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Vegetables taste amazing with a smokey flavour from the paperbark, a fun way to cook over the BBQ

vegetables cooked in paperbark are a traditional way to cook
 Sheets of paperbark
 Vegetables such as sweet potato, potatoes, onions, carrots....pretty much anything from the bottom of the fridge you can cook in paperbark and use for the BBQ.
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Paperbark comes from the genus Melaleuca .  They are quite common in Australia and easily recognized for their thin paper-like bark that can be divided into layers.  They have been used as street trees, in parks and gardens. 
Add some Australian wild herbs such as Strawberry Gum, native pepper, Old man Saltbush, Lemon Myrtle.

The bark from the paperbark trees make a great cooking wrap

How to use paperbark
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Pull a little paperbark from the tree.  They shed their bark throughout the year, also it's most noticable during Winter and Spring.

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Wash the bark thoroughly as there can be the odd bug or two between the layers.  When its wet it can be easily pulled apart into thin paper sheets.  

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Clean again before use.  I use the paperbark when damp as it helps to steam the vegetables when cooking.  

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Paperbark can be tied and the vegetables cooked directly over the BBQ.  I usually put a foil layer on top.  This creates a bit more heat and steam and holds everything together.  Vegetables cooked in paperbark have a lovely smokey flavour.

Ingredients

 Sheets of paperbark
 Vegetables such as sweet potato, potatoes, onions, carrots....pretty much anything from the bottom of the fridge you can cook in paperbark and use for the BBQ.
Vegetables cooked in Paperbark
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