With summer approaching it’s time to get your Ottawa townhome or condo ready for entertaining and enjoying everything that the warm weather has to offer – particularly in terms of food. Use these summer BBQ meals to your advantage this year.
Barbecue Bacon Cheeseburgers
There’s nothing better than resorting to the phenomenal old-fashioned burgers that everyone loves to enjoy at some point during the summer. Instead of just relying on your traditional meat patty, you can always spice your burger up with bacon and great garnishes such as onions and lettuce.
Ingredients
8 Slices of Bacon
2 pounds of ground beef
½ teaspoon of garlic powder
¼ teaspoon of black pepper
6 slices of Swiss cheese
6 sliced hamburger buns
1 head of lettuce
1 sliced large tomato
1 thinly sliced red onion
Directions
Cook your bacon over medium-high heat until it is crispy and allow it to cool on a paper towel and crumble it. Mix the bacon bits into all of the ground beef, garlic powder, and pepper and shape into six fairly decent sized burgers. Start the grill and allow ample time for heating, cook the burgers for approximately five minutes per side and add the cheese one minute before grilling time is up. Add garnishes and serve.
Homestyle BBQ Ribs
This recipe is great for condo living, especially if you don’t have access to a grill as all you’ll need is a slow cooker and some ingredients.
Ingredients
1 cup of ketchup
3 tablespoons of molasses
1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon of brown sugar
½ teaspoon of hot sauce
4 pounds of pork ribs
Directions
Stir the ketchup, molasses, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and brown sugar together. Place the ribs in the slow cooker and pour one cup of the sauce over the top of the ribs. Allow 6 to 9 hours of cooking time so the ribs get quite tender. After cooked, apply the remaining sauce to the ribs.
Veggie Grilled Pizza
Instead of putting meat on the grill, try this vegetarian alternative instead.
Ingredients
Vegan pizza crust (available from most grocers)
1 cup thinly sliced squash
1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
1 cup thinly sliced bell peppers
2 cups of red sauce
2 cups of spinach leaves
Directions
Grill the pizza crust on the barbecue until warm then add the red sauce squash, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, and spinach leaves. Continue to cook the pizza until the crust has reached your preferred consistency.
Enjoy summer BBQ cooking at your Ottawa townhome, condo, or terrace home! Theberge Homes is a premiere builder in Ottawa with available developments at Huntclub Towns, Alta Vista Ridge, and Pinecrest.
