BBQ Season - Tips & Ideas?
 

I have had a Chimenea for 2yrs now (like this one) & the last 2 years I've done 13 a year on it. Now I've upgraded to this Pizza Over (bigger cooking area) I dont want a BBQ in the garden, but these look nice when not in use in the Winter.

Normally I cook Jacket Potatoes (plain Spuds in Foil) or Beef Burgers / Sausages.

I'm looking for some inspiration/ideas/tips from the CF community to get me going this year & make BETTER BBQ's.

- Any ideas how to make Jacket Potatoes better? (not saying add Cheese or Butter after cooking when eating). I want ideas on cooking them, like add this oil or herbs when in the Foil....

- Any ideas for Starters to cook? Dont like Prawns/Sea Food. But Fruit/Veg or other Meat is ok.

- Any ideas on some sweet deserts to cook? I've heard of Choc Banana. But nothing else...

Looking forward to some of your ideas.

I cook with Coal/Lumpwood 1kg Bags & Light them. I add some scrap wood I have in the shed & 60-90 min later I have 4x Jackets & Burgers/Sausages. :D Yummy

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Make sure the ONLY bbq sauce you use is Reggae Reggae Sauce. There is none better.

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Here is a site with many recipes you may find interesting.

http://www.bbq.co.uk/bbq-recipes/recipe-library.htm

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I've never tried it. Had J.D sauce the other day. Will try this out next time I see it.

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If you invite me to one of your wonderful bbq's, I think i could provide some good feedback :D

Good luck, I so miss a garden! (thank goodness for beer gardens)

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Yummy, scrap wood flavoured food! xD

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Flour tortillas with cheese of your choosing and salsa inside. Cook both sides long enough to melt the cheese then cut into triangles. Quick, easy and tasty starter. (it's really just a big mexican toastie done on the BBQ :))

Enjoyed by kids and adults alike. Can be prepared in advance so freeing up time if you're making other time critical stuff.

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Wash everything down with ice cold lagar ;)

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Surely it's illegal to do otherwise ;) and it's lashings of ice cold lager. ;)

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Agree, tried this last year and it is the biz

I love JD and saw this and was immediately salivating but what a disappointment ! i still have the bottle in the fridge.

Top advice again from the zingmeister!!:D

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Nothing beats a Fence & Deck BBQ lol


Will try this :)


Err what's Larger :p: Welsh Bitter or Water you mean :D

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You've never tasted Mrs. Balls Monkey Gland Sauce then ;) (trust me this is a proper sauces and does NOT contain any monkeys :D:D )

We used to have a Braai about twice a week as we were growing up in SA and even have a fold down BBQ in the car...

At the house or up the field we just have a simple half an oil drum for cooking the boereworse on...but a large area and adjustable height grill is really needed in this place :) clay oven style products are way to small as you really need a large grill compared to charcoal area so that you have hot to hotter areas for cooking various meats at different speeds :)

Anyone else into Boereworse?? If so there's a few areas in the UK to buy them or there is a website that has lots of SA and other african recipes

My next step is to build myself a cold smoker for doing meats, sausages, garlic, cheese and other items in ;)

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A big yes to all points above, oil drum to Boereworse and Biltong, to Monkey gland sauce :drool: I miss my Flame breakfast ( with chips ) :(

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Try http://www.biltongstmarcus.co.uk/ & http://www.biltong.co.uk/ for Boereworse/Biltong (There's also a small SA produce/butchers in Bracknell/Hemel Hempstead and I believe Wimbledon/Shephards Bush and Milton Keynes)

and

http://africhef.com/ for some recipes

Sainsbury's have Mrs. Balls Chutney & Chilli but not Monkey Gland :(

---------- Post added at 15:03 ---------- Previous post was at 14:56 ----------

In fact just found this listing :)

http://www.southafrican.co.uk/viewli...?categoryid=29

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Nice links :tu:

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omg at the prices in the first link . Wanna try it but not at that price

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cock up

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I was thinking you would say do not light fires in wooded areas lol

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It is though around 90% quality meat in boereworse..and something you just gotta eat to believe the taste..... at £3.59 for over a pound it's not really that expensive,,

Biltong though is dearer (about £12 per lb) but yet again a taste sensation... if you ever get to St Marcus's shop in Barnes you have it all hung up above the counter ranging from Lean to fatty, Hard to Soft and even peri-peri, garlic, game and even ostrich.

That reminds me I must get there sometime as I'm running out of grape Fanta ;)

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well my banks took a beating cuz of having to buy a tv this week Kymmy remind me in a couple of weeks and ill order a bit of both to try :)

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You can always try and make the biltong yourself, I have a few times. Get your butcher mate to cut you a couple of nice topside or silverside / venison strips, about 10 mm thick, salt and spice to suit, hang in a ventilated space with a net around to keep the bugs off, hang to suit tastes, the longer the drier, and experiment with the whole process. I have had some good, some reasonable, and some straight in the bin results :D

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The link I posted earlier has a recipe

http://africhef.com/Biltong-Recipe.html

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Thanks, gonna try that :tu:

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If you want to have a bit of fun with your jacket potatoes, cut off the top so you have like a hat.
Then with a spoon dig a hole into the potato.
Break an egg open and pour the yolk into the potato.
Put on the hat of the potato and wrap in foil and bury in the hot BBQ.
Leave to cook.