Island Barbecue: Spirited Recipes from the Caribbean (Hardcover)

by Dunstan A. Harris (Author), Brooke Scudder (Illustrator) "Much like jerk, the word barbecue is not without controversy..." (more)
Key Phrases: dry jerk, hard dough bread, jerk marinade, Scotch Bonnet, Jamaican Hard Dough Bread, Caribbean Pepper Sauce (more...)

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Product Description
From Rum Barbecue Sauce to Jerked Baby Back Ribs, this book offers a sizzling collection of over 60 recipes, complete with full-color illustrations, invaluable information on grilling techniques, and a source list of Caribbean ingredients.

About the Author
Dunstan A. Harris is a Jamaican-born native and has devoted his life to an appreciation of the islands' distinctive cuisines. The author of Island Cooking: Recipes from the Caribbean and a manufacturer for Island Cooking Kitchen, Inc. -- a developer of Caribbean marinades and sauces -- he lives and works in New York City.

Brooke Scudder designs and illustrates Conga Greeting Cards. A graduate of the California College of Arts and Crafts, she lives in Northern California.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 120 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books; 5th Print edition (March 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811805107
• ISBN-13: 978-0811805100
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #694,207 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow - that is great barbecue, November 29, 1999

By	Chris J Mussett (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

The marinades and sauces that are in this book make the most mouth watering barbecue that I have ever had. Most of the ingredients you can find in supermarkets. If you like a zing in your food, try this book out.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Island BBQ is a must for daydreamer's. Fun! Good source, March 23, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Wasshington, D.C. area) - See all my reviews

This was a fun book to read for me. The stories that were read made the visualization process much more appealing. A cookbook should not be just recipies, but an inspiration to the craft. For me, Island Barbeque has been an inspiration as well as good source of information. I have used it to make wonderfully hot jerk marinades and sweet and spicy ginger beer, among other fantastic dishes.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious Island Barbecue You Can Grill Up in Your Own Backyard, February 18, 2007

By	Katie Osborne (Portland, Oregon and the sunny Caribbean) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Last week I went through my cookbooks, to see if I could weed some out, because I have too many to mention. It's hard getting rid of a cookbook, especially one with a few recipes in it that you've come to love. But I've scanned the recipes I need to keep forever into my MacBook. However, there were an even dozen I couldn't part with. These are books I turn to time and time again, even though I consider myself somewhat of a gourmet chef.

Dunstan Harris' and Brooke Scutter's ISLAND BARBECUE is one of the books I kept. One because the recipes are so delicish, and two, because it's informative and well written. I like the way the author's tell you about and how to use the fuels used in barbacue -- charcoal briquettes, mesqjuite charcoal and other hardwood charcoals. I like the little essays, like the origin of sauces for example, but most of all I like the delicious recipes, like the "Spicy Barbecued Tuna with Mango Salsa". You just have to try that. A favorite of my hubby's is the "Spicy Jerked Steak". Actually he likes most of what I make him from this very fine cookbook and you will too, I'm sure of that.

Review submitted by Captain Katie Osborne