First, food.
The choice of food can be based on your own tastes and preferences. Generally speaking, the foods suitable for barbecue are meat, fish, seafood, vegetables, fruits, pasta and bean products.
Meat food is the main barbecue food, and the choices are: mutton skewers, lamb loins skewers, beef skewers, chicken wings, chicken fillet, chicken truth and so on. It should be noted that meat food is perishable, so you must choose fresh food. It is recommended to go to the supermarket to buy pickled mutton kebabs, and check the shelf life when buying them. If you are picky about the taste of mutton kebabs, you can make them yourself. When making, it is best not to choose frozen meat, and the meat pieces should not be cut too big or too broken. Marinate with salt, monosodium glutamate, ginger juice, onion juice and other seasonings, and wear them with bamboo sticks for later use.
Fish and seafood can be selected: live fish, fresh squid, squid larvae, live shrimp, hairy crabs, scallops and so on. Pay special attention to the word' fresh' when choosing. Live fish should be scaled, eviscerated, washed and salted with salt and wine. If you roast fresh squid and cuttlefish larvae directly on the fire, you can fix them with bamboo sticks or toothpicks first. If you want to save trouble, you can also go to the supermarket to buy processed shrimp skewers, fresh shellfish skewers and other semi-finished products similar to mutton skewers.
Vegetables, fruits and vegetables can adjust the type of barbecue, so that people will not feel too greasy. The most popular of these foods should be potatoes and corn, and sweet potatoes, yams, taro and vegetables are all good choices. These foods should be properly processed, and potatoes should be peeled and sliced; Choose a thinner yam; Choose smaller taro; Sweet potatoes are best peeled and sliced; Wash the vegetables; Garlic is especially recommended. Garlic has a unique taste when roasted, and garlic itself has bactericidal effect, which is very suitable for outdoor consumption. Some fruits and nuts, such as apples, bananas and walnuts, can also be baked to see if you like them. Need to be reminded that chestnuts are easy to' explode' when roasted, so be especially careful. It is best to cut a small mouth first. There are ready-made skewers in the supermarket, and it is said that the roast tastes good.
Pasta and bean products can be selected: steamed bread slices, bread slices, biscuits, cooked buns, tofu blocks, yuba and so on. These are all foods that everyone likes and can fill their stomachs. Baked pasta also has the function of nourishing the stomach, which is very suitable for friends with stomach problems. Most pasta barbecues don't need any seasoning, and their aroma is already very attractive, but if the steamed bread slices are brushed with oil and sprinkled with salt and pepper, the taste will be more beautiful. Tofu blocks are different from yuba, and they need barbecue sauce to flavor them. If you choose tofu blocks, you can go to the rest assured tofu shop and buy ready-made tofu blocks directly.
It is best to process all the food at home, peel and slice it before departure, and it is best not to leave it in the wild. Sliced food should not be placed for a long time to prevent oxidation and discoloration. The variety of food preparation should be more abundant, not only kebabs, but also meat and vegetables. The amount of food depends on the number of people, not too little, not enough without, and not too much, so as not to waste.
Second, seasoning
The basic seasonings are: cumin powder, salt and pepper (which can replace salt), black pepper powder, Chili powder, blended oil and sugar water. You can choose barbecue sauce with different flavors according to your personal preference.
The flavoring is recommended as a series of small glass bottles produced by Shanghai Weihaomei Company. The vial is easy to carry, and the inner cover with holes is easy to use. It is a good choice whether at home or in the wild. Blending oil is essential in barbecue, which can make food easier to cook and ensure the freshness of food. Blending oil is best bottled in glass with good sealing performance. When in use, it can be poured into a cup and brushed on food with a small brush. Sugar water can be great to add flavor when barbecuing. However, after being heated for a long time, sugar is easy to produce substances harmful to people's health, and sugar has a high calorie. It is recommended to use less and use more in the future. Barbecue sauce supermarkets are rare. You can use other sauces such as hot sauce instead. If you don't bother, you can make it according to your own preferences. Here are some homemade sauces.
1, carrot sauce: carrot sauce is adjusted to a moderate consistency with a little soy sauce, chicken soup, salt, lemon juice and monosodium glutamate.
2. Bean paste
: Bean paste cooked with cooking wine, sugar, lemon juice and Jiang Mo.
3. Tomato sauce: Tomato sauce is prepared with Chili oil, soy sauce, salt and chicken soup.
Sweet noodle sauce: Sweet noodle sauce is made of Chili oil, soy sauce, sugar and lemon juice.
Third, barbecue tools
There are many kinds of barbecue tools according to different methods, such as open fire roasting, charcoal roasting, oven roasting, mud roasting, bamboo roasting, teppanyaki roasting, slate roasting and rice roasting. For ordinary people, it shows that it is not suitable to master the temperature of open-fire barbecue, and open-fire barbecue is more likely to produce substances harmful to people's health. At the same time, it is more harmful to the environment and unsafe in wild fire. It is recommended not to try open fire barbecue. Among several barbecue methods, only charcoal barbecue is easy to operate and control, which has the least harm to the environment and the richest kinds of food. I suggest you barbecue with charcoal outside. The tools used for charcoal barbecue are: barbecue oven, charcoal, food clips, knives, single fish clips, bamboo sticks and so on.
