What can I sling on the barbie?

[HRG]

Meat is a given, but what else can I cook on it while it's on?

[Puggit]

Have you got a hot plate or just a grille?

[anonymous-user]

prawns are nice in chilli and lemon sauce..Teriyaki salmon..

[HRG]

Just a grill. It's only a cheapie £20 charcoal barbie so I don't have much control over temp etc.

[bridgdav]

Asparagus...

Its in season NOW.

Blanch in a pan of boiling water for 5 minutes, chuck on the barbie for another 5 mins to Chargrill.

Lovely.

[HRG]

Mmmmmmmm, that would go nicely with salmon

[micky g]

Ken?

[Mobile Chicane]

Presuming you're using charcoal - when it's down to the last embers, throw on some beechwood twigs (it doesn't matter if these are green), follow with a couple of fresh trout and bung on the lid.

5 minutes each side = succulent smoked trout. I mash this onto bread while it's still warm.

[Wadeski]

chicken wiiiiiings!

marinate in Encona hotsauce for a fiery snack

[FTJoe]

Halloumi - squeeky cheese. Lovely stuff.

[T5R+]

Some simple stuff to get going before embarking on more adventurous challenges

• Sweetcorn
• Toast i.e bread
• Fish
• Vegetables

By MEAT I assume you have covered off lamb/beef/poultry and the things like kebabs/sausages/steak/etc

Of course marinades are fun - you have made me hungry

[Catz]

Veg kebabs.
Sweetcorn. (cook first)

[Rollie]

No real need to cook corn before BBQing just wrap it in tinfoil with a good knob of butter and cook for around 10 minutes, turning occasionally.

Jalapeno, Scotch bonnets, caribbean red hots etc are all good on a BBQ just char the outer skin and enjoy.

Whole Mackerel is lovely on a BBQ. Just gut the fish and dry both inside and outside of the fish. Stick a clove of garlic in the cavity along with some rosemary, lemon, salt and pepper. Cook for roughly 4-5minutes each side.

[Jakdaw]

Squid!

Leave it in some oil for a bit, with some dried chilli flakes - then chuck it on the BBQ. Goes great with chorizo especially if you give that a few seconds on the heat too.

[lingus75]

Mobile Chicane said:

Presuming you're using charcoal - when it's down to the last embers, throw on some beechwood twigs (it doesn't matter if these are green), follow with a couple of fresh trout and bung on the lid.

5 minutes each side = succulent smoked trout. I mash this onto bread while it's still warm.

That is perfect!

[whitechief]

Mushrooms. Large open mushroom, olive oil, salt. Super tasty.

[Rollie]

As an after thought you can also BBQ all sorts of vegetables, eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, large mushrooms, red, green or yellow bell peppers and red onion. Serve with a dressing of your choice or just Extra Virgin Olive oil.

[lingus75]

Deserts also. Get some good size bananas and push maltesers into them, wrap in foil and BBQ them. Choc melts into the banana and the women will think you are god

Edited by lingus75 on Saturday 25th April 15:18

[captainzep]

I hate sausages on the BBQ, so I got a big old roasting tin and bunged it on, (took up about half the grill space) and chucked the sausages & some chopped onion in to brown in a bit of oil then chucked in chopped tinned tomatoes, a chicken stock cube, some torn up herbs from the garden, some baby broad beans and just boiled it down until the sauce was really thick and the sausages cooked through. Went great into some pittas.