This is Heather’s favourite lamb dish. Ralph cuts a rack of lamb into chops and grills them on the BBQ until they’re smoky on the outside and pink, juicy, and irresistible on the inside—perfect for eating with your fingers.
Category: BBQ
Fire up your BBQ and try these recipes for steak, lamb, pizza, porchetta, and vegetables. Enjoy seasonal and year-round grilling.
Grilled Pizza (Flammkuchen) with Prosciutto di Parma, Gorgonzola, and Gouda
During the Christmas holidays, we visited Andronaco in Lübeck, a gem of a store specializing in Italian foods, wines, and delicacies. Inspired by their delicious pizzas, we made our own grilled Flammkuchen with Prosciutto di Parma, Gorgonzola, and Gouda — thin, crispy, and full of flavour, perfect for any pizza night!
Flank Steak with a BBQ Marinade
Flank steak makes for a delicious and quick weeknight supper. Ralph marinates it in a gentle BBQ-style sauce, then grills or slices it, which we sometimes share with chopsticks while watching golf.
Grilled Pizza (Flammkuchen) with Potato, Red Onion, and Gouda Cheese
Crispy, smoky, and packed with flavour—this grilled Flammkuchen-style pizza features potato, red onion, crème fraîche, and young Gouda. Learn how to grill it to perfection or bake it in your oven, with tips for freezing dough, customizing toppings, and reheating leftovers correctly.
Braai-ing it up in Johannesburg
“A South African braai, derived from the Afrikaans word ‘braaivleis’ meaning ‘grilled meat,’ is a communal, festive gathering centered around grilling meat over a wood fire, a tradition that goes beyond just cooking and is a symbol of unity and celebration.”
Flame-grilled Salmon with a Nordic Rub
This flame-grilled salmon recipe features a Nordic rub—moist, flavourful, and layered with earthy, smoky notes. Easy to make on a BBQ or charcoal grill, it’s perfect for sharing with friends.
Grilled ‘Edelstück’ Lamb Ribs
Lamb ribs from a unique cut are grilled to a herby, smoky perfection and are just as enjoyable the next day, served cold.
How to grill a steak—with confidence
(Written by Ralph) This is the method I have finally arrived at that is mostly fool-proof for me. I don‘t have a „sizzle zone“ on my 20 year old Weber Genesis but the heat gets high enough to get a nice sear anyway. You can do it like this over charcoal too by using a…
Crackling porchetta on the grill
This is a yummy Italian version of baked pork belly that you can either make on the grill like Ralph did, or in the oven. Ralph had this years ago at a farmer’s market in Italy on a bun and vowed to make it, and has a few times now for guests. Last night we…
Grilled pork spareribs with air fryer broccolini and red spring onions
This meal is a nice way to kick-start the grilling season (although, we grill all year round). Ralph bought the pork spareribs at our Saturday market butcher. The way he prepared them are not your ‘fall off the bone’ style but a more smoky, chewy texture that you can enjoy the next day cold (if…