It's BBQ Time

There’s one thing that truly tells you that it’s summer, and that’s the rich savoury smell of barbecue floating through the air. In every small town all over the world, the smell of starter fluid and charcoal is a sign that something beautiful is happening in a backyard somewhere. Barbecue Day was created to laud this age-old cooking practice, and to encourage us all to get out and try our hand at creating delicious backyard cuisine.

Get your friends together for an outdoors barbecue in your backyard. Everyone loves the taste of freshly grilled hot dogs, hamburgers, and steak! For something, a little different, check out our Pineapple and Pork Skewers recipe below:

Ingredients

• 400g pork fillet
• 4 tbsp light muscovado sugar
• 60ml cider vinegar
• 1 tsp fish sauce
• ½ small pineapple , peeled, cored and cut into chunks (or use ready prepped fresh pineapple, drained well)
• 1 green pepper, deseeded and cut into squares (optional)
• 4 spring onions , trimmed and cut into
• 4 equal lengths small bunch coriander, chopped (optional) cooked rice or pitta, to serve

Method

1. Cut the pork into cubes. Heat the sugar and vinegar in a pan over a low heat until the sugar melts. Add the fish sauce and cool. Tip in the pork and mix well so that all the cubes are covered in sauce.
2. Heat the barbecue. If you are using coals, wait until they turn white. If you are indoors, heat a griddle pan. Thread the pork and pineapple onto skewers, alternating pieces with the pepper and spring onion.
3. Barbecue or griddle the skewers for 3-4 mins each side (you may need to cook them for longer if griddling). Sprinkle with coriander, if you like, then serve with rice or slide into pitta breads.