By Jules Clancy
My Irishman first introduced me to Francis Mallman, the Argentine grill master, via YouTube.
I think it was something about cooking the perfect steak.
He talked a good talk, so we were both pretty keen to order a copy of his book, ‘Seven Fires – Grilling the Argentine Way’.
Given the reputation of the Argentinian people as hard core carnivores, I assumed we would pick up some tips for cooking meat on the BBQ.
To my (pleasant) surprise I’ve actually learned a heap about cooking vegetables and sauces from Mr Mallmann.
I’ve already blogged about the famous Chimichurri sauce. And two delectable Mallmann-inspired burnt or charred vegetable salads: beetroot and carrot. All firm favourites around... More...