Tag: Summer

BBQ Steak Kebabs

BBQ Steak Kebabs

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2C Soy Sauce (gluten free)
  • 1/3C Lemon Juice
  • 1/4C Garlic Infused Oil
  • 1/4C Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp Pepper, ground
  • 1 tsp Salt, ground
  • 650g Tenderised BBQ Steak
  • 16 Wooden Kebab Sticks

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Add the soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic infused oil, olive oil, pepper, and salt to a bowl and mix.
  2. Cube the steak into 2×2 pieces approximately and add to the marinade.
  3. Marinade for a minimum of 30 minutes, up to 24 hours.
  4. Soak the kebab sticks in water for at least 1 hour before threading the steak.
  5. Add the steak cubes onto the wooden sticks, about 6 pieces per stick.
  6. Pre-heat the BBQ to high, then add the steak kebabs onto it. Cook for about 10 minutes until cooked through, turning occasionally to brown all four sides.
  7. Remove once cooked then serve while warm.

SERVE WITH

BBQ potatoes, BBQ carrots, and BBQ green vegetables, or serve with a green salad.

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BBQ Butter and Garlic (Oil) Potatoes

BBQ Butter and Garlic (Oil) Potatoes

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 Potatoes, medium-large, chopped into roughly 2x1cm cubes
  • 1 Tbsp Butter
  • 1 Tbsp Garlic Infused Oil
  • Salt, ground, to taste (about 1/4-1/2 tsp)
  • Pepper, ground, to taste (about 1/2 tsp)
  • Parsley, small handful, finely diced

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Line a bowl with two 30-40cm lengths of baking paper, making a cross.
  2. Add the potatoes, butter, and garlic infused oil, along with the salt and pepper.
  3. Mix through.
  4. Fold over the baking paper to make a secure parcel.
  5. Place a 40cm piece of aluminum foil on your bench.
  6. Turn the parcel over, so that the fold faces the bottom, and place it into the middle of the aluminum foil. Fold your foil over the baking paper to make a secure parcel with the fold at the top.
  7. Place your parcel into a hot BBQ, aluminum foil fold side down, and cook for 20 minutes, until cooked through.
  8. Unfold your layers onto your serving dish or bowl.
  9. Scatter your parsley over the potatoes, and serve while warm.
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Vietnamese Prawn Rice Rolls

Light and Summery: Vietnamese Prawn Rice Rolls

Serves 2

INGREDIENTS

  • 200g Prawns, raw
  • 1/2 Carrot, thinly sliced or grated
  • 100g Cucumber, thinly sliced
  • 50g Red Cabbage, thinly sliced or grated
  • 200g Rice Vermicelli, cooked
  • 1 Tsp Garlic Oil
  • 10g Butter
  • Chilli Flakes, to taste
  • 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
  • Coriander, a few sprigs, to taste. Separate into individual leaves.
  • Mint, a few sprigs, to taste. Separate into individual leaves.
  • Rice Paper Wrappers, small or large
  • Warm (not hot) water
  • Dipping Sauce – Vietnamese Dipping Sauce

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Prepare dipping sauce now, or after step 5.
  2. Prep your ingredients.
  3. Heat garlic oil and butter in a pan over a high heat. Add raw prawns to pan in a single layer.
  4. Add a sprinkle of chilli flakes to the prawns, to taste. Cook prawns until starting to turn pink and browning on one side. Flip and cook through, then remove from heat.
  5. Add lemon juice to pan and mix through prawns.
  6. Add warm water to a medium-large bowl until it is almost full. Add your rice paper wrapper into the bowl and submerge for about 5 seconds. Remove from bowl and place onto a damp surface (too dry or too wet and your wrapper may tear).
  7. Add a small amount of your prawns, vegetables, rice vermicelli, and herbs on the top third of the wrapper. Don’t add too much or your roll will not be able to stick together properly.
  8. Roll it up by folding the two sides up, then pull the bottom of the roll up and over the filling and tuck in the other side, before rolling the rest of the way.
  9. Repeat for the remaining filling & rice paper wrappers.
  10. Serve with dipping sauce.

ALTERNATIVES

  • Use marinated tofu for a vegetarian filling, or pork, beef, or chicken for alternative meat options.
  • A peanut satay dipping sauce is also a tasty choice.
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Coctel de Camarones (Shrimp Cocktail)

Knockout: Coctel de Camarones (Shrimp Cocktail)

INGREDIENTS

  • 600g Shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 2 Limes, juiced
  • 2 Tomatoes, deseeded and diced
  • 1/2 of a Cucumber
  • 2 Avocados, pitted and diced
  • Coriander, lightly chopped
  • 1/2C Ketchup
  • 2/3C Tomato Juice (alternatively, add more ketchup and more shrimp cooking juice)
  • 2 Jalapeno Peppers, seeded and chopped
  • Salt and Pepper, to taste
  • 1C Shrimp cooking liquid

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Bring salted water to a boil in a pot. Add shrimp and cook through (shrimp will change from grey to pink), about 2-3 minutes.
  2. Ensuring you reserve the liquid for later use, drain the shrimp.
  3. Chill shrimp and reserved liquid in the fridge until cool. This may take up to an hour.
  4. Once chilled, combine shrimp, tomatoes, cucumber, jalapeno, coriander, and lime juice into a bowl. Then add ketchup, reserve shrimp cooking liquid, and tomato juice. Stir to combine. Add avocados, salt, and pepper before giving it another gentle stir to combine.
  5. Refrigerate for 10 minutes, then ladle into cocktail glasses and serve.

SERVE WITH

GF corn chips & hot sauce for extra kick.

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