11x Easy recipes for on your Big Green Egg (2024)

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28 March 2019

The best basic BBQ recipes

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Easy recipes for on your Big Green Egg are always useful. Whether you’ve just started with your EGG or you want to make something nice on your EGG at the last minute. With these 11 simple and tasty BBQ recipes you can get started right away. They’re aimed at beginning cooks, but their flavours would satisfy any gourmet.

Let the party begin!

Have you purchased a Big Green Egg? Then obviously you want to get started as soon as possible. Maybe you bought a recipe book right away or you have already searched for the tastiest recipes on our website and already purchased all the necessary groceries. Our tip is to start with the basics. This is the best way to get to know the many possibilities of your EGG. This way you will soon find out that cooking on your latest acquisition is not complicated at all. You can prepare the tastiest Big Green Egg dishes with few ingredients and little effort. Let the party begin!

What are we eating today?

Before you start, it is useful to know exactly how your new kamado works. Do you want to quickly go through this? We have compiled a guide on how to use your Big Green Egg, including such topics as igniting it, regulating the temperature and various cooking techniques. The only question then remains: what are we eating today? Will it be a juicy, grilled T-bone steak, a nice piece of pork belly or would you prefer a smoked fish or crispy chicken? These are all BBQ recipes where the focus is on a single ingredient. The recipes are simple, but the result is great.

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11 tasty recipes

To help you get started, we’ve collected a variety of basic recipes for the Big Green Egg for you. Various cooking techniques are discussed, all of which can be used with your EGG. For example, you will learn about direct and indirect grilling, roasting, smoking, indirect cooking and you will become acquainted with the ‘reverse grilling’ method, which sounds difficult, but is actually very easy. It is a selection of quick recipes and a number of recipes that take a little longer to prepare, but which are all equally simple. The hardest part? Choosing which of these 11 delicious recipes to prepare first on your new EGG!

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Crispy grilled chicken

This delicious recipe only requires chicken, olive oil, a delicious rub and barbecue sauce to serve with it. If you want to make things particularly easy for yourself, you can buy a delicious barbecue rub and sauce at Big Green Egg dealers and most supermarkets.

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Grilled cauliflower, celeriac and aubergine

Grilled vegetables also taste better on your Big Green Egg. In this recipe we explain step by step how to easily and quickly grill different vegetables on your EGG and give them even more flavour. This way you’ll have multiple BBQ recipes in one.

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Roasted potatoes

Roasting sweet or regular potatoes isn’t at all difficult and makes a wonderful side dish. It takes about 90 minutes. That may seem long, but while the potatoes are on the grid of your kamado, you can do something else in the meantime.

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Grilled T-bone steak

The Cast Iron Grid makes the most beautiful grill pattern, and it’s easier than you might think. If you follow the recipe of this perfectly grilled T-bone steak nothing can go wrong. If your EGG is already at the right temperature, your steak will be ready to serve within 10 minutes!

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Smoked salmon

Do you love warm smoked salmon? You can easily make it yourself with your Big Green Egg. You only have to brine the salmon in sugar and salt, sprinkle some smoked wood chips on the charcoal and put the salmon on the grid. Your smoked salmon will be ready in 20minutes!

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Hamburger on a bun

This is a very complete burger recipe, where you make the burger yourself. If you want to make things easier for yourself, you can also buy some delicious artisanal hamburgers. The focus is on the preparation and even then this classic with bacon, cheddar and jalapeño tastes delicious!

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Beer can chicken

Beer can chicken is known for its juicy meat and crispy skin and is truly a must on your Big Green Egg. Use the rub included in the recipe or buy a chicken rub for an even faster preparation.

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Pork belly

You can prepare pork belly with or without rind and for example marinate, or brine and smoke it. This way you can enjoy entirely different taste sensations with the same piece of meat. As you cook the pork belly indirectly and the core temperature does not need to be very precise, these are very easy and tasty recipes.

Try the Asian-style crispy pork belly

Try the salted and smoked pork belly

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Côte de boeuf

Does the reverse grilling method strike you as complicated? It really isn’t. You can use the method for the likes of thick steaks like this côte de boeuf or for large pieces of meat. All you have to do is cook the meat to a certain core temperature, and then grill it for a nice crust.

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Smoked salmon trout

Salmon trout is also known as rainbow trout. This delicious fish can be fried, grilled, smoked or steamed on your Big Green Egg. With this recipe you can add flavour to the salmon trout by smoking it. After this you can turn the fish into a delicious spread, or serve the fish in its entirety.

