America's Most Wanted Recipes at the Grill

April 21, 2014
The latest in Douglas’s bestselling series of reverse engineering popular dishes at chain restaurants (America’s Most Wanted Recipes, etc) is dedicated to grill-centered fare, enabling followers to whip up pitch-perfect versions of In-N-Out Burger’s iconic Double Double or A&W’s Deluxe Grilled Chicken Sandwich in their own backyards. Organized alphabetically by restaurant, fans can simply flip to their restaurant of choice to view Douglas’s take on a handful of the chains’ signature dishes. In some cases, such as Red Lobster’s grilled rack of shrimp, the instructions are painfully simple (skewer shrimp, brush with olive oil, grill), while in others, such as Chili’s Southwestern Egg Rolls and, somewhat surprisingly, Qdoba’s three-cheese burrito, they’ll need to source a seemingly endless number of ingredients and go through multiple steps in order to achieve that unique flavor. Once readers realize how much effort it does or doesn’t take to recreate their favorite item and ask themselves questions like, “Do you really need to make your own onion rings from scratch for an DIY Angry Whopper?” they may come to the conclusion that it’s simply easier to hop in the car and go to the source. Just because you can doesn’t always mean you should. But for those who dare, this will likely strike a chord.

May 15, 2014

Douglas's copycat recipe website (recipesecrets.net) and best-selling cookbooks enable readers to re-create popular restaurant dishes at home. His fifth "America's Most Wanted Recipes" cookbook focuses on grilled recipes such as quesadilla burgers from Applebee's, outlaw rib eye from Longhorn Steakhouse, and Hawaiian skewers from Red Lobster. These straightforward recipes don't include photographs, but readers who've eaten the restaurant versions will know what to expect, and others can easily find photos online. The grilling guide covers the basics of charcoal and gas grilling, how to prepare various meats and seafoods, and USDA-recommended cooking temperatures. VERDICT Use this book to get the feeling of dining out without busting your budget or diet.

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