BBQ’s and the Halogen Oven
I don’t know about you but I love a good BBQ. The problem is either under cooked food or worse still, burnt food - something I could do without!
So I use my Halogen Oven. My two favourite recipes are:
Spicy Beef burgers
Ingredients
450g/16oz lean beef mince
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp tomato ketchup
1 red chilli, finely chopped
1 tsp mustard
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 small onion, finely diced
2 spring onions, sliced
Handful basil leaves, chopped
Instructions
- 1. In a large bowl mix together the mince, garlic, tomato ketchup, mustard, egg, chilli and onion.
- 2. Dive in with your hands and mix until the ingredients are well blended.
- 3. Just before cooking, add the spring onions and basil to the mixture and divide into four patties.
- 4. Place the burgers directly on the upper rack and cook at 200C for 5-6 mins.
- 5. No need to turn them, then serve with burger buns and salad.
BBQ Fruit kebabs
Ingredients
½ pineapple, peeled and cored
¼ watermelon (seedless)
2 mangoes, peeled, halved and de-stoned
1 papaya, peeled, halved and de-seeded
2 kiwi fruit, peeled
12 lychees, peeled and de-stoned
12 kaffir lime leaves, washed
6 kebab sticks
Instructions
- Cut the fruits into smallish pieces.
- Thread the fruits onto the kebab sticks alternating every third fruit with a lime leaf.
- Chill until required or place on the upper rack of the halogen oven and cook for 2 minutes on either side.
- Serve hot or cold, and with a dollop of icecream.
Happy Cooking
