Barbecue recipes - 48 recipes
Looking for barbecue recipes for a successful garden BBQ party? Besides the traditional BBQ burgers and sausages, you'll be surprised how many recipes can be cooked on a barbecue: grilled meats, chicken, fish and a full range of grilled veg. Barbecues are fun and sociable where everyone can join in, sharing the cooking and the added bonus is your kitchen will remain spotless!
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Top rated Barbecue recipes
Mini Grillled Lamb Ribs in Barbecue Sauce

By Agneau Presto
Mix all marinade ingredients
- 800g lamb ribs
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- For the marinade:
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 onions, chopped
- 1 tablespoon shredded ginger
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons herbes de Provence
- 2 tablespoons mustard
- ½ cup sherry vinegar
- ½ cup soy sauce
Chicken and Chorizo Skewers

By Jennchar1820
Cut the chorizo into rings about 7mm thick (or cut into pieces if buying off a deli counter, make sure you get it c...
- 1 x chorizo
- 2 x chicken breasts
- Cocktail sticks
Scallops wrapped in smoked bacon skewers

By agastache29
Wrap each scallop in a slice of bacon
- 10 scallops
- 10 thin slices of smoky bacon
- 1 red pepper
BBQ'd Pineapple

By laura, The Mrs Makes
Have you ever BBQ'd a pineapple? A sweet, summery marinade recipe and instructions for the best BBQ dessert
- One pineapple,
- one shot of rum,
- 2 tbsp dark brown soft sugar,
- 4 tbsp melted butter,
- 1 tsp ground ginger
Cheesy Jack BBQ Chicken

By bubbles
A deliciously sticky chicken breast covered in Jack Daniels BBQ sauce, crispy bacon rashers and melted mature chees...
- 2 chicken breasts,
- 5-6 tablespoons of Jack Daniels BBQ sauce (any BBQ sauce works, but the JD makes it super tasty!)
- 2 handfuls of a really good grated cheddar,
- 6 rashers of streaky bacon (I use smoked)
Fish in a bag

By leigh-anne
One of the best ways to cook fish – the foil bag keeps the flavours beautifully intense
- 1 free-range egg, beaten
- 100 g waxy potatoes
- ½ bulb fennel, trimmed and cut into wedges, frond reserved
- ½ lemon, finely sliced
- 5 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 drizzle olive oil
- 1 handful pitted black olives, halved
- 120 g firm fish fillet, such as haddock, halibut or salmon, from sustainables sources, ask your fishmonger, skinned and pinboned
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 splash white wine
Mint and peanut yogurt sauce for beef skewers with salad

By L'Atelier Valtero
Prepare the salad: Rinse and drain the spinach, radishes and cucumber
- Mint yoghurt sauce:
- 2 plain yoghurt and a touch of crème fraîche
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint leaves (or frozen)
- 2 tbsp peanuts
- salt and pepper
- Salad:
- 200g baby spinach (or other young shoots)
- 1 bunch of red and pink radishes
- 1 cucumber
- Salad Dressing:
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tsp mustard
- 2 tbsp wine vinegar
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 8 minced beef skewers
Steak Medallions with Guiness/Stout Sauce

By WillieG
Heat a griddle pan until very hot/smoking
- 250g rump steam (cut into medallions)
- 1 bottle/½ can Guiness or Stout
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
Grilled chicken with Pico de Gallo

By marisha.tardif
A quick and easy summer dish for when it's too warm (or sunny!) to fuss around in the kitchen
- For grilled chicken and seasoning
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp powdered cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Juice of half a lime
- 2 tbsp of preferred oil, for frying
- For Pico de Gallo
- 2 large vine-ripened tomatoes
- 1/4 cup of chopped onion, either red or white (more can be added to taste)
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Half of a medium-sized jalapeño, de-seeded, or adjust to desired hotness.
- 3 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lime juice, or adjust to taste
- Salt and Pepper to taste
More Barbecue recipes
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Sticky Ribs
- Ribs of choice
- 1 tbs all purpose seasoning
- 1 tbs beef seasoning
- 1/2 -1 tbs mixed masala
- 2 tbs honey
- 1 bottle of BBQ sauce
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Pheasant cooked in a nettle sauce
- 1 whole pheasant
- a bunch of nettles
- a pint of water
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BBQ pulled pork
- 1.5-2kg pork shoulder, all fat removed
- 5 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp mustard powder
- 500g passata
- 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 3 tbsp sweetener
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
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Hodge podge BBQ
- chicken
- mirabelle plums
- tomatoes
- peppers
- zucchini
- salad
- pickles
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Pulled pork
- 2-3kg pork shoulder joint
- 3 large carrots
- 1 onion
- 4 sticks of celery
- 330mls cola
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp cayenne powder
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp dried allspice
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
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BBQ smoked salmon in beurre blanc...
- 4 salmon fillets (bones and scales removed) about 150g each
- 1 pinch of sea salt
- 2.5 cl maple syrup granules (or brown sugar
- 2 cl whiskey
- fresh chopped chives
- Beurre blanc with maple vinegar:
- 6 cl maple vinegar (or 40 ml white vinegar with 20 ml maple syrup)
- 6 cl dry white wine
- 10 black peppercorns
- 6 cl double cream
- 120 g chilled butter, diced
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BBQ Spicy chicken drumsticks 3.8/5 (26 Votes)
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BBQ mega Meaty Pizza
- Pizza Base
- BBQ Sauce
- Mince
- Salami
- Chicken
- Beef
- Cheese
- Ham
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Anne-Anne's BBQ marinade
- 1 tbsp grated onion
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 tbsp natural yoghurt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- pinch chilli pepper
- pinch salt
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Pork satay skewers 4.2/5 (57 Votes)
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Prime rib beef with shallot sauce
- Ingredients for 6 people
- 1 prime rib of beef, 2 kg (with the bone)
- 200 g butter
- 2 eggs
- 2/3rds cup of vinegar (wine..)
- 2 shallots
- tarragon
- chives
- Watercress for garnish
- Garnish with veg according to the season
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Chorizo & potato salad
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 shallots, finely chopped
- 4 spring onions, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp sherry or wine vinegar
- 1 kg baby potatoes, halved
- 300g green beans, topped and tailed
- 250g cooking chorizo
- 70g rocket
- handful flaked toasted almonds (optional)
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