Yes - it has taken this long to have a barbecue. We were celebrating the departure of our muslim student with a feast of pork - we have not touched it for 7 weeks! So as Ahmed returned to the UAE for Ramadan, we marinated pork.
I learned something interesting about how to barbecue - if cooking pork ribs, boil them for 45 minutes first, then marinade. I was shocked - but it made them much more tender than hours of marinading and grilling... I did the usual sort of marinade - tomato, soy sauce, ginger, sugar, lime juice. Could have done with more sugar, also had some sausages, peppers and mushrooms - all very satisfactory. And a couple of pittas, some salad and lots of candles - since by the time we got around to it it was nearly dark. A few R&B songs in the background - really very pleasant.
My only complaint is that the heat generated cooked everything very quickly, but would have cooked a great deal more - just that we didn't need to cook more. Somehow it was a lot more relaxed than barbecues sometimes are. Or maybe I'm just getting better at them - like meringues, they are something I approach with a certain amount of trepidation, although the results are usually better than fine.
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