Simple BBQ Marinade

October 2nd, 2008

Marinating meat before you BBQ it is an excellent way BBQ Marinadeto add extra flavour. To do the job properly the meat needs to sit in the marinade for a good length of time preferably over night to really get the flavour in.

Here is a recipe I found for a simple steak style marinade.

* 1 Small Onion (Minced)
* 5 tbsp Soy Sauce
* 4 tbsp Olive Oil
* 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
* 2 tbsp Vinegar
* 1-2 tsp Liquid Smoke
* 1/2 tsp Black Pepper

How much liquid smoke you use depends on how smoky you want the flavour of the food. 1 tsp for a mild taste and 2 for a more smoky flavour. Mix all the ingredients in a pan boil for 5 mins. Once the marinade is cool, place the meat in a sealed contain or food bag pour over the marinade and place in the fridge. Allow a good few hours to allow the flavours to get in to the meat.

Light the BBQ, cook and enjoy.

BBQ pulled pork.

September 19th, 2008

Pulled pork is essentially a piece of pork smoked for a long time. It is the purist form of BBQing, the origins are are from the southern states of america, where a whole hogs was cooked in pits, sometimes for days, the pork is then shredded by hand and served on plain white bread.

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Delicious BBQ ribs

September 3rd, 2008

BBQ RibsThe best way to cook up BBQ ribs is to use a smoker or using kettle BBQ setup for indirect heat. The secret to cooking great BBQ ribs is to they need to be cooked at a low temp typically 105C that around 225F. For a long period of time.

Whatever you do do not par boil them first, this destroys the flavour from the ribs, we are not making soup after all.

Firstly you need to apply a dry rub to the ribs the night before cooking, then wrap in clingfilm or glad wrap and refridgerate over night. If you wish to add a sauce this is done later. Most sauces contain sugar and this will burn on the BBQ.

Take the ribs out of the fridge about 1 hour before you plan to cook.

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Whisky smoked chicken.

August 27th, 2008

Over the weekend, I thought I’d try something a little different. Instead of the usual burgers and sausages on the BBQ. I thought I try a sunday roast. What I came up with was a whisky smoked chicken.

This is simplicity itself, get the BBQ lit and set it up for indirect heat. I actually got some wood chips that are already soaked in whisky, these came from the local supermarket. I soaked these for around 30 mins in water, it makes them last longer on the coals, these are placed inside a small food can on top of the coals.

As I wanted the chicken exposed thoughout the cooking process I placed a small tray of water, next to the coals, throughout the cooking process this gave off steam which stopped the chicken from drying out.

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Classic BBQ sauce

August 17th, 2008

Here is a recipe I’ve found for a Classic BBQ sauce.

10 LB firm ripe tomatoes cored, peeled, and chopped
2 lrg onions finely chopped
3 x garlic cloves minced
1 tbl. Crushed red pepper
1 tbl. Celery seed
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