Index

Guacamole, Grilled Tomato

Frijoles Negros

Guacamole, All-American, 9.1, 9.2

Jalapeños, Pickled

Onions and Cilantro

Pineapple, Chile Grilled

Refried Beans

Squash, Char-Grilled

see also hot salsas (hot sauces); sauces

Adams Extract and Spice, 1.1, 11.1

Aidells, Bruce, 1.1, 5.1

Alamo, Texas, Senorial in

All-American Guacamole

Alonso, Joe

Al’s Barbecue sign

aluminum foil

American Cookery (Beard)

Anaheim chiles (also known as long green chiles and long red chiles)

dried, 11.1, 11.2

ancho(s) (also called pasillas), 1.1, 11.1, 11.2

Chile Butter

Chile Paste

Molasses Sauce, 5.1, 5.2

appetizers:

Chipotle-Curry Sour Cream Dip

Corn off the Cob (Elote con Crema)

Applebee’s

Arellano, Gustavo, 2.1, 2.2

Asado de Puerco, Tex-Mex

Arroyo, Mexico City

asado huts, Argentine

Asparagus, Grilled, Waldo Tailgaters

Astroturf Green Swirl Margaritas

Austin:

Matt’s El Rancho, 2.1, 6.1

Seis Salsas

Torchy’s Tacos

Travis County Farmer’s Market

Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5

Austin Slow Burn

authenticity issue, 1.1, 2.1, 8.1

avocados, see guacamole

B

baby back ribs

Backstrap, Grilled, with Peach Glaze

bacon:

Dorado (mahimahi) BLT Tacos

Bird Poppers, Rick Schmidt’s, 6.1, 6.2

grinding hamburger meat with

barbacoa and smoke-braising, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4

barbacoa de borrego (barbecued lamb), 5.1, 5.2

Barbacoa de Borrego (recipe)

Beef Short Ribs in Ancho-Molasses Sauce, 5.1, 5.2

indigenous Americans and

Leg of Goat Barbacoa, 5.1, 5.2

meaning of

“barbecue,” origin of word

barbecue sauces:

Coffee-Chipotle BBQ Sauce

Tex-Maui BBQ Sauce

when to apply

barrel grills, 1.1, 1.2, 4.1

basting mops

Batali, Mario

BBQ sauces, see barbecue sauces

bean(s):

Black, Hummus

black, in Frijoles Negros

Burgers, San Antonio

Chili, Frito Pie Appetizer

cooking in Dutch oven

beef:

Bean Burgers, San Antonio

Burger Patties, Tex-Mex

Cheeseburger Patties, Tex-Mex

Chile-Cheese Stuffed Burgers, Trevino’s

doneness temperature for, 1.1, 8.1

ground, ratio of meat to fat in

Filet Mignon Tacos

grades of, 3.1, 4.1

grinding your own

ground, in Grilled Stuffed Peppers, 6.1, 6.2

Ground, Tookie’s

Hamburguesa Estilo Monterrey

Hot Dogs, Sonoran, 8.1, 8.2

marinating, 3.1, 3.2

Rib Eye, Grilled, with Chile Butter

Rib-Eye Rub, Perini Ranch

Short Ribs in Ancho-Molasses Sauce, 5.1, 5.2

tenderloin, in Tex-Mex Churrasco

tenderloin, whole, cutting

Texas A&M class on (Beef 101), 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

Tortaburgers

from Texas microbreweries

wet-vs. dry-aged

see also skirt steak

beer(s):

Mexican, 2.1, 2.2, 4.1

Michelada

Belleville Meat Market

Bessan, Mayo, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

beverages:

Coca-Cola

see also cocktails

Big Fish Steaks

big ugly barrels, 1.1, 1.2, 4.1

Bird Poppers, Rick Schmidt’s, 6.1, 6.2

bistro steaks, 3.1, 3.2

black bean(s):

