Interest continues to grow regarding grilling food in cast iron utensils. Additionally I continue to get requests from people asking me to keep posting the stuff I make in this manner. I made this Tuesday evening and thought I'd toss it out there. I know several people have purchased the individual 8" CI skillets and are planning to start utilizing them. Some of the ideas I've seen from folks are mind boggling but ideas are wanted for them to pursue so here goes another one.
Start with a 1# package of homemade sweet Italian sausage
Brown the sausage, drain the grease, add the crushed tomatoes, fire roasted diced tomatoes, and all the spices
Mix all that up and let it simmer on low for as long as you can possibly wait. The longer the better
Boil the Rigatoni noodles, drain them and toss with garlic EVOO and Pecorino Romano cheese
Put a nice layer of sauce in the bottom of the 8" CI skillets so the noodles don't stick
Add the noodles
A bunch more sauce
Pile on the fresh mozz cheese
Close up
Cut up a nice Italian style salad
Skillets onto the grill and cover with the pizza dome. Had to take the pic sideways because of the glare from the sun
Quick check about 20 minutes in. Looking good so far
All done
Serve with salad and some grilled garlic bread
This was about the best batch of sauce I've made. I was kinda in the mood to amp it up a little bit so I did, and it paid off big time. That sauce was just over the top good. The lightly browned cheese on top was just insane, especially when coupled with a light grilled flavor you get from a well seasoned grill. The advent of the pizza dome not too long ago has been HUGE in making far better Italian meals on the grill. Food just cooks so much more evenly and I'm now able to get that browned cheese on top without burning the bottom. Had the grill jacked up a bit this time, almost to the temp of a pizza oven. Was running about 500* and turned out to be a perfect temp. Meal was hot all the way through but not over done at all. Just had to wait a couple minutes before eating it. That melted cheese would light you up in a hurry!! Needless to say, we loved this and it's going on the ever lengthening to-do-again list.
Well, this one is a wrap. Thanks for dropping in,
Robert
Start with a 1# package of homemade sweet Italian sausage
Brown the sausage, drain the grease, add the crushed tomatoes, fire roasted diced tomatoes, and all the spices
Mix all that up and let it simmer on low for as long as you can possibly wait. The longer the better
Boil the Rigatoni noodles, drain them and toss with garlic EVOO and Pecorino Romano cheese
Put a nice layer of sauce in the bottom of the 8" CI skillets so the noodles don't stick
Add the noodles
A bunch more sauce
Pile on the fresh mozz cheese
Close up
Cut up a nice Italian style salad
Skillets onto the grill and cover with the pizza dome. Had to take the pic sideways because of the glare from the sun
Quick check about 20 minutes in. Looking good so far
All done
Serve with salad and some grilled garlic bread
This was about the best batch of sauce I've made. I was kinda in the mood to amp it up a little bit so I did, and it paid off big time. That sauce was just over the top good. The lightly browned cheese on top was just insane, especially when coupled with a light grilled flavor you get from a well seasoned grill. The advent of the pizza dome not too long ago has been HUGE in making far better Italian meals on the grill. Food just cooks so much more evenly and I'm now able to get that browned cheese on top without burning the bottom. Had the grill jacked up a bit this time, almost to the temp of a pizza oven. Was running about 500* and turned out to be a perfect temp. Meal was hot all the way through but not over done at all. Just had to wait a couple minutes before eating it. That melted cheese would light you up in a hurry!! Needless to say, we loved this and it's going on the ever lengthening to-do-again list.
Well, this one is a wrap. Thanks for dropping in,
Robert
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