What better way to entertain than with skewers. They’re quick, easy to prepare and (mostly) mess-free. From barbecued sumac prawns to cumin-spiced lamb skewers, here are some that will make your next backyard dinner party easy.
Pork, rabbit and chorizo skewers with paprika oil and beetroot, apple and watercress salad
Cumin lamb skewers with preserved chillies
Pork skewers with young coconut and pineapple salad
Lamb skewers with chilli and cumin (shou zhua yang rou chuan)
Grilled cumin and chilli lamb skewers with smoky eggplant purée
Xinjiang-style lamb skewers
Portuguese chicken skewers with tomato salad and flatbread
Chicken satay
Barbecued sumac prawns with yoghurt flatbread
Sticky pork skewers with nashi slaw
Nonya pork satay
Char-grilled asparagus and haloumi with mint and lemon
Grilled marron on a stick with citrus butter, flowers and herbs
Sticky soy glazed meatball skewers
Grilled pork neck and oregano skewers with orzo salad
David Thompson’s grilled pork skewers
Barbecued pork belly skewers
Jerk pork skewers with pineapple and jicama chopped salad
Spiced lamb köfte with warm carrot salad
Soy-glazed pork-and-pineapple skewers
Chicken tsukune
Sticky pork skewers
Yakiton with shichimi togarashi
Anticuchos
