Synopses & Reviews
Without a doubt the most interesting, comprehensive, and well-thought-out book on grilling ever and it's destined to be in the kitchens and backyards of both professionals and home cooks. Every detail is made clear and easy in a concise and inspirational way. Spark it up! (Mario Batali, Molto Mario (The Food Network), Mario Batali's Simple Italian Food)
The definitive how-to guide for anyone passionate about grilling, from the newest beginner to the most sophisticated chef. (Tom Colicchio, Think like a Chef)
Master the techniques that make barbecue great with this indispensable show-and-tell by Steven Raichlen. Using more than 1,000 full-color, step-by-step photographs, How to Grill covers it all, from how to build an ingenious three-zone fire to the secrets of grilling a porterhouse, prime rib, fish steak, kebab, or chicken breast. Plus the perfect burger. Includes 100 recipes - one to illustrate each technique - with memorably delicious results!
Review
"Steven Raichlen has done it again!...lending his endless rsearch and knowledge to the world of grilling. Grab this book to help you make mouthwateringly good food."
—Todd English, The Olives Table
Review
"Without a doubt the most interesting, comprehensive, and well-thought-out book on grilling ever...and it's destined to be in the kitchens and backyards of both professionals and home cooks. Every detail is made clear and easy in a concise and inspirational way. Spark it up!"
—Mario Batali, Molto Mario (The Food Network), Mario Batali's Simple Italian Food
Synopsis
Steven Raichlen is America's grilling authority. He is the author of The Barbecue! Bible, winner of an IACP/Julia Child Cookbook Award, and Barbecue! Bible Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades. Esquire calls him the master griller. The New Yorker writes, For aspiring gourmets of the grill . . . there is only one book: The Barbecue! Bible.
Now Steven Raichlen's written the bible behind The Barbecue! Bible. A full-color, photograph-by-photograph, step-by-step technique book, HOW TO GRILL gets to the core of the grilling experience by showing and telling exactly how it's done. With more than 1,000 photographs and lively writing, here are over 100 techniques, from how to set up a three-tiered fire to how to grill a prime rib, a porterhouse, a pork tenderloin, or a chicken breast. There are techniques for smoking ribs, cooking the perfect burger, rotisserieing a whole chicken, barbecuing a fish; for grilling pizza, shellfish, vegetables, tofu, fruit, and s'mores. Bringing the techniques to life are over 100 all-new recipes-Beef Ribs with Chinese Spices, Grilled Side of Salmon with Mustard Glaze, Prosciutto-Wrapped, Rosemary-Grilled Scallops-and hundreds of inside tips.
About the Author
Steven Raichlen is America's "master griller" (
Esquire). In addition to his bestselling, award-winning cookbooks, including T
he Barbecue Bible,
How to Grill, and
BBQ USA, articles by him appear regularly in
Food & Wine,
Bon Appetit, and other magazines and newspapers. He was host of PBS's popular series
Barbecue University and
Primal Grill.
Bon Appetit named him Cooking Teacher of the Year (2003). He has won 5 James Beard Awards, including two for his High-Flavor, Low-Fat series on which this book is based. He lives and grills in Coconut Grove, Florida and on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS:GETTING STARTED
- The Different Ways to Grill
- Grilling on a Charcoal Grill
- Grilling on a Gas Grill
- Heat Control
- Other Grills
- Some Final Tips
- Basic Ingredients and Preparations
BEEF AND VEAL
- How to Grill a Prime Rib
- How to Grill a Stuffed Rib Roast
- How to Smoke a Brisket
- How to Grill a Whole Beef Tenderloin
- How to Make Churrasco
- How to Grill a Porterhouse Steak
- How to Grill T-Bone Steaks
- How to Grill Strip Steaks
- How to Grill Filet Mignon
- How to Make London Broil
- How to Stuff and Grill Flank Steak
- How to Make Beef Satés
- How to Make a Grilled Beef Salad
- How to Make Beef Fajitas
- How to Grill Crosscut Short Ribs
- How to Smoke Beef Ribs
- How to Grill the Perfect Hamburger
- How to Grill Veal Chops
PORK AND SAUSAGES
- How to Make Pulled Pork
- How to Make Jerk Pork
- How to Grill a Stuffed Pork Loin
- How to Grill Pork Tenderloin
- How to Brine and Grill Pork Chops
- How to Grill Stuffed Pork Chops
- How to Smoke Spareribs
- How to Indirect Grill Baby Back Ribs
- How to Rotisserie Grill Ribs
- How to Grill Sausages
- How to Grill Hot Dogs
- How to Barbecue a Whole Pig
LAMB
- How to Grill a Whole Leg of Lamb
- How to Grill a Butterflied Leg of Lamb
- How to Direct Grill a Rack of Lamb
- How to Indirect Grill a Rack of Lamb
- How to Grill Loin Lamb Chops
- How to Grill Rib Lamb Chops Tandoori Style
- How to Grill Shish Kebabs
- How to Make Ground Lamb Kebabs
- How to Grill a Whole Lamb
CHICKEN AND MORE
- How to Indirect Grill a Whole Chicken
- How to Grill a Whole Chicken II
- How to Rotisserie Grill a Whole Chicken
- How to Grill Chicken on a Beer Can
- How to Grill A Spatchcocked Chicken
- How to Grill Half Chickens
- How to Grill Chicken Pieces
- How to Grill Brined Chicken Breasts
- How to Grill Stuffed Chicken Breasts
- How to Grill Chicken Breasts Under Bricks
- How to Grill Chicken Wings
- How to Grill Yakitori
- How to Grill Chicken Satés
- How to Smoke a Turkey
- How to Grill Turkey Pastrami
- How to Rotisserie Grill Duck
- How to Rotisserie Grill Game Hens
- How to Grill Quail
FISH
- How to Grill a Large Whole Fish
- How to Grill Small Whole Fish
- How to Grill Fish on the Skin
- How to Grill Fish Fillets
- How to Grill Fish Steaks
- How to Grill Fish in Leaves
- How to Smoke Fish
SHELLFISH
- How to Grill Shrimp
- How to Grill Shrimp in the Shell
- How to Grill Shrimp on a Stick Two Ways
- How to Grill a Whole Lobster Two Ways
- How to Grill Lobster Tails
- How to Grill Soft-Shell Crabs
- How to Grill Scallops on Rosemary Skewers
- How to Grill Oysters
- How to Grill Clams and Mussels
VEGETABLES PLUS
- How to Grill Asparagus
- How to Barbecue Cabbage
- How to Grill Corn
- How to Grill Whole Eggplants
- How to Grill Eggplant Slices
- How to Grill Lettuce
- How to Grill Mushrooms
- How to Grill Portobello Mushrooms
- How to Grill Onions and Garlic
- How to Grill Peppers
- How to Smoke Roast Potatoes
- How to Roast Sweet Potatoes in the Embers
- How to Grill Tomatoes
- How to Grill Zucchini and Yellow Squash
- How to Grill in Foil Packets
- How to Grill Quesadillas
- How to Grill Pizza
- How to Grill Tofu
- How to Grill Garlic Bread
DESSERTS
- How to Grill Pineapples and Other Fruit
- How to Fire Roast Pears and Other Fruit
- How to Grill Crème Brûlée
- How to Make Smores
RUBS, SAUCES, AND CONDIMENTS
- How to Make Rubs
- How to Make Mop Sauces
- How to Make Barbecue Sauces
- How to Make Flavored Butters
- Stand-Alone Sauces
GRILLS AND GEAR
- Grills
- Grilling Gear
- Starters, Fuels, and Smoking Materials