Planked Salmon in a Wood-fired Oven

Salmon is a delicate fish, so cooking on a plank such as maple or cedar keeps it from falling apart and helps to not overcook it, and you can add extra flavours, such as the lemon and marjoram herbs.

 

This recipe is from CountryWoodSmokes very own Marcus Bawdon  and was kindly supplied by BBQ Magazine, the quarterly print magazine for everyone – beginners, enthusiasts and pit masters.
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Planked Salmon in a Wood-fired Oven

Ingredients

  • 1 fillet side of salmon
  • Salt and pepper to season
  • 1 lemon cut into thin slices
  • 1 handful of marjoram/oregano or lemon thyme
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup

Method

1

I set the wood fired oven for retained heat cooking at around 180°C and used the Meater+ to make sure the salmon fillet reached 55°C to ensure it was cooked perfectly moist.

2

Place the herbs and half the lemon slices on to the plank, followed by the salmon fillet. I went for simple salt and pepper on the salmon fillet, and brushed with a little maple syrup halfway through the cook.

3

Total cooking time is about 25 to 30 minutes.The resulting salmon is delicious, tender, juicy, smoky and slightly sweet.

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Coronation Quiche – A quiche fit for a King

Here’s Sue Stoneman’s recipe for a Quiche for Charlie.

 

I roughly followed the main ingredients for the Kings Quiche and a keen champion of supporting local produce, looked at the recipe on the Trewithen Dairy website as I had seen a lovely looking quiche on their social media. I used their butter and clotted cream but I couldn’t get my hands on broad beans, so substituted fresh asparagus from my local farm shop and some French beans.  You could use peas or any other green vegetable.  I also put in some local bacon from Darts Farm.  It was a right Royal Quiche for sure, rich, creamy, bursting with flavour and colours with a perfectly cooked pastry base. Hubby said it was the best quiche I’ve ever made and my son would like it as there were not any chillies in it!

I used a 23cm diameter pie dish

Coronation Quiche – A quiche fit for a King

  • Yield8 -10 Servings

Ingredients

  • Short crust pastry
  • 300g plain flour
  • 150g unsalted butter
  • Pinch salt
  • Cold water

For the Filling

  • 4 Eggs
  • Ten slices unsmoked streaky bacon
  • Fools Gold seasoning Angus & Oink
  • 200ml Double Cream
  • 100g Trewithen Dairy Cornish Clotted Cream
  • Knob of Butter
  • 240g Spinach, washed and roughly chopped
  • 5 sprigs fresh asparagus
  • Handful of French Beans, topped, tailed and cut into small pieces.
  • 100g Mature Cheddar, grated (I used my own apple smoked cheddar)
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Italian Stallion Seasoning Angus & Oink

Method

1
If using your BBQ, set it up for indirect cooking at a temperature of 180°C. 
Make the pastry and leave in the fridge to chill while you prepare the filling.
2

Fry the bacon in a hot pan, adding in a tablespoon of Fools Gold seasoning. Cook til coloured and crispy. Remove with a slotted spoon and place onto a plate with kitchen paper on it to soak up any excess fat.

3

Add a little butter to the same pan and add the spinach beans and asparagus.  Saute for 5 minutes until the spinach has wilted and the beans and asparagus are still crunchy to bite. Season with salt and pepper

4

In a jug, mix the eggs and both creams until thoroughly combined.  Add in a tablespoon of Italian Stallion.

5
Bake blind the pastry base – line your baking dish with parchment paper, followed by the rolled out pastry, leaving an overhang at the sides.  Line with parchment paper and ceramic beads.  Bake for 15 minutes til lightly browned.  Remove the parchment paper and beans and place the dish back in the BBQ for ten minutes.  Remove from the bbq and carefully trim the edges of the pastry with a bread knife
6

When the spinach mixture has cooled, spread it over the pastry base evenly. Sprinkle over pieces of bacon and the grated cheese, before pouring over the egg mixture. Use a fork to carefully work the egg mixture into all the gaps.

7

Bake for 25 – 40 minutes at 180°C until the egg is just set and the top is lightly browned. Serve warm, with a colourful salad.

