Grilling means cooking food directly over a heat source, sealing the food on the outside with a beautifully charred crust while the inside remains tender and juicy. Strictly speaking,barbecuing refers to cooking over indirect heat, under a cover, allowing heat to be conducted around the food as in an oven. Nowadays people use the terms grilling and barbecuing interchangeably, and this book goes along with the trend, taking cttre to specify when the indirect, covered method of cooking is intended.

This barbecue compendium is crammed with500 sizzling recipes,along with tips for selecting ingredients for the grill, essential barbecue techniques, preparing mouthwatering marinades and making delicious accompaniments.

introduction

sizzling appetisers

flaming fish and shellfish

chargrilled chicken and poultry

perfect pork and lamb

succulent beef

vegetarian bites

salads and sides

sweet sizzlers

index