The Texas Food Bible: From Legendary Dishes to New Classics

Sauces and Gravies

• Texas-Style Barbecue Sauce
• Apricot Barbecue Sauce
• Smoky Bacon Barbecue Sauce
• Fearing’s Mop Sauce
• “D1” Sauce
• Tabasco Butter Sauce
• Cilantro Hollandaise Sauce
• Bacon Béchamel Sauce
• Ancho Sauce
• Ranchero Sauce
• Charred Tomato Sauce
• Roasted Green Chile Sauce
• Diablo Sauce
• Green Chile Mojo
• Queso Asadero
• Tex-Mex Gravy
• Poblano Cream Gravy
• Smoked Tomato Gravy
• Poblano-Pepita Pesto
• Cilantro-Lime Sour Cream
• Horseradish Cream Sauce
• Smoked-Bacon Gastrique
• Thickened Chicken Stock
• Watermelon-Jalapeño Glaze

Salsas

• Guacamole
• Pico de Gallo
• Yellow Tomato Pico de Gallo
• Mango Pico de Gallo
• Watermelon Pico de Gallo
• Yellow Tomato Salsa
• Charred Tomato Salsa

Dressings and Vinaigrettes

• Ancho Chile Mayonnaise
• Roasted Garlic Mayonnaise
• Point Reyes Blue Cheese Dressing
• Barbecued Thousand Island Dressing
• Jalapeño Ranch Dressing
• Smoked Chile Aioli
• Firecracker Dressing
• Creamy Basil Dressing
• Carrot-Cumin Vinaigrette
• Mustard-Sage Vinaigrette
• Honey-Mustard Dressing
• Smoky Cumin-Lime Vinaigrette
• Sherry Vinaigrette
• Lime Vinaigrette

Spice Mixes, Powders, Pastes, and Garnishes

• Fearing’s Barbecue Spice Blend
• Fearing’s Barbecue Spice Flour Mixture
• Barbecue Spiced Pepitas
• Pumpkin Seed Powder
• Guajillo Chile Paste
• Ancho Chile Paste
• Fearing’s Garlic Powder/Salt
• Roasted Garlic

Pickles, Relishes, and Chutneys

• Blue Ribbon Chowchow
• Pickled Red Onions
• Bread-and-Butter Jalapeño Chiles
• It’s Not a Big “Dill” Horseradish Pickles
• Mexican Relish
• Jalapeño-Peach Chutney
• Pear Chutney

Breakfast and Brunch

• Eggs Ranchero
• Texas Barbecue Sirloin Steak and Eggs with Jalapeño Grits
• Chilaquiles
• Breakfast Burritos with Charred Tomato Salsa and Smoky Black Beans
• Carmella’s Truck-Stop Enchiladas with Griddled Jalapeño Potatoes
• —Griddled Jalapeño Potatoes
• Gulf Coast Crab Benedict with Cilantro Hollandaise
• Tortilla Stack with Poblano Cream Gravy
• Jaxson and Campbell-Style Pancakes

Starters and Soups

• Mango, Poblano, and Caramelized Onion Quesadillas with Cilantro-Lime Sour Cream
• Charred Corn and Chorizo Street Tacos with Avocado Fries
• Modern Buffalo Tacos with Blue Cheese Dressing and Smoked Chile Aioli
• Barbecue Shrimp Tacos with Mango-Pickled Red Onion Salad
• Tamales with Barbecued Corn and Fiesta Salad
• —Barbecued Corn Filling
• Smoked Chicken Nachos
• Barbecued Bacon-Wrapped Quail with Jalapeño Ranch Dressing
• Crispy Barbecued Gulf Oysters “Rockefearing”
• —Spinach-Crab Mix
• —Braised Baby Leeks or Scallions
• Corpus Christi Seafood Ceviche
• Pan-Fried Texas Crab Cakes with Mango Pico de Gallo
• Smoked Salmon Tartare with Roasted Jalapeño Cream
• Granny Fearing’s Blue Cheese Balls
• Fourth-of-July Deviled Eggs
• Texas Caviar on Navajo Fry Bread
• Black Bean Soup with Smoked Tomatoes and Cilantro Sour Cream
• Dean’s Tortilla Soup with South-of-the-Border Flavors
• Yellow Tomato Gazpacho with Smoked Red Tomato Cream
• —Smoked Red Tomato Cream
• Corn and Poblano Chowder with Shrimp Hush Puppies
• —Shrimp Hush Puppies
• Celery Root and Apple Soup with Jalapeño Venison Sausage

