Memorial day is coming up! A time to honor all of those who have paid the ultimate price for our freedom, and an opportunity to spend time with our families in the nice weather. I love memorial day weekend! There is always bound to be a cookout going on at some point, and of course with that comes delicious food! Here at Miller’s Meat Market we are huge fans of the grilling season, but what’s something a little different to throw on the grill when you have a crowd to feed? Kabobs and skewers! We prepare a few options of meat on a stick that would be a great hit during the summer months when grilling is a nightly thing. When grilling kabobs you can be as creative as you’d like, and the flavorful combinations are endless! Here are just a few ideas of things you can grill on a stick this upcoming memorial day weekend and for the remainder of the summer!
Bacon Wrapped Scallops!
At Miller’s Meat Market you can purchase bacon wrapped scallops for $15 per skewer.
Seafood paired with bacon?! It surely doesn’t get any better than that. These bacon wrapped scallops come to you pre-wrapped and skewered, so all that you have left to do is grill them up and enjoy! They are a customer favorite in the summer months, so call now and order them for your memorial day cookout! Maybe you have already planned out what’s on the menu for this weekend, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get some for you and your family to try. You can order as many or as few as you would like. Scallops isn’t where the seafood and bacon collaboration ends, have you ever tried bacon wrapped shrimp!?
Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Skewers
We no longer sell these pre-made at Miller’s Meat Market, however we do have all the ingredients! But we do have a different pre-made shrimp skewer option!
Try our new marinated shrimp skewers!
$6 per skewer!
Shrimp is on the top of my summer meal list. There are so many ways to enjoy it with so many different flavor options to try. Shrimp and bacon, what could go wrong!? Two delicious flavors that only get better when cooked over a grill in the summer. Skewers are an easy way to serve a group, and they’re a little bit out of the ordinary from all the other things you can typically grill. Here at Miller’s you can purchase a pound of bacon for $6.99, or spruce up your skewers with a sweet touch and use maple bacon for $7.99 per pound! Then you can buy shrimp, two pounds for $10 and you have all the ingredients you need for bacon wrapped shrimp! The meat is bitesize so it is an easy meal for most ages, and can satisfy any craving for a savory snack. However, if you are looking for some seafood that comes to you pre-skewered and seasoned, try marinated shrimp skewers! New this year! We plan to have these available throughout summer time, so you can order them for all your family barbeques, especially your memorial day get together! Each skewer has 5 shrimp, seasoned deliciously with our lemon garlic marinade. They are a must try! So now we’ve seen how well bacon can be paired with seafood on skewers, but what about just bacon itself?
This is our signature “Cowboy Bacon”! This candied bacon on a stick has been getting positive reviews ever since we first started selling it. Our recipe is quite simple, we just skewer the slice of bacon and then cover it with brown sugar and ground pecans! We make ours in a small smoker, but you can also bake them in the oven! It is a sweet delicious way to end dinner, a yummy way to start the day at breakfast time, or a perfect snack any hungry moment in between. If you don’t have time on your hands to make it yourself, we sell cowboy bacon almost every Thursday and Saturday. You can get 3 sticks for $5, or they are $2 a piece. Now that I’ve suggested a few meat combinations you can put on skewers and use on kabobs, I have one more festive suggestion for your memorial day weekend meal. Fruit kabobs can be perfect for dessert or a side to a main meat dish, and they can be enhanced with a large range of flavors!
With the correct colored fruit you can celebrate memorial day while you eat! By using red fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, or apples, blue fruit such as blackberries or blueberries, and a white element like bananas, angle food cake bites, or marshmallows, you can create a red, white and blue pattern in your delicious fruit kabobs! A fun and tasty treat for on a warm day this upcoming memorial day weekend, or anytime this summer! I read many ways that you could enhance your fruit kabobs. You could cut watermelon into fun shapes using small cookie cutters and put those on a skewer! Perhaps you could add bite size brownies in between your fresh fruit, or drizzle chocolate syrup or a dusting of powdered sugar on top. So many possibilities! Try out some kabobs this weekend while cooking out with friends and family!
All prices featured in this post as accurate as of 5/25/2021. They are subject to change at any time.