20+ Epic BBQ Recipes You Need This Summer (2024)

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Planning a backyard BBQ? Try these epic BBQ recipes from all around the world! We’ve included our favourites like grilled beef, chicken and pork – as well as classic sides, refreshing salads, and homemade sauces to bring it all together.

Why we love a good BBQ on a Summer’s night!

Cooking on the barbecue is so much fun, and a great way to spend time outdoors with friends and family.Usually it’ll be our Dad’s cooking on the barbie and Mum’s in the kitchen doing the salads and potato bake. In recent years we’ve started to cook ourselves a good steak too.

Today we’re going above and beyond your basic pulled pork or barbecue ribs to those you’ll find grilling away on fiery barbecues across Asia, Australia and beyond.

These easy recipes are super versatile, so feel free to mix and match to make your own favourite combinations.

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Beef & Pork Recipes

As Australians, when we’re gearing up for a BBQ we usually think of beef and pork recipes first – from a classic sausage sizzle to steak or rissoles!

These recipes have loads of flavour from secret seasonings or spicy marinades!

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The Best Aussie Rissoles Recipe

The BEST ever juicy and tender beef rissoles recipe, ready in just 20 minutes! These classic Aussie meat patties are a beloved family favourite for dinners or BBQs.

The Best Aussie Rissoles Recipe

Cevapi – Easy Balkan Beef Sausages

Cevapi are the perfect addition to your next home cooked BBQ. They’re so easy to mix by hand with simple ingredients – no fancy sausage maker required. Grill them over charcoal for that classic smoky flavour!

Cevapi – Easy Balkan Beef Sausages

Easy Weeknight Korean BBQ Beef Bulgogi

Tender, glossy beef that cooks in minutes! If you love Korean BBQ, you'll love this incredibly easy Korean beef bulgogi recipe with slivers of carrot and shiitake mushrooms for the perfect weeknight dinner.

Easy Weeknight Korean BBQ Beef Bulgogi

Easy Shogayaki – Japanese Ginger Pork

Shogayaki pork is incredibly juicy and tender, infused with a zingy soy and ginger caramelised sauce. Get this amazing Japanese ginger pork on the table in just 20 mins!

Easy Shogayaki – Japanese Ginger Pork

Simple Crying Tiger Steak with Nam Jim Jaew Dipping Sauce

Learn to cook incredible Thai beef in less than 20 minutes! Impress your guests (and yourself!) with juicy, tender Crying Tiger Steak and spicy Thai dipping sauce (Nam Jim Jaew).

Simple Crying Tiger Steak with Nam Jim Jaew Dipping Sauce

Easy Hambagu Recipe – Japanese Hamburger Steak

Try this irresistibly juicy and tender Japanese hamburger steak recipe (hambagu). Stuffed with cheese and slathered in a quick and easy demi-glace sauce, get dinner on the table in under 20 mins!

Easy Hambagu Recipe – Japanese Hamburger Steak

Chicken Recipes

Our mums are huge fans of BBQ chicken and this collection of mostly Japanese and Korean BBQ recipes does not disappoint! Keep it simple with whole chicken pieces, or mix it up with minced chicken or chicken skewers.

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Teriyaki Chicken

Meet the REAL teriyaki chicken. Our Osaka Mum, Yoshiko, knows a thing or two about cooking, and we guarantee you this recipe is just so good. Grab those cooking chopsticks and get ready for ultra succulent chicken in homemade teriyaki sauce!

Teriyaki Chicken

Tsukune – Japanese Chicken Meatballs

Super juicy chicken meatballs – Japanese style! These Tsukune skewers are grilled to perfection in just 25 minutes, and slathered in a sweet soy sauce to finish them off. Perfect for BBQs over charcoal or a quick dinner in the frying pan!

Tsukune – Japanese Chicken Meatballs

Spicy Korean BBQ Chicken Bulgogi – Dak Bulgogi

Chicken bulgogi (dak bulgogi) is one of the easiest Korean BBQ style dishes you can make at home. Just marinate and fry! Think tender chicken thighs coated in a spicy gochujang based sauce and fried to juicy perfection in 15 minutes. Ready to turn up the heat?

Spicy Korean BBQ Chicken Bulgogi – Dak Bulgogi

Yakitori – Japanese Chicken Skewers

Fire up the grill, here's your new obsession – charred chicken skewers slathered in sticky yakitori sauce, perfect for your next grill up or BBQ. Bring Izakaya style eating straight to the dining table!

Yakitori – Japanese Chicken Skewers

Burgers

Burgers are our go-to recipes for a quick and easy dinner, made even more awesome by cooking on the BBQ! Feel free to experiment with the burger flavours themselves, as well as veggie fillings and your favourite sauces.

The Best Japanese Style Burgers

Sink your teeth into these homemadeJapanese Style Burgers, guaranteed to satisfy. Angus beef mince and umami flavours get together in this crispy, succulent burger packed fullof fusion-flavours. Oh, and don't forget the winning combination of Kewpie mayonnaise and Japanese BBQ sauce.

The Best Japanese Style Burgers

Gochujang Chicken Burgers with Kimchi

Turn up the heat! Infused with gochujang, these spicy Korean chicken burgers are waiting for your next BBQ. Marinated chicken mince patties are wedged betweenkimchiandgochujang mayofor the ultimate flavour burst.

