Handy Hints for Barbecue Grilling:

· Be organised: have everything you need ready and at hand before you start grilling - Go through your food plan; think food ingredients, marinades, seasonings, equipment and tools. Cover food to protect against flies and sun.

· Don't use a fork and never stab the food when turningit is best to use a pair of tongs to grip and turn. When you stab the meat with a fork, you will allow tasty juices to drain away into the fire which then can spit and develop aggressive flames.

· Food cooks faster under a covered grill

· You don't need to marinate tender cuts of meat overnight; they can be marinated in as little as 15 minutes! Less tender meats need to be marinated at least 6 hours.

· If using wooden skewers, soak in water thirty minutes before using so ends won't burn during grilling time.

Sweet and Spicy Prawn Kebabs
Thanks to Weber Barbecues

 

Great zippy flavor and perfect finger food for entertaining.

1/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon minced canned chipotle chile pepper in adobo sauce
1/2 teaspoon Course salt
1 pound jumbo prawn, shelled and deveined

2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro

In a large bowl, combine the honey, chile pepper, and salt. Add the shrimp and toss to coat. Cover and marinate at room temperature for 20 minutes or in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Remove from the marinade and discard any remaining marinade.

Thread the prawn through the tail and head (2 or 3 per skewer) onto small skewers.

Grill over Direct High heat for 2 to 4 minutes, turning once halfway through grilling time. Arrange skewers on a serving dish and sprinkle with the cilantro.

Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Lemon Chicken 2 tablespoons dry sherry
4 green spring onions - chopped
1 piece root ginger - grated
500g / 1lb boned chicken - cut into 2.5cm / 1" strips
2 celery stick - sliced
125 / 4oz button mushrooms - quartered
1 green bell pepper - deseeded and sliced
2 tablespoons soy sauce
Shredded rind of 2 lemons
Lemon slices to garnish
2 tablespoons oil for stir frying
Place the sherry, spring onion and ginger in a bowl. Add chicken and toss well to coat. Leave to marinate for 15 minutes.

Heat oil in dish, wok or deep frying pan. Add celery, mushrooms and green pepper and stir fry for 1 minute. Add the chicken and marinade and cook
for 3 minutes. Stir in the soy sauce and lemon rind and cook for another minute

Place into a warmed serving dish and garnish with lemon slices

This recipe can be made with limes instead of lemons.
serves 4

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