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5 Delicious Dishes You Never Knew You Could Cook on a BBQ!

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What many people don’t realise is that it doesn’t have to be a certain time of year for you to use your grill. 

In-house chef, Ryan from Huddersfield-based The Stove Site has spent years experimenting with ingredients on a selection of Kamado Joe Grills - much to the delight of staff and customers - and these are just 5 of the delicious dishes he’s produced that you never knew you could cook on a BBQ, all-year round:

Smoked Brisket Curry

This isn’t a fast dish but it sure is a tasty one.

Fire up your Kamado Joe and prepare a 2kg piece of brisket by removing any excess fat, and cutting it up into 1” cubes.

Meanwhile, take 3 large onions and chop them up before mixing with the brisket in a large, lightly oiled tray.

Then set the BBQ to 225-250 celsius, add a 2”sq chunk of oak to the charcoal for smoke and slow smoke the brisket for several hours until the meat starts to pull apart easily - this is what gives you that melt in the mouth flavour!

Then fry a generous amount of chopped garlic in a frying pan until translucent, add ground cumin, turmeric, ground coriander, chopped fresh chillies, salt and pepper, as well as enough of the brisket and onion mixture to serve however many people you wish to feed.

Once thoroughly warmed through add a few tablespoons of cream and stir through, garnish with lots of fresh chopped coriander and serve with naan breads and rice for a slice of curry heaven - all from your grill!

Parkin

Don’t stop at dinner, BBQ your dessert too! No-one expects the chef to pull a cake from the BBQ so prepare this Parkin (perfect for Halloween!) and then wait for the applause:

  • Gently heat 200g unsalted butter, 90g treacle and 85g light brown sugar until smooth
  • Add 250g self-raising flour, 100g oats and 1 tbsp ginger
  • Add 1 beaten egg and 60ml milk and stir until combined
  • Pour into a greased, lined foil tin and place in your dome grill at 160˚C for around 55 mins.
  • Serve with ice-cream or cream for extra yum.

Bread

There’s nothing quite like tearing off a chunk of freshly-baked bread, but when that bread has been BBQ baked, it comes with a robust crust and a unique smoky flavour that just can’t be replicated in a conventional oven.

With a grill, you can bake almost any kind of bread outdoors. Find your favourite recipe, make the dough, pop it on a pizza stone, close the lid and let your BBQ work its magic.

Turkey

If you’re one of those cooks who rolls out a BBQ in the summer and an oven-cooked turkey at Christmas then it’s time to mix things up and do both at any time of year.

(Image courtesy of Kamado Joe)

Turkey can quickly become dry and bland in an oven but when it’s cooked in an insulated BBQ, it becomes the crisp-skinned, juicy-breasted, tasty meat you always hope it will be and getting it perfect couldn’t be easier.

This Apple Cider Turkey recipe is courtesy of The Stove Site favourite, BBQ Pit Boys, we’ve summarised everything you need here for you, before you watch their fab video for instructions:

First off, aim for a turkey of 14 pound, and for the brine you will need 1 gallon of apple cider (or apple juice if you prefer), 1 cup of kosher salt to soak in brine and brine discarded), 1 cup of dark brown sugar, 10 garlic gloves, 20g of sliced ginger, 4 quartered oranges, a third of a cup of apple cider vinegar, half a gallon of water (as needed) and 2 tablespoons of chilli pepper flakes.

For adding into the cavity of the turkey while brining, you will also need 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary, 2 sprigs of fresh thyme, and 2 of fresh sage. Other ingredients will include a quarter of a cup of extra virgin olive oil, a litre bottle of ale and a quarter of a cup of melted butter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nxXUl1-KUg 

Grilled Pineapple Mojito



Think you can only make food on a BBQ? Well, then think again! What’s great food without a great drink? Impress your guests with a little BBQ showmanship and serve up this freshly grilled pineapple mojito cocktail:

  • Peel and cut a fresh pineapple into 1cm slices
  • Brush both sides with just a little oil
  • Grill for a couple of minutes on each side until the natural sugars begin to caramelise and it turns light golden brown
  • Chop into chunks and set aside to cool
  • ‘Muddle’ the pineapple and mint together to release the flavour
  • Fill cocktail glasses with crushed ice, freshly squeezed limes and a large glug of rum (impressive bottle-juggling optional) 
  • Drop in your pineapple pieces and mint, top up with soda water, stir and slurp. Easy.

So we hope this has inspired you to be bold and serve something more exciting by cooking up some unusual dishes that pack a flavoursome punch.

With a little imagination and experimentation you can create truly inspired meals at any time of year on a Kamado Joe Grill.

You can find more great recipes for unusual and impressive BBQ dishes by following the cooking adventures of Ryan from suppliers of modern wood burning stoves, The Stove Site on their Twitter feed, @thestovesite.

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