Frijoles Negros

Hummus

Bloody Marias

Bloody Mary Bar, Cadillac Bar, Houston, 2.1, 2.2

Bloody Mary mix, in Virgin Mary Grilled Shrimp Cócteles

BLT Dorado (mahimahi) Tacos

Bohemia, 2.1, 4.1

Bolner’s Fiesta Spices, 1.1, 11.1

Bourdain, Anthony

El Brasero, Portland, Oregon

brick pits

Brownsville, Texas, Vera’s in

Brunon, Bernard

brushes, wire

Bryan, Texas, Papa Perez in, 3.1, 3.2

burger(s):

Chile-Cheese Stuffed, Trevino’s

Bean, San Antonio

doneness temperatures for, 1.1, 1.2, 8.1

grinding your own meats for

hamburgesas, 8.1, 8.2

Hamburguesa Estilo Monterrey

Patties, Tex-Mex

ratio of meat to fat for

tips for cooking

Tortaburgers

Burnett, John

butchery:

cutting whole roasts into steaks

Texas A&M class on (Beef 101), 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

Butterflied Tri-Tip Fajitas

butterflying

butters:

Chile

Herb

C

cabrito (baby goat), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

Grilled

at Linn–San Manuel Vaquero Cook-off

al pastor (turned on metal spit over mesquite coals), 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Cadillac Bar, Houston

Bloody Mary buffet at, 2.1, 2.2

Cadillac Bar, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7

Cadillac Bar, San Francisco, 2.1, 2.2

caja china (pig-roasting box), 4.1, 6.1, 6.2

Cajun Peppers

California Raisin Marketing Board

carne asada

Carnes Ramos, Monterrey, Mexico

Carrasco, Christy

Carrasco, Moises M., 7.1, 7.2

Carrot Pepper Salad

Casta

Caswell, Bryan

La Catarina, Monterrey, Mexico

La Catrina (Tortas Gigantes), Portland, Oregon

cattle ranching

Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, 2.1, 4.1

Chappel Hill, Texas, Meat Market

charcoal, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

amount to use

chimney starters for, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

charcoal grills:

adding wood chunks or logs to

common mistakes with

controlling heat level in

covered, 1.1, 1.2

direct and indirect heat setups for, 1.1, 1.2

gas grills used in combination with, 1.1, 1.2

starting fire in

cheese:

Chile-, Stuffed Burgers, Trevino’s

cheeseburger(s):

chicken:

Ancho–Root Beer Hot Wings

doneness temperature for

fajitas

Fajitas, Grapefruit

Norteño Pollo Asado

taco trucks specializing in

“smart”

Tangerine

chile(s), 1.1, 11.1

Butter

-Cheese Stuffed Burgers, Trevino’s

dried, 11.1, 11.2

fresh

Grilled Pineapple

mail-order sources for

Paste

powdered, 1.1, 11.1

powdered, in Tex-Mex Grill Blend

serrano, in Homegrown Pico de Gallo

serrano, in Salsa Verde

see also ancho(s); chipotle(s); jalapeños; pequín(s)

Chile Pepper magazine

chiles de árbol

chili bean(s):

Fajita

Frito Pie Appetizer

chilipiquíns, see pequín(s)

chili powders, 1.1, 1.2

chiltepíns, see pequín(s)

Chimayó chiles

Chimichurri, Tex-Mex

chimney starters, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

Choice (USDA grade), 3.1, 4.1

Christie’s Seafood Restaurant, Houston

chuck steak or chuck tenders

Churrasco, Tex-Mex

cilantro:

Grilled Tomato Hot Sauce

Herb Butter

cochinita pibíl (marinated pork cooked in banana leaves)

cocktails

Bloody Mary Bar, Cadillac’s, 2.1, 2.2

Michelada

Ramos Gin Fizz

Salty Perro Rojo

see also margaritas

Coffee-Chipotle BBQ Sauce

comals

combination plates, itr.1, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

Complete Meat Cookbook (Aidells)

condiments:

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Barbecue Cook-Off

Linn–San Manuel Vaquero Cook-Off, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

