Overview
Hailing from London and training at the globally renowned St. JOHN, Lee Tiernan has had an incredible education in nose-to-tail ingredients, and how to cook them. Since his own restaurant, Black Axe Mangal, opened in 2015, Lee’s food has garnered critical acclaim and a cult status, celebrating the myriad cultural influences of London through his approach to cooking the basics of meat, veg and bread in wholly different ways.
In Fire Theory, Lee first explains the techniques behind creating a fire, whether you have a tiny kettle barbecue on a balcony, Big Green Egg in the garden or a firepit in the woods, before exploring what to cook – including basic step-by-step butchery of meat and fish to make the most of your ingredients – and of course, how to cook it, bringing elements of his groundbreaking flavour pairings into your home kitchen.
Including chapters such as Types of Grill, Basic to Fancy Fire Management, No Frills Butchery, Fast and Hard Grilling, Low and Slow Grilling, Cooking for a Big Occasion, Breads, Vegetables, Sides and Sweet Things, Lee showcases his signature style of familiar dishes with unexpected twists – think Honeyed Gammon Steaks with Charred Cabbage, Slow Cooked Whole Chicken over Smouldering Coals, Lamb Ribs with Pickled Walnut and Black Bread Sauce, Rarebit Flatbreads and Smoky Peach Crumble.
With a foreword by Matty Matheson and interviews with hallowed live fire chefs and pitmasters from around the world, Fire Theory shows how the lick of a flame and bold flavours can take your home cooking to entirely new levels.
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