Dr Pepper BBQ Wings

This recipe is by Phil Yeomans, Lainston House & Season Cookery School and was kindly supplied by BBQ Magazine, the quarterly print magazine for everyone – beginners, enthusiasts and pit masters.
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Dr Pepper BBQ Wings

  • Cuisine
    • American
  • Course
    • Appetizer
  • Cooking Method

Ingredients

  • 24 chicken wings
  • Sprigs of coriander

DRY RUB FOR WINGS

  • 1 tbsp sumac
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • ½ tsp chilli
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Mix all rub ingredients in bowl.

DR PEPPER SAUCE

  • 128g ketchup
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • 340ml Dr Pepper
  • 64g cider vinegar
  • 43g Worcestershire sauce
  • 64g brown sugar
  • 2 tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Check seasoning.

BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

  • 240g Greek yoghurt
  • 70g blue cheese
  • 2 tbsp coriander
  • Salt & pepper (to taste)
  • Place all items in a blender and blitz. Adjust seasoning accordingly.
  • 1 tsp salt

PICKLED CELERY

  • Peel the celery and slice on the angle
  • 100ml sugar
  • 100ml water
  • 100ml cider vinegar
  • Boil all together, add the celery and allow to cool.

Method

1

Place the chicken wings in a tray, sprinkle with the dry rub. I normally leave them overnight in the fridge.

2

Set the BBQ up indirect to smoke. Heat the BBQ to 125°C using the vents accordingly.

3

Place a chunk of cherry wood on the charcoal; place the wings on the grill, smoke for an hour.

4

Remove your wings from your grill

5

Open up the vents and preheat the BBQ to 250°C. Place the grill back on the BBQ and cook the wings until crispy and above 75°C.

6

Once the wings have crisped and are at temperature, glaze with Dr Pepper BBQ sauce.

7

Leave for 5 minutes for the sauce to set and move to your desired plate.

8

Garnish with blue cheese dressing, pickled celery and chopped coriander.

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Ben’s Tiger Tail Fatty

Here’s Ben’s recipe for his Tiger Tail Fatty which he cooked  and posted the photos last year for one of the themed days. We think its great to see the BBQ Kids grilling outdoors.

Ben’s Tiger Tail Fatty

  • Yield4 Servings

Ingredients

  • Streaky Bacon (approx 10 rashers)
  • 10 Pork Sausages
  • BBQ Sauce to glaze
  • 4Tbs BBQ Rub, divided - half coloured black with activated charcoal powder, half coloured yellow with ground turmeric
  • Fillings of your choice
  • (We used all my favourite things: Red Leicester Cheese, Nduja, fried mushrooms and sliced mozzarella. Other good ideas are sundried tomatoes, fresh herbs, chorizo - the sky is the limit! Dad wouldn’t let me put chocolate in it though… 😩)

Method

1

 Lay out your bacon on a sheet of cling film in a slightly overlapping pattern. A handy tip: Use the blade of a sharp knife (get an adult to help you!) in a butter-spreading motion to stretch out your bacon rashers – it helps them cover a larger area and will also make them nice and crispy!

2

 Slice down the length of the pork sausages and remove the skins. Spread the sausage meat evenly across the bacon layer.

3

 Lay your filling ingredients lengthwise across the middle of the sausage layer, leaving a small gap on either end to be able to seal the fatty when rolling up.

4

 Use the cling film to roll the sausage and bacon layers around the filling, pinch the ends to seal in the filling and tuck the ends of the bacon layer underneath.

5

 Use your 2 coloured rubs to add alternating stripes around the outside of the fatty (like a tiger’s tail!), then stick it in the fridge until you’re ready to cook.

6

 Light your BBQ and add a chunk of smoking wood to the coals if you like – we used oak wood and it was delicious! Smoke your fatty at around 180°C until the internal temperature hits 70°C, then glaze with BBQ sauce and leave to set for the last few minutes in the BBQ until the internal temperature hits 74°C.

7

 Remove from the BBQ to rest for a few minutes, then slice and serve – we like ours with a soft fried egg and a slice of toast!

Liam’s Large and Luscious Chicken Club Sandwich

More from our ‘BBQ Kids’. This time its Liam’s turn to show his skills with a lovely BBQ Chicken Club Sandwich.
We hope that Liam and his brother Ben keep BBQ-ing and continue to show us their skills.

