BARBIE MEAT FEAST: popular dishes from the Archive, most low-fat & salt

We all - including carnivores - love our vegetables and salad when the heat hits town but for meat-eaters it's an exciting time to indulge.

Whether cooked on the barbecue, in the oven, over a grill or in an air-fryer, these juicy, gorgeously flavoured meats are a delight.  Many are easy-peasy and can be prepped in advance.

Spicy Lamb Koftas with Tahini Sauce

One of the blog's most popular dishes, it's preservative-free, Greek in  Style, Make-ahead & Easy

 Greek style koftas are gorgeously spicy without heat; the Tahini sauce is to die for.  Stuffed in pittas or wraps with crunchy slaw, they appeal to the entire family. Prep the day before needed.  

 

Best easiest most succulent chicken ever

Astonishingly sweet, tender moist  chicken with almost zero effort...and the Ginger Spring Onion Sauce is stunning!

Don't be put off by the simplicity of this dish; chicken cooked by poaching is silken and velvety, succulent and tender, bringing out the 'chickeness' of chicken.  The method is extremely energy efficient; bring the bird to a boil, turn the heat off and it cooks itself!  Served with three gutsy sauces.

Low-fat Chunky Country Terrine

Coarse country terrines of chicken & pork studded with nuts and strips of meat are perfect as an entre for a summer crowd.  A bonus: this one is healthier than most.

Normal terrines are usually off the menu for the health conscious.  Fatty pork shoulder and belly, plus lashings of streaky bacon aren't exactly healthy. But this recipe, adapted from the Hairy Bikers, has judicious substitutions which produce a show-stopping lower-guilt delight.  It is a financial indulgence but it will feed many if sliced thickly and served in fingers.  One for a special occasion.

Crispy Mongolian Lamb in lettuce leaves

Another 67 favourite, this recipe is a gutsy version of duck pancakes.  The meat is beguilingly crunchy yet tender but lower-fat.  Easy prep.  

Low-fat Mongolian Crispy Lamb

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Wonderful family food, easy, prepare ahead.  'I have been to Mongolia many times and (this) had a really authentic taste.' Taster

Skinnier Southern un-fried Chicken

As crunchy & juicy as you-know-who's but a lot healthier and more tasty

This is ideal picnic fare, as good cold as hot.  The energetic 60's+ couple who tested it pronounced the chicken 'sensational' - piquant with familiar spices, with a crisp, crunchy shell around succulent flesh.   They thought the Waldorf Salad was the perfect side.  

Healthier Chinese Spice Rub for pork, chicken & beef

Here's a spice rub that will give any cut of pork, beef or chicken the quintessential flavour of Chinese Spare Ribs. The great thing about it is that it's low-almost-no-sugar.  And because the meat is barbecued, roasted, or grilled on a rack, excess fat is released and drained away.   

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