Chicken
Fire-Grilled Lemon Herb Chicken Thighs
Bone-in chicken thighs grilled over charcoal with lemon, garlic and herbs — smoky skin, juicy meat, and a simple pan sauce.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Level
- Easy
Steak House Diaries Kitchen Desk
Fire, coal and grill cooking
The Kitchen Desk writes our open-fire and grill recipes: steaks, whole legs, coal-buried roasts and campfire cooking. Every recipe is built around real marinating times, coal temperatures and doneness checks, so the results are dependable whether you're cooking on a grill or over an open flame.
17 recipes, 4 articles
Recipes
ChickenCoal-Roasted Chicken Wings with Smoky Dry Rub
Chicken wings coated in a smoky spice rub and roasted over hot coals until crisp, served with a cool yogurt dip.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Level
- Easy
Mutton & GoatCharcoal-Grilled Mutton Chops with Mint Chimichurri
Thick mutton chops seared over charcoal and finished with a bright mint chimichurri — smoky, juicy and easy to grill.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Level
- Medium
Mutton & GoatFire-Roasted Goat Shoulder with Garlic and Rosemary
A whole goat shoulder rubbed with garlic and rosemary, slow-roasted over low coals until it pulls apart with a fork.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 4 hr
- Level
- Advanced
PizzaBBQ Chicken Fire-Grilled Pizza
A fire-grilled pizza topped with smoky barbecue chicken, red onion and melted cheese, baked fast over hot coals.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Level
- Medium
SeafoodCedar-Plank Grilled Salmon with Lemon Butter
Salmon fillets grilled on a soaked cedar plank over charcoal, brushed with lemon butter until just flaky and smoky.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Level
- Medium
Mutton & GoatSmoky Fire Mutton Ribs with an End Glaze
Mutton ribs slow-grilled over real fire with a smoky spice rub and a sticky glaze brushed on at the very end — fall-off-the-bone tender, never dry.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 3 hr
- Level
- Medium
SeafoodGarlic Butter Shrimp Skewers over Real Fire
Shrimp skewers over real fire with garlic butter: a fast hard sizzle, curled edges, and one butter timing that keeps them juicy, never rubbery.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 5 min
- Level
- Easy
Mutton & GoatGrilled Lamb Chops with a Herb-Garlic Marinade
Lamb chops over open flame with a herb-garlic marinade: hard char outside, juicy pink centre, and tenderness decided hours before they hit the grill.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 8 min
- Level
- Easy
Mutton & GoatCampfire Steaks with a Butter-Baste Finish
Thick-cut steaks seared over open campfire coals, butter-basted and rested right — smoky crust, juicy medium-rare centre, every time.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Level
- Medium
Mutton & GoatJuicy Herb-Marinated Bone-In Mutton Steak
A single thick bone-in mutton steak marinated with cheese, fresh coriander, mint and lemon, then grilled slowly over charcoal until smoky, tender and pulled easily from the bone.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Level
- Medium
SeafoodJungle Fire-Grilled Whole Fish
A whole cleaned fish, deeply scored and marinated with ginger-garlic, turmeric and lemon, then grilled over hot wood coals until the skin is smoky and golden and the flesh flakes easily.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Level
- Medium
Mutton & GoatJungle Fire-Grilled Mutton Steaks
Boneless mutton steaks marinated in ginger-garlic, crushed coriander and lemon juice, then grilled over steady wood coals until browned and tender.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Level
- Medium
Mutton & GoatBuried Coal Mutton Leg
A whole mutton leg marinated with ginger-garlic, garam masala and butter, wrapped in foil with onions and tomatoes, and slow-cooked buried in a bed of hot charcoal.
- Prep
- 25 min
- Cook
- 2 hr 30 min
- Level
- Advanced
Mutton & GoatCoal-Cooked Mutton
Mutton fried until browned, then wrapped in foil with whole garlic, ginger, tomatoes, onions and green chilies and buried in hot coals until fully tender.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 1 hr
- Level
- Medium
PizzaTex-Mex Cheesy Pizza
A double-cheese pizza loaded with seasoned chicken, sweet corn, black beans, jalapeños and peppers, baked hot until the crust is golden and the cheese pulls in long, stretchy strings.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Level
- Easy
Mutton & GoatAmerican-Style Mountain Goat Steak
A thick goat steak rubbed with garlic, paprika and herbs, then seared over a wood campfire on a hot flat stone until deeply browned and tender.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Level
- Medium
Articles
Cooking TipsLoaded Hasselback Potato Skewers with Spiced Meat
Hasselback-cut potato skewers packed with spiced meat and grilled until crisp.
· 4 min read
Cooking TipsSteak Bites and Crispy Potato Skillet
Seared steak bites and crispy potato cubes, cooked together in one skillet.
· 4 min read
Cooking TipsThe Loaded Cheese Waterfall Burger Stack
A triple-patty, bacon-loaded burger stack finished with a warm cheese sauce pour.
· 4 min read
Cooking TipsHerb-Crusted Tomahawk Steak with a Spiced Butter Drizzle
A rosemary-and-garlic crusted tomahawk steak, seared hard and finished with spiced butter.
· 4 min read