BEACH BBQ’S …part 1, and it’s not even summer..bliss!!

Part one of beach bbq’s…yay!!

Apparently it’s one of the hottest weekends, so far this year. And what better way than to enjoy it on the beach, and cooking outdoors.¬† Yesterday, we (me and the boyfriend) decided to step up a bbq one step further by cooking a thai style bbq curry. Here’s how we got on…

Step one ..find a good spot, grab a rock preferably to use as a surface to cook on.

Ingredients (nearly forgot)

Bbq, lighter etc…, garlic, lime, gi
ginger, corriander, thai curry         paste, 1 chilli, 1 onion, (or more
depending on how many people e
etc… coconut milk, and optional
extras like chicken, prawns,¬†¬†¬†¬† spinach, sugarsnap peas etc…
(make it your individual curry)

 

 

So we found the perfect spot and decided take in the surroundings whilst waiting for the bbq to dit’s thing and heat up. Was blissful yesterday as, so many people were just doing their own thing and enjoy their surroundings and what the beach had to offer them, the sights, sounds, people, place all coming alive in the sun.

Okay, so next bit easy (when the flames have died down, and smoke goes down), get some little rocks, these act as a base to put a metal tin on, to cook your curry. You could use the mess tin aswell, thats just as easy. Wait for the tin to heat up abit, and add some oil, to this add lime zest, ginger, garlic, chilli and onion, and soften it.¬† Add 4 tspn’s of thai paste and mix well and fry for a minute or two until the spices smell fragrant.¬† Squeeze in the lime juice and stir.

If using full fat coconut milk, stir in the thick bit until melted, then add the rest of the milk. Add in any extras.  Next,  bring everything to the boil, and at the very last minute until add the prawns now if using, better to use raw prawns, but wait till they are pink and hot to eat.

Now our bbq did take a while for everything to heat up, and cook well before we could eat…but it doesn’t really matter when you can take a little walk on the beach before hand and let the food cook to be ready to eat when you get back. Brilliant. One final thing, add some more corriander to the food a few mins before serving to give some flavour!! Serve, and enjoy…:)

Rob adding the essentials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food yummy