Liam’s Large and Luscious Chicken Club Sandwich

  • Yield3 Large Servings

Ingredients

  • 3 Large Chicken Breasts
  • 9 Rashers Streaky Bacon
  • 1 Large Tomato, sliced
  • 1 Large Avocado, smashed with a pinch of salt and pepper
  • 9 Slices Bread (we used a tiger bloomer)
  • 3 Slices Cheese (we used Gouda)
  • 3 Eggs
  • Mayonnaise
  • Your favourite rub(s)

Method

1

Butterfly the chicken breasts and coat with a drizzle of oil and your favourite BBQ rubs – we used a mix of Angus & Oink’s Garlic Butter and Peri Peri rubs. Leave to marinate for a little while, or even overnight.

2

Light your BBQ, and when it’s ready for grilling, get your chicken and bacon on to cook. Once the chicken is cooked (74°C / 165°F) and the bacon is crispy, remove them and keep warm.

3

Get your bread onto the grill to toast – watch it carefully though, it can burn quickly!

4

Once your toast is done, it’s time fry your eggs to your liking and then…
Assemble! Stack your ingredients in the following order, starting at the bottom:
Toast Slice #1 (buttered if you prefer), Smashed avocado, Sliced tomato, Grilled chicken, A squirt of mayonnaise, Toast Slice #2, Cheese slice, Crispy bacon, Fried egg, Toast slice #3

5

Skewer your sandwich to keep it all together, slice into halves/quarters, serve and enjoy – preferably with plenty of napkins! 😁

The Smokey Carter – Greek Gyros Shawarma

Another recipe for one of our regular supporters, The Smokey Carter.

Everyone dreams of that gyros/gyro or gyros plate they had on holiday whilst in Greece. I know I do! With The Smokey Carter’s  handmade BBQ rubs, made right here in the UK, it’s super easy to recreate that authentic taste at home. You don’t necessarily need a rotisserie attachment or BBQ for that matter. You could simply place the meat on skewers and cook over hot coals, turning regularly.

The Smokey Carter – Greek Gyros Shawarma

  • Cuisine
    • Mediterranean
  • Course
  • Cooking Method
    • In -Direct

Ingredients

For the Gyro Meat;

  • 1kg boneless, skinless chicken thigh
  • 20g Greek Gyros BBQ Rub
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Juice of half a lemon

For Building your Gyros

  • A few Greek Gyros BBQ Rub seasoned chips
  • Greek style pita bread
  • Tzatziki
  • Tomatoes
  • Sliced onion

Method

1

Cut the chicken thigh fillets in half. You will then end up with lots of chicken pieces approx 10-12cm in diameter. Perfect for skewering on the rotisserie.

2

Add the chicken into a grip seal bag (or bowl) and add in the olive oil, lemon juice, Greek Gyros BBQ Rub. Massage the seasoning around the chicken to make sure it is all coated nicely. Leave to marinate for a couple of hours or even overnight in the fridge. If you don’t have time, don’t worry, you can use it straight away.

3

Skewer the chicken and build up the layers of chicken on the rotisserie skewer.

4

Get the coals nice and hot and get the Kamado Joe upto around 180c-200c. Place the meat into the rotisserie attachment, flick on the rotisserie, put the lid down and let the Kamado Joe do it’s magic. Check on it every now and then. You can squeeze some fresh lemon juice over the meat as it cooks.

5

It should take around 50 minutes to an hour (depending on the thickness of the chicken) or until the internal chicken temperature reaches 75°C.

6

Slide the meat off the skewer onto a chopping board and slice the chicken. Alternatively, slice it straight from the skewer. Remember the outside crispy bits are the chefs privilege!

7

Serve in a warm bread with tzatziki, seasoned fries, onion, tomato or whatever you want!

For more information on The Smokey Carters BBQ Rubs and Sauces why not visit thir website.

https://thesmokeycarter.com/

Angus & Oink Thai Style Wings

Here’s a great Chicken Wings recipe from one of long term supporters Angus and Oink.
Perfect for Wing Wednesday

Angus & Oink Thai Style Wings

  • Cuisine
    • Asian
  • Course
    • Appetizer
  • Cooking Method
    • In -Direct

Ingredients

  • Chicken Wings (see method)
  • Sesame oil
  • A & O Thai Rub
  • A & O Thai Ger Style Sweet Chilli & Garlic Sauce
  • Chopped Peanuts
  • Finely Diced Chilis
  • Crushed Prawn Crackers
  • Coriander Leaf
  • Lime Wedges

Method

1

We used full wings here, but you can break them down into flats + drums.

