Lucy Lastic
Young Limb
Another cynical ex hippy now working for the establishment
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Post by Lucy Lastic on May 14, 2007 22:54:54 GMT
Well we hope it is, and someone mentioned barbies on another thread.
How about some ideas for BBQ food away from the usual burgers and sausages stuff. I sometimes get stuck for something different to cook on the barbie.
I tried blackened chicken last year - and no it wasn't because we left on there too long.
Salmon fillets with butter, dill and lemon juice and wrapped in foil are good as are fruit or veggie kebabs.
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Post by lily on May 15, 2007 6:00:53 GMT
If there are a few of you, get the butcher to butterfly a leg of lamb - or half a leg if that's too much. Marinade in lemon juice, garlic, rosemary and olive oil overnight. Bung it on the BBQ and as it's fairly flat it'll cook more or less evenly, with charred bits outside and tender meat inside. Throw some spare twigs of rosemary on the coals/flames if you have it. Scrummy!
Hallumi cheese sliced and BBQ'd then pour over some olive oil and chilli - nice with cherry tomatoes.
xxx
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Post by Sir Blimely Windy on May 15, 2007 8:34:29 GMT
Why not some large, flat mushrooms filled with a mixture of butter, mixed herbs and stilton cheese. Wrapped in foil and steamed on the barbecue.
Just a suggestion, and somethign I would happily give a go.
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Lucy Lastic
Young Limb
Another cynical ex hippy now working for the establishment
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Post by Lucy Lastic on May 15, 2007 19:08:53 GMT
Why not some large, flat mushrooms filled with a mixture of butter, mixed herbs and stilton cheese. Wrapped in foil and steamed on the barbecue. Just a suggestion, and somethign I would happily give a go. added to my list along with the whole sea bass stuffed with onions, herbs and capers; the beef strips marinated in honey, garlic and chilli then threaded on skewers; sweetcorn with loads of butter and cooked in foil.
Methinks it's just as well we bought a new barbie last year that's nearly big enough to roast a small ox!
Shame you all live so far away from me innit *snigger*
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Post by bittymatriarch on May 15, 2007 21:29:45 GMT
Bananas cooked in/basted with rum and dark brown sugar Serve with cream or ice cream - or both! Reminds me of Khartoum where we had a banana tree in the garden.
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Post by faeryboots on May 16, 2007 7:28:01 GMT
Sword fish barbecues well, as does trout stuffed with breadcrumbs mixed with lemon and thyme.
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Post by Tigger on May 16, 2007 14:00:24 GMT
I like taking a simple tenderised thinly cut steak and just brush it with a little oil first and bung it on the bbq, and then sprinkle on cider or balsamic vinegar as it cooks ... yum! ;D
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Post by Fi on May 19, 2007 23:50:16 GMT
Big fat juicy prawns and beef on their own are perfect cooked fast - I would never marinate them beforehand. however, cubed lamb, chicken, or monkfish (other fish are almost as goood, tuna for instance) with any or all of the following olive oil (the one essential), lemon, cumin, coriander leaves, coriander spice, more cumin, mint, finely chopped onion (or have a few half shallots between the meat on the skewer), finely chopped fresh chillies or chilli powder, more more cumin, dried ginger or ginger juice (for a real treat if you can find young ginger the taste is fabulous (I've only seen it in Chinese/SE Asian food stores), garlic, and more more more cumin.
I like cumin.
Other things to barbecue are corn cobs, red or green peppers, aubergines, pumpkin, baby leeks and courgettes. Just wipe with a bit of olive oil before they go on the grill or griddle. Potatoes wrapped in cooking foil will cook well on a cool part of the grill. As bittymatriarch says, bananananas are superb as are halved peaches or nectarines - just sprinkle a bit of sugar on them towards the end of cooking to give a caramel flavour or, like potatoes, wrap them in foil with, if you like, extra flavouring such as a vanilla pod.
And, if your barbie has a lid, try smoking just about any meat - it is a bit of the challenge to get the temperature right, but you can smoke in the posh way with hickory chips or a wood like oak or beech. Avoid pine at all costs - it's too resiny. Duck in particular is very good hot smoked - just remember to prick the skin to release the fat and stand well back to watch the pyrotechnics!
