Clim Tim and his Proper-Job BBQ Sausages

Having a BBQ site can have its up and its downs: the Ups; getting to try so many new BBQ Recipes, the Downs; that I quite often get asked to look after the BBQ when we go to friends or relatives.

Therefore, today at The Clims was a beautiful way to start off the first BBQ away session of the year as I was not called on for grilling duty.

We had some great veg and dips to start… very much the must-have beginning to every BBQ across the UK, and then went down the route of some great chicken skewers marinaded in a BBQ sauce.

If the chicken was good, well… The sausages that came from a local deli called “Farmhouse Butchers” in Gloucester were out of this world.

The humble sausage often gets overlooked at BBQ’s for being a bit dull and unadventurous but I find the only people who say this are those that have never ventured off the beaten track of supermarket bangers that are very hit and miss.

Even the higher quality supermarket sausages contain nowhere near the meat content, or quality of pork as many of the independent butchers and deli’s and I have lost count of the number of supermarket ones that come in such a thick skin that it feels like you are chewing on something made by Durex!

So, hats off to The Clims for putting sausages back on the BBQ menu by getting some quality bangers from Farmhouse Deli in Gloucester!

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Hot and Fruity Chicken Skewers

We were lucky enough to be sent a selection of Encona BBQ Sauces recently and also a few BBQ recipe ideas that we could try out and the first we went for was the BBQ Encona Hot and Fruit Chicken Kebab Skewer Recipe.

Ingredients needed for this BBQ Recipe Idea that serves 4:

For the Kebab –

6 chicken thighs, meat cut into 2.5cm pieces

2 red peppers cut into chunks

1 large sweet potato, peeled and boiled for 5 minutes cooled and cut into 2.5cm pieces

8 wooden skewers, soaked in water for 10 mins

5 tbsp Encona West Indian Papaya Hot Pepper Sauce

1 tbsp honey

1 tbsp coriander, chopped

For the fruity salsa -

Encona Sauces

1 mango, cut into small pieces

1 papaya, cut into small pieces

1/2 tbsp Encona West Indian Papaya Hot Pepper Sauce

1 tsp chopped fresh coriander

1/4 cucumber, peeled and finely chopped (not the core)

Step by Step Guide to Making the BBQ Encona Hot and Fruity Chicken Skewers

Step One – pre-heat the BBQ

Step Two – thread the chicken onto the wooden skewers alternatively with the sweet potato and the red peppers and place the kebabs on a tray or plate

Step Three – Mix the Encona West Indian Papaya Hot Pepper Sauce with the honey and coriander and brush all over the kebabs

Step Four – Cook on the barbecue for around 15 minutes, turning every so often and brushing with any remaining marinade

Step Five – Mix all the salsa ingredients into a small bowl and then serve with the kebabs

Encona has a range of 11 sauces including, West Indian Original Pepper Sauce, Indian Swet Mango Chilli Sauce, West Indian Smooth Papaya How Pepper Sauce, Thai Sweet Chilli Sauce, Louisiana Cajun Hot Sauce, Barbados Creole Pepper Sauce, Jamaican Jerk BBQ Sauce, Thai Chilli and Giner Sauce, Thai Chilli and Garlic Sauce, Texan Chilli BBQ Sauce and American Chilli Kethcup (loads!).

Encona Sauces are available from all good supermarkets and prices start at 99p and go up to £1.89, depending on the sauce you choose.

Have you tried Encona sauces, if so, why not post your thoughts below in the comments box?

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