Grilled To Perfection
Food always tastes its best when cooked outdoors with friends and family. Try these four tasty meals and take your next barbeque to another level of taste.
By: Tonia Wilson
Photography by: Steve Krug
Food Styling by: Lasha Andrushko
Prop Styling by: Catherine Doherty
summer is the time for keeping things casual and simplified. It’s the season of al fresco dining, family get togethers and relaxed dinners with friends. What better way to keep things simple than to prepare a meal on the grill? It’s the season’s ideal form of cooking. Nothing whets the appetite more than the enticing aromas of a barbecue hard at work. This summer take your barbecue skills to new heights with these four flavour-packed meals – really delicious, yet easy to pull together. They’ve been paired with a variety of unique beer styles (see page 78) that showcase what great beer is all about. So get your tongs out, pour yourself a beer and enjoy this wonderful time of year.
INGREDIENTS:
•1 lb large, raw shrimp, peeled with or without tails
•1 tbsp fresh red chili pepper, seeded
and finely chopped
•1 tbsp garlic, finely chopped
•2 tbsp fresh lemongrass, white part only,
very finely chopped
•2 tbsp fresh cilantro, finely chopped
•1 tbsp vegetable oil
•1⁄4 tsp salt
•1⁄2 cup Thai chili sauce for dipping
DIRECTIONS:
1. In a large bowl stir together chili pepper, garlic, lemongrass, cilantro, vegetable oil and salt. Add shrimp, toss to coat and refrigerate for one hour.
2. Heat grill to medium-high. Carefully place shrimp on.
