Bear cub prepared English meal (8)
I believe the answer is:
barbecue
'meal' is the definition.
(I know that barbecue is a type of cookout)
'bear cub prepared english' is the wordplay.
'prepared' indicates anagramming the letters.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'bear'+'cub'='bearcub'
'bearcub' anagrammed gives 'barbecu'.
'barbecu'+'e'='BARBECUE'
(Other definitions for barbecue that I've seen before include "Portable grill for cooking outdoors" , "Outdoor eating occasion" , "Open-air party with roast meats etc" , "A picnic with grilled meats" , "Cuba beer for outdoor meat meal" .)