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We Got No Buns, Hon: 30 Non-Burger Grilling Recipes

These 30 grilling recipes have no bun in sight.
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The Calabrian Grilled Pork Ribs at Bar La Grassa in Minneapolis.Alex Lau

When you think backyard grilling, you likely think hamburgers and hot dogs. And while we can certainly get down with a good burger, sometimes we're looking for something with a little less bread (so we can focus on the grilled stuff). So, we present, 30 grilling recipes that have no bun in sight.

  • BA's Best Every Barbecue Ribs on a baking sheet with barbecue sauce.
    Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Liberty Fennell, Prop Styling by Gerri Williams
    3/30

    Best-Ever Barbecue Ribs

    These make-ahead ribs are baked in the oven for ease, then grilled to a lacquered char.

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    Peden + Munk
    4/30

    Grilled Green Salad with Coffee Vinaigrette

    Using these exact vegetables is not the point; choose whatever’s in season and can stand up to being charred. The genius coffee dressing brings it all together.

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    Gentl & Hyers
    9/30

    Soy and Sesame Short Ribs

    Takashi Inoue, of Takashi in New York City, loves to use this marinade on any cut of beef (hanger is another favorite), chicken wings, or pork ribs.

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    Gentl & Hyers
    10/30

    Grilled Sesame Squid

    For this dish from Jiyeon Lee (of Sobban and Heirloom Market BBQ in Atlanta), make sure to buy whole squid; precut rings will slip through your grill grate.

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    Alex Lau
    23/30

    Skirt Steak with Pickled Fennel Salad

    You know when steak is so good that you don’t bother with a knife and fork and just eat it with your hands? Yeah.

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    Gentl & Hyers
    24/30

    Gochujang Pork Shoulder Steaks

    The centerpiece of Korean barbecue is the meat, but it doesn't have to be steak; Seattle chef Rachel Yang recommends grilling pork shoulder. Keep an eye on the edge of the meat where it touches the grill: When it’s browned, turn the pork over.

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    25/30

    Grilled Oysters

    Serve with herb butter.

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    26/30

    Sambal Chicken Skewers

    Kebabs get a bad rap. (Decades of alternating zucchini coins and cherry tomatoes can do that.) But this Asian take, with a spicy, sticky glaze, makes for a very convincing comeback. Watch the step-by-step video here.

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