Texas Steak Cook-Off

Cooper’s, Llano, Mexico

corn:

on the Cob, Grilled, 9.1, 9.2

off the Cob (Elote con Crema)

Corona, 2.1, 4.1

Cortez, Jorge, 3.1, 3.2

Cortez, Pete

cow heads, 5.1, 5.2

Cuisines of Mexico, The (Kennedy)

cumin

Currence, John

Curry-Chipotle Sour Cream

D

Dallas:

Mariano’s Mexican Cuisine

Matt’s Rancho Martinez, 3.1, 3.2, 6.1

Del Grande, Robert

Dip, Chipotle-Curry Sour Cream

direct heat setups

doneness temperatures

for burgers, 1.1, 1.2, 8.1

for steaks, 1.1, 4.1

Dorado (mahimahi) BLT Tacos

Dos Equis, 2.1, 4.1

dove breasts, in Rick Schmidt’s Bird Poppers, 6.1, 6.2

Drago’s, Metairie, Louisiana

dressing, ranch

Tex-Mex (recipe)

drip pans

E

Edge, John T.

egg drinks:

at original Cadillac Bar

Ramos Gin Fizz

eggs, fried, in Tortas

Elote con Crema (Corn off the Cob)

F

fajita(s), itr.1, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 9.1

beef cuts for, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

Butterflied Tri-Tip

chicken

Chili Beans

claims to invention of

marinating meat for, 3.1, 3.2

Mole-Crusted

shrimp, 7.1, 7.2

Shrimp, Palmetto Inn (recipe)

at Texas taco trucks, 8.1, 8.2

Tex-Mex Marinade for

Viet-Mex, Rolls

Falcon, Juan Antonio “Sonny”

Family Feud tailgaters

Farmer’s Marketing Association, Houston, 1.1, 8.1, 8.2

fast-food restaurants, American, in Mexico, 9.1, 9.2

FeedYard Saloon tailgaters

cooking whole fish on grill

Big Fish Steaks

doneness temperature for

Dorado (mahimahi) BLT Tacos

Oysters, Garlic Grilled, 7.1, 7.2

Redfish on the Half Shell

Snapper a la Plancha, Tampico

Tuna, Grilled, and Grapefruit Supreme Salad, Republic of the Rio Grande

see also shrimp

Fizz, Gin, Ramos

flap meat or flap steak, see sirloin flap, flap meat, or flap steak

flare-ups, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

flatiron (steaks), 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

cutting

Fajitas

flat tops, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 4.1

gas grills used in combination with

Fort Worth, Joe T. Garcia’s in, 3.1, 3.2

Frey, Emil

frijoles con venoma (refried beans with orange-colored grease)

Frijoles Negros

Frito(s):

Chili Bean Pie Appetizer

San Antonio Bean Burgers

frozen margaritas, see margaritas, frozen

fuels

G

game birds:

flat tops used in combination with

see also quail

Garcia’s, McAllen, Texas

garlic

Grilled Oysters, 7.1, 7.2

Garrido, David

Garza, Tila

gas grills (propane grills), 1.1, 4.1

charcoal grills used in combination with, 1.1, 1.2

common mistakes with

flare-ups with

griddle attachments for

of taqueros in northern Mexico

Gebhardt Eagle Chili Powder, 1.1, 1.2

Gerardo’s Drive-in Grocery, Houston, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4

gigantes

Gilhooley’s, San Leon, Texas

glazes:

baby, see cabrito

Leg of, Barbacoa, 5.1, 5.2

Leg-of-, Steaks with Honey-Habanero Glaze, 4.1, 4.2

González González, Felipe

Gonzalez, Gabe

González Beristáin, Guillermo, 4.1, 4.2

Goode Company

Goode Company Seafood, Houston

Gossen, Jim

Gourmet, 8.1, 8.2

grapefruit, red:

