Guys ... do you cook?

[WarlockNZ]

Hmmm ...

That is the question.

I know guys can cook, but it occurred to me the kitchen isn't very manly (and that's not a dig at the girls ok .. lol).

So what if there was something that men could cook that not only tasted fantastic but required the use of a bbq?? (it is a mans tool after all), yes i know steaks and saus are a bbq thing but come on ... there has to be something else.

Well, I have been in love (yes .. in love) with yakatori for years and it's taken me a little while to get it right.. but i tell you what, it is the shit!.

If you feel like experiencing the real thing, there is only one place to go and the is Ken Yakatori on anzac ave in the city, K road too i think... but anzac is the place to go

Just to give you an idea, here are a couple of dishes I made.


Chicken with cheese


Beef Sirloin with radish and spring onion


Prawn wrapped in bacon with honey mustard sauce.

now that is bbq .. !!

[dogsnbikes]

I cook for a living so last thing I tend to do is cook at home not that there is anyone to cook for

but good on you for getting creative

[Colapop]

I prefer not to let my wife in my kitchen!

[Skyryder]

Yep I kooc. I just get stuff and stick it in the pot. Roll it up with a zig-zag. and Knockout grub.

Skyryder

[xwhatsit]

The Ken Yakatori on Anzac Ave is much better than the K Road one, it's true. Nice place for a feed and some Asahis.

I cook and bake and stuff. I like eating

[Sidewinder]

i supose you can use knifes on the bbq instead of the stove. and that way mum would yell at me because i would be outside

[Kiwifire72]

I do all the cooking at home and love it
try this you will love it
Whole Eye Fillet Steak
Crank both BBQ and oven to as hot as possible
Roast some thick potatoe and kumara slices
Seal whole eye fillet on bbq then place in very very hot oven for 15 to 20 min depending on size and how you like the steak
remove and rest for 10 min then slice and serve with roast veg and a nice mushroom sauce

[steveb64]

I do all the cooking at home and love it
try this you will love it
Whole Eye Fillet Steak
Crank both BBQ and oven to as hot as possible
Roast some thick potatoe and kumara slices
Seal whole eye fillet on bbq then place in very very hot oven for 15 to 20 min depending on size and how you like the steak
remove and rest for 10 min then slice and serve with roast veg and a nice mushroom sauce

MMMMMM MMMMM! That sounds nice! I do summat similar, but with nice thick aged T-bones...

In our household, it's not unknown for the wife and I to team up - I do the meat, she does the veg... And I tend to do the stir-fry's - Thai/Chinese fusion... She does the Indian style curries...

As a hint (if you've got an extractor over the stove - makes a LOT of smoke) - use a (cast iron 'cos I like 'em) HOT pan, sprinkle salt on pan surface liberally, coat steak with peanut oil, then sear as per your instructions. The advantage of using a cast iron pan, is they don't tend to have plastic or wooden handles, so you can just chuck the whole thing in the oven.

The salt is to stop the meat from sticking to the surface of the pan. Don't make it too hot tho... Give it a good pre-heat at about 3 on eleccie stove setting... YMMV!

[Swoop]

You know when dinner is ready... the smoke alarm goes off!

[SlashWylde]

I know guys can cook, but it occurred to me the kitchen isn't very manly (and that's not a dig at the girls ok .. lol).

Rubbish. All the worlds best chefs are men. I reckon if you can't cook a decent meal then you're not much of a bloke. And for the record, women love a man who can prepare a delicious meal.

[klingon]

...And for the record, women love a man who can prepare a delicious meal.

Oh yes! *drools*

[Kiwifire72]

My wife hates it when she comes home from work and I got the food channel on its awesome to watch heaps of ideas mmmmmmm yummy food

[pritch]

I have a little portable Weber I bought last summer. The weather so far hasn't been very inspiring with regard to al fresco dining. Tonight is looking better.

Charcoal cooking is great for lamb but the lamb tastes even better marinated.
1 cup dry red wine
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup ollive oil
4 Juniper berries
sprig of thyme
sprig of parsely
2 bayleaves
2 crushed cloves of garlic
pinch of nutmeg
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
dash of hot pepper sauce

Some of those are not essential but the juniper berries and garlic are, as they are what give it its character.

Pour some of the marinade over the meat while it's cooking and if you heat it on the end of the bbq you can use the remainder as sauce.

This recipe was specific to a particular lamb/hogget recipe I have but that's too much typing for now. It does, however, work with any cuts

[Kiwifire72]

At the World Fire Fighter Games yeah yeah laugh all you like its an olympics for fire fighters and there families
anyway they have a Fire Fighter cook off
so we should have a KB Cook off

[Dooly]

Dont cook, nor do the dishes.
Can cook well, and do the dishes, but why, the wife does both well.