Salads

• Farm-to-Fearing’s Vegetable Salad with Sherry Vinaigrette and Paula’s Goat Cheese Croquettes
• Red Chile Caesar Salad with Grilled Radicchio and Romaine Hearts
• Wilted Spinach and Arugula Salad with Blue Cheese and Warm Smoked-Bacon Dressing
• —Mustard Dressing
• Texas Cobb Salad
• Mango-Pickled Red Onion Salad
• Fiesta Salad
• Jicama-Carrot Slaw
• Firecracker Slaw
• East Texas Field Pea Salad with Barbecued Thousand Island Dressing and Heirloom Tomatoes
• Black-Eyed Pea Salad on Fried Green Tomatoes
• Apricot Barbecue Sauce-Glazed Bobwhite Quail on Iceberg Wedge with Point Reyes Blue Cheese Dressing and Cider-Braised Bacon
• Lucian’s Crab Salad

Main Courses

• Wood-Grilled Pork Chops Glazed with “D1” Sauce on Poblano-Pepita Pesto and Heirloom Tomatoes with Crispy Sweet Onion Rings
• Pork Tenderloin with Watermelon-Jalapeño Glaze on Yellow Tomato-Pozole Stew
• Pork Milanesa with Mexican Relish
• Dublin Dr. Pepper—Braised Short Ribs with Queso Fresco-Corn Whipped Potatoes and Crispy Tobacco Onions
• Bone-In-Rib Eye Grilled over Live Mesquite with West Texas “Mop” Sauce and Creamy Cornbread Pudding
• Prime Rib Roast with Natural Jus and Fresh Horseradish Cream
• Barbecue Spiced Beef Tenderloin
• Grilled Lamb Chops with Baked Chuck Wagon Black Beans and Sweet Potato Rajas
• Maple-Black Peppercorn Buffalo Tenderloin on Jalapeño Grits and Crispy Butternut Squash Taquitos
• —Butternut Squash Taquitos
• South Texas Nilgai Antelope with Cactus Pear Glaze, Chile-Braised Rabbit Enchiladas, Jicama-Carrot Salad, and Two Chile Sauces
• Jalapeño Venison Sausage on Campfire Barbecue Beans
• Barbecued Venison Fajitas
• Grilled Barbecue Chicken Breasts with Watermelon Pico de Gallo
• Granny Fearing’s Paper Bag-Shook Fried Chicken
• Eric’s Ranch Chicken Enchilada Casserole with Roasted Green Chile Sauce
• Pan-Roasted Gulf Snapper on Lump Crabmeat-Sweet Corn Cream Succotash with Smoked-Bacon Gastrique and Sweet Potato Ribbons
• —Sweet Potato Ribbons
• Smoked Pecan-Crusted Group on Lobster-Sweet Corn Gravy with Crispy Tabasco Oysters
• —Crispy Tabasco Oysters
• Cast-Iron Skillet Catfish with East Texas Seafood Jambalaya and Crispy Texas Okra
• Texas Surf and Turf: Chicken-Fried Lobster and Barbecue Spiced Beef Tenderloin on “Loaded” Whipped Potatoes, and Spinach Enchilada with Smoked Tomato Gravy
• Cowboy Shrimp on Jalapeño Grits
• Shrimp Diablo “Tamales”
• “Chicken-Fried” Texas Quail on Bourbon-Jalapeño Creamed Corn
• Roasted Pheasant with Natural Gravy on Sweet Corn-Sage Pan Stuffing, Gun Barrel City Collard Greens, and Crispy Pheasant Tenders with Honey-Mustard Dressing
• —Natural Gravy
• —Crispy Pheasant Tenders
• Molasses-Tabasco Duck with Smoked Vegetable Dressing and Pear Chutney
• Jalapeño Cornbread-Stuffed Dove Breasts
• Tex-Mex Baked Potato Enchiladas with Ranchero Sauce
• Mexican Sampler Platter—Spinach Enchiladas, Butternut Squash Taquitos, Mexican Corn Gratin, Avocado Fries, Guacamole Tostada with Yellow Tomato Pico de Gallo
• —Spinach Enchiladas

