Ditch the gas grill and light your fire with this comprehensive guide from the author of
The New Camp Cookbook
.
The Backyard Fire Cookbook
offers techniques and recipes to master cooking with live fire and coals, including planking, cast iron, foil packets, and more.
There’s no denying the thrill of cooking outdoors and the sense of community it brings when people gather around a fire, and in this book, author Linda Ly will teach you how to
master the flames
. For the adventurous, start by
building a home fire pit
. It’s easier than it sounds and requires minimal investment of time and space. If you’d rather not, that’s okay! There are plenty of other options, from
vessel fire pits
to
tabletop grills
. Even a
charcoal kettle grill
will give you more flavor than cooking with gas. Ly also covers everything you need to know about fuel sources (hardwood, hardwood lump charcoal, and smoking wood), her go-to grilling tools and accessories, secrets for stocking an indoor
and
outdoor pantry, fire making, fire safety, and tips and tricks for grilling more efficiently.
You can choose your own adventure with
over 70 recipes for ember roasting, wood-fired cooking, charcoal grilling, and foil pack meals
. Next-level techniques like dutch oven cooking, grilling a la plancha, and plank grilling are all part of the fun, too. With modern twists on classics and globally-inspired meals like
Smoky Ember-Roasted Eggplant Dip
,
Thai Chicken Pizza with Sweet Chili Sauce
Grilled Oysters with Kimchi Butter
Bacon-Wrapped Meatloaf on a Plank
, and
Artichoke, Sun-Dried Tomato, and Feta Stuffed Flank Steak
, you’ll find a recipe for almost every occasion. This is not a book about low-and-slow barbecue, and you won’t find overnight marinades or complicated recipes, either. Ly aims to encourage easy, accessible grilling that you look forward to doing on a weeknight because, quite simply, food just tastes better outside.
Whether you’re a seasoned home cook or a novice on the grill,
will help you make the backyard your new kitchen.