Friday, March 19, 2010

bbq treats

So - apparently tomorrow is going to be a glorious sunny day in Melbourne so i'm thinking bbq.. Must make the most of these final days of Summer.. Of course the real appeal for me when it comes to bbq's is the food of course..thought i'd share some of my faves..all quantities on these are more approximate as sometimes when you're at a bbq you have to improvise a little..

Grilled field mushrooms

You will need

Some big field mushrooms
some butter or marg (whatever you prefer) - if you're on a diet or dont like to use butter you can use olive oil.
crushed garlic
fresh thyme (leaves only)
salt
pepper

Ok - basically combine butter and all other ingredients except the mushrooms - helps to soften the butter first. Once all the ingredients are combined remove the stalk from the mushrooms and spread some butter into each mushroom (on the inside only). Grill these butter side up for about 5 mins on a reasonably hot bbq. Turn them over just at the end for about one minute then they are ready to go. Maybe a grind of extra pepper to serve.


Lamb cutlets

Lamb cutlets are good even with just a bit of salt and pepper on but here's one way I like to do them and they always seem to vanish off the plate very quickly.

You will need
Lamb cutlets

Marinade - you will need enough to marinate all your cutlets if this is not enough just add a little more of everything

A little light soy
2 tspn brown sugar
1/2 tspn cinnamon
crushed garlic
1/2 tspn chilli powder/ or one mild red chilli chopped
A little olive oil

Sauce
finely chopped pistachio nuts
finely shredded mint leaves
lime juice - lots of it - or lemon
sugar
salt
pepper

So -combine all ingerdients for marinade and marinate lamb for at least half an hour - up to 5 or 6 hours.

Before grilling lamb scrape off any excess marinade as it will dirty up your bbq. Grill lamb on a hot bbq turning only once - usually they need about 2 mins on each side but it depends how done you like them - the firmer they are they more done they are..

Combine lime/lemon juice with sugar salt and pepper - taste - it should be reasonably sweet - if its not sweet enough ad more sugar - or maple syrup is also nice..Add nuts and mint and pour all over your cutlets and serve!

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