Chicken Fajitas

cutting supremes of

Grilled Shrimp and Guacamole Salad

grown in Texas, 2.1, 2.2, 10.1

juice, in Salty Perro Rojo

Supreme and Grilled Tuna Salad, Republic of the Rio Grande

Griffin, Davey, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6

grills

barrel (ugly drums, big ugly barrels, or Texas hibachis), 1.1, 1.2, 4.1

caja china (portable pig-roasting box), 4.1, 6.1, 6.2

direct and indirect heat setups in, 1.1, 1.2

four most common mistakes with

see also charcoal grills; gas grills

ground meats, homemade

Tookie’s Ground Beef

Hamburgers and Fries (Edge)

Grupo Modelo, 2.1, 4.1

guacamole

All-American

and Grilled Shrimp Salad

Grilled Tomato

guajillos

Chile Butter

Guerra, Melissa, 1.1, 1.2

H

habanero(s)

Honey Glaze

hamburgers, see burgers

hamburguesas, 8.1, 8.2

Estilo Monterrey

Hamburguesas Del Rio, Monterrey, Mexico, 8.1, 8.2

Hamman, John, 7.1, 7.2

hanger or hanging tender

Hatch chiles

Hemingway, Ernest

Herb Butter

Hico, Texas Steak Cook-Off in

El Hidalguense, Houston

Hinojosa, Liborio “Libo”

Honey-Habanero Glaze

Hot Dogs, Sonoran, 8.1, 8.2

hot salsas (hot sauces)

Ancho-Raisin Salsa

Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5

Grilled Tomato Hot Sauce

Kumquat and Pineapple Pico de Gallo

in syrup dispenser

Picante Sauce

salsa picante (picante sauce), 10.1, 10.2

Salsa Verde

Shaker Bottle Pequín Sauce

Texas Red Grapefruit Salsa

Houston:

Cadillac Bar, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Christie’s Seafood Restaurant

Farmer’s Marketing Association, 1.1, 8.1, 8.2

Gerardo’s Drive-in Grocery, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4

Goode Company Seafood

El Hidalguense

James Coney Island

Jarro Taco Trailer, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 10.1

Jimmy G’s

Ninfa’s on Navigation, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

Pappa Gallo

sliders in

taco trucks in, 5.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 10.1

tailgating in, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1

Taqueria Tacambaro, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4

Torta El Angel

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Barbecue Cook-Off

Hummus, Black Bean

Hyatt Regency, Austin

I

El Ídolo, New York City

El Indio Azteca, Monterrey, 4.1, 4.2

indirect heat setups, 1.1, 1.2

J

jalapeños, 10.1, 11.1

Grilled Tomato Hot Sauce

Picante Sauce

Pickled

safe handling of

smoke-dried, see chipotle(s)

James Coney Island, Houston

Japan:

beef grading system in

outside skirt steak exported to

Jarro Café restaurants, 8.1, 8.2

Jarro Taco Trailer, Houston, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 10.1

Jetton, Walter

Jimmy G’s, Houston

Joe T. Garcia’s, Fort Worth, 3.1, 3.2

Johnson, Lyndon B., 1.1, 9.1

K

Kafka, Barbara

kalbi

Fajitas

Kebabs, Shrimp, John Hamman’s

Kennedy, Bud

Kennedy, Diana, 2.1, 6.1

Kreuz Market, Lockhart, Texas

Kumquat and Pineapple Pico de Gallo

L

lamb:

Barbacoa de Borrego (recipe)

barbecued (barbacoa de borrego), 5.1, 5.2

doneness temperature for

Leg of, Victor Leál’s, 4.1, 4.2

Rack of, with Pepper Jelly Glaze

Lindo Michoacan, Portland, Oregon

Lancarte, Jody

Laurenzo, Mama Ninfa, 3.1, 3.2

Leál, Victor, 4.1, 4.2

Lear, Jane Daniels

Leb-Mex:

Fajitas

Peppers

Lee, Russell, 8.1, 8.2

Leg of Goat Barbacoa, 5.1, 5.2

Leg-of-Goat Steaks with Honey-Habanero Glaze, 4.1, 4.2

Leg of Lamb, Victor Leál’s, 4.1, 4.2

Lewis, Jill

lighter fluid, 1.1, 1.2

lime:

