Fish and Seafood

 

 

Fish: fillet or steak

 

 

6mm to 13mm thick

barbecue 3 to 5 minutes

 

13mm to 25mm thick

barbecue 3 to 5 minutes each side

 

25mm to 32mm thick

barbecue 5 to 6 minutes each side

 

Fish, whole

 

 

450g

roast 15 to 20 minutes on roasting trivet

 

900g to 1.2kg

roast 20 to 30 minutes on roasting trivet

 

Prawns

barbecue 1 to 3 minutes each side

 

Scallop

barbecue 3 to 6 minutes

 

Mussel

barbecue 5 to 6 minutes (discard any that don’t open)

 

Oyster in shell

barbecue 3 to 5 minutes

 

Fruit Note: Barbecuing times for fruit will vary with ripeness.

 

Apple thick rounds

barbecue 4 to 6 minutes

 

Banana halved lengthwise

barbecue 6 to 8 minutes

 

Peach, pit removed halved lengthwise

barbecue 8 to 10 minutes

 

Pear halved lengthwise

barbecue 10 to 12 minutes

 

Pineapple rings

barbecue 5 to 10 minutes

 

Vegetables

 

 

Artichoke:

 

 

whole

Steam 20 to 25 minutes; cut in half and barbecue 8 to 10 minutes

 

Asparagus

barbecue 6 to 8 minutes

 

Capsicum:

 

 

whole

barbecue 10 to 12 minutes

 

halved or quartered

barbecue 6 to 8 minutes

 

Chilli

barbecue 7 to 9 minutes

 

Corn:

 

 

husked

barbecue 10 to 12 minutes

 

in husk

barbecue 25 to 30 minutes

 

Eggplant:

 

 

sliced

barbecue 8 to 10 minutes

 

halved

barbecue 12 to 15 minutes

 

Garlic

 

 

whole

roast 45 to 60 minutes

 

Green bean

 

 

whole

barbecue 8 to 10 minutes

 

Leek

barbecue 14 to 16 minutes

 

Mushrooms

barbecue 8 to 12 minutes

 

Onion

 

 

thickly sliced

barbecue 8 to 12 minutes

 

Potato:

 

 

whole (small)

roast 45 to 60 minutes

 

thickly sliced

barbecue 14 to 16 minutes

 

Potato: new

 

 

halved

barbecue 20 to 25 minutes

 

Pumpkin

 

 

half small butternut

roast 50 to 60 minutes

 

small pieces

barbecue 45 to 60 minutes

 

Sweet potato:

 

 

whole

roast 50 to 60 minutes

 

thickly sliced

barbecue 8 to 10 minutes

 

Tomato: garden

 

 

thickly sliced

barbecue 2 to 4 minutes

 

halved

barbecue 6 to 8 minutes

 

Tomato: roma

 

 

halved

barbecue 6 to 8 minutes

 

whole

barbecue 8 to 10 minutes

 

Zucchini:

 

 

thickly sliced

barbecue 6 to 8 minutes

27

halved

barbecue 6 to 10 minutes