Make most of rare chance to get cooking in the sun with advice from expert chef

THE sun is out - time to get grilling.

- BY ERIN McCAFFERTY

It's rare we get a chance to cook outdoors in the Irish weather, so the decent summer we're enjoying has us breaking out the barbecues.

The Bank Holiday weekend is a great time for it, and the temperature is warm today and tomorrow.

However, many of us don’t have much experience of barbecuing, So, how do we get started?

One of Ireland's top BBQ experts is John Relihan, head chef at Pitt Bros, Ireland's leading BBQ restaurant in Dublin's George's Street.

The grill king told us all we need to know about hosting the perfect barbecue.

He said that when it comes to barbecuing food, there are all kinds of meat combinations and a wide variety of meat cuts to choose from.

Relihan suggests a starter of grilled mozzarella cheese, watermelon, tomatoes, and prosciutto.

“You can add some almond nuts you've smoked, and finish it off with a side salad, drizzled in lemon dressing’ he says. “It’s a lovely refreshing starter”

‘As amain course, hed opt for a juicy sirloin steak, doused in Pitt Bros seasoning, before being cooked.

“Keep it simple: grill the steak and make some fire-roasted potatoes, sprin-Kled with seasoning and wrapped in tin foil before they're cooked - an easy option” he says.