BBQ Grilling - outdoors & in

Marinade, Marinade, Marinade

It is particularly important to marinate your meat for a barbecue:

Acids in a marinade help to tenderise meat, breaking down the sinews as they soak in, which is why we often add citrus fruit juices to the ingredients.

Oil protects the flesh from what's often a harsh direct heat, delivered with limited controls.

Herbs, spices, chilli, honey, ginger and other such powerful natural flavours impart their aromatics and tasty variations to the marinated meat.

[TIP: Dicing and skewering meat, particularly lamb and pork, helps it cook more quickly and evenly, leaving it less charred on the outside and juicy in the middle.]

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Now - 
use the collection in these BBQ recipes...


BBQ Ribs

To get the best from your spare ribs, it is strongly recommended to prepare and pre-cook them in the oven, finishing them on the BBQ.

Here's how:

Put the ribs in a roasting tin, cover them (just) with water and put them in the oven at 190°C/gas mark 5 for an hour.

Meanwhile mix 200 ml of orange juice, 3 tbsp of Stokes Tomato Ketchup, 3 tbsp of Stokes Original BBQ Sauce and 1 tbsp of Stokes Classic Mustard.

Drain and dry the ribs then put them back in the roasting tray where you cover them well in the marinade. Cover the tray with foil and put it back in the oven for another hour.

Let them cool and keep any reserve juices and marinade. Your ribs are ready to finish on the BBQ, brushed with the reserved marinade which will char and caramelise deliciously in a few short minutes.

Balsamic Chicken Kebabs

Using cubes of chicken breast meat on skewers ensures they
are evenly cooked and cooked right through.

Here's how:

Firstly make the marinade by mixing 4 tbsp of Stokes Olive & Balsamic Dressing with 4 tbsp of olive oil and 100 ml of orange juice. Add grated ginger and season.

Immerse the chicken cubes and let them soak up the flavour - the longer the better and preferably overnight. Load your skewers, including sweet cherry tomatoes and feathers of onion with the chicken pieces.

To counter the slightly sharper marinade, brush alternate pieces of chicken with a little of our Sweet & Sticky BBQ Sauce.

The combined flavours are wonderful.

Mayo Marinated Wings

There's a growing school of thought suggesting we use mayonnaise as part of a marinade. The emulsion allows the oils in the mayonnaise, and any aromatics we add to it, to stick to the food. Try it with these chicken wings.

Here's how:

Mix equal quantities of Stokes Real Mayonnaise with our Original BBQ Sauce (4 tbsp of each). Add 1 or 2 tbsp of Stokes Red Onion Marmalade and the juice of half a lemon.

Coat the chicken wings thoroughly in the marinade and leave, covered, as long as you can.

Remove the wings from the bowl and pop them on the BBQ or under the grill.

Turn them over frequently whilst cooking for 20 to 25 minutes until the juices run clear.

Your Stokes BBQ Collection

...the perfect combination for marinades, toppings and sides.

Just £25, saving 10% off individual product prices,

PLUS FREE delivery

Order your exclusive collection - here

More foodie thoughts for the week:





Simple Starters - 
enjoy some of our simple, tasty first course favourites - here.









BBQ Sides & Salads - 
turn your barbecue into a family feast with these stunning sides - here.









Caught on Camera - 
this has to be the greatest 'brunch in a bun'. Watch and share - here.

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...adding Stokes will make you smile ;)

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