Lets start with olive oil, its a must, it has many uses, once you start, you will wonder how you ever managed without it.

With so many different olive oils to choose from, try the mild ones first and occasionally experiment with the more stronger flavoured oils. Olive oil cooks at an higher temperature so will colour and crisp your food more readily. 

It is also more healthy than vegetable cooking oil.

Olive oil can be used for marinades, coating meat, brushing on to the grill to stop the meat or fish sticking and of course on salads to give that Mediterranean flavour.

Go out and buy some today!

Garlic butter

Great for crusty bread or brushing on to lamb

 Simple Garlic Butter

3 cloves of garlic crushed or finely chopped

1 Small handful of  fresh parsley  finely chopped

200g of butter or 100ml of olive oil

Melt the butter in a microwave oven, this takes only a few seconds. Add the parsley and garlic and stir using a fork.

Its now ready to use. 

Fresh garlic and parsley

Barbecue sauce

Ingredients:

Cooking Instructions:

2 tablespoons demerara sugar

2 oz. (50g) margarine or butter

2 teaspoons tomato puree

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 teaspoons mustard powder

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon clear honey

1 teaspoon chili seasoning

quarter pint (150ml) water

pinch of dried mixed herbs

Add the onion and fry gently for about 5 minutes or until the onion softens

Increase the heat a little, add all the other ingredients and stir well

Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes, or until the sauce becomes syrupy

Ideal to serve with chicken, hamburgers, spare ribs or sausages
Recipe compiled by Alwyn Jones

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