Joy of Grilling started at my grandmother's table and grew up around Alabama grills. This is where I keep the recipes, the guides, and everything I've learned about cooking over fire — so your family can gather around the grill the way mine always has.

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Egg custard tarts, dan ta, with flaky pastry and silky custard, grill-baked in cast iron.
10/26/2026

Egg Custard Tarts (Dan Ta)

Cool: 10 minutes. Total: 50 minutes.
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Red bean pancakes, dou sha guo bing, crisp from the griddle with sesame.
10/26/2026

Red Bean Pancakes (Dou Sha Guo Bing)

Rest: 20 minutes. Total: 47 minutes.
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Grilled pineapple with spiced sugar, five-spice, and cinnamon, caramelized on the grill.
10/25/2026

Grilled Pineapple with Spiced Sugar

Rest: 3 minutes. Total: 23 minutes.
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Kao hongshu, Chinese street-style roasted sweet potatoes, split open with syrupy flesh.
10/25/2026

Roasted Sweet Potatoes (Kao Hongshu, Street Style)

Rest: 5 minutes. Total: 1 hour.
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Pan-fried nian gao, sweet rice cake, crisped on the griddle with sesame.
10/25/2026

Pan-Fried Nian Gao (Sweet Rice Cake)

Total: 20 minutes.
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Honey-chile grilled pork belly slices with a sticky glaze and crisp edges.
10/25/2026

Honey-Chile Grilled Pork Belly Slices

Marinate: 1 hour. Rest: 5 minutes. Total: 1 hour 38 minutes.
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Taiwanese-style grilled sausage skewers, xiang chang, with raw garlic slices.
10/25/2026

Taiwanese-Style Grilled Sausage Skewers (Xiang Chang)

Rest: 5 minutes. Total: 30 minutes.
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Shaokao grilled chicken wings with crisp skin and cumin-chile spice.
10/25/2026

Shaokao Grilled Chicken Wings

Marinate: 1 hour. Rest: 5 minutes. Total: 1 hour 42 minutes.
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Grilled potato skewers, shaokao style, with a cumin-chile dusting.
10/25/2026

Grilled Potato Skewers (Shaokao Style)

Total: 27 minutes.
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Garlic enoki mushrooms steamed in a foil pack on the grill with scallions.
10/25/2026

Garlic Enoki Mushrooms (Grill Foil Pack)

Total: 22 minutes.
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Grilled cabbage with cumin and chile, shaokao style, charred at the edges.
10/25/2026

Grilled Cabbage with Cumin and Chile (Shaokao Style)

Rest: 2 minutes. Total: 24 minutes.
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Kao yu, Chongqing-style grilled fish, sizzling in chile oil with vegetables.
10/25/2026

Kao Yu (Grilled Fish, Chongqing-Style)

Rest: 5 minutes. Total: 50 minutes.
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Xinjiang cumin lamb chops with a cumin, chile, and Sichuan pepper crust.
10/25/2026

Xinjiang Cumin Lamb Chops

Marinate: 1 hour. Rest: 5 minutes. Total: 1 hour 25 minutes.
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Chive pockets, jiu cai he zi, griddle-fried with garlic chive and egg filling.
10/25/2026

Chive Pockets (Jiu Cai He Zi)

Rest: 2 minutes. Total: 39 minutes.
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Potstickers, jian jiao, on the griddle with a lacy crisp skirt and dipping sauce.
10/25/2026

Potstickers (Jian Jiao)

Rest: 5 minutes. Total: 47 minutes.
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Sheng jian bao, pan-fried soup buns, in cast iron with sesame and scallions.
10/25/2026

Sheng Jian Bao (Pan-Fried Soup Buns)

Rise: 45 minutes. Total: 1 hour 40 minutes.
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Scallion pancakes, cong you bing, flaky and golden from the griddle.
10/25/2026

Scallion Pancakes (Cong You Bing)

Rest: 30 minutes. Total: 1 hour 7 minutes.
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Chow mein, griddle-fried noodles, with cabbage, carrot, and bean sprouts.
10/25/2026

Chow Mein

Total: 27 minutes.
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Yangzhou fried rice in cast iron with shrimp, char siu, egg, and peas.
10/25/2026

Yangzhou Fried Rice

Total: 27 minutes.
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Salt and pepper squid flash-cooked on the griddle with chiles and garlic.
10/25/2026

Salt and Pepper Squid

Total: 21 minutes.
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Salt and pepper shrimp crisped on the griddle with garlic and chiles.
10/25/2026

Salt and Pepper Shrimp

Total: 23 minutes.
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Dry-fried green beans, gan bian style, blistered in cast iron with chiles.
10/25/2026

Dry-Fried Green Beans (Gan Bian Si Ji Dou)

Total: 25 minutes.
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Eggplant in garlic sauce, yu xiang style, braised in cast iron with scallions.
10/25/2026

Eggplant in Garlic Sauce (Yu Xiang Eggplant)

Total: 35 minutes.
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Mapo tofu in cast iron with chile bean sauce, pork, and Sichuan pepper.
10/25/2026

Mapo Tofu

Total: 30 minutes.
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Twice-cooked pork, hui guo rou, with leeks and chile bean paste in cast iron.
10/25/2026

Twice-Cooked Pork (Hui Guo Rou)

Cool: 10 minutes. Total: 1 hour 10 minutes.
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Black pepper beef in cast iron with bell peppers, onion, and a cracked-pepper sauce.
10/25/2026

Black Pepper Beef

Marinate: 15 minutes. Total: 40 minutes.
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Beef and broccoli in cast iron with a glossy soy-oyster sauce.
10/25/2026

