1. Barbecued Ribs (The Best)
What makes these ribs the absolute best? The spiced dry rub that coats them infuses the meat for several hours. The ribs are first cooked in the oven, which tenderizes the meat, then they go on the grill, where you generously baste them with homemade barbecue sauce.
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Barbecued Ribs (The Best)
2. Garlic-Marinated Beef Skewers
These beef skewers are among your favourites of the season. Everything hinges on the savoury marinade that marries soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar and garlic. Everyone loves it. You could also use top sirloin steak for a more affordable cut of meat.
3. Lobster Rolls
When you bite into these lobster rolls, you’ll feel transported to the seaside for the length of your meal. What’s the secret to highlighting the big chunks of lobster? Mayonnaise seasoned with celery, chives, tarragon and whole-grain mustard. And, of course, golden-brown hot dog buns are the rolls of choice for this dish.
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Lobster Rolls
4. Strawberry Jam (The Best)
Who could have guessed that it takes only three ingredients to make the best strawberry jam? For that perfect blend of strawberry, sugar and lemon juice to be the joy of your mornings, purée half of the strawberries and roughly crush the rest. Let everything simmer together until the mixture gets nicely jammy.
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Strawberry Jam (The Best)
5. Strawberry Shortcake (The Best)
A summer without any strawberry shortcake would be like a summer without sunshine. A light vanilla cake, fresh strawberries and whipped cream; that’s all it takes for the best and sweetest summertime combination of ingredients in Quebec.
6. Grilled Tomahawk Steak
This bold cut of meat has gained in popularity over the last few years. And even if it may seem intimidating, tomahawk steak is easy to prepare. Simply coat it with a dry rub, let it sit for one hour and then grill it on the barbecue until it reaches the right temperature. It’s all about the thermometer!
7. Portuguese-Style Grilled Chicken (The Best)
We love Portuguese chicken with its lovely spiciness—and so do you! For this recipe, first make the spicy sauce by mixing piri-piri sauce, sweet paprika and chicken stock. Use part of it to marinate the poultry for 12 hours and serve the rest of the sauce on the side with the barbecued chicken.
8. Clemence’s Lemonade
Lemonade. The perfect poolside refreshment as well as the ideal beverage to cool you down when you’re on barbecue duty. This one is as classic as can be, mixing lemon juice, sugar and water. But you can also flavour it with cranberry juice to give it a pink tinge or make it with sparkling water instead of flat.
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Clemence’s Lemonade
9. Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp
It seems that the crisp has overtaken strawberry and rhubarb pie in your Top 10. It’s impossible to resist this mixture of sweet strawberries, tangy rhubarb and crunchy oat flakes. You don’t have time to bake? Our ready-to-eat version of the strawberry and rhubarb crisp offers the same great flavour. Find it at IGA stores.
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Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp
10. Pork Souvlaki
Prepare these irresistible skewers in advance as they must marinate for 12 to 24 hours to develop the flavours before being cooked. But once they’re on the grill, they’re ready in less than 5 minutes. Serve with a sour cream and cucumber sauce.