Bollywood Beer Can Chicken.

Read Grilling Like A Champion, and become one with your grill. Perfect for the novice or experienced griller looking to expand their repertoire. The book, edited by Rudolf Jaeger, is a great reference book. It  contains an equipment guide, information on fuel types, cooking times and temperatures by cut of meat, a spice and herb guide to help with recipe development, and cooking techniques for grilling and smoking. The photographs of the food in the book are honest representations of the recipes.

The book also contains over 100 delicious, international recipes, many that you might have made before with alternative cooking methods (in the oven or on the stove top), but have been adapted for cooking outdoors (including oven, rotisserie, dutch oven, wood-fired oven, charcoal/gas grills, smoker, and wok). Part of the charm of this book is that it pushes the limits of what you ever imagined cooking on your grill (or via other outdoor cooking methods). The book contains recipes for appetizers, main courses, sides, and desserts. Dishes that you’ve only ever made on the stove-top or in your oven are now presented to you in grill-able form. If you do not own a wood stove, or a smoker, you can easily use the recipes in an indoor oven or a grill with a smoker box. I tested the Bollywood Beer Can Chicken recipe. This was a solid recipe, utilizing  flavorful curry, coconut milk, spices, and beer (I used an IPA for mine). The end result was a delicious, moist, tender, flavorful chicken (pictured below). I was very pleased by how delicious the chicken turned out. I am looking forward to trying  more of the recipes in the book.

-JHC (Jennifer)