Grilled Asparagus and a little Brisket

BigButzBBQ · 03-11-2013, 05:11 PM

Thanks to the luck of St. Patties day, the local grocery store had 3-4lb Brisket chunks on sale. Normally, I don't get the chance to cook brisket. It's hard to justify it as a family expense most of the time but, these little ones made it up for fair game.
Now, being that it was a rather small chunk of flat, I decided to keep things simple. No soak, no injection, no slather, just some straight up Cow Pow rubbed all over.

I didn't see a need to fire up the UDS for such a small chunk so I opted for a hotter faster cook on the OTG. I loaded it up with a 3/4 chimney load of lit coals on top of a 1/4 unlit then threw some chunks of Oak and Cherry on top of the lit coals.

After about 3 hours with the vents open on full and it cooking indirect, it was looking pretty darn good.

I foiled it and added some more coals. (The wind was insane and caused my fuel to get ate up in no time.)
After another 2 hours, I pulled it and let it to rest with a towel draped over the top.

While that was resting I got a batch of my crowd pleasing Grilled Asparagus going. It starts with letting it marinade for about 10-15 minutes in a ziploc bag. For each bunch of asparagus combine the following:
1/4 cup Lemon Juice
1/4 cup Olive Oil
1 Tbs. Minced Garlic
1 Tsp. Kosher Salt

This time I added 1 Tbs. of Parmesan Cheese to the mix as well. From there it goes onto the grill to cook directly.

It only takes about 10-15 minutes with a couple of flips along the way.

All that was left was to slice up the brisket.

I served it up with the Asparagus and Buttered noodles. It was well received by all.

No one complained. My wife asked why I "couldn't make brisket that tasted this good for competitions." My Children begged for seconds of everything specially the asparagus.

Thanks for looking!

medic53 · 03-11-2013, 05:31 PM

Looks great! Can't wait to try that with my next asparagus!

Kathy's Smokin' · 03-11-2013, 07:57 PM

I love grilled asparagus! Great to hear everyone loved the meal, that's the best part of cooking!

martyleach · 03-11-2013, 08:01 PM

Looks great Tom! Glad to see you are digging out from the winter.

Neonnblack · 03-11-2013, 08:01 PM

I love asparagus, until i need to pee.

Your food looks good.

caseydog · 03-11-2013, 08:06 PM

I love grilled asparagus, too. I call them my "healthy french fries." I eat them with my fingers, just like fries. Grilling gets them cooked, but leaves just the right amount of crunch.

Nice job.

CD

Wampus · 03-11-2013, 08:11 PM

LOVE grilled asparagus and I pretty much do mine the exact same way too.

Good lookin grub Tom!

landarc · 03-11-2013, 08:12 PM

Very nice Tom, good to see you cooking. Nice meal

popeye · 03-11-2013, 08:30 PM

asparagus is good eating. grilled,raw ,baked. or what ever

BigButzBBQ · 03-13-2013, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by landarc

Very nice Tom, good to see you cooking. Nice meal

I'm always cooking. Just schedule keeps me from doing it outdoors as often as I would like.

deguerre · 03-13-2013, 09:19 AM

Excellent Tom! That's how we do out asparagus too. That bunch (Or two) was beautifully grilled.

code3rrt · 03-13-2013, 10:41 AM

Great looking grub, gonna have to try the grilled asparagus.

Gnaws on Pigs · 03-14-2013, 06:54 AM

Looks great! That's almost exactly how I do my asparagus, except I add some black pepper and use lime juice instead of lemon.

I could tear up a plate of that!

HankB · 03-14-2013, 07:14 AM

The asparagus looks great!

I'll have to try the marinade technique. I usually just drizzle with EVOO and sprinkle on a little S&P and sometimes some garlic.

jmoney7269 · 03-14-2013, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by BigButzBBQ

My wife asked why I "couldn't make brisket that tasted this good for competitions.

Thanks for looking!

OOOOH what a dagger to the heart! The wifey done that to me a time or two also. Nice looking eats man, love meez some asparagus

03-11-2013, 05:11 PM	#1
BigButzBBQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 03-16-10 Location: Northwestern Wisconsin Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Grilled Asparagus and a little Brisket Thanks to the luck of St. Patties day, the local grocery store had 3-4lb Brisket chunks on sale. Normally, I don't get the chance to cook brisket. It's hard to justify it as a family expense most of the time but, these little ones made it up for fair game. Now, being that it was a rather small chunk of flat, I decided to keep things simple. No soak, no injection, no slather, just some straight up Cow Pow rubbed all over. I didn't see a need to fire up the UDS for such a small chunk so I opted for a hotter faster cook on the OTG. I loaded it up with a 3/4 chimney load of lit coals on top of a 1/4 unlit then threw some chunks of Oak and Cherry on top of the lit coals. After about 3 hours with the vents open on full and it cooking indirect, it was looking pretty darn good. I foiled it and added some more coals. (The wind was insane and caused my fuel to get ate up in no time.) After another 2 hours, I pulled it and let it to rest with a towel draped over the top. While that was resting I got a batch of my crowd pleasing Grilled Asparagus going. It starts with letting it marinade for about 10-15 minutes in a ziploc bag. For each bunch of asparagus combine the following: 1/4 cup Lemon Juice 1/4 cup Olive Oil 1 Tbs. Minced Garlic 1 Tsp. Kosher Salt This time I added 1 Tbs. of Parmesan Cheese to the mix as well. From there it goes onto the grill to cook directly. It only takes about 10-15 minutes with a couple of flips along the way. All that was left was to slice up the brisket. I served it up with the Asparagus and Buttered noodles. It was well received by all. No one complained. My wife asked why I "couldn't make brisket that tasted this good for competitions." My Children begged for seconds of everything specially the asparagus. Thanks for looking! __________________ Some call me... Tom...? 12" Charbroil, SJS, WGA, 22.5 OTG, mUDS, 2 UDS w/AML Wood Art Custom Handles, Pull behind rig , & 1 new rig being built from 500lb tank. Owner of 2 Red Hamilton Beach Instant Read Digital Thermometers! Inventor of: 3BGB! , Shigen! , & Bacone Scotch Egg Sundae! Avatar by Zydecopaws Big Butz BBQ Products

