Barbecue Recipes

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Barbecue Recipes

If you are anything like me and you use your BBQ all the time during the hot summer months, or even at winter, then you’ll probably find yourself getting bored with the same old food and cooking techniques. If this sounds like you please read on…

Barbecue recipes needn’t be difficult, repetitive or boring; below I’ve listed some gorgeous recipes for you to try, so check them out and put the fun back into BBQ cooking. The recipes are listed under seven distinct categories which include:

Appetizer recipes

Barbecue beef recipes

Barbecue lamb recipes

Barbecue pork recipes

Barbecue chicken recipes

Barbecue fish recipes

Barbecue vegetable recipes

”How do I keep meat moist when barbecuing it?”
There is a bit of a myth doing the rounds at the moment that rubbing salt on meat prior to BBQ it will help keep it’s moisture, in fact the opposite will happen if this course is taken. Salt will draw moisture from the meat because it absorbs water. That’s why salt is used to cure certain foods such as ham and bacon. It draws the water out which then gives the bacteria less scope to breed and take hold.

A good housekeeping tip, which can be used to improve your barbecue recipes and help the meat retain it’s moisture is to remove it from the refrigerator, cover it and leave to stand at room temperature for approximately 25 minutes. When the time has elapsed rub it with a little olive oil prior to cooking. This will act as a barrier between the surface of the meat and the centre of it – where most of it’s water is contained – meaning more moisture is kept with the meat itself. In addition to these benefits, the use of olive oil will help make the meat lovely and crispy.

N.B. If you want to season the meat with salt and pepper, then this can be done after the olive oil has been rubbed in. This will not interfere with the moisture retention as there will be a barrier between the surface of the meat and the seasoning, created by the olive oil.

When you’ve finished cooking the meat a good barbecue recipe tip is to leave it to cool down for five minutes. This will allow the juices – which have been brought to the surface through the high temperature – to settle back within the meat, and stop your guests from burning their mouths.

”How do I stop meat from curling when I BBQ it?”
A good housekeeping and homemaking tip to stop meat from curling during the barbecuing process is to get yourself a sharp knife and score the surface of the meat. The scores will ensure the meat stays much flatter because doing so helps reduce it’s rigidity.

If you combine this activity with the rubbing of olive oil onto the surface of meat and the seasoning process you’ll have yourself a beautiful piece of meat. The scores will help it absorb the olive oil and seasoning ensuring you get the best out of your barbecue recipes.

Why not check out each category and try the ones you like the look of, I promise you, you won’t be disappointed. For more of my OPH Good Housekeeping recipes please click here

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