Recipes from Texas BBQ

Texas BBQ Cookbook

Over 100 authentic recipes from the state of Texas along with gorgeous full-color photography that include enticing appetizers, heirloom side dishes, an indulgent desserts. Tips and tricks to help you master the art of barbecue with easy how-tos from expert pitmasters. An exploration of the unique history of the Lone Star State and the roadside barbecue pit stops worth visiting. BBQ basics, including a guide to selecting a grill, smoking basics, and how to prepare charcoal and much more.

Two ancho fish tacos in a metal dish with lime wedges and chipotle mayo on the side.

Ancho Fish Tacos

Rubbed with spices and grilled rather than battered and fried, these fish tacos are so easy, so healthy, and so something we want to make again and again and again.

The makings of beef fajitas on a wooden board - tortillas, steak, guacamole, salsa.

Beef Fajitas

Steak marinated in beer and spices, grilled to juicy magnificence, and piled atop lightly charred tortillas. Beats plain old ground beef tacos, eh?

Four smoked whole chickens on a metal sheet pan with a metal fork lying beside them.

Smoked Whole Chicken

Juicy, tender, and subtly spiced, this Texas-style smoked chicken is as good as barbecue gets with its intriguing four-ingredient spice rub that beautifully melds heat with sweet.

Texas Dry Rub

Texas Dry Rub

This Texas dry rub recipe has just the right blend of seasoning for bbq ribs, chicken, even flank steak for fajitas.