Classic Shaken Margarita

SMU Frozen Margarita

Tex-Mex Chimichurri

Tex-Mex Fajita Marinade

Linn–San Manuel Vaquero Cook-off, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

Little Bigs, Houston

Live Oak

Llano, Mexico, Cooper’s in

local food movement, 3.1, 4.1

Lockhart, Texas, Kreuz Market in

long green chiles and long red chiles (also known as Anaheim chiles)

López, Gerardo

López, José Luis, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3

López, Maria

Lopez, Trini, 2.1, 2.2

Lopez Martinez, Christine

Los Angeles, Pink’s Hot Dogs in

Louisiana:

Drago’s, Metairie

Tacos Gaby’s, New Orleans

Louisiana Foods

Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV)

lycopene

M

Mahimahi (dorado) BLT Tacos

mail-order sources

Mama’s Café, San Antonio

La Margarita, San Antonio, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2

margaritas:

Classic Shaken

Watermelon, 2.1, 2.2

margaritas, frozen, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 9.1

Astroturf Green Swirl

invention of

Psychedelic Purple Swirl

SMU

mariachis, 2.1, 2.2

Mariano’s Mexican Cuisine, Dallas

marinades:

Fajita, Tex-Mex

Pineapple

marinating meat, 3.1, 3.2

marlin, in Big Fish Steaks

Martinez, Delphino

Martinez, Marco

Martinez, Mariano, 2.1, 2.2

Martinez, Matt, Jr., 2.1, 3.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

Martinez, Matt, Sr.

masonry pits

Matamoros, Mexico

Los Norteños, 1.1, 1.2, 9.1

Plaza Allende, 1.1, 1.2, 9.1

Matt’s El Rancho, Austin, 2.1, 6.1

Matt’s Rancho Martinez, Dallas, 3.1, 3.2, 6.1

Maverick Remote-Check

Mavrantonis, Mark, 3.1, 3.2

McAllen, Texas, Garcia’s in

McCormick

meat thermometers

mesquite, 1.1, 4.1

for backyard grilling

history of

taming flavor of

tradition of grilling over, 1.1, 1.2

Metairie, Louisiana, Drago’s in

Mexico City:

Arroyo

Taco Bell restaurants in, 9.1, 9.2

Mexico Lindo, Portland, Oregon

Mexico-Texas border

Michelada

Midori melon liqueur, in Astroturf Green Swirl Margaritas

Miget, Russell

Miller, Mark

Mi Terra, San Antonio

Mo Hotta Mo Betta

Molasses-Ancho Sauce, 5.1, 5.2

Mole-Crusted Fajitas

Monroe Cheese Company

Monterrey, Mexico, 8.1, 9.1, 9.2

American fast-food restaurants in, 9.1, 9.2

Carnes Ramos

La Catarina

Hamburguesa Estilo Monterrey

Hamburguesas Del Rio, 8.1, 8.2

El Indio Azteca, 4.1, 4.2

meat and beer in

Sonoran Hot Dogs, 8.1, 8.2

tianguis (impromptu markets) in, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 9.1, 11.1

mops, basting

Moreno, Mariano

musicians, strolling (mariachis), 2.1, 2.2

N

nachos

NAFTA

Negra Modelo, 2.1, 4.1

New Mexican red chiles

Chile Paste

New Orleans, Tacos Gaby’s in

New York City, taco trucks in, 8.1, 8.2

Ninfa’s on Navigation, Houston, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

El Norteño, Houston

Norteño Pollo Asado

Los Norteños, Matamoros, Mexico, 1.1, 1.2, 9.1

Nueces Strip

Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Cadillac Bar in, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7

O

offset smokers

Old Smokey grills

Omnivore’s Dilemma, The (Pollan)

Original Ninfa’s on Navigation, Houston, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

Ortega, Emilio

Oysters, Garlic Grilled, 7.1, 7.2

P

Pace Chile con Queso

Palmetto Inn, South Padre Island, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

