The Sonoran Grill (Cookbooks and Restaurant Guides) [Paperback]

Mad Coyote Joe (Author)

Book Description

Series: Cookbooks and Restaurant Guides | Publication Date: April 1, 2000

If you thought that gourmet grilling was over your head think again. The host of the popular Southwestern TV show, The Sonoran Grill, Mad Coyote Joe, will have you creating meals that will dazzle your family and your friends. Complete with a list of tools and chile peppers. The Sonoran Grill can turn novice chefs into grilling experts. Here is a collection of more than 130 of the author's best recipes, from Cedar Plank-Roasted Fillet of Salmon to Almond Kahlua Flan, which will entice you to give up your conventional oven forever. So light the grill, invite some friends over, pour a few ice-cold margaritas, smell the chiles roasting over the mesquite charcoal, and wow some friends with a dinner that you thought was beyond your reach. Very soon the best restaurant in town will be in your own backyard!

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"Joe doesn't do barbecue, he is barbecue." -- Marshall Trimble

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Cooper Square Publishing Llc (April 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873587596
• ISBN-13: 978-0873587594
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #484,476 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A nice little airport pickup, September 6, 2000

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Andy Orrock (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sonoran Grill (Cookbooks and Restaurant Guides) (Paperback)

I had some time to kill while waiting for a flight to take off from Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix. I started looking at some cookbooks, and this offering from Mad Coyote Joe was displayed prominently. Once you flip through this book, it's as good as bought!

MCJ is upfront about his background - he's not a trained cook, but he loves the food he makes, knows it backwards and forwards, and has a passion for letting others know about how to make the stuff he loves. Most importantly, the language he uses is clear and concise and is therefore accessible to all levels of readers, including those like me who have to ask our spouses where they keep the butter.

The recipe for Joe's 'Two-Chile Salsa' is alone worth the price of admission. This is the type of dish you bring to a gathering and as the guests gorge themselves you're bound to get an incredulous "*you* made this?"-type of reaction.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mouthwatering recipes and easy to follow instructions., May 8, 2000

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Dari B. Wayne (Lawrenceville, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sonoran Grill (Cookbooks and Restaurant Guides) (Paperback)

Author, Mad Coyote Joe, shows you how to go from mediocre to margaritaville with this easy to follow book, The Sonoran Grill. Packed with his best recipes from the popular southwestern cooking show, The Sonoran Grill, you will never look at grilling food the same way again. This book covers chile peppers, soups, salads, salsas, side dishes, sauces and rubs, main dishes, drinks and desserts...Mexican Green Rice, tequila grilling sauce for fish, grilled coconut shrimp, grill-baked paella, and almond kahlua flan to name a few of his mouthwatering recipes. The recipe for Habanero-lime butter will have you laying down on the floor and screaming with ecstasy and is worth the price of the book alone!

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy but Delectable Outdoor Cooking, May 28, 2000

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C. Mason (Spokane, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sonoran Grill (Cookbooks and Restaurant Guides) (Paperback)

Cookbooks are my hobby and I read dozens of them all the time. Most fail because they are frequently of foods that require complicated preparation and/or are foods that the average American doesn't enjoy. Another failing of most cookbooks is that the author has tried hard to fill the book up with recipes rather than giving a few that are tried, true and tasty. Mad Coyote Joe has obviously tried all of his recipes because everything in his book is delicious besides being easy to prepare. He has also chosen a popular setting for preparation of his culinary masterpieces. Most people like to do barbecue for assembled friends and parties and Joe has given us lots of food presentations with which to impress our friends and families. This cookbook is so good I am going to buy one for everyone on my Christmas list.