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FAQs

What is the best first cook on the Big Green Egg? ›

A great first cook on the Big Green Egg is Steaks and Pork Chops. You can get acclimated on how the fire works, grilling space, reading temperature are all easy with steaks and chops.

What can I slow cook on a green EGG? ›

You can use the Big Green Egg for slow cooking in various ways. How about a tasty cassoulet, for example? You can confit the chicken slowly in the Dutch Oven in the Big Green Egg and simultaneously cook a lovely piece of pork belly, or a fish cooked at a low temperature, whole poultry, or a gorgeous piece of meat.

What can you cook on an XL Big Green Egg? ›

  1. PROTEIN. Beef & Lamb. Pork. Poultry. Seafood.
  2. TECHNIQUE. Grill. Roast. Smoke. Bake. Stir-fry.
  3. SPECIALTY. Pizzas. Baked Goods. Desserts. Soups & Stews. Wild Game. Sides. Snacks. Vegetables. Wings. Burgers. Casseroles.

What is the best meat to smoke on Green EGG? ›

For a slow smoking barbecue dish in the Egg, try:
  • Smoked Pork Shoulder.
  • Smoked Spareribs.
  • Lager Smoked Spanish Chicken.
  • Beef Brisket (best made with cherry wood chips)
  • Smoked Meatloaf (best made with Big Green Egg apple smoking chips)
  • Jack Daniels' Bourbon Smoked Chicken, made with Jack Daniels' whiskey barrel chips.
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What is the most popular size Big Green Egg? ›

The Large Big Green Egg

Without a doubt, the Large size BGE is the most popular size. It's a big boy at 162 pounds and has a versatile 18.25” grill surface. It's perfect for the average sized family who entertains from time to time.

Are green eggs worth it? ›

From start to finish, the Big Green Egg is an exceptional buy. The dome took just 20 minutes to heat up and the 46cm grill surface has enough space for multiple burgers at a time. Plus, the grill bars are tightly packed, so you won't have to worry about any sausages being lost to the charcoal.

Is cooking on a Big Green Egg Healthy? ›

Eat Real Food

When you cook on the Big Green Egg, you get full flavor cooking over live coals from pure, all-natural carbonized hardwood. Your food is gently smoked and grilled to perfection. By cooking with real food, you avoid fattening sauces, extra salt, carb overload, and fats.

What is the best beef to cook on the Big Green Egg? ›

Beef tenderloin on the Big Green Egg (or your favorite smoker) is a surefire and simple way to impress your guests and get a good number of portions with relatively little effort. Start with either a full beef tenderloin, or you can cut it in half and it will work just fine.

Can you use any charcoal for Big Green Egg? ›

I've owned a Big Green Egg for about 5 years, and after hundreds of cooks I can say that any decent lump (hardwood, natural) charcoal will do just fine. If you can find a brand with nice big chunks, go with it. Briquettes will also work in a pinch.

How long will a Big Green Egg last? ›

A Big Green Egg will last you a lifetime; especially if you maintain it well. Are you curious about what you can do to maintain your EGG? We will show you everything you need to know in this instruction video ! Alternatively, you could read up on our useful maintenance tips on this page.

Can you use just wood in a Big Green Egg? ›

You can use wood chips and chunks, definitely. We even sell our own! Doing so adds an amazing aroma and depth of flavour that's hard to get any other way.

Why is the Green EGG so expensive? ›

"They say [the price is] because of the ceramic it is built out of," says Davila. "I also believe there is a lot of hype and coolness factor to them." The Big Green Egg saw its profile rise in recent years, thanks in part to a major bit of product placement in NBC's hit series, "This Is Us."

How many burgers can you cook on a large Green EGG? ›

The most popular size, the Large EGG handles the needs of most families. It can cook: 20-pound turkey. 12 burgers.

Can you use parchment paper in Big Green Egg? ›

To prevent your dough from sticking to the stone and to the peel, you can lightly dust it with some cornmeal or flour. A piece of parchment paper also works very well.

How do you light a Big Green Egg for the first time? ›

Nestle one or two SpeediLight Natural Charcoal Starters into the charcoal and light with an Extra Long Match or a long-handled lighter. After eight to ten minutes, or when several coals are burning, close the lid and adjust the top and bottom dampers to regulate the temperature.

Do you use charcoal or wood on Big Green Egg? ›

A single load of Big Green Egg natural lump charcoal should be all you need for just about any cook. If you are preparing your EGG for a very long, slow smoke, we recommend you alternately layer the lump charcoal with wood chips to ensure sufficient smoke flavor throughout the extended process.

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