Saturday, October 23, 2010

My BBQ - Asian style

Last month, my sister came to visit me. She brought me some really fresh seafood for BBQ.
Who doesn't love BBQ? Everyone LOVE BBQ (with beer). This is probably one of the best moment to enjoy a can of cold beer. It is really fun especially BBQ with your close friends & family.

The easiest charred vegetables:
Just grab some bell pepper ( green/ yellow/ read) & onion, drizzled with oil + salt + pepper. The most important thing is don't cut it too small. It is good to retain the crunch of the vegetable. Avoid over cooked. You can skewer it too.

Thanks to my sister, we had this wonderful BBQ lobster. Cut the lobster into half. Mix lots of chopped garlic into the butter & smear it on the lobster which is a lot easier. You know what..I learn it from experience ( see below pic), the garlic fall out easily when I smear the butter on the lobster. When it is served, drizzle with lime/ lemon juices. Cook the lobster 2 minutes on each side.


For the shrimps, you can just marinade it with some ginger juice, chopped chili, salt & pepper.
The shrimps got to be fresh & keep your eye on the shrimp. It won't be nice once it is overcook.
You can determine if the shrimp is cook when it change color to "pinkish".

I found that the best material to BBQ is ....MEAT!
Yes. Compared to all the seafood/vegetables, no one can deny that poultry is the best ingredients for BBQ. Meat rules.....! I can recommend you to watch Robert Rainfort show to confirm that.

Ladies & gentlemen, now I am going to share with you the most versatile Korean BBQ marinate. It is awesome. You can use it on chicken, beef or pork...any poultry.

For the marinade: (Pls double / triple the recipes if you need)
4 tbsp korean gochujang chili paste / korean doenjang - i use gochujang cuz I love spicy
3 tbsp mirin/ rice wine
1 tbsp dark soya sauce
2 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp grated fresh ginger root
2 spring onion, finely chopped
2 tsp ground black pepper
4 clove of chopped garlic ( or lots of garlic if you love garlic so much)
1 tbsp lemonade

** Combine all of the above & marinate the meat in refrigerator for at least 3 hours/ overnight.
The outcome is just fantastic.

With good food & good friends...it is time to enjoy.


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