Here's my cookup for July 4th. Just close family this year, not a housefull like some of ya, but still was a great time.
I started out with a variant of ABT's. This was inspired by a family recipe we call "good bread" - it's a simple thing you make with canned biscuits. Dip them in butter, roll them in a mixture of grated parmesan cheese, diced green peppers, diced onions, and crumble bacon. Line them standing up side by side in a loaf pan & bake 'til the biscuits are done. (it takes 2 whole cans of biscuits to make 1 loaf),
Anyway, the good bread inspired me to make peppers. I started out with sweet peppers, cleaned out the stems & seeds, and a super thick slice of onion, right out of the middle.
Took 2 tablespoons of butter, and with the back of a spoon, I mixed in as much parmesan cheese as i could get mixed into the butter.
Smeared the butter cheese mixture in the peppers, and added shaved parmesan cheese too just in case.
BIG chunks of onions on top of the parm...
black pepper (it just sounded right)
wrapped in bacon
@1buckie style, and on the grill. I used a full large chimney of Royal Oak briquettes for this cook.
about 20 minutes in, I rolled them in more grated parmesan, just to give them a crust.
about 30 minutes they were done, the cheese soaked up some of the bacon juice, and got crispy.
Reworked the grill so I could cook our meal... We have Johnsonville brats, Meijer Brats, and Meijer's certified angus ground chuck burgers.
My wife handled the sides.. a broccoli ranch salad...
Mom did the cukes & onions...
Here's my plate...
And here's one happy granddaughter...