That night I opened up the freezer to make myself a drink and saw a package of brats. I pulled them from the freezer and asked my girlfriend to pick up some brat buns and beer for dinner tomorrow. She asked why? I said with this beautiful weather, I'm going to BBQ!!!!!!
Monday afternoon, i had my game plan. I decided on something quick and easy, potato salad and baked beans to go with the brats. I know its not much but, its something and I just really wanted to get the grille out. I boiled my potatoes and eggs for the salad, and let them cool. I had some red and white onion left from the potato salad that i had not diced up yet and thought it would be good to have some caramelized onions on my brat as well. When the onions were just about finished, i poured about half a beer(312) into the pan and let it reduce to give them another layer of flavor. I then finished the potato salad, simple, onions, eggs, mayo and Lawries Seasoning. When all that was finished i opened up the can of beans and put them on the stove on low heat.
Finally, it was time to get the grille out! I cracked open a beer, grabbed my smokes and headed outside. I set the grille up on a little table we have on the back patio of the apartment building. There i twisted on the small camping propane tank, turned on the gas and pushed the electric starter to get it going. I needed to let the grille heat up before cooking the brats, so I drank my beer and had a smoke.
Once it was warm enough i lowered the flame and placed the brats on the grille. The brats sizzled as i placed them onto the grille. I closed the grille and let the magic happen. Within minutes the grille began to smoke a sizzle. The smell was breath taking, made your mouth water and your eyes get big, realizing that spring is here and so is BBQ season!!!
bbq season is a magical time ;)
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