As we are now officially in to summer, what better way is there to get in to summer cooking than dusting down the barbecue and having a go at making these fantastic thai red curry chicken kebabs!

These thai red chicken kebabs are full of fantastic flavours and are the epitome of what we class as summer recipes. They take virtually no time at all to prepare and cook, which is one reason they are a fantastic dish to serve at a barbecue. The thai flavours put an alternative twist on regular chicken kebabs and the crunch of fresh pepper and red onion really compliments the spice of the curry paste. So why not give these a go at home for your next barbecue to really kick start your summer!

Ingredients:

• 2 boneless chicken breasts cut in to large chunks
• 2 tbsp of Thai red curry paste
• 2 tbsp of coconut milk
• 1 red onion, cut in to chunks
• 1 courgette, halved and cut in to chunks
• 1 red pepper cut in to chunks
• 1 lime, halved to serve

Instructions:

Source: BBC Good Food 

Step 1- Chop the potatoes up if you want to. Fill a saucepan with water and bring to the boil. Add the potatoes along with a pinch of salt and the mint sprigs. Allow the potatoes to cook for 20 minutes until they start to soften.

Step 2- Once you are happy the potatoes are cooked, drain them and remove the mint sprigs.

Step 3-In a separate mixing bowl, add the parsley, mint and basil, along with the yoghurt and mayonnaise. Season to taste.

Step 4-Take the watercress and blanch it for no more than 15 to 20 seconds in boiling water, before allowing it to cool.

Step 5- Add the potatoes to the yoghurt, mayonnaise and herb mix followed by the watercress. Serve in a large glass bowl .

Step 1-In a mixing bowl, mix together the salt, brown sugar, paprika, garlic powder and dry mustard to form the rub for the pork. Once well combined, rub well in to the pork, cover and refrigerate for a minimum of an hour but preferably overnight.

Step 2-Preheat your oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit/150 degrees celcius. Place the pork in a roasting tin, and allow it to slow cook for around 6 hours until it starts to fall apart. Try our vitreous enamel roasting tin for this, it’s perfect and comes with a roasting rack!

Step 3-Now you can start making the barbecue sauce to go with the pork. In a saucepan, add the cider vinegar, yellow mustard, ketchup, brown sugar, the crushed garlic cloves, salt, cayenne pepper and black pepper. Cook on a medium heat until the sugar starts to dissolve. Once this has happened, take it off the heat and allow to cool.

Step 4-Once the pork has started to fall apart, remove it from the oven and let it rest for around 10 to 15 minutes. You want to get all of the juices and loose bits of pork from the bottom of the roasting tin to use for your sauce. To do this, take a cup of water and add it to the roasting tin over a medium heat. Scrape all of the pieces off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Reduce by no more than half and pour it in to the saucepan with the other barbecue sauce ingredients and cook for a further 5 minutes.

Step 5-The next step is to start removing the meat from the joint. Take 2 forks and use them to hold the meat steady while you pull pieces of the pork off. Place in bowl and pour half of the barbecue sauce over it and mix.

Step 6-Now make the coleslaw by mixing the carrots, onions, cabbage and chilli in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, add the mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, lemon juice and a pinch of sugar to form the dressing for the coleslaw. Once you are happy it is all well combined, pour over the vegetable mixture and mix well. Season the coleslaw to taste with salt, pepper etc.

Step 7- We suggest serving this bbq pulled pork in bread rolls with a generous portion of the coleslaw on top! Now all there is left to do is enjoy this delicious bbq pulled pork as part of your bbq weekend!

Step 1-Preheat your oven to 200 degrees celcius/180 degrees in a fan oven/Gas mark 6. Butter and line a baking tin (roughly 33cm x 24cm) with baking paper.

Step 2-Take a large mixing bowl and add the 6 eggs and 175g of golden caster sugar. Whisk for no more than 5 minutes using an electric hand whisker until it is light and fluffy. Then sift the flour in to the mixture and using a large spoon, fold it in to the egg and sugar mixture. Pour in the 50g of melted butter and quickly fold the mixture again to ensure it combines. Ensure you don’t mix too much as you don’t want to lose the air from the whisked eggs.

Step 3-Pour this mixture in to the baking tin ensuring it is smooth. Place in your pre heated oven and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.

Step 4-Take another piece of baking paper that is larger than the sponge you are baking and lay it on one of the work surfaces in your kitchen. Dust the remaining 3 tbsp of golden caster sugar on the baking paper. Take the baked sponge and remove it from the tin, placing it on the baking paper. Remove the piece of baking paper from the tin and then begin to roll the roulade up in the new piece of baking paper that has been dusted with the sugar before leaving it to cool down.

Step 5-Now start on the filling for your peach melba roulade. Add the vanilla extract and 3 tbsp of the syrup from the peaches to the double cream and combine with an electric whisk until the mixture starts to form soft peaks. Then add half of the peaches as well as half of the raspberry coulis.

Step 6-Unroll the roulade sponge and remove the baking paper. Take the peach cream that you have just made and evenly spread it over the sponge. Sprinkle the raspberries and remaining peaches on to the cream. Drizzle any of the remaining raspberry coulis on top as well and re-roll the sponge ensuring it is nice and tight so nothing can fall out.

Step 7-Place this delicious peach melba roulade on to a serving plate before cutting in to generous pieces and serving.

Step 1-Add the apple and the knob of butter to a pan and cook for no more than 5 minutes until the apple has become visibly softer.

Step 2-Take the skins off of the chorizo sausages and place the chorizo sausage meat in a mixing bowl. Once the apple has cooled, add this in along with the parsley and bind it all together.

Step 3-Preheat your oven to 200 degrees celcius/180 degrees for a fan oven/ Gas mark 6 and roll out the pack of pastry in to a rectangle shape. Cut it in half to leave yourself with two long thing rectangular shapes.

Step 4-Divide the 3 tbsp of apple to between the two pieces of pastry by spooning it on the centre of each piece. As well as this, divide the chorizo sausage meat in to two long sausages and place one on top of the apple sauce on each piece of pastry. Brush the edges of the pastry with the beaten egg and bring the pastry together on one side to keep the filling inside. Seal by pressing the pastry down on the other side.

Step 5-Cut in to smaller pieces, each sausage roll should be about 7cm long. Spread the sausage rolls on two baking and brush with more of the beaten egg. Garnish with the poppy seeds and cut groves in to the top of each sausage roll.

Step 6-Put them in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Swap the trays over half way through cooking to ensure the cooking process is even.

Step 7-That’s it, these delicious chorizo and apple sausage rolls are ready to serve for your dad on Father’s Day, and we bet he will love them!