Open-Fire Cooking

Recipes over real fire.

Built around clean grates and high heat. Every recipe here is designed for outdoor cooking the way it should be done.

Grilled Lamb Chops with Mint Salsa Verde
Main · Lamb

Grilled Lamb Chops with Mint Salsa Verde

March 22, 2026

Frenched lamb lollipops marinated in garlic, rosemary, and lemon, then hit hard over screaming hot coals for a crust that locks in everything good. The mint salsa verde is not an afterthought. It's bright, briny, and punchy enough to stand up to the lamb. This one looks like a restaurant plate and cooks in under 20 minutes.

Cook Time Quick (15-20 min, plus 2 hr marinade)
Crowd Wow High
Mess Factor Low
Fire-Roasted Chicken Thighs with Garlic and Lemon
Main · Poultry

Fire-Roasted Chicken Thighs with Garlic and Lemon

March 16, 2026

Bone-in, skin-on thighs marinated in garlic and lemon, seared hard over open fire to blister the skin, then finished low and slow on the cool side with a basting butter that makes the whole thing stupid good. This one is a weeknight killer and a crowd recipe at the same time.

Cook Time Medium (35-45 min, plus marinating)
Crowd Wow High
Mess Factor Low
Reverse Sear Ribeye + Herb Butter
Main · Beef

Reverse Sear Ribeye + Herb Butter

March 12, 2026

The most reliable way to cook a thick ribeye. Low and slow over indirect oak heat, then seared hard over live coals and finished with a melting garlic herb butter. This method gives you edge-to-edge medium-rare every single time.

Cook Time 85-90 min
Crowd Wow High
Mess Factor Medium
Oak-Char Steak Tips + Chimichurri
Main · Beef

Oak-Char Steak Tips + Chimichurri

March 2, 2026

Sear steak tips over an oak coal bed, finish on the warm zone, and spoon fresh chimichurri over the top. Fast, high-heat, and built for the grate.

Cook Time Quick (35-50 min)
Crowd Wow High
Mess Factor Low