Chilies, Braises, and Stews

• Texas-Style Chili
• Cos’ Chili
• —Chili Base
• —Chili
• —Fried Tortilla Strips
• East Texas Seafood Jambalaya
• East Texas Gumbo
• Mexican Green Chile-Pozole Stew
• Yellow Tomato-Pozole Stew
• Panhandle Vegetable Stew
• Chile-Braised Rabbit Enchiladas with Roasted Green Chile Sauce
• Stephan Pyles’ Son-of-a-Bitch Stew

Working the Smoker and the Grill

• Texas Brine for Smoking Meat, Game, or Fowl
• Smoked Brisket
• Sonny Bryan’s-Style Ribs
• Mr. B’s Pork Shoulder Butt with Apple Cider Injection
• —Dry Rub Seasoning
• —Butter Wrap Mix
• Deep-in-the-Heart-of-Texas Barbecue Chicken
• Robert Del Grande’s Grilled Rib Eye Steaks with Backyard Steak Sauce
• —Backyard Steak Sauce
• Simple Grilled Vegetables

Sides

• Cider-Braised Bacon
• Campfire Barbecue Beans
• Baked Chuck Wagon Black Beans
• Mashed Black Beans
• Brazos River Beans and Tomatoes
• Sweet Corn Cream Succotash
• Bourbon-Jalapeño Creamed Corn
• Mexican Corn Gratin
• Creamy Cornbread Pudding
• Sweet Corn-Sage Pan Stuffing
• Jalapeño-Cornbread Stuffing
• Smoked Vegetable Dressing
• Jalapeño Grits
• Crispy Sweet Onion Rings
• Crispy Tobacco Onions
• “Loaded” Mashed Potatoes
• Avocado Fries
• Queso Fresco-Corn Whipped Potatoes
• Sweet Potato Rajas
• Sweet Potato Spoonbread
• Tangle of Greens
• Gun Barrel City Collard Greens
• Crispy Texas Okra
• Fried Green Tomatoes
• All-Day Green Beans
• Roasted Asparagus with Smoked Texas Pecans
• Paula’s Goat Cheese Croquettes

Breads and Rolls

• Bacon-Jalapeño Biscuits
• Iron-Skillet Cornbread
• Jalapeño-Bacon Cornbread Muffins
• Parker House Rolls
• Spicy Cheese Crackers
• Granny Evans’ Shiner Bock Beer Bread
• Kolaches with Jalapeño Venison Sausage
• Blueberry Muffins
• Navajo Fry Bread
• Masa for Tamales

Desserts

• Banana Pudding with Caramelized Apple Fritters
• —Caramelized Apple Fritters
• —Caramel Sauce
• Mexican Rice Pudding with Cajeta (Arroz con Leche)
• —Cajeta
• Brown Sugar Peaches with Pistachio Ice Cream
• —Pistachio Ice Cream
• —Pistachio Granola
• Caramelized Apple Buckle
• —Crunch Topping
• Peach Cobbler
• Blueberry Crisp with Pecan Streusel Topping
• Chocolate Shiner Bock Cake
• —Shiner Toffee Sauce
• Texas Sheet Cake
• Texas Chess Pie
• State Fair Pecan Pie
• Parker County Fried Peach Pies