Where There's Smoke There's Flavor: Real Barbecue

By Richard W. Langer

Book Overview

Anyone who uses an outdoor grill the way most of us do -- to cook food quickly, at high heat -- is failing to realize the flavorful advantages of smoke cooking. As Richard Langer puts it, "Low heat, a long time, and lots of smoke -- those are the keys to a good barbecue". This comprehensive guide to smoke cooking introduces a whole new world of mouth-watering barbecued food, including traditional and imaginative approaches to preparing all kinds of meat, from beef (Garlicked Skirt Steak, Smokeburgers, Rolled Round Steak with Mushrooms and Pine Nuts, Jerky) to pork (Chili Chops, Foil Wrapped Pork Butt, Pork Pecan Roll with Maple Sauce, Hurry-Q Honey Ham) to lamb, venison and buffalo (Smoked Rack of Lamb with Dill Sauce, Venison Steak with Juniper Berries, Buffalo Roast), poultry (Jamaican Jerked Chicken Breasts, Turkey Thighs with Fresh Mozzarella), seafood (Neolithic Mussels, Cajun Tuna Steak, Swordfish Vietnamese, Smoked Gravlax, Fig Stuffed Salmon), roti and kabobs (Combination Gyros, Chicken Hearts and Livers Satay, Skewered Scallops, Vegebobs), and vegetables (Garlic Bombs, Ember Onions, Corn in the Husk, Tomatoes Gorgonzola)...as well as a dozen recipes for barbecuing ribs -- from the classic Shake 'n' Smoke Ribs to Hotsin Ribs and Baby Back Ribs with Citrus. With complete instructions for converting any backyard grill (gas, electric, Weber, what-have-you) into a smoker.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316513016
• ISBN13: 9780316513012
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Smokin' at Home

This book is for those who want REAL bbq - chicken, pork, beef, whatever - not just something grilled. Presents ideas for everyday grillers to use to create good bbq in their own yard without spending big dollars on special equipment. If you like to cook and grill, this book's for you.

Great recipies

Hubby got this book and he has already started to cook some stuff out of it! He read the entire thing from cover to cover in one night! Great book!

Excellent BBQ, Stellar Side Dishes

As always, Langer comes through with well-tested recipes and useful techniques. The discussion on equipment is the best among all the smoke-cooking books we've seen, as are the tips on woods and charcoals and maintaining temperature, and there are some unique smoked main dishes --Smoked Gravlax, for instance, so useful for the fisherman who loves Gravlax but fears parasites in the traditional cold-cured salmon. Recipes for simple side dishes which go perfectly with smoked foods abound --the Langer Cole Slaw, for instance, uniquely flavored with wasabi and chives, is now a family standard (slightly altered by our substituting yoghurt for the sour cream). Clear instructions, amusing "continuity" detailing the author's experiences, and charming and useful drawings by Susan McNeill, who draws objects and events from life --her life as the author's wife.

Where There's Smoke There's Flavor

This is a nice overall book and is a good addition to any barbecue library. The book has a good combination of traditional barbecue, methods of cooking, and more unique non traditional recipes. There are many good illistrations for some of the methods that are not clear. This may not be the first barbecue book you should buy, but it gives some interesting and different perspectives.