Day 10 and we head for South East Asia Day 10 of 2018 World Cup we switch continents and head over to South East Asia, specifically South Korea to cook Korean Chicken Wings. I used a recipe for Korean Chicken Wings that called for them to be deep fried, but instead, I used the BBQ Vortex. The Cook I marinaded…
Day 9 and Brazil are on the Menu Day 9 of 2018 World Cup sees the cooking remaining in South America. We move slightly north to Brazil to cook Picanha Steak which is a popular cut in South America in general. Picanha is a cut of beef called the Rump Cap. These individual steaks were from Turner &…
Day 8 and Over to South America Day 8 of 2018 World Cup sees the cooking move west again to South America. This is the first cook from South America in the World Cup of BBQ, and we have an Argentine street food of Choripan serve in a baguette with Chimichurri. Choripán is a type of sandwich with…
Day 7 and Time for a Kebab Day 7 of 2018 World Cup saw a full set of the 2nd games in the groups being played. For today’s cook, we are back in the middle east to cook Torsh Kebab from Iran. Kabab torsh is a traditional kebab from Gilan and Mazandaran provinces in Iran. It is made with beef,…
Day 6 is a Winning Day Day 6 of 2018 World Cup saw the first win and the first goal for any team cooked for in the World Cup of BBQ. It saw us move across the Atlantic Ocean, to West Africa and cook Yassa Chicken from Senegal. Yassa Chicken is a popular Senegalese chicken dish that…
Day 5 and another Central American Dish Day 5 of 2018 World Cup saw Panama lose their opening game to Belgium. I am not bringing much luck to the countries when cooking their dishes – so far no wins and no goals. Today’s dish was Ropa Vieja from Panama. Ropa Vieja translates to “old clothes” in English. It is…
Day 4 and we move to Central America Day 4 of 2018 World Cup saw another busy day of football with three games taking place. I think I am putting a bit of a curse on the teams I am cooking dishes from as Costa Rica lost today. So four cooks and no winning team yet! To…
Day 3 sees another African Dish Day 3 of 2018 World Cup saw a busy day of football with four games in total. Nigeria is taking part in the final game, and I am celebrating the fact by cooking this Nigerian Beef Suya. Suya is a spicy meat skewer which is a popular food item in West Africa. It is generally made…
Day 2 sees Slow Cooked Lamb Day 2 of 2018 World Cup saw Morocco lose a very close match – maybe a little bit of a harsh result for them. This Lamb Mechoui uses the Weber Smokey Mountain, to cook the lamb slowly infusing the already marinated meat with some gorgeous smokiness. In Morocco, Mechoui means “refers to…
Kicking off with Chicken Al Kabsa So the 2018 World Cup kicked off in Russia today, with a fantastic result for the hosts. It also meant the start of the World Cup of BBQ where I aim to cook one dish using the BBQ, from one of the countries playing that day. They were decided on Twitter…