Post by @neonsnake@kolektiva.social

I'm going to start with some sides.

In the UK, at least, a BBQ is not complete without a potato salad. This will normally mean going to the shop and buying a potato salad, and calling it a day.

Here's a couple of recipes, one recent and one many years' old from my notebooks. I have no idea whatsoever how authentic these are.

Links below:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hSxKaoTk6VAXdcW672fBorS3cKzc3saoSACe3B02hnM/edit?tab=t.0

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JSePpANV0ZiQACZ1F9ipboQaUQe1hEW-K2Sv436QvFA/edit?tab=t.0

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Potato salad, highly flavoured with mustard

Potato salad, flavoured with red onion, mayo, and celery

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Cajun Potato Salad

Cajun Potato Salad Ingredients 500g new potatoes, washed and scraped1 green pepper2 sticks celery1 red onionsalt and pepper 150ml mayonnaise2 tsp Dijon mustardTabasco sauce Directions Simmer the potatoes until tender, 15-20 minutes. Meanwhile, slice the pepper, celery (reserve the lea...

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Mustardy Potato Salad

Mustardy Potato Salad Ingredients 500g new potatoes, washed and scraped2 eggs, hardboiled, and chopped100ml American yellow mustard40ml mayonnaisesalt and pepper Directions Simmer the potatoes until tender, 15-20 minutes. Drain, and add the eggs, mustard, mayonnaise, salt & pepper, and c...

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NeonSnake

@neonsnake@kolektiva.social last mo.

Next up - coleslaw

This would normally mean a plastic tub of grated carrots, white cabbage, and half a litre of mayonnaise.

I have two recipes, one is a Mexican I learned a few years back, and another is a new one which includes raw ramen noodles (!) that I learned a week ago. Both are delicious.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L5VCaznoTx4o-BVOS-JJj0jYRQVG61Nb0UauKZG20sQ/edit?tab=t.0

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NNfjOIBIT1SL8H0Ju0AuDBCV59LrJgAD_VI4lGnue_E/edit?tab=t.0

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A bowl of coleslaw, mainly cabbage, with crumbled in ramen noodles

A colourful slaw, featuring red and green cabbage, along with raisins, nuts and coriander leaves

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Coleslaw with Noodles

Coleslaw with Noodles Ingredients 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds100ml white wine vinegar1 package instant chicken ramen (including the seasoning packets)1 tsp white sugar60ml vegetable oil2 spring onions, finely chopped1/2 green cabbage, shreddedSalt and pepper Directions Toast the pumpkin seeds i...

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Mexican Coleslaw

Mexican Coleslaw Ingredients 50g cashew nuts 50g sultanas or raisins 400g cabbage (red, white or mixed), shredded 4 carrots, grated Juice from 1 lime 1 tsp salt 100ml crema 2 tbsp chopped coriander and onion Directions Preheat oven to 180c. Once at temperature, lay the cashew nuts on a tray in ...

NeonSnake

@neonsnake@kolektiva.social last mo.

Right, a couple of dishes with beans.

Beans seem to be a staple of BBQ cooking, whether as a cold salad or a hot side.

Here, I've got two different versions:

The first, "Cowboy Caviar", is a cold salad, and reasonably easy to make - just pour everything into a bowl, add the dressing, and mix it up. A lot of recipes use chopped tomatoes, but I've skipped it for ease, and also, I'm a bit fussy with tomatoes. For this, I've also used canned beans, rather than dried and soaked, again for ease, and to show something that can be pulled together quickly and without *loads* of effort.

The second, "Cowboy Beans", is basically the same as Boston Beans - I've made loads of different cooked bean recipes over the past few years, mostly Mexican-inspired, but this is "sorta" close to baked beans, with a sweet-and-sour flavour. I've used bacon, but this would be entirely optional if you wished to make it vegetarian, and likewise sub vegetable stock instead of chicken stock. Here I used dried beans, soaked overnight, which means it's a quite a long cook once it's prepped.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bhFzguvpiHq8dvfS41nVERd_vU1ioenKd85ouuDipQI/edit?tab=t.0

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EGD7grV6_DZutgji5y1xQi0pqMrqOy9l8Q8eiiI7ovM/edit?tab=t.0