In need of inspiration for a celebration lunch/bbq
Hi there!
I have a family BBQ/lunch planned later this month, a bit of a special celebration, for about 20 people and I'm looking for inspiration. I'm going to do a slab of marinated salmon and spicy prawns etc but I also want to do a range of Caribbean dishes (doesn't have to be BBQ) - I just love rice&peas - so any ideas or tried and tested favourites?
Thanks for any inspiration you can give me :)
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Don't know about Caribbean dishes, Carrie, but how about this:
Pan-fry some Asparagus with a little lemon juice and salt then tightly wrap them in pairs with pancetta or smoked thin cut streaky bacon - finish them on the BBQ and enjoy.
They work pretty well with a cheese sauce too.
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Cheese sandwich's they can have them toasted or as is lol
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How about Jerk Chicken or Curried Goat?
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Spreadie
Don't know about Caribbean dishes, Carrie, but how about this:
Pan-fry some Asparagus with a little lemon juice and salt then tightly wrap them in pairs with pancetta or smoked thin cut streaky bacon - finish them on the BBQ and enjoy.
They work pretty well with a cheese sauce too.
That sounds nice spreadie
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Teelzebub
Cheese sandwich's they can have them toasted or as is lol
Tel I shall treat that with the contempt it deserves :p
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Moby-Dick
How about Jerk Chicken or Curried Goat?
I like jerk chicken but its probably a bit too hot for this occasion. I could tone down curried goat a tad. Have you got a good recipe?
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What are you lot doing up so early in a Saturday morning. Well I'm off to gym, then getting my karcher out doing the drive way then having what I call a break with marinated steaks and some boerewors. With some pap with tomato and onion sauce.
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Kovoet
What are you lot doing up so early in a Saturday morning. Well I'm off to gym, then getting my karcher out doing the drive way then having what I call a break with marinated steaks and some boerewors. With some pap with tomato and onion sauce.
Is that your suggestion? lol
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I've done the Hugh F-W one before .If your guests are not into heat , leave the scotch bonnets whole http://www.channel4.com/4food/recipe...all/curry_goat
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Originally Posted by
Spreadie
Don't know about Caribbean dishes, Carrie, but how about this:
Pan-fry some Asparagus with a little lemon juice and salt then tightly wrap them in pairs with pancetta or smoked thin cut streaky bacon - finish them on the BBQ and enjoy.
They work pretty well with a cheese sauce too.
Yum.
You take bookings? :)
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Moby-Dick
Thanks MD, on the menu it will go :thumbsup:
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Saracen
Yum.
You take bookings? :)
I'm only let loose in the kitchen under direct authority from SWMBO. She is usually serving up dinner as I walk in the door from work, so she lets me make a mess in the kitchen at weekends.
In short, I'll cook for you but you might not like the price you pay. :p
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I've been making this jerk sauce for many years. It is authentic delia.
2 large red chillies, deseeded (to make it extra hot, leave the seeds in the chillies)
1 small red onion, roughly chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 cloves garlic, peeled
1½” inch (4 cm) piece fresh root ginger, peeled and sliced
1 teaspoon Maldon sea salt
1 teaspoon allspice berries, ground
½ fresh nutmeg, grated
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
juice 2 limes
2 tablespoons Japanese soy sauce
2 tablespoons groundnut oil
2 level tablespoons molasses sugar
Whiz up in food processor until smooth then marinade your meat or fish in the sauce for at least a couple of hours.
With chicken joints I just leave them in the marinade and bake in the oven until starting to go a bit dark brown on top.
With raw prawns, just take out of the marinade, thread on skewers and grill/b-b-q for a couple of minutes.
Pork chops - remove from marinade and put under grill, brush with a bit more marinade as required.
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A good way to end the evening is to get a lot of fresh fruit and chop it up and put on a tray and cover with honey and tin foil and place on BBQ for a few mins at end and let people help them self's or just make a really nice fruit salad