Blaze new trails: Make dinner special.
Planning a summer feast featuring Tender Ridge™ Angus beef?

Here are a few tips to make your planning go a bit more smoothly: plan your menu well in advance. Make sure your meat is completely thawed before you're ready to cook. Think ahead: are you providing only the meat or a complete meal? If you are eating on the deck or porch, why not prepare some of your side dishes on the grill alongside your beef?

An easy, grilled side dish.
Charcoal onions go well with Tender Ridge Angus beef. Simply cut both ends off a Vidalia onion. Next, wrap the onion in a very wet (white, not printed) paper towel and then wrap again in a layer of tin foil. Now you may either place the onion directly on a hot grill for one-and-a-half to two hours, or pop it in a 350°F oven for an hour and then just toss it on the grill for however long it takes your beef to cook. The onions look wonderful piled high on a platter in their silver suits and the foil keeps them warm for nearly an hour - an extra bonus. Just peel off the wrappers, cut it in half, slather with lots of salt, pepper and sweet cream butter - and you have a tasty and simple side dish that is wonderful with our tender beef. Other easy side dishes for your cookout are corn-on-the-cob, baked potatoes with "fixin's," fresh tomatoes and tossed salads.

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