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By Derrick Riches, About.com Guide to Barbecues & Grilling since 1997

Recipes Index

Chicago Dogs
The famous Chicago Dog is known the best hot dog in the world. If you really want to get it right, choose a good sausage and load it up as high as you can get.

Yorkshire Pudding
This is the classic side dish for a prime rib. You need to capture at least 1/2 cup of the beef drippings, so make sure you have a way to do that regardless of the cooking method. These roll-like delicacies are the perfect gravy cup for your meal.

Simple Turkey Stuffing
In my opinion, the turkey should flavor the stuffing and not the other way around. This simple stuffing recipe has what you need to make a great stuffing that gets more than it gives.

Grilled Sausage and Potato Soup
This is how you get real grill flavor into practically anything. The ingredients for this soup are grilled first to add to the flavor of the soup.

Tex-Mex Potato Salad
A cookout isn't a cookout without a great potato salad. This recipe combines, potatoes, bell peppers, beans, and avocado to make the perfect barbecue side dish. A great way to mix this dressing is to pour everything into a jar, close the lid and shake.

Chipotle Salsa
This salsa has a rich flavor from the smoked jalapeño chilies (chipotles). While these chilies are pretty mild, when you put 30 of them in a salsa, you are going to get some good heat.

Smoked Sausage Sandwiches
This is how to put together a classic sausage sandwich. If you already have smoked sausages try heating them up on the grill to give them an even more "real fire" flavor.

Hot German Potato Salad
This is a traditional German style potato salad that is served warm. If you really want a unique potato salad or the perfect salad for a cold day try this recipe.

Grilled Salsa
No store bought salsa can compete with a fresh homemade salsa. The ingredients for this salsa get fired up on the grill to add great flavor and make a really great salsa.

South Carolina Coleslaw
This is a great coleslaw for topping off pulled pork sandwiches. You get a relatively dry slaw from this recipe so that it holds to the sandwich better. It is also mild enough not to overpower the smoked pork.

Hot Dog Chili
Want a good chili dog? This chili topping is perfect for hot dogs because of its even texture and delicious flavor. This is one chili that sticks to the bun.

Kansas City Baked Beans
These baked beans get their flavor from Brisket Burnt Ends. These are the dried out tips of a smoked brisket. Burnt Ends can be little tough on their own, but the perfect addition to beans.

Grilled Tomato Soup
Yes, you can make a great tomato soup with your grill. The secret is to let your grill flavor the tomatoes instead of blanching them in boiling water. This soup can be served hot or chilled.

Grilled Dessert Bruscetta
Here is another great dessert to try the next time you have a cookout. You can use any soft cheese you prefer such as Gruyere, cream cheese, or Brie. Best thing about this recipe is it take about five minutes to prepare.

Grilled Bread
The high, intense heat of your typical grill is a great way to toast bread. Keep a close eye out to make sure it doesn't burn. You'll get a lot more flavor out of this slice of bread than anything toasted.

Nachos
The high, intense heat of your grill is the perfect environment to prepare all sorts of foods, like nachos. Make sure you use a grill safe pan and these will be the best nachos you've ever had.

Cardamom Naan
Nan, or Naan, is a traditional Indian flat bread. What makes this bread different from many types of flat breads is the wide variety of flavors that are mixed right into the dough. Once you have the basics down, this is a great bread to experiment with.

Griddle Flat Bread
This is a great, easy flat bread recipe that makes a delicious side dish to any meal. These can be used for making pita sandwiches, pizza or pretty much anything.

Simple Slaw
This cole slaw is easy to make and perfect for topping Carolina style pulled pork sandwiches.

Sandwich Slaw
This is the classic cole slaw used for topping pulled pork sandwiches. The sweetness of the slaw goes perfectly with the tartness of good pulled pork.

Kevin Price's BBQ Slaw
This is a great recipe for "red" slaw, which makes a perfect side dish for anything, but is great for pulled pork. Try it either on the side or piled high on a pulled pork sandwich.

Ostrich Burgers
While this might sound very exotic, Ostrich has a very beef like quality but is a much leaner meat. You might just be able to fool a few people with this recipe.

Smoked Sausage, Beer and Cheese Soup
Smoked Soup? Why not take all those hearty ingredients for your next soup out to the smoker to add that great smoky flavor to it. This rich soup uses smoked sausage, but while you're at it, why not throw in the potatoes too.

Traditional Fajitas
This recipe for traditional fajitas has the great flavor of smoked skirt steak. Of course, the smoking time is over an hour but if you are using the smoker for other things this makes a great recipe to use as an appetizer. Grilling the skirt steak for a minute per side after you have smoked it gives the steak that traditional fajita flavor and texture. The skirt steak gets a little crunchy on the surface giving a great texture and flavor to your fajitas.

Caribbean Grilled Bread
This is a delicious grilled bread recipe that compliments anything from chicken to fish.

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