Palmetto Inn Shrimp Fajitas

papain

Papa Perez, Bryan, Texas, 3.1, 3.2

Pappa Gallo, Houston

paprika

parsley, in Herb Butter

see also ancho(s)

pepper(s):

Grilled Stuffed, 6.1, 6.2

Jelly Glaze

see also chile(s)

pequín(s) (also known as piquíns, chilipiquíns, or chiltepíns), 1.1, 1.2, 11.1

Pharr, Texas, Round-Up in

sauce

Sauce, Shaker Bottle

Perini, Tom, 1.1, 1.2

Perini Ranch Rib-Eye Rub

picante sauces, 10.1, 10.2

Picante Sauce (recipe)

see also hot salsas (hot sauces)

Pickled Jalapeños

pico de gallo:

Homegrown

Kumquat and Pineapple

pig-roasting box (caja china), 4.1, 6.1, 6.2

pimentón (smoked paprika)

pineapple:

Chile Grilled

juice, in Tex-Maui BBQ Sauce

juice, in Tex-Mex Fajita Marinade

and Kumquat Pico de Gallo

Marinade

Piñedo, Guillermo “Memo”, 8.1, 8.2

Pink’s Hot Dogs, Los Angeles

pinto beans:

Plancha, Tampico Snapper a la

Refried Beans

piquíns, see pequín(s)

Plaza Allende, Matamoros, Mexico, 1.1, 1.2, 9.1

poblanos, 11.1, 11.2

see also ancho(s)

pokers

Polder probe thermometer/timer

Pollan, Michael

pomegranate, in Psychedelic Purple Swirl Margaritas

pork:

Asado de Puerco, Tex-Mex

Rub, Tejano

tacos al pastor (cooked on vertical roaster), 1.1, 1.2, 8.1, 8.2

Tacos al Pastor (recipe)

Portland, Oregon, five great taco trucks in

Prime (USDA grade), 3.1, 4.1

Prohibition

propane, see gas grills

Psychedelic Purple Swirl Margaritas

Pyles, Stephan

Q

quail:

breasts, in Rick Schmidt’s Bird Poppers, 6.1, 6.2

Grilled, with Cilantro Cream

Quesadillas, Tex-Mex

Quintanilla-Pérez, Selena, 9.1, 9.2

R

Rack of Lamb with Pepper Jelly Glaze

Raging Bull Tailgaters

Rahr & Sons

Raisin-Ancho Salsa

rajas

Ramirez, Sal, 6.1, 6.2

Ramos Gin Fizz

ranch dressing

Tex-Mex

Ranchmen’s Manufacturing

Real Ale

Recio, Homero

Redfish on the Half Shell

Red Rub

Refried Beans

Reliant Stadium, Houston, tailgating at, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1

Remote-Check

Republic of the Rio Grande Grilled Tuna and Grapefruit Supreme Salad

Reyna, Gloria

rib eye

Grilled, with Chile Butter

Rub, Perini Ranch

trimmings from, in burgers

Riley, Ray

Roasting (Kafka)

Rojas, Maria, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3

root beer:

Ancho BBQ Sauce

Ancho Hot Wings

Rosemary Rub

Rotel Chile con Queso

Round-Up, Pharr, Texas

rubs:

Pork, Tejano

Red

Rib-Eye, Perini Ranch

Rosemary

Rush, Brian

Rylander, Hill

S

Saint Arnold microbrewery, 2.1, 6.1

salads:

Carrot Pepper

Shrimp and Guacamole

Tuna and Grapefruit Supreme, Republic of the Rio Grande

salchichas rojos

salmonella

salsa bars

salsas, see hot salsas (hot sauces)

La Margarita, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2

Mi Terra

Sill’s Snack Shack

San Antonio Current

sandwiches:

tortas, 1.1, 8.1, 8.2

Tortas (recipe)

San Francisco, Cadillac Bar in, 2.1, 2.2

San Leon, Texas, Gilhooley’s in

sauces:

Ancho-Molasses, 5.1, 5.2

Chile con Queso

Chipotle-Curry Sour Cream

Cilantro Cream

Ranch Dressing, Tex-Mex

sausage:

Seabrook, Texas, Tookie’s in

Chappel Hill Meat Market

Venison

venison, in Grilled Stuffed Peppers, 6.1, 6.2

Savell, Jeff, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

Scheinman, Marc N.

