The bbq photo & recipe thread

[giblet]

Tony Angelino said:

giblet said:

Many years behind schedule but finally built my tandoor and gave it it’s maiden outing this evening.

Looks great, how was the meat? I want to try this on both chicken and lamb gyros style. What marinade are you using please? Mine tend to be a bit gammy due to using yogurt based ones although that could be different if done on high heat.

Cheers, the meat was more tender than I usually get from cooking on the Weber kettle. Marinade was a really quick one that I knocked up using yogurt, lemon juice, salt and some generic tikka spice mix. Planning to do a my go to shish taouk mix on it next time but my lungs have been acting up all week so having to take a break from all outdoor cooking annoyingly.

[Greshamst]

Sway said:

Awesome!

I normally use the grill out of my ProQ which is much smaller diameter than my Weber grill - but that looks even better.

Does it have a 'lip' or similar to help prevent it getting knocked?

Yea it’s got a small lip to help it be stable, probably about 1cm. It’s been a good bit of kit so far

[thebraketester]

Asparagus has been a new one for us on the bbq this year. Very nice.

[tedmus]

thebraketester said:

Asparagus has been a new one for us on the bbq this year. Very nice.

Try tenderstem broccoli, lovely grilled with a squeeze of lemon.

Baby leeks and spring onions are nice too.

Or maybe a salad of grilled veg, done this one several times and it's lovely.

https://www.billyparisi.com/grilled-chopped-salad-...

[Sway]

I wrap a couple of spears of asparagus in parma ham, then brush with garlic butter (quite light on the garlic).

Cooks in seconds, great little amuse bouche before the main event.

[thebraketester]

tedmus said:

thebraketester said:

Asparagus has been a new one for us on the bbq this year. Very nice.

Try tenderstem broccoli, lovely grilled with a squeeze of lemon.

Baby leeks and spring onions are nice too.

Or maybe a salad of grilled veg, done this one several times and it's lovely.

https://www.billyparisi.com/grilled-chopped-salad-...

Ooo I will try that, think we've got some in.

[PGM]

giblet said:

Tony Angelino said:

giblet said:

Many years behind schedule but finally built my tandoor and gave it it’s maiden outing this evening.

Looks great, how was the meat? I want to try this on both chicken and lamb gyros style. What marinade are you using please? Mine tend to be a bit gammy due to using yogurt based ones although that could be different if done on high heat.

Cheers, the meat was more tender than I usually get from cooking on the Weber kettle. Marinade was a really quick one that I knocked up using yogurt, lemon juice, salt and some generic tikka spice mix. Planning to do a my go to shish taouk mix on it next time but my lungs have been acting up all week so having to take a break from all outdoor cooking annoyingly.

That looks fantastic, is it an old chimney pot you've made it from?

[fttm]

Sway said:

I wrap a couple of spears of asparagus in parma ham, then brush with garlic butter (quite light on the garlic).

Cooks in seconds, great little amuse bouche before the main event.

Bacon wrapped asparagus

[Type R Tom]

Morrisons pork shoulder is on offer again, picked up 3.7kg for £10.70. Currently dry brining in the fridge ready for a smoke tomorrow morning.

Cut the skin off for scratching which I'm currently enjoying with a beer.

Picture to come

[pmanson]

Found a local supplier making bbq sauces and rubs so giving this a go tonight (lovely stuff)



I've also bought a rub to try - I'll report back.

https://www.reasonstoseason.co.uk/

[Greshamst]

tedmus said:

thebraketester said:

Asparagus has been a new one for us on the bbq this year. Very nice.

Try tenderstem broccoli, lovely grilled with a squeeze of lemon.

Baby leeks and spring onions are nice too.

Or maybe a salad of grilled veg, done this one several times and it's lovely.

https://www.billyparisi.com/grilled-chopped-salad-...

I've found that Pak Choi grills really well... toss with bit of oil and seasoning (can just go salt and pepper, or go soy,vinegar, sugar, sesame if you want an asian vibe), slice in half lengthways, and takes on a lovely smokey flavour and really nice.

[tedmus]

Greshamst said:

tedmus said:

thebraketester said:

Asparagus has been a new one for us on the bbq this year. Very nice.

Try tenderstem broccoli, lovely grilled with a squeeze of lemon.

Baby leeks and spring onions are nice too.

Or maybe a salad of grilled veg, done this one several times and it's lovely.

https://www.billyparisi.com/grilled-chopped-salad-...

I've found that Pak Choi grills really well... toss with bit of oil and seasoning (can just go salt and pepper, or go soy,vinegar, sugar, sesame if you want an asian vibe), slice in half lengthways, and takes on a lovely smokey flavour and really nice.

I hadn't even considered Pak Choi and that method sounds really nice, cheers. I sometimes do Korean chicken thighs, they would make a great side dish.

Love roasting broccoli tossed in soy sauce.

Cauliflower is good to grill, especially when cut into thick slices, takes on spicy flavours well.

[paulwirral]

That pak choi sounds good , I'll be trying that next time I have the opportunity, possibly tomorrow, we've been doing broccoli par boiled then basically fried in olive oil and chilli in a home made foil grill , dropped onto the bars for crunchy goodness to finish .
We actually did it tonight with a rack of lamb I scored in m&s with halloumi and a few roasties , I'd have posted pics but another member who visited London sometime has decided they don't like my indoor BBQ so I'll not bother .

[RammyMP]

I’ve fired up my smoker for the first time this year. It’s got a kg of beef and a lump of pork on it at the moment. Hopefully they’ll be ready this evening.

I’ve left the beef as it is and the porks got a brown sugar / chilli / paprika rub on it. I can’t go too mad or the wife won’t eat it!

[giblet]

PGM said:

That looks fantastic, is it an old chimney pot you've made it from?

Cheers, not as refined as I wanted but works well. I used a rhubarb forcer which I trimmed down a tad to allow for a wider opening. Cut a empty metal barrel in half, lined the base with sand and then firebricks. Cut out an air hole to match the dimensions of an empty can of sweetcorn. I used perlite to fill in the gap and act as insulation.

The line cracked during the first lighting despite me using only a bit of paper and straw for the small fire however it seems to have held up. I’ve got some fire cement to repair the cracks before the next time I use it. Also need to get some welding gloves as trying to slap naan on the side of the pot is difficult given the temps it gets to!

[tedmus]

Beef short ribs going on today, singles picked up from Waitrose as opposed to a rack.

Will also be doing some vortex wings and a smoked potato salad.

[22s]

Just picked up a new Weber kettle and going to try smoking for the first time.- can't wait!


Smoked whole chicken (was meant to be a turkey, but when it emerged from the depths of freezer it was a rather large hen)
Smoked sweet potatoes

Grilled halloumi
Grilled courgette

Salad

[number2]

tedmus said:

Beef short ribs going on today, singles picked up from Waitrose as opposed to a rack.

Will also be doing some vortex wings and a smoked potato salad.

Short ribs are one of my favourite cuts on a BBQ. Usually takes me almost 9 hours at between 107c and 120c to get to an internal of 98c but worth it .

[tedmus]

number2 said:

tedmus said:

Beef short ribs going on today, singles picked up from Waitrose as opposed to a rack.

Will also be doing some vortex wings and a smoked potato salad.

Short ribs are one of my favourite cuts on a BBQ. Usually takes me almost 9 hours at between 107c and 120c to get to an internal of 98c but worth it .

Mine too. I normally do them in twos but they only had singles in.

[illmonkey]

I do love my skewers, so easy to cook with.