Gochujang Chicken Burgers with Kimchi

Easy Thai Chicken Burgers

Full of zest and freshness, these Thai chicken burgers are super easy to pull together. Minced chicken is infused with iconic Thai flavours, cooked to perfection, then topped with a juicy slaw between lightly toasted brioche buns.

Easy Thai Chicken Burgers

Epic BBQ Sides & Salads

These are the best BBQ sides we grew up with along with our favourites collected from our travels around the world. There’s a reason why they’re so popular and always present on the table at family BBQs – they’re that good!

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Australian Cheesy Potato Bake

Enjoy this creamy, cheesy potato bake layered with onion and garlic that will have everyone fighting to be the first to dig in! Serve up a big batch at your next BBQ for guaranteed smiles.

Australian Cheesy Potato Bake

Creamy Cauliflower Cheese Recipe

Bake this creamy cauliflower cheese recipe for your next BBQ or dinner! This classic cheesy veggie bake is the ultimate Aussie side dish – super easy to make with only 6 ingredients.

Creamy Cauliflower Cheese Recipe

Creamy Japanese Potato Salad

Try this easy Japanese potato salad recipe with crispy bacon and kewpie mayonnaise! It's bright, colourful, full of flavour and guaranteed to disappear fast. Perfect as a side for BBQs or add to a homemade bento lunchbox!

Creamy Japanese Potato Salad

Wafu Dressing – Japanese Salad Dressing

Wafu Dressing is an easy vinaigrette you can whip up in less than a minute. With the perfect balance of flavour from soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and sugar, this Japanese salad dressing will bring effortless flavour to raw salads, vegetables and grilled meats.

Wafu Dressing – Japanese Salad Dressing

Eileen’s Salad – The Magic Self Saucing Salad!

The salad for those who don't like salad! Chop, sprinkle, stir and serve. An epic combo of cucumber, tomato, feta and onion, this salad self sauces in minutes with a full flavour hit. Guaranteed empty bowl at your next BBQ!

Eileen’s Salad – The Magic Self Saucing Salad!

Bulgarian Shopska Salad

This super quick Bulgarian Shopska Salad is one of the easiest, coolest, and tastiest three ingredient salads in the world! All you need is fresh tomato, cucumber and Bulgarian feta or sirene cheese.It's the perfect side salad or light, refreshing lunch.

Bulgarian Shopska Salad

Quick Greek Salad

Toss together this speedy Greek salad in just 5 minutes! Enjoy bites of crisp cucumber, juicy cherry tomatoes, tangy feta and salty Kalamata olives in this Australian version, made just like your favourite chicken shop.

Quick Greek Salad

Quick Coleslaw with Japanese Style Creamy Salad Dressing

Your new go-to recipe when you need an awesome salad on the table – FAST! Our quick coleslaw is tossed together with a bright and creamy Japanese style salad dressing you’ll be using again and again.

Quick Coleslaw with Japanese Style Creamy Salad Dressing

4 Ingredient Italian Fennel and Orange Salad

With only 4 ingredients, Italian Fennel and Orange Salad is the perfect salad recipe, ready in under 5 minutes. Crisp slices of fennel, juicy orange, and a splash of olive oil make this a refreshing side dish with a natural citrus vinaigrette.

4 Ingredient Italian Fennel and Orange Salad

5 Ingredient Australian Damper Recipe

This amazing Australian damper recipe is perfect for camping or baking at home. Just 5 ingredients, prepped and baked in just 30 minutes! Break open the crumbly crust and reveal the warm and toasty camp bread inside.

5 Ingredient Australian Damper Recipe

Delicious Sauces

Whether you use them as marinades, basting sauces or slather them over the top, these sauces and condiments will take your backyard barbecue from so-so to so good!

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Yakisoba Sauce – Japanese BBQ Sauce

This Homemade Yakisoba Sauce Recipe is like barbecue sauce on steroids. Mix a few easy ingredients together and this bad boy is ready for your noodles, beef, pork or even on an omelette. AND – it's ready in less than 5 minutes.

Yakisoba Sauce – Japanese BBQ Sauce

All Purpose Korean Bulgogi Sauce

Rich depth of flavour and the perfect balance of savoury and sweet. This 8 ingredient Korean bulgogi sauce is THE marinade to turn to when you want big flavour and effortlessly tender beef.

All Purpose Korean Bulgogi Sauce

Quick Gochujang Mayonnaise Dipping Sauce

A tasty spicy dipping sauce you can whip up in 2 minutes flat. Just 4 ingredients and you'll be ready to dip just about anything in this quick gochujang mayonnaise!

Quick Gochujang Mayonnaise Dipping Sauce

How to Make Kewpie Mayo – Japanese Mayonnaise

The easiest and tastiest homemade Japanese mayonnaise recipe – ready in under a minute. Learn how to make Kewpie mayo at home and never buy store bought again!

How to Make Kewpie Mayo – Japanese Mayonnaise

4 Ingredient Yakitori Sauce

This 4 Ingredient yakitori sauce is the perfect Japanese seasoning to have in your repertoire. While it’s traditionally used for yakitori chicken skewers, you can use it at home for all your favourite Japanese creations!

4 Ingredient Yakitori Sauce

The Best Teriyaki Sauce Recipe

This is the best teriyaki sauce recipe, full of umami flavour and so easy to make! Use it as a marinade, or cook down into glossy perfection. Try this homemade teriyaki sauce and you’ll never want to buy store-bought again.

The Best Teriyaki Sauce Recipe

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