My little work-station. Nice and clean as always. I am ready to rock. But the bloody Japanese BBQ and the Japanese coals I bought from Amazon have proven to be a nightmare to ‘start’, so I resort to my rather old and battered Yakatori.I love this guy. Battered cos BFF Ruther’s shut it in the gate at my condo. Duh!!!
This is that little Japanese one and the Japanese BBQ coals. It finally got there, BUT, it took like 5 times as long as the coconut coals I love to use. So, back to the tried and trusted I had to go. Now we’re rocking!!! I love this Japanese BBQ. Boy, has this seen some action as you can probably tell? Let’s just call it ‘seasoned’. It well and truly is. But I LOVE this so much. I bought this 2nd hand from my mates at Kilo and it has become one of the very best kitchen purchases I have ever made.
Wifey has a mad moment and decides she wants to become a Vlogger and created some of her own content of The Beard in action. If you really want to hear my crazy Filipino Wifey, CLICK HERE . It’s actually quite funny…
First up was chargrilled Grade A4 Japanese Kagoshima Wagyu on thinly sliced homemade garlic bread. Holy shit, I mean come on. Some of the very best meat ever eaten by this fat beardy one, even if I say so myself. So very, very good. Then that amazing octopus, cut into bite-sized pieces atop some Sriracha Mayo and served ChillaxBBQ style in spoons. I am loving this in a BIG way. A VERY happy wifey, a new cooking skill learnt, and a new recipe I have made up for ChillaxBBQ – triple whammy!!! Blackened sweetcorn with butter, sea salt & cracked black pepper and smoked Paprika. The kids LOVED it. I bought the pre-cooked French sweetcorn to save some time and simply marinated it in a zip-lock bag until ready to char. Easy peasy! And here would be the restaurant plating. Howe bloody good does that look huh? Beautiful colours. Amazing charring. If you touch this octopus it nearly falls apart. I am super-proud to have made a dish that wifey says compares to her top-four. I slept soundly tonight!!! This was THE STAR OF THE SHOW!!! That is not a bad little dining area, is it? Happily families methinks. I all I could hear was chewing. The final dish, as per a request from Strawberry Blonde. Chargrilled tomatoes. On the vine and in a zip-lock with sea salt & cracked black pepper and Olive Oil . On the coals, until they char and pop a little. Plate and sprinkle a little more sea salt & cracked black pepper. Yummo!!! Super-sweet and smoky.
Smoky Paprika Octopus ‘w’ Sriracha & ChillaxBBQ Dinner was a winner. I seriously am very proud of myself to be compared by wifey to #GAIG, #BURNTENDS , #NEXTDOORSPANISHCAFE, #MYLITTLESPANISHPLACE, and #SMOQUEBARANDBISTRO. I am honoured to be up there in the clouds with these Chefs. It was a lovely family dinner. One we were all involved in too as I had had the kids helping me with shopping and prep all day, bless.
And then cooking and plating for all to see and serving through the pass (AKA balcony window) was awesome. We’ll be doing more of that I am certain. Come on over if you like one day? But please try that octopus recipe, it is off-the-charts good if you like that sort of thing – ENJOY!!!