Baked Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potato baked in foil

Cooking in foil is a very useful  barbecue technique and is a good way to use the coals while they are burning down. I first discovered this method of cooking many decades ago and there is hardly a  barbecue goes past without something being cooked this way. Lots of things can be cooked wrapped in foil such as potatoes,… Continue reading Baked Sweet Potatoes

Baked Onions

Cooking in foil is a very useful barbecue technique and is a good way to use the coals while they are burning down. Lots of things can be cooked wrapped in foil such as potatoes, salmon and as in this case onions. You can even try tomatoes with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and salt.

Pollo Enchilado

The Mexican name for this dish literally means cooked in a red chilli stew. As this is a site for barbecue cooking, I’ve modified the recipe slightly so it makes an excellent barbecue dish. You can play about with the chillies to suit your own level of taste/heat.

Chicken Sate

A favourite on the street food markets in the far east.
To fully recreate the street food style, you could thinly slice the chicken and bash it with the side of a cleaver or rolling pin to tenderise it slightly. Feed it onto skewers so that it cooks very quickly.