Handy Hints for
Barbecue Grilling:
· Be organised: have everything you need ready and at hand
before you start grilling - Go through your food plan; think food
ingredients, marinades, seasonings, equipment and tools. Cover
food to protect against flies and sun.
· Don't use a fork and never stab the food when turningit
is best to use a pair of tongs to grip and turn. When you stab
the meat with a fork, you will allow tasty juices to drain away
into the fire which then can spit and develop aggressive flames.
· Food cooks faster under a covered grill
· You don't need to marinate tender cuts of meat overnight;
they can be marinated in as little as 15 minutes! Less tender
meats need to be marinated at least 6 hours.
· If using wooden skewers, soak in water thirty minutes
before using so ends won't burn during grilling time.
Sweet and Spicy Prawn Kebabs
Thanks
to Weber Barbecues
Great zippy flavor
and perfect finger food for entertaining.
1/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon minced canned chipotle chile pepper in adobo sauce
1/2 teaspoon Course salt
1 pound jumbo prawn, shelled and deveined
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
In a large bowl, combine the honey, chile pepper, and salt. Add
the shrimp and toss to coat. Cover and marinate at room temperature
for 20 minutes or in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Remove from
the marinade and discard any remaining marinade.
Thread the prawn through
the tail and head (2 or 3 per skewer) onto small skewers.
Grill over Direct High
heat for 2 to 4 minutes, turning once halfway through grilling
time. Arrange skewers on a serving dish and sprinkle with the
cilantro.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.
Lemon Chicken 2 tablespoons
dry sherry
4 green spring onions - chopped
1 piece root ginger - grated
500g / 1lb boned chicken - cut into 2.5cm / 1" strips
2 celery stick - sliced
125 / 4oz button mushrooms - quartered
1 green bell pepper - deseeded and sliced
2 tablespoons soy sauce
Shredded rind of 2 lemons
Lemon slices to garnish
2 tablespoons oil for stir frying
Place the sherry, spring onion and ginger in a bowl. Add chicken
and toss well to coat. Leave to marinate for 15 minutes.
Heat oil in dish, wok
or deep frying pan. Add celery, mushrooms and green pepper and
stir fry for 1 minute. Add the chicken and marinade and cook
for 3 minutes. Stir in the soy sauce and lemon rind and cook for
another minute
Place into a warmed
serving dish and garnish with lemon slices
This recipe can be
made with limes instead of lemons.
serves 4