Schlosser, Eric

Schmidt, Rick, 6.1, 6.2

seasonings

Chile Butter

Chile Paste

commercial spice blends

Herb Butter

homemade spice blends

mail-order sources for

Tex-Mex Grill Blend

see also barbecue sauces; glazes; rubs; sauces

Seattle, Tacos El Asadero in

Seis Salsas, Austin

Select (USDA grade)

Senorial, Alamo, Texas

serranos, 11.1, 11.2

Shaker Bottle Pequín Sauce

Salsa Verde

shark, in Big Fish Steaks

Shiner

short rib, boneless, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

Kalbi Fajitas

Short Ribs in Ancho-Molasses Sauce, 5.1, 5.2

shrimp

Cócteles, Virgin Mary Grilled

dueling, in parking lot of Christie’s Seafood Restaurant in Houston

fajitas, 7.1, 7.2

Fajitas, Palmetto Inn (recipe)

Grilled, and Guacamole Salad

Gulf Coast brown

Kebabs, John Hamman’s

Sill’s Snack Shack, San Antonio

white, pink, and tiger

wild vs. farm-raised

sides, see accompaniments

Simple Syrup

sirloin flap, flap meat, or flap steak

Mole-Crusted Fajitas

skirt steak

alternative cuts to, for fajitas, 3.1, 3.2

butchering

Classic Fajitas

inside, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7

outside, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7

prices of, 3.1, 3.2

sliders

smoke-braising, see barbacoa and smoke-braising

smoked paprika

smokers:

barrel (ugly drums, big ugly barrels, or Texas hibachis), 1.1, 1.2, 4.1

brick and masonry pits

offset

SMU Frozen Margarita

Snapper a la Plancha, Tampico

Sonoran Hot Dogs, 8.1, 8.2

sour cream:

Chipotle-Curry

Cilantro Cream

South Padre Island, Palmetto Inn on, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

soy sauce, in Tex-Mex Fajita Marinade

spatulas

spice blends:

commercial, 1.1, 1.2, 11.1

homemade

see also seasonings

The Spice House

Squash, Char-Grilled

Stage, John

starter fluid, 1.1, 1.2

starting fires

steak(s):

Ancho-Raisin Salsa for

cutting whole roasts into

doneness temperatures for, 1.1, 4.1

Filet Mignon Tacos

grades of

Leg-of-Goat, with Honey-Habanero Glaze, 4.1, 4.2

Perini Ranch Rib-Eye Rub for

Rib-Eye, Grilled, with Chile Butter

Texas Steak Cook-off

street food:

in Plaza Allende, Matamoros, Mexico, 1.1, 1.2, 9.1

see also taco-truck fare; taco trucks

Superbly Southwestern

Super Tacos, New York City

supremes, cutting grapefruit into

Sweertbread Tacos (recipe)

sweetbread tacos (tacos de mollejas), 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4

swordfish, in Big Fish Steaks

Syrup, Simple

T

Taco Bell, 9.1, 9.2

Taco Express, New York City

Taco Guicho, New York City

tacos:

cabrito al pastor (baby goat turned on metal spit over mesquite coals), 1.1, 1.2

Dorado (mahimahi) BLT

Filet Mignon

Onions and Cilantro garnish for

al pastor (pork cooked on vertical roaster), 1.1, 1.2, 8.1, 8.2

al Pastor (recipe)

