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Best Ever Chunky BBQ Relish

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In association with Iceland

Best Ever Chunky BBQ Relish is made with mixed bell peppers, onion, garlic etc and has a sweet and sour vibe with a mild chilli back note provided by the lime, clementine & fresh red chilli. Perfect for your barbecued burgers, sausages, chops etc!

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It’s always tempting fate to say it’s barbecue season because as we all know the British weather has a mind of its own!

We can have several different seasons of weather thrown at us in just the space of a week.

One certain thing however is being able to pick up some great BBQ essentials from Iceland!

For their #PowerofFrozen campaign, I was challenged to come up with a recipe to highlight their BBQ range.

So after a bit of tinkering in the kitchen to get it just right, I am delighted to bring you my Best Ever Chunky BBQ Relish.

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My family loved this relish which is perfect on burgers, with chicken, pork you name it!

It has a hint of sweet and sour going on plus a hint of chilli but not so much that kids would take a dislike to it. Best of all you can make it with ready-prepared onions, peppers, and garlic from Iceland so it’s no effort at all.

While your meat is cooking on the BBQ (man’s work, delegated to my son now) you can be preparing this Best Ever Chunky BBQ Relish to serve warm once ready.

I even picked up Instant Light Lumpwood Charcoal in Iceland which meant, no firelighters and no fuss so all we needed was a match – brilliant!

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So what BBQ foods did we sample I hear you ask in eager anticipation. (OK I’m building my part here, just go with it, must be the excitement of our first BBQ of the year)!

Well, we had 6 oz Angus Burgers (plus burger buns), Pork Sausage Wheels, Mini Meaty Pork Rib Racks, and Chicken and Chorizo Kebabs which were all really tasty and top quality.

All the meat was cooked from frozen either solely on the BBQ (burgers) or cooked conventionally and then finished off on the barbecue.

I do like to over-cater when having a barbecue because then you don’t have to lift a finger the following day and can eat all the leftovers.

Plus my Best Ever Chunky BBQ Relish is just as good cold!

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I do hope you pop into Iceland and check out their extensive BBQ range which is so convenient to have on standby for an impromptu BBQ.

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Just some of the BBQ range you’ll find available in Iceland!

These 3 simple ingredients formed the base of my Best Ever Chunky BBQ Relish!

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Best Ever Chunky BBQ Relish

With hints of sweet and sour plus a gentle back note of chilli, this Best Ever Chunky BBQ Sauce will perk up any burgers or meat you throw on the barbecue!
Course Main
Cuisine British
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings 400 mls
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 30 g unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 2 tsp Darégal Le+ Taste garlic
  • 160 g Iceland ready to cook diced onions
  • 250 g Iceland quick cook sliced mixed peppers
  • 1 large red chilli finely chopped with half the seeds (use all if you like extra heat)
  • 4 tbsp soft light brown sugar
  • 8 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 1 tbsp American style hot dog mustard
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tbsp clementine juice
  • freshly ground salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Start by putting the sliced peppers on a board and roughly chop them into small dice.
  • Heat the oil and butter in a non-stick pan over a medium heat.
  • Add the diced onion and garlic and fry for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Then add the diced peppers and chilli and continue frying for about another 7 minutes (until both softened but not coloured).
  • Add the sugar, ketchup, mustard, lime juice, clementine juice and seasoning.
  • Bring to the boil and then simmer under a lid for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Serve warm (or cold if you wish) with burgers or any barbecued meats.
  • Keep any leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge for a few days or freeze the rest.

NB: This is a commissioned post for Iceland and all views are my own.

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  3. A S,Edinburgh

    This looks great! Lime and chilli is always a winner, and the addition of clementine is a lovely idea.

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  7. Maya Russell

    The sauce sounds super. Unfortunately, the kids wouldn’t eat it chunky so I’d have to puree it for them.

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    • Camilla

      Thanks Kate:-) We’ve had 2 BBQ’s now and hopefully our third will be this weekend but I haven’t had a chance to check the forecast yet!

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  10. Kate Ford

    This sounds amazing Camilla! And love the Iceland onions, garlic and peppers too having discovered them quite recently – such timesavers!

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  11. H. Michelle

    Hi! Thanks for telling us about the Chunky BBQ Relish. It is amazing hearing about its sweet and sour and chilli taste. It is good to hear that it is simple to prepare with onions, garlic, and pepper. It looks so appetizing that readers can’t help making it in their kitchen.

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  13. Choclette

    Oh Camilla, you’ve really got me in the mood for a BBQ now. I can but dream, it’s pouring with rain here. Thumbs up to #poweroffrozen – just brilliant for quick and tasty meals.

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  17. Mandi

    The relish looks delicious, we had our first barbecue of the year last weekend, and I was thinking we need to try something different on there, like the sound of the sausage wheels as both my youngest never eat the roll!

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  27. Kavey

    I’m a big fan of using frozen vegetables in particular, though sadly Iceland sold off our local store many years ago. Wish we had one nearby.

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  28. Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche

    It’s so convenient to have BBQ stuff ready in the freezer! BBQs in my house usually start with a mad dash to the shops before the sun goes away again! This relish looks amazing, don’t think I’ve ever made a cooked relish before!

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  31. Mary - A Mary Road

    Thanks for the recipe! Will def bookmark this for future reference especially now summer is coming! This is perfect 🙂

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  33. Tanya

    I bloody love Iceland, everyone always understates it! Such affordable prices for such great quality, I will definitely be stocking up on my BBQ food from there

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  34. Anosa

    I have not been to iceland in years mainly because we dont have the shop in my local town but I remember how awesome their products are. This looks delicious

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  35. Sarah, Things Sarah Loves

    I have to be honest and say I would never have thought about going to Iceland to pick up BBQ supplies but how delicious does this food look?!! The relish looks really tasty too, I can’t wait to make some and try it for myself!

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    • Camilla

      Iceland’s ready chopped frozen onions are so handy, made my Fish Chowder with the rest of a bag last night which save me chopping and mess:-)

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  40. Victoria

    We’ve used Iceland for quick party food extras in the past I never even thought of them for bbq stuff. We’re more of a butcher person but the kebabs look yummy, as does your relish!! I’m really becoming a lover of sauce and dip type things lately so will try this for an extra something sometime x

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    • Camilla

      Thanks Victoria, the BBQ range is great as you can just pull it out of the freeze and cook it from frozen when the sun decides to come out:-) Enjoy the relish:-)

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  42. Charli Bruce

    I love how Iceland have upped their game, they really are fab for frozen bits! The relish you made sounds amazing, I just wish I lived somewhere where we could have an actual barbecue but sadly we have to improvise by getting the George Foreman out! X

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  44. Sarah Bailey

    Oh my goodness how good does this look . I have to admit I keep thinking about having a BBQ – I really need to try and talk the other half into cooking the meat though, while I could do the relish. x

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