03-11-2013, 07:57 PM	#3
Kathy's Smokin' is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-16-11 Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I love grilled asparagus! Great to hear everyone loved the meal, that's the best part of cooking! __________________ "Dragona" the Vision Kamado Pro, and a vision she is. 14" & 24"charcoal kettles, Weber Silver gasser Old Brinkmann vertical Smoke'n'Pit that needs new pans When all else fails just ask yourself, WWGALD??? I got a ZERO for the best back bacon I've ever tasted! *Walk in beauty, Dan Chambers.*

03-11-2013, 08:01 PM	#4
martyleach Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-17-10 Location: Pleasanton, Ca Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks great Tom! Glad to see you are digging out from the winter. __________________ Large Big Green Egg, Cold smokehouse, UDS with hinged lid, Santa Maria pit 26.75" Weber OTG, Weber Performer, WGA MAK One Star General Pellet Pooper Hasty Bake Gourmet Custom wooden handles for BBQ's made by Marty Leach (oh, that's me) www.amlwoodart.com

03-11-2013, 08:06 PM	#6
caseydog somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-08-10 Location: Dallas, TX Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I love grilled asparagus, too. I call them my "healthy french fries." I eat them with my fingers, just like fries. Grilling gets them cooked, but leaves just the right amount of crunch. Nice job. CD __________________ 1995 Red Weber 22.5 Master's Touch with Cajun Bandit Rotisserie mod, 18.5 WSM with iQue 110, 18.5 OTG, Copper Smokey Joe Gold with Mini-WSM mod, Black Smokey Joe Platinum (Jumbo Joe) IMBAS Certified MOINK Baller. From hero to ZERO in just one week! Are you ready for a THROWDOWN?

03-11-2013, 08:11 PM	#7
Wampus somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-05-09 Location: Mooresville, IN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	LOVE grilled asparagus and I pretty much do mine the exact same way too. Good lookin grub Tom! __________________ Big JT's Smokin' BBQ Competition Team “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. We need not wait to see what others do.” - Mahatma Gandhi

03-11-2013, 05:31 PM	#2
medic53 Found some matches. Join Date: 11-06-11 Location: Pratt, KS Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks great! Can't wait to try that with my next asparagus!

03-11-2013, 08:01 PM	#5
Neonnblack Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-15-13 Location: Reno, NV Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I love asparagus, until i need to pee. Your food looks good.

03-11-2013, 08:12 PM	#8
landarc somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-26-09 Location: San Leandro, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Very nice Tom, good to see you cooking. Nice meal __________________ "perhaps...but then again...maybe not..." careful there son, those ribs are boiling hot... \_\|_/ (='.'=) Here there be bunnies... (")_(")ooo Pacific Rim BBQ Bob's Brew and Que

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popeye On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-08-13 Location: sturgis,mi Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	asparagus is good eating. grilled,raw ,baked. or what ever

03-13-2013, 09:19 AM	#11
deguerre somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-15-09 Location: Memphis, TN...Formerly of Decatur, AL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Excellent Tom! That's how we do out asparagus too. That bunch (Or two) was beautifully grilled. __________________ Guerry >^..^< Weber 22 1/2" OTS "Dirty Girl", Weber Performer/Cajun Bandit "Cajun Queen", GOSM "Bubba Q", Maverick et73, RED Thermapen, One Cameron Stove Top "Lazy Girl".It burns sawdust... Avatar by Northwest BBQ!!! If you really care about this place, you'll show some respect for it. Seven Zero notches on my spatula. Join_Us_In_The_Throwdowns_Forum!

03-13-2013, 10:41 AM	#12
code3rrt is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-09-12 Location: Spokane Valley, Washington Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great looking grub, gonna have to try the grilled asparagus. __________________ KC Weber Performer with rotisserie ring, 22.5OTS, Maverick 732, Weber Smokey Joe,PBC Smokenator/Hoovergrill, variety of microbrews, Gin and tonic, variety of lighters.

03-14-2013, 06:54 AM	#13
Gnaws on Pigs is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-22-10 Location: Smoky Mountains, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks great! That's almost exactly how I do my asparagus, except I add some black pepper and use lime juice instead of lemon. I could tear up a plate of that! __________________ ...Half a yard full of crap to cook on like everybody else... Slow-to-average-speed GRAY Wal-Mart thermometer Just a hungry hillbilly lookin for a dead critter to cook Four Zeros in one throwdown, baby!

03-14-2013, 07:14 AM	#14
HankB is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-16-12 Location: Winfield, IL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The asparagus looks great! I'll have to try the marinade technique. I usually just drizzle with EVOO and sprinkle on a little S&P and sometimes some garlic. __________________ Weber Crazy