How to cook Spicy Barbeque Pork Chops

Cooking barbecues in the summer is very common. Growing up, my siblings and I always looked forward to weekend barbecues. One of the more common barbecues we had was Spicy Barbecue Pork Chops.

Spicy Barbecue Pork Chops use simple ingredients that are readily available all year round.

This Spicy Barbecue Pork Chops recipes serves 6 persons. The entire process takes 35-45 minutes. It is best to barbecue on the grid over medium coals.

Ingredients
6 pork loin chops 1" (2 1/2 cm) thick
2 tablespoons (40 g) butter, melted
salt and pepper

Ingredients for Spicy Sauce
3 tablespoons (60 ml) malt vinegar
1/2 cup (125 ml) tomato sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon mustard sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground bay leaves
salt and pepper

Making the Sauce
Combine the vinegar, tomato sauce, sugar, cloves, mustard, ground bay leaves, a dash of salt and pepper in a heavy based pan and place on the barbecue over low heat to simmer gently for 25-30 minutes.

Cooking the barbecue
While the sauce simmers, brush pork chop with butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper; set aside for 8-10 minutes.

Place the chops on the grid over medium coals and cook for 8 minutes, turn and brush with the spicy sauce, cook a further 8 minutes, turn and baste.

Turn the chops once or twice more, basting each time.

Serve your Spicy Barbecue Pork Chops while hot, with the remaining spicy sauce on the side.

Suggestions: Serve your Spicy Barbecue Pork Chop with salad and hot bread.

How to make Italian Style Barbecued Chicken

Its a chicken barbecue with tomato and cheese, thus its Italian Style Barbecue Chicken.

Italian Style Barbecued Chicken
This recipe serves 4 people.
The chicken barbecues in 30-35 minutes on grill over medium hot coals.
The tomato and cheese sauce takes about 10 minutes over hot coals.

Ingredients
1 1/2 kg (3 lbs) of 4 chicken halves
3 tablespoon (75 ml) of cooking oil
750 g ( 1 1/2 lbs) of tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 clove of garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon of ground bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon oregano
3 tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese
pepper
salt

Making the Tomato and Cheese Sauce
Pour the oil in a heavy pan and heat it over coals.

Once hot add tomatoes, garlic, ground bay leaves, thyme, oregano salt and pepper and cook. Stir and mash the ingredients until the tomatoes are pureed.

Fold in cheese and cook stirring for 2 to 3 minutes, then set pan aside.

Barbecuing the Chicken
Brush chicken halves generously with tomato and cheese sauce on all sides.

Place chicken on a grid over medium hot coals for 30-35 minutes, basting with the sauce, and turning the chicken two or three times.

There you have it, your Italian Style Barbecue Chicken, it is best served while hot.

Suggestion: Serve your Italain Style Barbecue Chicken with coleslaw or rice salad.