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5 Healthy Grilling Tips for the Cleanest Food
Leave the cancer-causing chemicals at the door.
It's time to fire up the grill and enjoy the greatest food of the summer. But if you grill the wrong way, you could be unintentionally serving your meat with a side of cancer- causing chemicals. Grilling meat generates polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which have been shown to cause cancer in laboratory rats. Follow these guidelines to make sure your grilling is good for your health.
1. Pick Cancer-Fighting meats
Meats like skinless chicken, pork tenderloin and sirloin tip that are lean and not heavily processed are much healthier choices than hot dogs and sausages. Preserved meats have been linked to a significantly higher risk of heart disease and cancer.
2. Trim the Fat
PAHs form when fat from meat, poultry or fish drips onto a high heat source and the resulting smoke coats your food. Choose cuts labeled "lean" or trim extra fat from your meat before you put it on the grill to limit your exposure to carcinogens.
3. Don't Char or Burn Your Meat
Black grill marks may be tasty, but they're not good for your body. Charring or burning meat, poultry or fish leads to the production of heterocyclic amines (HCAs) that can raise your risk of stomach and colorectal cancers.
look younger and live longer... 4. Turn Down the Temperature
The higher the heat, the more carcinogens you're likely to get in your meat. Keep the temperature down by spreading coals thinly or propping the grill rack on bricks. This increases the distance between the heat and your food. Alternatively, barbecue briquettes and hardwood products like hickory and maple often burn at lower temperatures than soft- wood pine chips.
5. Marinade Your Meat in Beer
Yes! You read that right. A recent study showed that marinating pork in beer (especially darker beers) reduced the formation of eight major PAHs by up to half. Researchers think that antioxidant compounds in beer inhibit the activity of damaging free radicals.
Herbalicious Grilled Potato Salad The Dish at Home
Go ahead and put the potatoes on the grill too! Brighten up classic potato salad with grainy mustard, apple cider vinegar, honey and herbs. It's the perfect side dish for your weekend cookout.
Ingredients
2 pounds Small new potatoes Kosher salt
1 Garlic clove, minced 2 tablespoons Grainy mustard 2 tablespoons Apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon Honey 4 tablespoons Olive oil 1 Lemon, zested
1/4 cup Chopped parsley leaves 1/4 cup Chopped dill 1/2 Bunch of chives
Directions Step 1
2 pounds Small new potatoes Kosher salt
1 Garlic clove, minced 2 tablespoons Grainy mustard 2 tablespoons Apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon Honey 4 tablespoons Olive oil 1 Lemon, zested
1/4 cup Chopped parsley leaves 1/4 cup Chopped dill 1/2 Bunch of chives
Place the raw potatoes into a pot of cold water and season with a generous two pinches of salt. Bring to a boil, and then turn down to a simmer. Simmer gently until the potatoes are just tender, about 15 minutes. Let the potatoes cool and then cut in half, lengthwise.
Step 2
Preheat the grill or grill pan to medium heat. Toss the potatoes in 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and place on the grill, cut side down. Cook the potatoes just to get crispy grill marks all over, about 3 minutes per side.
Step 3
Meanwhile, start the vinaigrette: place the gar- lic, mustard, apple cider vinegar, and honey into a large bowl and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle in the olive oil and whisk all of the ingredients until smooth.
Step 4
Remove the potatoes from the grill and add straight into the vinaigrette. Toss to coat. Let the potatoes cool to room temp and then stir in all of the herbs and lemon zest. Serve.
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