Father’s Day BBQ Collection

Father’s Day BBQ Collection

Father’s Day is a good excuse to get outside, light the barbecue and cook something that feels a bit more special than usual. If the weather plays ball, all the better. This collection brings together cuts that suit the occasion particularly well, whether you are planning an easy lunch, a long afternoon around the grill or a proper family feast.

From thick chops and richly marbled steaks to sausages, ribs and other cuts well suited to cooking over fire, everything here is chosen with that kind of meal in mind. These are cuts that respond well to the barbecue, rewarding careful cooking with depth of flavour, good texture and proper eating quality. Fat cover, marbling and bone all play their part, helping the meat stay juicy whilst building the kind of char and savoury richness that good barbecue is all about.

Whether you are keeping things simple or making more of an occasion of it, this is meat worth gathering around.

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A prime steak may be the more traditional way to mark the occasion, and we have that covered too. Our sirloin chops, in particular, make a brilliant sharing steak. Grill them over the barbecue, letting the flames catch the meat here and there, then rest them well with a few anchovy fillets and a sprig or two of rosemary laid over the top, melting gently into the residual heat. Serve with a simple salad of wild rocket, shaved Parmesan, lemon juice and olive oil.

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Or, if you have a smoker and time on your side, go for a Boston butt. Soak it overnight in cider, rub it with sugar and spices, then let it cook low and slow until a dark crust forms and the meat beneath becomes tender enough to pull apart with a spoon. A quick spritz of apple juice or cider every hour helps things along nicely. Pile it into brioche buns with crunchy homemade slaw, plenty of pickles and a generous spoonful of barbecue sauce.

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