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- Summer menu -
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Whiskey Barbeque Sauce for use with pork, chicken or beef.

  • 1 cup Ketchup
  • 1/2 cup White vinegar
  • 1/4 cup Molasses
  • 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/2cup Red Currant Jelly
  • 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
  • 2 Garlic Cloves, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
  • 1/4 cup Whiskey
  • 1 tablespoon Pickling Spice Mix
  • 3 pounds Pork Baby Back Ribs, cut into sections
  1. Mix all the ingredients together in a large pot and bring to a boil
  2. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes
  3. Add the spareribs and simmer covered for 40 minutes
  4. Remove the ribs from the pot and bake in the oven uncovered for 20 minutes*
  5. Boil the remaining sauce and brush the ribs with it before serving them

*You can alternatively grill the ribs on the barbecue at this point

 

Whiskey & Mustard Glaze for Salmon

  • 4 6oz Salmon Fillets, skinned
  • 2 tablespoons Whiskey (plus a little extra from brushing the salmon with)
  • 11/2 tablespoons Grainy Mustard
  • 3 tablespoons Chives, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Parsley, finely chopped
  • 11/2 teaspoons Lemon Juice
  • 3 tablespoons Melted Butter
  • Salt & Freshly Ground Pepper
  1. Brush the Salmon with a little of the whiskey
  2. Mix the rest of the ingredients together and spoon over the salmon
  3. Grill on the barbecue for 5 - 7 minutes

Scotch Marinade for Beef or Chicken

  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 4 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons scotch
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • Salt & freshly ground pepper

1. Mix all the ingredients together and use a marinade chicken or beef.

Margarita salmon

  • 4 salmon fillets
  • 4 tablespoons tequila
  • 2 tablespoons Cointreau
  • 2 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon grated lime peel
  • Salt & freshly ground pepper

1. Marinate the salmon for 30 minutes in the margarita mixture
2. Grill on the barbecue for 5- 7 minutes


Pepper Vodka Shrimp

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 green onions
  • 1 tablespoon cilantro, finely chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon chili pepper flakes
  • ¼ cup pepper infused vodka
  • 24 tiger shrimp, peeled and cleaned

1. Marinate the shrimp in the vodka mixture for no more than 30 minutes.

2. Barbecue until just pink

 


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