Tips, Tricks & Recipes

  Tried a delicious new marinade concoction yesterday. It would work well on any tougher grilling cut, such as rump or steak tips. Using a soy sauce base acts a little like brining; helps keep meat moist by increasing its ability to hold onto water while cooking.   Make more than you think you’ll need; [...]

Ingredients The Meat: 2 large racks of pork ribs The Marinade: 1 generous cup of rum 2 cans coca cola 10 oz tomato ketchup 1-2 Squirts of tabasco Sauce 2 cloves of garlic 4 tbls hoisin sauce (find this at your local asian supermarket) Directions 1. Combine all the marinade ingredients in a bowl, then [...]

Four simple rules to keep fish from sticking to the grill 1. Clean Make sure your grill is super clean. Any residue will cause the fish to stick. 2. Preheat Preheat the grill until it is very hot before putting the fish on. 3. Coat Coat the fish very thinly with oil before cooking. 4. [...]

Ah, Shish Kebabs. Many people’s memory of a shish kebab is an incongruous combination of uncooked vegetables and tough chewy overcooked meat. Whether it is a flaccid bit of zucchini or the escaping tomato, there are many ways do shish kebabs wrong, which is why they have a pretty bad rep. We were determined to find a way that is both [...]

The following are my current favorite patty recipes. Nothing beats homemade patties and I’ve stockpiled the freezer with them for the ultimate convenience meal. All recipes make approximately 20 patties. Note: All my recipes are fabulously delicious and there is no way you’ll be able to eat just one. That’s why you’ll note that all [...]

A popular grill recipe, we found a number of variations when we were researching ideas for our experiment. Some people smoked the bird, some covered it in a rub, some brined, some even baked in the oven! However the one thing we didn’t find were any tests on the various flavors you could get from [...]

8 Chicken thighs 2 cloves garlic 3 – 4 tablespoons mustard 2 limes, juiced 5.3oz. polenta 1.1lb. zucchinis 1.7oz. oil 4 teaspoons cracked black peppercorns 2 teaspoons mixed herbs Salt and pepper 7oz. spicy tomato relish Additional limes Dry the thighs with a paper towel. Crush the garlic and mix with the mustard and lime [...]

Stuffing 1oz. butter ½ onion, finely chopped 2 cups fresh breadcrumbs 1 diced apple peeled 2 cooked, rashers bacon, diced (optional) ½ cup mixed fresh herbs e.g.(sage, parsley, chives rosemary, dill, coriander thyme, oregano) Salt and freshly ground black pepper ½ cup sultanas or other dried fruit ¼ – ½ cup toasted pine nuts 1 [...]

6 lamb steaks, about ½lb. each ½ cup mint leaves ½ cup parsley sprigs 6 tablespoons olive oil Salt and pepper to taste Place the mint and parsley in a blender and process. Pour in oil and blend. Remove and pour over the lamb steaks. Add a pinch of salt and pepper and marinade for [...]

1 leg of lamb, boned and butterflied 2 cups finely chopped onion 3 large cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1 jalapeño pepper, sliced, or 2 teaspoons jalapeño sauce 1 tablespoon finely minced fresh ginger 1 cup fresh coriander leaves Juice of two lemons 1 teaspoon ground coriander powder 1/3 cup olive oil Salt and freshly [...]