Sweetbread (recipe)

sweetbread (tacos de mollejas), 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4

taco–truck style, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3

Tortillas for

taco salads

Tacos El Asadero, Seattle

Tacos Gaby’s, New Orleans

taco stalls, of Plaza Allende, Matamoros, Mexico, 1.1, 1.2, 9.1

Tacos Tierra Caliente, Houston

Tacos y Tortas Morelia, Portland, Oregon

taco-truck fare

Filet Mignon Tacos

Norteño Pollo Asado

Onions and Cilantro

Sweetbread Tacos

Tacos al Pastor, 8.1, 8.2

“Taco Truck Gourmet” blog

taco trucks, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 9.1, 9.2

history of

in Houston, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5

multipart cooking process of

in New York City, 8.1, 8.2

in Portland, Oregon

in Seattle

top five, in Houston, 8.1, 8.2

Ancho–Root Beer Hot Wings

tailgating fare, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1

Asparagus, Grilled, Waldo Tailgaters

Backstrap, Grilled, with Peach Glaze

Bird Poppers, Rick Schmidt’s, 6.1, 6.2

Grapefruit Chicken Fajitas

Peppers, Grilled Stuffed, 6.1, 6.2

Quail, Grilled, with Cilantro Cream

Shrimp Cócteles, Virgin Mary Grilled

Shrimp Kebabs, John Hamman’s, 7.1, 7.2

Venison Sausage

Tamarind Chicken

Tampico Snapper a la Plancha

Tangerine Chicken

taquerias, 1.1, 1.2, 8.1, 8.2

Taqueria Tacambaro, Houston, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4

Taylor Weekend Warrior

Tears of Joy

Tejano Pork Rub

telera bread:

for tortaburgers, 8.1, 8.2

for tortas

tenderloin, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

trimmings from, in burgers

tequila:

see also margaritas

Texas:

liquor laws in, 2.1, 2.2

mesquite trees in

Mexican border with

microbrewery beers in

red grapefruit grown in, 2.1, 2.2, 10.1

see also specific cities

Texas A&M University, 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 7.1

butchery class at (Beef 101), 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

Texas hibachis, 1.1, 1.2, 4.1

Texas Red Grapefruit Salsa

Texas sizzlers

cutting

Texas Spice Company, 1.1, 11.1

Texas Steak Cook-off, Hico

Texjoy, 1.1, 11.1

Tex-Maui BBQ Sauce

Tex-Mex Asado de Puerco

Tex-Mex Burger Patties

Tex-Mex Cheeseburger Patties

Tex-Mex Chimichurri

Tex-Mex Churrasco

Tex-Mex Fajita Marinade

Tex-Mex Grill Blend

Tex-Mex Quesadillas

Tex-Mex Ranch Dressing

thermometers

tianguis (impromptu markets), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 9.1, 11.1

tomatillos, in Salsa Verde

tomato(es):

Grilled, Guacamole

Grilled, Hot Sauce

Picante Sauce

Tookie’s, Seabrook, Texas

tongs

top blade:

Torchy’s Tacos, Austin

tortaburgers

Tortaburgers (recipe)

Torta El Angel, Houston

tortas, 1.1, 8.1, 8.2

Travis County Farmer’s Market, Austin

Trevino, Jacob, 6.1, 8.1

Trevino’s Chile-Cheese Stuffed Burgers

tri-tip, 3.1, 3.2

Tucson, hot dog vendors in

Butterflied, Fajitas

tuna:

Big Fish Steaks

Grilled, and Grapefruit Supreme Salad, Republic of the Rio Grande

U.S.-Japan Beef and Citrus Agreement (1988)

U

ugly drums, 1.1, 1.2, 4.1

El Ultimo Taco, Houston, 8.1, 8.2

USDA:

beef grades and, 3.1, 4.1

doneness temperatures recommended by, 1.1, 8.1

V

vaqueros (Mexican cowboys):

cooking traditions of

Linn–San Manuel Vaquero Cook-Off, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

Velveeta cheese

Chile con Queso

venison:

Grilled Backstrap with Peach Glaze

Sausage

sausage, in Atomic Deer Turds

sausage, in Grilled Stuffed Peppers, 6.1, 6.2