Welcome BBQ

So the time has come….nice weather, shorts/skirts, air smells clean and…smells like FOOD ON THE BBQ!! That’s right. One of the things most Men and Woman look forward to…BBQ…where the Men cook on the Barbie and family/friends eat…or vice versa

I love this time of year….Not only for the BBQ, but for the awesome weather. I would love to live somewhere, where it is spring all the time. Not to cold and not to hot, just perfect.

So last week it was raining, and I was bored at home. I asked my Dad what he was up to for the day, and he had no plans. So I reminded him that we still have to assemble the BBQ that has been sitting in the garage since last fall. So we both went to the garage and assembled the BBQ. Took about 2-3 hours, but man it looks great and works like a charm….it is my new baby.

What my baby looks like

So I had to test it out, so I decided to BBQ for the family today. I was thinking of what to make, and I was really feeling burgers, so I decided to cook Moo-Oink Burgers I really don’t know where I come up with these names, but it is a combo of Beef and Pork.

Moo-Oink Burgers

Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients:

• .75 Kg Lean Pork
• .50 Kg Lean Beef
• 1 Egg
• 1 TS Spicy Mesquite
• 1 TS Chili powder
• 3 TS Sea salt
• 1 TS All spice
• 3 TS Worcestershire
• 5-6 Cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 Medium onion, crushed

Process:

Step 1

In a large bowl, mix both Beef and Pork together. Add all spices, egg, garlic and onion. Mix well until all ingredients have been mixed well. Let sit for an hour or if you want to let sit longer, even better. i didn’t have time for it to sit in the fridge and let all the flavors mingle, but they still tasted amazing.

Step 2

Have a bowl of oil beside you to dip your fingers in, (don’t need to). Dip you fingers in oil, grab a handful of the burger meat and roll into a big meatball. Form meatball into a burger patty and place a hole in the middle of the patty with your finger. This prevents the burger from shrinking.

Step 3

Warm up your BBQ at 400 degrees C. Place the patty on the grill for 20 seconds on high heat, and then place temp at medium low. Close the lid of the BBQ and let cook for 3-5 mins. Flip the burgers and let cook for 4-5 mins on medium. Keep an eye on the burgers. Cook to how you like the burgers done I cook the burgers at medium well.

SIDES: Lettuce, onions, tomatos, pickled Jalapeños, mayo, ketchup and Havarti cheese

ENJOY!!!

Roast Potato with Ros-A-mA-MarY

This is my favorite….well one of my many favorites…..I have a lot….ANYWAYS, this is really easy and really yummy….the flavor of the rosemary come through mingling with the garlic and just exploding with flavors in your mouth. If you want, throw in sea salt instead of regular salt….

Ingredients:

• 1 Medium or large size Yukon potato
• 1/2 Rosemary spring
• 1 Clove of garlic
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 1 Tablespoon salt
• 1/2 Tablespoon black pepper

Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 1 minutes
Cook Time: 15-20 minutes
Yield: 1 servings

Steps:

Step 1

Wash potato and poke holes in it with a fork.

Step 2

Take a foil paper and place potato on foil paper. Add oil, salt, pepper, rosemary and garlic.

Step 3

Pouch the potato and bake on the BBQ on medium heat for 15-20 minutes , or until tender(tip…microwave potato for a few mins to speed up process on the BBQ).

Cheers!

Jalapeño Creamy Cheesy Wheezy

Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 30 servings

Ingredient:

• 15 Jalapeño peppers1 Small
• Small Philadelphia cheese tub – Herb and Garlic
• 1 Handful of Cheddar/mozzarella or any type of cheese

Step 1

Wash and cut Jalapeños in half. Get rid of all the seeds and membrane of the Jalapeño. (if you wish to keep the seeds, you can. Makes a wonderful chili oil. Combine the seeds with olive oil and a splash of lemon juice)

Step 2

Take a spoon, and fill the Jalapeño with the cream cheese. Sprinkle some of your favorite cheese on top and take it to the BBQ to grill or the oven.

They take about 5 mins on medium heat to grill and they are AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGG…..sorry I got carried away there….that is just how AMAZING they are;)