Table of Contents
Where There's Smoke, There's Flavor 1
Smoking 101 3
How to Rig Your Grill as a Smoker 3
Guide to Smokers 5
Smoke Sources 7
Cooking with Wood 10
Other Sources of Smoke 11
Essential Equipment 12
And Some Nonessential but Fun-to-Have Tools 14
Chapter 1 The Smoked Larder 17
Smoked Spices, Herbs, Salts, Dried Fruit & Dried Chiles 18
Smoked Olive Oil, Maple Syrup & Honey 22
Smoked Garlic 23
Cowgirl Salt 24
Pickled Mustard Seeds 24
Smoked Arbol Honey 25
Spicy Curry Salt 26
Green Olive Tapenade 26
Smoked Anchovy Butter 27
Green Chile Salsa 29
Ranch Hand Salsa 30
Grilled Pickled Jalapenos 31
Smoked Onion Marmalade 32
Smoked Garlic Aioli 33
Chapter 2 Smoky Cocktails 33
Smoked Simple Syrups 36
Lapsang Souchong Syrup 36
Charred Jalapeño-Rosemary Syrup 36
Shooting Star Syrup 37
Smoked Cinnamon Syrup 38
Smoked Kumquat Syrup 38
Smoked Castelvetrano Olives 39
Smoked Pickled Cherries 41
Border Dust 42
Bloody Mathilda 42
Smoked Kumquat Cordial 43
Romeo's Limonatto 43
Burnt Orange Margarita 44
Lefty's Mezcal Sting 46
Smoke & Flowers 46
Buck Snort 47
Five O'clock Somewhere 48
Little Chestnut 49
Kern Ramble 49
Dirty Martini with Smoked Castelvetrano Olives 50
Yuyo's Gin & Tonic 53
Smoked Cherry Old-Fashioned 53
Chapter 3 Grains 55
Smoked Grains 56
Creamy Steel-Cut Oats with Salted Honey 57
Smoky Granola with Chocolate & Cherries 58
Smoked Scottish Oatcakes 60
Red Quinoa, Egg & Avocado Salad 61
Quinoa & Carrot Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette 63
Smoked Farro with Wild Mushrooms & Halloumi 64
Smoked Barley with Blistered Tomatoes & Burrata 66
Black Rice Bowl with Roots & Radishes 69
Chapter 4 Nuts & Seeds 71
Smoked Nuts & Seeds 72
Curry-Chile Peanuts 73
Birdseed Muffins 74
Mesquite-Smoked Pecan Rolls 76
Smoked Almond Loaf with Raspberry & Coconut 80
Spicy Smoked Nuts with Rosemary 81
Linguine & Smoked Walnut Pesto with Yellow Tomatoes 82
Pimento Cheese with Smoked Pecans 84
Soba Noodle Salad with Almond Butter Dressing 85
Three Life-Changing Nut Butters 86
Smoked Marcona Almond Butter 86
Spicy Harissa Cashew Butter 86
Seedy Sunflower Butter 87
Chapter 5 Dried Peas, Beans & Legumes 89
Smoked Peas, Beans & Legumes 90
Luck & Money 91
Smoked Bean Dip with Pickled Jalapenos 92
Smoked French Lentil Salad 94
Smoked Yellow Pea Soup with Harissa Oil & Olives 95
Smoked Black Beans Five Ways 96
Smoky Lentil Tacos with Red Cabbage Slaw 98
Smoked Chickpea Salad with Pickled Cauliflower 100
Smoked Chickpeas with Spinach & Saffron Yogurt 102
Smoked Cannellini Beans with Tuna 104
Chapter 6 Tofu, Vegetables & Leafy Greens 107
Grilled Tofu Noodle Salad 108
Swiss Chard Slab Pie with Smoked Peppercorn Crust 111
Smoked Onion & Cheddar Tart 114
Smoky Ranch Dip with Charred Kale 116
Smoked Carrot Hummus 117
Smoked Beet Borscht with Rye Croutons 118
Smoked Tomato Soup 121
Wild Mushroom Ramen 122
Cavatappi with No-Cook Smoked Tomato Sauce 123
Smoked Potato Salad with Creole Mustard Dressing 124
Coal-Smoked Eggplant Curry 125
Chapter 7 Fish & Seafood 127
Wood-Fired Oysters with Ras el Hanout Butter 128
Peg Leg's Smoked Tuna Dip 130
Smoky Lobster Tails with Bay Leaves 132
Pappardelle with Smoked Anchovy Butter & Herbs 133
Smoked Salmon with Wild Pepper 134
Grill-Smoked Dungeness Crab 136
Scallop Spaghetti with Charred Lemons & Crème Fraîche 137
Smoked Trout 140
Smoked Trout Gratin with Potatoes, Spinach & Cream 142
Smoky Shrimp with Lemon Orzo, Green Olives & Feta 143
Tipsy Mussels & Clams with Grilled Bread 146
Smoky Seafood with Green Rice 147
Chapter 8 Poultry & Pork 151
Grilled Herbed Chicken Breasts with Radicchio 152
Wild Wings with Smoked Arbol Honey 153
Tortilla Soup with Smoked Chicken 155
Chicken Thighs with Smoked Green Olive Tapenade 157
Two Smoked Birds 158
Smoked Chicken Stock 161
Ginger Garlic Chicken 163
Sissy's Flautas with Avocado Crema 164
South Texas-Style Turkey 166
Five-Spice Duck Breasts 169
Smoked Duck with Chateau Salt & White Beans 170
Jalapeño Pork Shoulder 172
Red River Ribs 174
Luxembourg-Style Frisée Salad 176
Holiday Ham with Red Boat Salt 177
Crispy Lemongrass Chops with Charred Green Beans & Noodles 180
Cowgirl Bacon 182
Pork Tenderloin with Olive-Anchovy Vinaigrette 184
Chapter 9 Beef & Lamb 187
Cowboy Burgers 188
Hot Luck Tri-Tip with Fresh Herbs 190
Beef Tenderloin with Smoked Garlic Aioli 192
San Antonio-Style Tacos 193
Cross-Cut Short Ribs with Herb Sauce 194
Togarashi Porterhouse 197
Backyard Prime Rib 198
Rosemary Lamb Kebabs with Smoky Eggplant 200
Smoky Chuck Roast with Coffee & Whiskey 203
Herb-Stuffed Leg of Lamb with Tapenade 204
Chapter 10 The Sweet Side of Smoke 207
Burnt Marshmallow Krispies 208
Smoked Cashew & Popcorn Brittle 209
Sticky Toffee Pudding with Smoked Dates 210
Smoked Pistachio Shortbread 213
Almond Butter & Chocolate Cookies 214
Smoked Pecan-Chocolate Squares 215
Berry Galette with Smoked Pink Peppercorn Crust 216
Nine-Apple Pie with Smoked Peppercorn Crust 218
Velvety Chocolate Cake with Smoked Pears 221
Smoked Pecan-Whiskey Honeycomb 223
Chocolate & Rye Bread Pudding with Candied Orange Peel 224
Recipe Course Index 226
Acknowledgments 228
Index 229