i genuinely felt sorry for these blokes this year cos todays H.O.T. super hot. but the weather didnt seem to have stopped us aussies from having a bbq as barely a soul was seen on the streets. everywhere in a suburban backyard you would find such bloke standing by a barbie, braving the high temperature. great aussie spirit!!!
hubbys friend invited us for a bbq lunch, and the plan was that each person brings along a dish of food or drinks. and when you have a group of 30 generous kind ppl, it means we had way too much food prepared...
i made lemongrass chicken skewers using the same old recipe. never fails :) love that bashing and bruising!
-Lemongrass chicken skewers-
no pic of the cooked skewers :(
also made a corn 'salad'. strictly speaking its a stir fry and maybe 'side dish' is a more appropriate name. anyways, the idea came from jamie oliver's quick corn snack, stir frying some corn kernels in a heated wok, adding soy sauce, grated ginger, chilli and chopped parsley. i added cucumber dices and instead of parsley, some chopped mint and a squeeze of lime juice. great snack dish for a hot day!
i didnt take a pic of the 'salad', but took a pic of a smaller scale version i cooked the night before, minus the cucumber. the ginger, mint and lime gave it such a wonderful intense flavour, it came as a surprise to the tastebuds!
i think this dish made in a smaller scale and without cucumber yields a tastier result. the less there is in a hot pan makes all liquid go so much faster and shortens the cooking process!
-Stir fry corn kernels-
-Broccolini with black sesame sauce-
happy australia day and salute to all blokes standing by the barbie today!!
p.s. to show EVEN MORE aussie spirits, sis and us had yakiniku for dinner tonight with some other friends. a v bbq day we had today...
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