2

Coat the wings lightly in a drizzle of sesame oil + then apply the Thai Rub. An easy way to do this is to place the wings into a zip lock bag, add the oil & tumble around, then add the Thai rub at approx 5% to meat weight (500g wings needs 25g of seasoning).

3

Tumble again in the bag until the seasoning has evenly coated the wings. Allow to marinade for 1 hour, or even overnight.

4

Set up a BBQ with lump wood charcoal. We tend to use a @Weber Grills kettle and A&O’s Octane fuel accelerator in the middle. This gets the BBQ to around 500-600°F which is ideal for crispy wing skin! Add a chunk or two of cherry or fruit wood to get some smoke and added colour!

5

Check the wings after about 30mins + look for a good even colour. Any dark wings are sitting in a hot spot. You can spray them with apple juice or a marinade spray of your choice (try adding lime juice, apple juice and even soy or fish sauce!)

6

Probe the wings with a Thermapen Thermometer + when they are around 70°C internal you can apply a glaze. We used the Angus & Oink Thai Ger Style Sweet Chilli & Garlic Sauce applied with a silicon basting brush. Allow another 5-10 mins of cook time + the wings should have an internal temp of > 75°C 🔥

7

Place on a serving tray + add chopped peanuts, finely diced chillies, crushed prawn crackers, a flurry of coriander leaf and a few wedges of lime

Pick up Angus and Oinks  range of rubs & sauces at

https://angusandoink.com/

Japanese Style BBQ King Scallops

An easy seafood recipe from @SMOKE_SHACK_NI
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Japanese Style BBQ King Scallops

  • Yield2 Servings

Ingredients

  • 10 large king scallops, cleaned
  • 1 tb sp oyster sauce
  • 1 tb sp light soy sauce
  • 1 tb sp yuzu kosho paste (available at most asian supermarkets)

Method

1

 Marinate the scallops with the oyster sauce, soy & yuzu paste for 1-2 hours.

2

Light up bbq and heat until reading approx. 250°C

3

Skewer the scallops ensuring the flat surface can contact the grill bars..

4

 BBQ for approx. 3 minutes each side until cooked and nicely coloured.

Tandoori Coronation Chicken Pizza

Here’s a pizza recipe kindly donated by Kelly Bramill. Perfect for the Queens Platinum Jubilee

Tandoori Coronation Chicken Pizza

  • Yield4 Pizzas

Ingredients

For the Pizza Dough (Makes enough for 6 pizzas, but surplus can be frozen)

  • 600ml Cold Water
  • 1g fresh yeast (Supermarkets with a bakery will give you this for free if you ask)
  • 1kg ‘00’ Flour
  • 25g Fine Sea Salt

For the Coronation Sauce (Makes enough for at least 4 pizzas)

  • 4 tbsp Mayonnaise
  • 4 tbsp Greek Yoghurt
  • 2 tbsp Smooth Mango Chutney
  • 1 tbsp Angus & Oink Tandoori seasoning (or your favourite curry powder)
  • 1 tsp Lemon Juice
  • Salt and pepper to taste

For the Chicken

  • 1 large or 2 small boneless, skinless chicken thighs per pizza (but grill up extra for fridge raiding)
  • Angus & Oink Tandoori seasoning (or your favourite curry paste/seasoning)
  • A little vegetable oil

Method

For The Pizza Dough

1

Into a large bowl add the water and, while rubbing it between your fingers, dissolve the yeast thoroughly in the water.

2

Add half the flour to the bowl and begin to combine. Add the rest of the flour and the salt and mix until you have a rough dough. Place the dough on a clean surface and knead well for about 10 minutes.

3

Leave the dough to rest, covered with a bowl or a clean towel, for about 10 minutes.

4

Now divide the dough into 6 equal balls. There are lots of videos out there on how to do this, but just aim for nice smooth balls of dough, using your work surface to help you, pinching the bottom of each ball to tighten the surface of the dough. This is the point where you can freeze any dough you won’t be using straight away.

5

Space out the dough balls you intend to use on a tray, giving them each a little space as they’re going to spread out. Cover them and leave at room temperature for at least 5 or 6 hours.

For the Coronation Sauce (Makes enough for at least 4 pizzas)

6

Add all the ingredients to a bowl, combine thoroughly and refrigerate until needed.

For the Chicken

7

Marinade the chicken thighs in the seasoning/paste, using a little oil if using a dry seasoning or rub.

