Firepit Feast Adventurous Recipes for Live-Fire Cooking

With fire pit sales hotter than ever, it’s time to take outdoor cooking to the next level with grilled flatbreads, barbecue chicken packets, and cast-iron skillet cookies, in this fire pit cooking bible by live-fire expert Diana Yen.

There’s nothing quite like cooking over an open flame. Fire infuses ingredients with its own unique flavors, elevating everything from a hot dog to fresh fruit to a hearty stew with elements of smoke and char. And fire pit cooking makes it even easier to cook with live fire. In TK TITLE author Diana Yen shares 75 approachable yet unique recipes full of flavor to make the most of a backyard stove or campside fire pit. Foil packets are beginner-friendly and make a meal all in one, as in Salmon with Crushed Olives and Tomatoes or Miso-Butter Gnocchi and Mushrooms. Sweet and savory skewers get placed on a fire grate to cook with little fuss, including Chicken and Oyster Mushroom Satay and Churrofluffs with Hot Chocolate. Japanese Sweet Potatoes with Chili Butter and Stuffed Banana Boats get buried and cooked in the embers, while Rustic Beef Bourguignon and Peach and Blueberry Cobbler come together in a Dutch oven enveloped in the coals. Outdoor cooking expert Diana Yen shows that fire pit cooking is about much more than s’mores, though, yes, she includes instructions for a tasty, crowd-pleasing S’morgasboard, too.
 

Diana Yen is a food stylist, photographer, and recipe developer based in Ojai, California, where she plots out her camping and outdoor cooking adventures. She is also the owner of A La Carte, a creative studio that works with food, beverage, and lifestyle brands. Diana began her career in food in 2009, while living in New York, with an appearance on Martha Stewart’s television show teaching her how to make holiday cookies. Diana served as the food editor for Kinfolk magazine for 6 years, and regularly contributes to Cherry Bombe and Bon Appetit. Her first book A Simple Feast (Roost Books, 2014) was inspired by cooking through the seasons. Find her online @diana_yen_.
 

Introduction
Equipment: Essentials You Need to Start Cooking
Using This Book
How to Build a Cooking Fire
 
On the Grill
Grilled Stone Fruit, Tomatoes & Snap Peas with Burrata
Chunky Zucchini Toasts with Whipped Herby Feta
Tahini Caesar Salad with Craggy Za’atar Croutons
Patatas Bravas Potato Salad
Cumin Grilled Carrots with Lemony Yogurt
Spiced Cauliflower Steaks with Walnut Romesco Sauce
Blistered Mini Peppers Panzanella
Grilled Cabbage and Kielbasa with Harissa Oil
Menu: Backyard Cookout
Smoky Grilled Corn
Mushroom Al Pastor Tacos
Sweet & Spicy Chinese Chicken Wings
Skirt Steak with Chimichurri and Herby Salad
Sichuan-Spiced Lamb Chops with Sesame Cucumber Salad
Grilled Halloumi and Artichoke Burgers
Mediterranean-Style Grilled Fish
Korean Kalbi-Style Steak Lettuce Wraps
Smoky Spatchcocked Chicken with Herby Yogurt Drizzle
Grilled Sesame Flatbread
Grilled Honey Peaches with Yogurt and Pistachios
 
Foil Packets
Cheesy Pull-Apart Garlic Bread
Greek Lemony Foil Packet Potatoes
Peel ’n’ Eat Shrimp Scampi Foil Packets with Garlic Bread
Salmon Foil Packets with Crushed Olives and Tomatoes
Miso-Butter Gnocchi and Mushroom Foil Packets
Chicken, Chorizo, and Potato Foil Packets
 
Cast-Iron Skillet
Crispy Chickpeas and Shishito Peppers
Cheesy Corn Scallion Fritters
Drunken Prunes on Horseback
Umamiest Shroom Toasts
Queso Skillet Fondue
The Fry-Up
Skillet Pizza Margherita
Juicy Lucy Lentil Burger
Skillet Seafood Paella
Crispy Salmon with Tangy Peanut Slaw
Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Maple Chile Butter
Cowboy Steak with Gochujang Chile Butter
Giant Choco Chip Cookie
 
Sweet and Savory Skewers
Garlic Bread Twists
Piggies in a Blanket
Grilled Cheese Skewers with Spicy Spinach Yogurt Sauce
Menu: Street Food Party
Chicken and Oyster Mushroom Satay
Lamb Kofta Kebabs
Ginger-Lime Pork Skewers
Cumin Beef Skewers
Churrofluffs with Hot Chocolate
S’morgasboard
Menu: Seafood Feast
 
Over and Under the Coals
Creamy Leek Grilled Oysters
Coal-Roasted Cheese Wrapped in Cabbage Leaves
Smokiest Baba Ghanoush
Ember-Roasted Leeks with Ricotta and Anchovy-Walnut Crunch
Sweet Potatoes with Chile Butter
Stuffed Banana Boats
 
Dutch Oven
Vegetarian Chili Topped with Cornbread
Beer-Steamed Mussels with Chorizo
Golden Chicken and Dumplings
Rustic Beef Bourguignon
Peach and Blueberry Cobbler
Bananas Foster Upside-Down Cake
 
Pudgy Pies
Fancy Pizza Pockets
Croque Monsieur Pudgy Pie
Cuban Pudgy Pie
Figgy Piggy Pudgy Pie
Spanakopita Pudgy Pie
S’mores Choconana Pudgy Pie
Salted Honey Apple Pudgy Pie
Peach and Raspberry Pudgy Pie
 
Go-with-Everything Basics
Lemony Yogurt Sauce
Whipped Herby Feta
Basic Tomato Sauce
Easy Garlicky Aioli
Any Greens Pesto
Charred Scallion Butter
Gochujang Chile Butter
Sweet ’n’ Jammy Caramelized Onions
 
Resources
Acknowledgments
Recipes Good for Camping
Index