appetizer ideas for a bbq
Appetizer Ideas for a BBQ
So, you are hosting an outdoor party and looking for some easy appetizer ideas for a BBQ? If you want to serve some delicious yet easy to prepare appetizers in your party, then the following appetizer ideas for a BBQ will prove to be useful.
- Fresh jalapeno peppers (cut into half lengthwise and seeded), 6
- Packaged cream cheese (8 ounce), 1
- Bacon, 12 slices
- Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat.
- Fill the halved jalapeno with cream cheese spread.
- Wrap the jalapeno with bacon.
- Secure the bacon and jalapeno with a toothpick.
- Place it on the grill, and cook until bacon is crispy. Serve.
- Chicken wings, separated at joints with tips discarded, 6 lb.
- Louisiana-style hot sauce, 1½ cups
- Butter, ¾ cup
- Honey, 1 cup
- Cayenne pepper, 1 tsp.
- Garlic salt, 1 pinch
- Ground black pepper, 1 pinch
- Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat.
- Lightly oil the grill grate and grill the chicken, 8 to 12 minutes on each side.
- You can even deep-fry or bake the chicken, but it tastes best when grilled.
- In a large roasting pan keep the chicken.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, mix the hot sauce, butter, honey, garlic salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
- Simmer about 10 minutes, till it is blended and heated through.
- Pour the sauce over the grilled chicken wings and stir to coat. Serve.
- Medium hard cheese (such as cheddar or swiss), 1 block
- Seasonings if desired
- In a small smoke proof baking dish, place the cheese and you can sprinkle on any seasonings, like Dijon mustard, chili seasonings, garlic or onion powder.
- Place the cheese at the edge of the smoker grill and cover the grill.
- Leave the cheese for about 1¼ hour until melted though.
- Serve with a sliced French baguette, crudites or tortillas.
- Frozen raspberries in syrup that is slightly thawed, ½ of 10-ounce package
- Medium fresh peaches that are peeled and halved, 2
- Brown sugar, 5 tsp.
- Lemon juice, 1½ tsp.
- Butter, 1 tsp.
- Vanilla extract, ½ tsp.
- Ground cinnamon, ¼ tsp.
- In a blender process raspberries and lemon juice until pureed.
- Stain the purée and discard the seeds.
- Cover the purée and place in the refrigerator to chill.
- Keep the peach halves, cut side up, on a large piece of heavy-duty foil that is about 18 inches x 12 inches in size.
- Mix brown sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle it into the peach centers.
- Sprinkle with vanilla and dot with butter.
- Fold foil over peaches and seal.
- Grill the peaches over medium-hot heat for 15 minutes or until heated through.
- Spoon the raspberry sauce over peaches and serve.
- Roasted peanuts, 250 g
- Unshelled pumpkin seeds, 250 g
- Whole almonds, 250 g
- hot chili oil, 10 mL
- Worcestershire sauce, 10 mL
- Extra-virgin olive oil, 5 mL
- Salt, 5 g
- Paprika, 5 g
- Cayenne pepper, 3 g
- Over a foil tray, spread out the pumpkin seeds and almonds and grill for about 12 minutes on low heat.
- Add the roasted peanuts to the tray after removing it from heat.
- In a bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients and pour over the nuts.
- Return the tray to the grill and grill for 6 minutes. Once done allow to cool. Serve.