8

BBQ, or cook however you like, until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 75°C.

Assembly

9

Your dough balls should be lovely and relaxed and doubled in size. If using a domestic oven, preheat to 250 degrees centigrade, using a pizza stone if you have one. If not, a flat pizza pan or baking tray will work just fine. If using a specific pizza oven, refer to the manufacturer’s instructions.

10

Sprinkle a generous amount of flour or fine semolina onto a clean work surface. Gently scoop up a piece of dough and place it on your floured surface. Sprinkle a little flour on top and dust your fingers too. Now begin, with flattened fingers, to shape your dough by gently pressing and stretching from the centre of the dough ball outwards. Again there are lots of videos covering this technique, but it really doesn’t have to be perfect. Making homemade pizza should be fun!

11

Once your dough resembles a pizza base, sprinkle on the mozzarella, cooked chicken and drizzle on a few sprinkles of the garlic butter oil. Gently slide the pizza onto your peel or baking tray and transfer to the oven.

12

Bake your pizza in the oven for 7 – 10 minutes until golden and crispy, or if using a specific pizza oven, as per the manufacturer’s instructions for that oven.

13

Remove from the oven, sprinkle with a little coriander, brush the crust with the garlic butter oil and drizzle on a couple of tablespoons of the coronation sauce.

.

Other Toppings

A handful of low moisture mozzarella per pizza. Smoked mozzarella is fabulous here

1 tsp Angus & Oink Garlic Butter seasoning, mixed with 1 tbsp olive oil (optional)

A small bunch of fresh coriander, leaves picked

Lamb Chops with Charred Chilli Sauce

Here’s a recipe kindly provided by Helen Graves from her book
LIVE FIRE: Seasonal Barbecue Recipes and Stories of Live Fire Traditions Old and New

We eat a lot of lamb chops in this house; in fact, they’re
probably our number-one speedy dinner option, with a big salad
on the side. If there’s no time to marinate them, then we rub
them with loads of big flavours – crackling spices and lip-jolting
acidity – then cook them hot and fast until their fat drips and
frizzles. There’s a lot of fun to be had in nibbling around the
bones. I love the drama of taking a big plate of chops and a stack
of napkins to the table and watching the carnage unfold.

Serves: 2 as a main dish,
4 with other dishes

Lamb Chops with Charred Chilli Sauce

  • Prep Time1 hr 10 min
  • Cook Time10 min
  • Total Time1 hr 20 min
  • Yield2 Servings

Ingredients

  • 8 lamb chops

Charred Chilli Sauce

  • 5 red chillies
  • 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
  • 2 teaspoons coriander seeds
  • 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
  • 1 garlic clove, peeled
  • 6 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons red wine
  • vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • large handful of coriander
  • (cilantro) stalks and leaves
  • small handful of mint leaves
  • sea salt

Method

1

I like to use half of this sauce to marinate the lamb chops,
so tend to char the chillies indoors (as I’m probably not going to
light the barbecue just to char some chillies). There are several
ways to do this – either in a dry pan over a high heat, under a hot
grill or directly over a gas flame. Char them until blackened,
then put into a bowl and cover for a minute. Remove and slip
off the skins (it’s up to you whether or not you keep the seeds).

2

Lightly toast the cumin, coriander and caraway seeds in a dry
pan over medium-low heat until fragrant, giving the pan a shake
every now and then to ensure they don’t burn.

3

Place the charred chillies in a blender with the toasted
spices and all the other ingredients except the lamb chops,
plus a generous pinch of salt, and blend until you have
a smooth-ish sauce.

4

Use half the sauce to marinate the lamb chops for at least
1 hour (leave them for a few hours in the fridge, covered,
if you can).

5

When you’re ready to eat, prepare a barbecue for indirect
cooking over medium heat.

6

Grill the lamb chops over direct heat, moving them a little
offset to cook if they start to burn. The cooking time will depend
on the thickness of the chops, but a few minutes on each side for
small chops should do it.

7

Serve with the remaining sauce.

8

To Cook Indoors: Cook the marinated chops under a hot grill
for about 5 minutes on each side.

LIVE FIRE: Seasonal Barbecue Recipes and Stories of Live Fire Traditions Old and New by Helen Graves (Hardie Grant, £26) Photography: Rob Billington
Helen’s book can be bought through any reputable bookstore including –
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