni, Surf and Turf Spiedini D'Accompagnamento... D'accompagnamento means accompanying, in other words side dishes. picnics and cookouts are prefect moments for cool refreshing dishes, ranging from pasta salads through mixed boiled vegetables, which can be something to get (quite) excited about. Bollito Misto di Verdure, Mixed Boiled Vegetables: Sounds prosaic, I know, but make a big bowl because people will come back for more. Pomodori Marinati, Tomato Salad: Some of your guests may concentrate on these. Panzanella, Tuscan Summer Bread Salad Pasta all'Ammiraglio, a wonderful tomatoey pasta salad. To Drink? What you drink with your cookout is just as important as what you cook. I confess I'm not partial to soft drinks, preferring rather to stick to water and fermented drinks, i.e. wine or beer. Some suggestions: Lambrusco: Mostly the secco, or dry variety, though I might have a bottle of sweet Lambrusco on hand too. Bardolino Chiaretto: Rosati are perfect summer wines! Beer: I'm a big fan of India Pale Ale, or IPA Iced Tea: Many options, and I was struck by watermelon iced tea Italian Food Ads Picnic Food Vegetarian Food Food Menus Food Images Simple Food Recipes Featured Articles Spaghetti alla Puttanesca Rimini's Fish Risotto Graziella's Beef & String Bean Stew Spiedini, Italian Kebabs Peperonata Rustica Crunchy Ice Cream Pie   More from About.com Plan a Unique Vegas Wedding The minister, music and champagne are just the beginning -- why not get married aboard a helicopter or have a pirate swing in to deliver your rings? Arrrr! More> Join About.com's User Panel! Share your opinions and help us make About.com more relevant, informative and enjoyable to use. More> This newsletter is written by: Kyle Phillips Italian Food Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Italian Food newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Seen Here and There Fred Plotkin on Italian Food & Travel Hyperbole & a Half on Plagiarism Over a Tuscan Stove: Judy Francini Advertisement