Grilling Cookbooks That Spice Up Your Barbecue

May 21, 2011

For this year's grilling season, go south of the border.  Swap out that tired grilled chicken recipe for grilled pork chops with passion fruit-jalapeno barbecue sauce.  Latin flavors are bold and can stand up to strong char of the grill.  These cookbooks are instructive on different levels, ranging from an emphasis on simple recipes to detailed Latin grilling techniques.  These selections provide great ideas on how to spice up your grilling this summer.

Latin Grilling by Lourdes Castro
This cookbook explores grilling from different Central and South American countries.  The 90 recipes featured showcase the cultural diversity of Latin America.

Latin Grill by Rafael Palomino
Simple recipes that give a Latin flair to grilling favorites like chicken, steak, and burgers

Douglas Rodriguez's Latin Flavors on the Grill by Douglas Rodriguez
Chef Rodriguez adventures into the recipes, techniques and flavors of 20 different Latin American countries.

Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way by Francis Mallmann
Mallmann chronicles the various cooking methods Argentines use to cook their meat.  You can feel the passion behind the coals.

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