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Fill Your Grill – A 4th Of July Feast

By: Andrea Alden

One of the greatest dates ever to BBQ is the 4th of July. This year, instead of the typical burgers and sausages, smoked pork shoulder, or steak, why not fill your grill with a 4th Of July Feast! Succulent beef bites that remind you of burnt ends, perfectly roasted baby potatoes smothered in melted cheese, sweet slices of onion, grilled asparagus wrapped in salty prosciutto, and finally, some garlicky shrimp will fill the plates and bellies of your friends and family as they feast away on the 4th of July.

Prep Time
60 min
Cook Time
180 min
Yield
8+
Difficulty
Medium

Fill Your Grill – A 4th Of July Feast

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Ingredients

Beefy Burnt-end Bites:

12

beef short ribs, bone-in, uncut

Your favorite beef BBQ seasoning

Your favorite beef BBQ sauce


Roasted Baby Potatoes + Rotisserie Cheese:

3 lbs.

assorted mini potatoes

¼ cup

melted butter

Salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste

3 lb. (approx.)

brick of cheese – from deli counter


Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus:

2 bunches

fresh asparagus

20 slices

prosciutto 


BBQ Blooming Onions:

sweet onions

4 tbsp.

olive oil or melted butter

Salt and pepper to taste

Green onion, sriracha, and aioli for garnish


Grilled Shrimp Skewers:

24

jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined

bamboo appetizer skewers

2 cloves

garlic, minced

2 tbsp.

butter, melted

Method
  1. Start with the beef. It takes the longest. Preheat your grill to 250°F. Remove the bones from the rest of the beef ribs, then slice the meat into bite-sized chunks – leaving in some of the fat. Toss the prepped beef in your favorite beef seasoning. Slow cook the beef in a Napoleon Stainless Steel Topper, using indirect heat, for 2 hours.
    PRO TIP 1: Add smoke by using your favorite wood chips to the Napoleon Smoker Tube 
    PRO TIP 2: You can always pre-cook these beefy burnt-end bites before the main event and finish them off the next day.
  2. While the beef is slowly cooking, wash and slice the potatoes in half. Toss them with the melted butter, seasoning them to taste with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Once the beef has been on for nearly an hour and a half (90 minutes), turn the heat up to around 350°F place the potatoes onto a prepared baking sheet. Roast them on the grill for about 45 minutes, tossing them every so often, until soft inside and crispy outside. 
  3. Now that the beef and potatoes are cooking, prep the asparagus by rinsing them under cold water, then breaking the stems off about an inch from the bottom. Asparagus’ woody part will naturally break off here. 
  4. Slice the prosciutto in half and wrap the good part of the asparagus. Set aside – in the fridge. 
  5. Blooming onions on the BBQ are easy and fun. Plus, there’s no deep frying needed. Take a sharp knife and cut off the top, and if needed, the bottom of the onion so that it will sit straight. Use a couple of chopsticks to make sure that you don’t cut all the way through the onion. Cut down through the top of the onion like you would cutting it into sixths, but stop when you hit the chopsticks so you don’t slice all of the way through. 
  6. Drizzle with the melted butter, season to taste. Set aside. 
  7. Skewer the shrimp and set aside in the fridge until you are nearly ready to serve. 
  8. Once the beef bites have been on for about 2 hours (120 minutes) and the potatoes have become crispy, you are nearly ready to eat. Turn the burners under the beef up to medium and toss the bites with your favorite BBQ sauce. Remove the potatoes from the baking sheet and put them into a shallow pan. Load the onions onto the grill, and the potatoes, and the asparagus. 
  9. Carefully load the cheese onto the rotisserie spit rod, securing it in place with the rotisserie forks. When you load the cheese, load it so that when the spit is on the grill, the cheese will rotate over top of the potatoes – this may not necessarily be in the middle of the spit rod, but over to one side. Put the cheese-laden rotisserie onto the grill and turn on the motor. Close the lid and allow the cheese to start melting, the onions and the asparagus will cook. 
  10. Finally, when everything looks melty, gooey, crispy, and tender, it is time to preheat the side burner. Grab the shrimp from the fridge, melt the butter and add the garlic. Sear the shrimp over the side burner, brushing thoroughly with the melted butter. 
  11. Serve everything together and enjoy. If you found that you have way too much cheese left, a couple loaves of bread, sliced and placed underneath the dripping cheese is never a bad move. 

How will you fill your grill with a 4th Of July Feast? Tell us using your favorite social platform. Use the hashtags #fillYourGrill, #4thOfJulyBBQ, and #NapoleonGrill – and don’t forget, pics or it didn’t happen!

Happy Grilling!

Fill Your Grill - load the grill

Load the grill up with the beef, onions, roasted potatoes, prosciutto, and the cheese on the rotisserie

Fill Your Grill - load the grill 2

This is how you fill your grill

Fill Your Grill - things are getting hot

The hot bottom burners will melt the cheese on the rotisserie

Fill Your Grill - things are getting hot 2

Look at that cheese melting

Fill Your Grill - Sear the shrimp on the side burner

Use your side burner to grill up the shrimp

Fill Your Grill - brush with garlic butter

Generously brush your shrimp with garlic butter

Fill Your Grill - serve it all

Serve everything together

Fill Your Grill - Little bites but a huge meal

Little bites but a huge meal

Fill Your Grill - serve 3

How are you filling your grill on the 4th of July?

AndreaAlden
Andrea Alden

I used to be the Sultana of Sizzle, but you can call me Andrea. I have always been passionate about food. Even though I was majoring in Art and Graphic Design, I would frequently be found cooking for my friends and family.

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Fill Your Grill - load the grill

Load the grill up with the beef, onions, roasted potatoes, prosciutto, and the cheese on the rotisserie

Fill Your Grill - load the grill 2

This is how you fill your grill

Fill Your Grill - things are getting hot

The hot bottom burners will melt the cheese on the rotisserie

Fill Your Grill - things are getting hot 2

Look at that cheese melting

Fill Your Grill - Sear the shrimp on the side burner

Use your side burner to grill up the shrimp

Fill Your Grill - brush with garlic butter

Generously brush your shrimp with garlic butter

Fill Your Grill - serve it all

Serve everything together

Fill Your Grill - Little bites but a huge meal

Little bites but a huge meal

Fill Your Grill - serve 3

How are you filling your grill on the 4th of July?