The art of smoking

Serves 8-10 Prep time 25 min, plus cooling, 2 hours smoking, overnight marinating and overnight brining Cook time 3-4 hours, plus resting Specialist kit Barbecue with lid MAKE AHEAD You need to start

Going back to ‘fire school’ to learn how to barbecue better might conjure images of scorched sausages cooked over a fast and furious heat. However, as Paula Minchin discovers, long and slow is best

There are two main kinds of barbecue: a ...

Try these tasty new ideas for the barbecue

Let’s face it, when the sun pops out from behind the clouds, we don’t always have the luxury of abundant free time to try an array of intricate new recipes for outdoors. Sometimes we need recipes that

Serves 6Prep time 10 minCook time 1 hour BE A BETTER COOK Caramelising your onions like this is known as making lyonnaise onions. It takes a little patience but it’s worth getting right. The technique