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linguine with grilled clams and bacon

Linguine with Grilled Clams and Bacon

Clams are excellent on the grill. The tinge of smokiness perfectly complements their briny flavor, and, conveniently enough, they pop open when they are done cooking. Combined with crisp bacon, they’re the foundation of a very easy yet very flavorful pasta sauce.

Photograph by Romulo Yanes

leaping frog chicken

“Leaping Frog” Chicken

Argentina is renowned for its grilled meats, and that doesn’t mean just beef. Cooks there will open up and flatten a chicken—it looks like a leaping frog—so more surface area can get a smoky char. Her seasonings give a bird amazing flavor.

Photograph by Gabriele Stabile

peach-lacquered chicken wings

Peach-Lacquered Chicken Wings

Caution: May require finger licking. Gooey chicken wings are sure to please a crowd, not to mention your wallet. The sweet and spicy glaze requires only five ingredients, including peach preserves (though apricot preserves work well, too).

Photograph by Romulo Yanes

raspberry buttermilk cake

Raspberry Buttermilk Cake

Simple, tender buttermilk cake topped with a nice, sugary crunch: We like it as it is, full of raspberries, but you could easily substitute any sweet, juicy berries you pick up at the farmers market.

Photograph by Romulo Yanes

ultimate burger

The Ultimate Burger

A burger doesn’t have to mean beef chuck: Of all the cuts we tested, skirt steak had the juicy, intense flavor we were after. (Sirloin flap was a close second.) Another revelation: salting the meat before grinding.

Photograph by Romulo Yanes

salvadoran grilled corn

Salvadoran Grilled Corn (Elote Loco)

El Salvador is the smallest of the Central American republics, and it’s easy to imagine the aroma of corn caramelizing over hot coals wafting from one end of the country to the other. Spreading the ears with a very typical, tangy, crazy-loco sauce gives them verve.

Photograph by Gabriele Stabile

spaghetti with smoky tomatoes and onions

Spaghetti with Smoky Tomatoes

No bottled tomato sauce can equal a simple homemade one—especially when the robust flavor of the grill is added to the mix.

Photograph by Romulo Yanes

grilled beef and pork taquitos

Grilled Beef and Pork Taquitos

If you are looking for food that’s casual yet possessed of a no-holds-barred wow factor, look no further than a taquito platter. Grilled cactus-paddle “hands” provide a decorative base for two meaty fillings—salted beef and grilled pork—as well as strips of the paddles, refried black beans, guacamole, sautéed jalapeños and onions, salsa, and a scattering of fresh cheese.

Photograph by Gabriele Stabile

chipotle pork cheeseburgers

Chipotle Pork Cheeseburgers

Unless you’re shopping for “meatloaf mix,” it’s easy to overlook ground pork. Smoky pork burgers topped with melted Muenster and creamy avocado will broaden your horizons. Don’t skip the sliced tomatillo—its crisp tartness really perks things up.

Photograph by Romulo Yanes

salad

Romaine, Grilled Avocado, and Smoky Corn Salad with Chipotle-Caesar Dressing

Grilled avocado is one of those things that sound faintly ridiculous until you try it—then you wonder why you never had it before.

Photograph by Romulo Yanes

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