Thursday, August 5, 2021

BBQ Revolution (Innovative Barbecue Recipes from an All-Star Pitmaster)

Author:    Mitch Benjamin
Genre:     Cookbooks

Hardcover; Digital Book
ISBN #:    9781592339952
Harvard Common Press
208 Pages
$27.00; $14.99 Amazon
July 6, 2021

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Mitch Benjamin has helped open barbecue restaurants in Paris, has served his smoked meat to baseball legends at Yankee Stadium. and has taken home hardware from just about every major BBQ competition.  Now, the man behind Meat Mitch Barbecue and Char Bar Smoked Meats and Amusements throws open the doors to his kitchen and takes barbecue on a wild ride!  This book starts with his behind-the-scenes look at the world of competition BBQ then winds its way through chapter both classic and creative.

  • Learn the secrets behind some of Mitch's award-winning recipes for sauces, rubs, and meats, from brisket and burnt ends to spare ribs and pork butt.
  • Try your hand at smoking salmon, chicken nuggets, or bone marrow.  (And don't forget to make yourself a smoked cocktail while you're at it!)
  • Discover fan favorites from the star chefs at Mitch's restaurant, like the epic Burnt Heaven sandwich and a smoky Roots and Fruits salad.
  • Sample recipes from guest pitmasters Jess Pryles (Hardcore Carnivore), Matt Pittman (Meat Church), Paul Patterson, and Craig Verhage.
Whether you're relatively new to BBQ or a seasoned pitmaster, you're sure to find new ideas, techniques, and flavors if you hang around Mitch.  What are you waiting for?  Join the revolution!

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I love barbecue.  My father was from Texas, so it was natural that we'd be around it sooner or later.  Now I eat at BBQ restaurants every chance I get.  It helps that I love to cook and grill food.  So when I saw this book, I knew it had to be mine.  Let me first say that there isn't anything in this book that disappointed me, and it is written for both beginners and seasoned BBQ'rs alike.

Mitch starts off with the basics: (After, of course, showing us what makes him such a great barbecue pitmaster!)  the fundamentals of barbecue, the tools you need, and then...the rubs, sauces, and tools.  But then we get to the 'meat' of the book itself:  cooking the meat.

Pulled pork, brisket, burnt ends...yum!  But there's so much more: seafood, salads, muffins; things you never knew you could 'cue.  Also added are extra yummy sauce recipes and items from the kitchen that are perfect as sides and desserts.  This is the perfect gift for anyone who loves to barbecue, and even gives the seasoned griller and smoker something new to look forward to.  This is a book worth having.


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