Beef and Broccoli

Marinate: 15 minutes. Total: 42 minutes.
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Mongolian beef on the griddle with a sweet soy glaze and scallions.
10/25/2026

Mongolian Beef

Marinate: 15 minutes. Total: 40 minutes.
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Kung pao chicken in cast iron with dried chiles, Sichuan pepper, and peanuts.
10/25/2026

Kung Pao Chicken

Marinate: 15 minutes. Total: 45 minutes.
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Five-spice grilled chicken with crisp skin and a honey-soy baste, carved.
10/25/2026

Five-Spice Grilled Chicken

Marinate: 2 hours. Rest: 10 minutes. Total: 3 hours 5 minutes.
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Tea-smoked duck with deep amber crisped skin, carved on a porcelain platter.
10/25/2026

Tea-Smoked Duck

30 minutes Marinate: 8 hours. Rest: 15 minutes. Total: 10 hours 5 minutes.
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Crispy pork belly, siu yuk-style, with blistered crackling skin and five-spice meat.
10/25/2026

Crispy Pork Belly (Siu Yuk-Style)

15 minutes Chill: 8 hours. Rest: 15 minutes. Total: 9 hours 50 minutes.
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Five-spice grilled pork chops with a caramelized soy crust and scallions.
10/25/2026

Five-Spice Grilled Pork Chops

Marinate: 1 hour. Rest: 5 minutes. Total: 1 hour 29 minutes.
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Chinese BBQ pork ribs with a honey glaze and charred tips, sliced between the bones.
10/25/2026

Chinese BBQ Pork Ribs with Honey Glaze

30 minutes Marinate: 2 hours. Rest: 15 minutes. Total: 5 hours 5 minutes.
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Char siu chicken with a honey glaze, grilled and sliced with charred edges.
10/25/2026

Char Siu Chicken

Marinate: 4 hours. Rest: 5 minutes. Total: 4 hours 38 minutes.
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Char siu, Chinese BBQ pork, sliced with a honey glaze and charred edges.
10/25/2026

Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork)

Marinate: 8 hours. Rest: 15 minutes. Total: 9 hours 15 minutes.
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Grilled scallops with garlic vermicelli in the half shell, with golden garlic and soy.
10/25/2026

Grilled Scallops with Garlic Vermicelli (Shanbei)

Total: 28 minutes.
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Kao shenghao, Chinese grilled oysters with garlic, grilled in the half shell.
10/25/2026

Kao Shenghao (Grilled Oysters with Garlic)

Total: 26 minutes.
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Kao qiezi, whole grilled eggplant with garlic, collapsed over charcoal with garlic oil.
10/25/2026

Kao Qiezi (Whole Grilled Eggplant with Garlic)

Rest: 5 minutes. Total: 30 minutes.
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Kao mantou, grilled mantou skewers, toasted over charcoal with spiced sugar.
10/25/2026

Kao Mantou (Grilled Mantou Skewers)

Total: 18 minutes.
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Kao yumi, shaokao-style grilled corn, brushed with chile-cumin oil over charcoal.
10/25/2026

Kao Yumi (Shaokao-Style Grilled Corn)

Rest: 2 minutes. Total: 27 minutes.
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Kao jiucai, Chinese grilled garlic chives, blistered over charcoal with spiced oil.
10/25/2026

Kao Jiucai (Grilled Garlic Chives)

Total: 15 minutes.
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Tofu chuan'r, Chinese grilled tofu skewers, with a cumin-chile shaokao crust.
10/25/2026

Tofu Chuan’r (Doufu Chuan — Grilled Tofu Skewers)

Total: 25 minutes.
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Shiitake mushroom skewers grilled over charcoal with a soy-sesame glaze.
10/25/2026

Shiitake Mushroom Skewers (Xianggu Chuan)

Marinate: 10 minutes. Total: 28 minutes.
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Shrimp chuan'r, Chinese grilled shrimp skewers, shell-on over charcoal with garlic.
10/25/2026

Shrimp Chuan’r (Xia Chuan — Grilled Shrimp Skewers)

Marinate: 15 minutes. Total: 36 minutes.
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Squid chuan'r, Chinese grilled squid skewers, blistered over charcoal with shaokao spice.
10/25/2026

Squid Chuan’r (Youyu Chuan — Grilled Squid Skewers)

Rest: 2 minutes. Total: 23 minutes.
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Pork chuan'r, Chinese pork skewers, grilled over charcoal with cumin and five-spice.
10/25/2026

Pork Chuan’r (Zhurou Chuan — Chinese Pork Skewers)

Marinate: 30 minutes. Rest: 5 minutes. Total: 1 hour.
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Chicken chuan'r, Chinese chicken skewers, grilled over charcoal with cumin and chile.
10/25/2026

Chicken Chuan’r (Jirou Chuan — Chinese Chicken Skewers)

Marinate: 30 minutes. Rest: 5 minutes. Total: 1 hour 2 minutes.
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Beef chuan'r, Chinese beef skewers, grilled over charcoal with cumin.
10/25/2026

Beef Chuan’r (Niurou Chuan — Chinese Beef Skewers)

Marinate: 30 minutes. Rest: 5 minutes. Total: 58 minutes.
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Lamb chuan'r, Xinjiang lamb skewers, grilling over charcoal with cumin and chile.
10/25/2026

Lamb Chuan’r (Yangrou Chuan — Xinjiang Lamb Skewers)

Marinate: 30 minutes. Rest: 5 minutes. Total: 1 hour 5 minutes.
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