A Backyard Barbeque with A Watermelon Keg
On Sunday we threw a barbeque at the house. We scheduled the barbeque for five o’clock and it conveniently starting pouring rain at exactly five ‘o clock. Nevertheless, the rain subsided and we were able to fire up the grill and drink some beers. About a week ago I saw directions to make a watermelon keg on seriouseats.com and I knew it would be perfect for a barbeque on a hot day. I hollowed out the watermelon much like I would if I was carving a pumpkin. Then I drilled a hole at the base a little bit smaller than the threaded end of the outdoor faucet I bought at the hardware store. The faucet screwed into the watermelon. To ensure a watertight seal I put rubber o-rings on the faucet threads both on the outside and inside surfaces of the melon and tightened the assembly by screwing a steel nut onto the threaded end of the faucet. You can find more comprehensive directions here. I juiced the fruit of the watermelon and added some fruit punch and some white rum.
I also made braised short ribs and shrimp quesadillas. Here are the recipes (sorry, no pictures):
Braised Beef Short Ribs with Guinness Barbeque Sauce:
- 1 T. vegetable oil
- 4 lbs. beef short ribs
- 1 large Vidalia or other sweet onion
- 4 cloves garlic, smashed
- 6 large slices ginger
- 32 oz. Guinness
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 8 oz. Shoyu (Japanese soy sauce)
- 4 oz. rice wine vinegar
- 4 oz. brown sugar
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 2 T. sriracha sauce
- S+P to taste
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Heat a dutch oven or a large roasting pan over medium high heat. Add the vegetable oil and brown the short ribs a few at a time. Brown them in batches. Drain the fat from the pot and add the onions, garlic, and ginger. Cook until slightly browned and tender. Add the Guinness, cinnamon stick, shoyu, vinegar, and sugar. Add the short ribs to the braise and bring to a boil. Cover the pot and finish the braise in the oven. Cook for three hours or until the short ribs are falling off the bone. Remove the short ribs onto a sheet tray and strain the braising liquid. Carefully remove the fat using either a ladle or a gravy separator. Bring to a boil over high heat. Add the ketchup and sriracha sauce. Reduce by half or until the sauce has thickened significantly. Allow to cool to room temperature. When ready to serve, grill the ribs and baste with the barbeque sauce.
Shrimp and Avocado Quesadillas:
- 6 large flour tortillas
- 1/2 lb. rock shrimp, peeled, deveined, cooked, and chopped
- 5 scallions, sliced thinly
- 1 ripe avocado, cut into 1/4 inch slices
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/4 lb. queso fresco
- Sriracha sauce
To assemble the quesadillas, place 3 slices of avocado on one half of the tortilla and top with remaining ingredients. The sriracha is optional. Fold in half and grill for 2 minutes on each side. Slice and serve.
48 comments
Thanks for throwing up the Quesadilla recipe!! I’m going to make these again this week.
Very creative idea with the watermelon. Was the juice spiked?
Oops, I see that it was spiked. Great idea.
I miss you doing this kind of cooking at home. Just reading about the ribs makes my mouth water.
The watermelon engineering is awesome.
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Just have to tell you how wonderful your ribs recipe is. I’ve made this many times and everyone loves it–especially the sauce! I’ve found that the best way to separate out the fat is to make the ribs the day before and then refrigerate them in the braising liquid; the next day, all the fat has floated to the top and can be removed easily. Then we rewarm the ribs in the sauce. Tonight we’re going to throw them on the grill.
Oh, we also tried the watermelon–a little engineering challenge, but we got it done. Very cool.
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