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What is everyones favourite BBQ recipes? I've got a few and will dig them out and share them with you, but with a few BBQs under our belts already this year and with a fab easter and summer ahead of us, I thought it would be good to share everyones favourite recipes/top tips for a brill barbie!

Bernie aka Dexterdog

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This is a recipe that my old Auntie in Canada gave me. I know that the recipe sounds very sweet but it doesn't taste too sweet at all. I use it all the time and everyone always asks how I make it.

BBQ DRY RUB

1 1\4 cups white sugar
1 1\4 cups brown sugar
1\2 cup salt 1\4 cup fresh ground black pepper
1\4 cup hot paprika
1 table spoon cayenne pepper

I know its annoying being in canadian measures but I've always had the 'cups' so never bothered converting it. This recipe makes loads, I store it in a big coffee jar and it keeps for ever.
It tastes fantastic on chicken and pork (never tried it on anything else) I make chicken skewers with mixed veggies and they always dissapear really fast. I usually marinade for about an hour at the most.

Another thing she does is put grated radishes into her potato salad and its the best I've ever tasted.

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Jules AKA Inca'smum

Noted you were having a BBQ last sunday wasn't it DDL? Suggested it to OH, but he said it was still too cold. Bet there'll be a fair few this weekend though.

Off the top of my head, I like to marinate raw big prawns (king or tiger) in lime juice, fresh coriander and chopped chilli. I tend to put them on skewers first, then lay the skewers in the mix. Leave them an hour or so, turning part way through, then chuck em on the barbie til they turn evenly pink. YUM!

Sorry not a big BBQ fan had too many bad experiences.
But had very good one at BILs in Crete last year.
BIL trained chef.

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No like blackened, charred food. Can't think why!
However, I like chocolate bananas: slit a banana's skin, slip in some chunks of choccie, wrap in foil and place on barbie until melted. Watch your tongue.

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Sweetcorn wrapped in tin foil and done over the barbie (then lashings of butter and a pinch of salt), or a whole bulb of garlic done in the same way, or roasted spuds done in the same way just have to be my faves!

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Suzanne (aka Mrs Dobby)

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well the one recipe that everyone seems to like is bbq ribs

1 cup dark soy sauce

1/2 cup sweet chilli sauce

1/2 redcurrent jelly

squish of lemon and lime juice

marinade for an hour or so

Has to be kebabs. Skewered chicken pieces with big chunks of onion and peppers well roasted. Beautiful!

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Mr EB does a good BBQ these days. A good basic rub is olive oil and Good With Everything Salt which contains herbs and lavender as well as sea salt and peppercorns.

If we have the time and inclination we do a joint over a pan with lots of rosemary and sage. I have a tendency to throw herbs on the fire at the start and at any other appropriate juncture so it can get a bit smoky. Lamb is great like this, or a spatchcocked chicken. We don't eat a lot of beef or pork. Fish such as mackerel is fab but can fall apart even in one of those holder thingies.

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Earthbabe
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I like bananas wrapped in foil but with a splash of brandy. They come out looking like slugs but they taste gorgeous.

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I usually make my own burgers:

Beef and pork mince - a pound of each.
A large white onion, a jar of sundried tomatos (drained) and a good bunch of basil (all chopped by hand or in a processor).
Salt, pepper to taste.