Nadine Horn - VBQ - The Ultimate Vegan BBQ Cookbook: Seared, Skewered, Smoking Hot!

VBQ: The Ultimate Vegan Barbecue Cookbook
Copyright 2016, 2017, 2018 by Nadine Horn and Jrg Mayer
Photographs copyright 2016 by Nadine Horn and Jrg Mayer
Illustrations copyright 2016 by Nessa Horn Originally published as Vegan Grillen Kann Jeder by NeunZehn Verlag in Germany in 2016
and in the UK as Vegan BBQ by Grub Street in 2017.
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Title: VBQ : the ultimate vegan barbecue cookbook / Nadine Horn & Jrg Mayer.
Other titles: Vegan grillen kann jeder.

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Description: New York, NY : The Experiment, LLC, 2018. | Includes index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2017047335 (print) | LCCN 2017060630 (ebook) | ISBN
9781615194575 (ebook) | ISBN 9781615194568 (pbk.)
Subjects: LCSH: Barbecuing. | Vegan cooking. | LCGFT: Cookbooks.
Classification: LCC TX840.B3 (ebook) | LCC TX840.B3 H665 2018 (print) | DDC
641.5/636--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017047335 ISBN 978-1-61519-456-8
Ebook ISBN 978-1-61519-457-5 Text design and photography by Nadine Horn and Jrg Mayer
Illustrations by Nessa Horn
Cover design by Sarah Smith Manufactured in China First printing May 2018 DEAR READERS Hello and welcome! Its nice to have you here. Grab yourself a cold beerthe barbecue is hot and ready.

Today were barbecuing vegan style, and it will be a tasty experience. Naturally, we feature barbecued tofu and seitan, but veggie lovers will certainly get their moneys worth, and we dont just mean throwing on a few zucchini and eggplant slices. How do marinated and grilled artichokes or a whole barbecued cabbage sound? Weve included both super simple and more elaborate recipes in this book to satisfy not only beginners but seasoned barbecuers. Yes, you, too, can become a vegan pitmaster. We hope you enjoy VBQ and wish you all the best! NADINE & JRG

BUYING THE RIGHT BARBECUE The first task you have as a barbecue lover is to buy the right barbecue, and this can turn out to be an absolute ordeal of searching and hours of philosophizing about what is available on the market. While one of your neighbors swears by gas and another will light nothing but charcoal, a third cannot understand what the fuss is about and why there is a need to have a fire anywayan electric barbecue also does everything.

The fact that this makes him the odd one out and that the other two make fun of him behind his back, fortunately, does not seem to bother him at all. We would like to offer you advice to help you make your choice, so that you have more time to spend barbecuing. Charcoal, gas or electric? As we explained previously, opinions differ in this respect. Electric barbecues are easy to assemble, quick to set up, practically smoke-free and quick to dismantle. However, passionate barbecuers will scornfully criticize how impersonal electric barbecues make the process. For them, lighting a fire in a barbecue is easy, and electric barbecues are a temporary solution.

But plug-in barbecues certainly have their advantages, and the most compact appliances are particularly suited to small balconies. Gas barbecues are also quick to set up. Depending on the model, controlling the heat is possible with a push of a button, and gas-fired appliances also produce little smoke, which is why small gas barbecues are often found on the balconies of apartments. And as you cook with real fire, you'll find that word on the street is gas barbecues are definitely considered to be superior to electric barbecues. This point should not be overlooked! But barbecuing with gas is not always the easiest thing to do. Apart from requiring space, and courage, to store gas bottles inside an apartment or house, the technology built into gas barbecues is prone to malfunctions, and they are typically expensive to clean.

The charcoal barbecuer enjoys the best reputation in the neighborhood. As the lord of the flame, he feels clearly superior to those who use gas or electricityat least as long as he doesnt inadvertently set fire to the electric barbecuers newly planted hedge. Charcoal barbecues are traditional, and some believe that there simply has to be smoke when they are used. You can tell a successful barbecue from the pitmasters smoky smell, which tends to linger on him for several days afterward. But seriously, barbecuing for most people is associated with the ritual of lighting the fire, with the smell of glowing charcoal and, of course, the typical flavorand we vegans are no exception. Although charcoal barbecuing is also associated with requiring the most effort, we simply love cooking over an open flame, the primitive feeling and even all the paraphernalia that goes with it, and we can imagine that the same goes for you.

Kettle, pedestal or flat top? If you have already decided to join the elite circle of charcoal barbecuers, you are now facing your next hurdle: the type of barbecue you should acquire. Is it really necessary to lay out good money for an expensive kettle grill, or how about a more economical flat top barbecue? Possibly even a portable one? It can be so practical, after all. And just what is a pedestal barbecue? First and foremost, the decision you make depends on the use you are going to give it and how much you are willing to pay for it. Obviously, a small, inexpensive flat top barbecue is a practical solution if you plan to cook a few things with minimum effort by a lake. But if you are going to have a party at home, a heavy-duty appliance is more advisable. Because of the way they are designed, pedestal barbecues should in theory be faster to make operational, given that the air passing up through the chimney-like pedestal heats up the charcoal more quickly.