The common types of barbecue ovens in the market are apple ovens and portable ovens. It is recommended to use a rectangular portable stove. The advantage of this kind of stove is that the height of the barbecue grill is adjustable, the vitality is easy to control, and the price is low, about 50 yuan. The disadvantage is that it can't be braised and smoked like an apple oven, but the shelf height of the apple oven can't be adjusted, which is unacceptable to me. Other stoves and methods of use can be consulted with merchants. Most of several outdoor shops in Zhengzhou sell them, so you can look around and ask more questions. In fact, a net and a pot can be used as a barbecue oven, but it is too inconvenient to operate.
Common carbons in the market are combustible carbon, charcoal and machine-made carbon (smokeless carbon). Combustible carbon is available in outdoor stores, including squares and cakes. There is a combustible layer on the surface of combustible carbon, which is easier to ignite than ordinary charcoal. The disadvantage is that it is more expensive. The advantage of ordinary charcoal is that it is cheap, but the disadvantage is that it varies in size, the firepower is uneven during barbecue, the burning time is short, and carbon must be added when baking. Machine-made carbon is actually a mixture of carbon and coal, pressed into a hollow polygon, and it can be seen from the carbon ash that it contains coal. This kind of carbon has the advantages of uniform size, long combustion time, uniform firepower, smokeless and low price. Many professional barbecue shops choose this kind of carbon. The disadvantage is that it is not suitable for ignition, but wax blocks, solid alcohol and other items can be used to help ignition.
Drills, fish clips and knives are also common barbecue tools, so choose ones that are easy to clean and disinfect (copper brushes are good cleaning tools). Vegetables, chopsticks and bamboo sticks are all necessary, especially bamboo sticks, which are very useful. They can fix curly food such as squid larvae, and can also replace chopsticks as a tool to get food. Prepare several plates for food, and separate them raw and cooked. Clean the drill, knife and net before barbecue.
Fourth, the venue time
Prepare food, spices and stoves, and you can have a barbecue in the wild. But not all fields are suitable for barbecue. It is best to choose a place with good scenery and convenient transportation. Barbecues are prohibited in some forest areas and reservoir areas, so it is necessary to know in advance. Pay special attention to safety and fire prevention when selecting the site. There should be no shrubs or too many trees around the barbecue site, and there should be no flammable items around the downdraft. Also be careful not to choose places where there are many mosquitoes. Do not choose caves, rooms and other closed places for barbecue to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. Generally speaking, spring and autumn are both suitable seasons for barbecue. It is not suitable for outdoor barbecue in windy and rainy days.
Five, before the barbecue
Barbecue ovens are generally assembled and generally simple. Look at the instructions or ask the store, and it will be easy to understand. Before use, please make clear the functions and uses of each part of the furnace. The barbecue oven should be placed in a flat place, and the air door should be at the inlet.
Charcoal and machine-made carbon are not easy to ignite. Combustion improver (wax, solid alcohol, etc.) can be added to the carbon pile. ).
Carbon will burn itself and then spread. If possible, it is best to light a bonfire, put charcoal in the fire, take it out after it is completely burned, and put it in the barbecue oven. If you smoke carbon with a bonfire, don't forget to bring the engineer's shovel. When spreading carbon, it should be spread evenly to ensure uniform firepower. Don't bake in a hurry after carbon burns. Bake the net first, and then start baking when the charcoal is completely red. When barbecuing, be careful not to stand downwind. One is smoky, and the other is that flying sparks can easily burn people.
Sixth, barbecue
The use of oil is very important in the barbecue process. Don't brush the freshly baked meat until the food is heated tightly and other foods can be roasted. Don't brush too much oil, and don't drip oil after brushing. Try to avoid oil dripping into the barbecue when baking. When baking, turn it frequently to prevent it from burning. It's best to use long chopsticks instead of hands when turning around to prevent burns.
When putting food, pay attention to keep a little distance from fast-baked food to prevent contamination of cooked food. When the kebab is placed, it should be placed in the middle of the stove as far as possible, and the position of the kebab should be changed during the baking process to ensure that the whole kebab is cooked at the same time. Chicken wings are very suitable for barbecue, easy to cook, high in skin fat and delicious. When baking, pay attention to the fact that the big head is not easy to cook, and put it on a concentrated fire. Chicken is really not easy to cook. It can be cut into small pieces or cooked, and it tastes just as delicious. It is not easy to roast corn directly, and it can be cooked like chicken. It is best to use fish clips for grilled fish. If you use an apple oven, you can enjoy stewing, baking and smoking in addition to baking. Put the burning charcoal around the carbon plate, cover it and you can stew it. Large pieces of food and vegetables are suitable for stewing, but you should master the time.
Pay attention to food hygiene and don't eat undercooked food.