Green Fire: Extraordinary Ways to Grill Fruits and Vegetables, from the Master of Live-Fire Cooking

Green Fire is a groundbreaking vegetarian cookbook by renowned Patagonian chef Francis Mallmann, who showcases his techniques for grilling vegetables and fruits over live fire. The book emphasizes the transformative power of flame, coals, and smoke on ingredients, inspiring readers to reduce their consumption of animals for a healthier future. Mallmann's recipes include blistered tomatoes, eggplants buried in the coals, Brussels sprout leaves, whole cabbages grilled like steaks, and corn, fennel, artichokes, beets, squash, and beans. The fruit desserts, such as roasted pineapples, grapes, cherries, and matched with melted cheese, toasted hazelnuts, and Campari granita, demonstrate the ability of live fires to elevate flavors and create simple yet utterly entrancing dishes.

Format: Hardback
Length: 312 pages
Publication date: 09 June 2022
Publisher: Artisan

Green Fire is a groundbreaking vegetarian cookbook by the acclaimed chef, Mallmann, renowned for his expertise in grilling and meat. In this book, Mallmann showcases his unique techniques, creativity, and bold flavor instincts, as he explores the art of cooking vegetables and fruits over live fire. Blistered tomatoes take center stage in a classic Caprese salad, revitalized with their charred edges and burst of flavors. Eggplants are buried whole in the coals, a technique known as rescoldo, where they dance on the brink of burnt and incinerated perfection, yielding an irresistibly creamy texture adorned with parsley, chile, and aioli. Brussels sprout leaves are scorched to perfection, accompanied by walnuts, creating a smoky and nutty contrast. Whole cabbages are sliced thick and grilled like steaks, rubbed with a spice blend for a mustard-fennel crust. The vegetable kingdom comes alive with corn, fennel, artichokes, beets, squash, and even beans, all ignited by the flames. Mallmann, known for his mastery of flame and meat, takes a vegetarian approach in Green Fire, showcasing the transformative power of fire, coals, and smoke on a wide range of ingredients. He discovers that a smoky, crackling-crusted potato cooked on the plancha is just as sublime as the rib-eye he used to serve it alongside. Inspired by this revelation, Mallmann also emphasizes the need to reduce animal consumption for a healthier future for both people and the planet. Green Fire showcases the versatility of live fire in elevating fruits to dessert perfection. Mallmann roasts whole pineapples, grills grapes, charries cherries, and then pairs them with unexpected ingredients like melted chocolate for a delightful and surprising finish.

Dimension: 216 x 254 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781648290725