Tips, Tricks & Recipes

3 tablespoons minced garlic 2 teaspoons fennel seeds, crushed 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 scotch fillet of pork (about 4lb.) 1 tablespoon olive oil This recipe uses indirect cooking. Preheat covered grill allowing 20 minutes for it to reach medium hot. Mash the garlic, fennel seeds, salt and pepper together. [...]

½lb. sliced bacon Salt and pepper 24 scallops 2 capsicum (peppers of any color) cut into 2.5cm pieces 24 cherry tomatoes 8 skewers Herb Butter (for brushing on kebabs) 1.8oz. butter 2-3 cloves garlic finely chopped 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried 2 teaspoons fresh basil or [...]

Long thin bacon rashers Button mushrooms Bamboo Skewers A little oil Salt and pepper Before using the bamboo skewers soak them in water to prevent them burning whilst cooking. Thread the bacon and mushrooms onto the skewers, alternating as you go, allowing 1 or 2 rashers and 3-4 mushrooms per skewer. Keep them nice and [...]

3-4 cloves garlic 2 teaspoons minced ginger 1 onion finely chopped Oil 2-3 tablespoons mild to hot curry paste (dependant on your taste) 1.7lb. boneless chicken thighs 1 cup chicken stock ½ cup coconut milk Salt and pepper to taste Using a wok or cast iron fry pan on the gas burner ring… Sauté the [...]

4 ham steaks Glaze ¼ cup pineapple juice 1 tablespoon ketchup or barbecue sauce 1 teaspoon (smooth) mixed mustard 1 teaspoon cornstarch 1 teaspoon light soy sauce 1 tablespoon maple syrup or brown sugar Mix the marinade ingredients. Heat until boiling, stirring until glaze is thick and clear. Snip the edges of each steak in [...]

2– 3½ lb. meaty pork rib bones 1 cup water Sprinkling of cumin Sauce 1 onion 2 cloves garlic 1 tablespoon oil 1 teaspoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon ground coriander seeds ½ cup ketchup 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons soft brown sugar 1 tablespoon wine or cider vinegar 1 tablespoon tomato concentrate ½ teaspoon [...]

1 cooked ham on the bone (about 9lb.) Whole cloves 8oz. can pineapple pieces in juice Glace red cherries ¼ cup liquid honey 2 tablespoons prepared American-style mustard Remove skin from ham using your hand to separate skin from fat. Weigh ham. Cut a diamond pattern in the fat. Push whole cloves into ham at [...]

3lb. sirloin steak in one piece 1 onion 9oz. brown mushrooms 1 tablespoon oil 1 teaspoon dried thyme Salt and pepper 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon prepared mustard 6 rashers bacon Trim any silverskin, fat or gristle from meat and discard. Cut a pocket down through the center of the meat to about 1.2″ from [...]

4 spring onions (green onions) 1 red pepper 1 yellow pepper 1 green pepper 1.1lb. blade steak ½ cup readymade barbecue sauce 2 teaspoons prepared minced ginger 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons sesame oil Trim spring onions and cut into lengthwise strips. Cut peppers in half, remove cores and slice flesh into thin strips. [...]

3 tablespoons brown sugar 4 teaspoons Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon rice vinegar 2 x 6oz salmon steaks Preheat the grill to medium high heat. Combine the brown sugar, mustard and soy sauce in a medium sized bowl and whisk to blend. Set aside in a small bowl 1 tablespoon of the [...]