Most of this assumes use of a wood/briquette burning barbecue, therefore high heat, which means that you have to keep turning the food often to stop it burning - apart for the smoking, that is best done when the coals are just glowing gently. I could never see the point of gas burning ones, in spite of their convenience.
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Post by Fi on May 19, 2007 23:52:42 GMT
Why not some large, flat mushrooms filled with a mixture of butter, mixed herbs and stilton cheese. Wrapped in foil and steamed on the barbecue. Just a suggestion, and somethign I would happily give a go. added to my list along with the whole sea bass stuffed with onions, herbs and capers; the beef strips marinated in honey, garlic and chilli then threaded on skewers; sweetcorn with loads of butter and cooked in foil.
Methinks it's just as well we bought a new barbie last year that's nearly big enough to roast a small ox!
Shame you all live so far away from me innit *snigger* *coughs in a pretty close neighbourly fashion*
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Post by tigerlily on May 20, 2007 0:06:33 GMT
A nice porterhouse or T-bone steak, drizzled on one side with olive oil and covered in steak seasoning (whichever prioprietary mix you prefer), then jabbed all over with a fork. Flip to other side and repeat.
Refrigerate overnight.
Whack on barbecue following day till cooked to your liking.
gorgeous.
The biggest shrimp or prawns you can find, shelled, skewered, cooked till just done. Scallops, too, maybe wrapped in foil with butter and chillies.
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Post by tigerlily on May 20, 2007 0:07:19 GMT
OH!
Split a nana.
Put a Flake in the middle.
Wrap in foil.
Put on barbie for ten to twenty minutes till nana cooked and Flake melted.
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Post by Murphy Slaw on May 20, 2007 16:04:17 GMT
Some of my favourites.
Liver. It's absolutely superb when served up with greek yoghurt. In fact, try the yoghurt on any barbequed meat.
Mushrooms, big open ones, with drizzle of home made chillie and garlic oil/ butter on them.
Really thinly sliced steak. As for making beef olives. Soaked overnight in dark beer, soy sauce, garlic and really any stuff you fancy. Seconds to cook.
For an salad I prefer something different. Shredded white cabbage and other peppery leaves with feta cheese, olives and grapes. I use a dressing of olive oil and grapefruit juice. It's robust, crunchy and tasty.
Wine. Anything you can drink that doesn't make you look like you're sucking a lime. The more rustic the better.
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Post by lily on May 21, 2007 15:46:56 GMT
Some of my favourites.
For an salad I prefer something different. Shredded white cabbage and other peppery leaves with feta cheese, olives and grapes. I use a dressing of olive oil and grapefruit juice. It's robust, crunchy and tasty.
What's wrong with my Greek Salad then eh? eh?
xxx
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Post by Glen B Ogle on May 21, 2007 19:32:56 GMT
Corn cobs (usually the baby ones) are an absolute must these days. I also tend to do veggy kebabs - just a mixture of tomatoe, pepper, mushroom, shallot, etc. on skewers (mix depends on the fussiness of the eaters). Can also do these with marinaded meat strips.
I don't dismiss the humble burger myself - but only if it's really good quality, usually served with melted stilton and salad in a bun. This year I intend to try my own burgers.
Another one I want to try this year is stilton stuffed steak rolls - just roll some thin steak around a piece of cheese and grill!
I must also confess that I use a Cadac gas BBQ not a charcoal one - it's much easier when camping.
Glen
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Lucy Lastic
Young Limb
Another cynical ex hippy now working for the establishment
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Post by Lucy Lastic on May 21, 2007 22:17:17 GMT
Home made burgers - made with good steak mince, take a lump of stilton ( or whatever cheese takes your fancy - brie or camembert is good), wrap the meat mixture round, make into a burger shape and slap it on the barbie. Home made lamb koftes, wrap the meat round a skewer and cook. Butterflied crayfish or squat lobsters grilled and served with lemon butter
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Post by Fi on May 21, 2007 23:57:51 GMT
Alternatively, try home-made burgers with fresh strawberries - utterly yummy!
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Post by Dancin' Girl on Jun 24, 2007 21:19:43 GMT
New potatoes (par boiled indoors), halved; tossed in olive oil (add some sprigs of rosemary if liked); tie into parcel in tin foil
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