Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Boomtown Austin -- The First Rule of Tex-Mex -- Restaurant-Style Cooking -- The Central Texas Pantry -- Chapter 1: Barbecue -- Central Texas–Style Smoked Brisket -- Smoked Sausage -- From-Scratch Kielbasa -- Smoked Turkey -- Ribs -- Smoked Pork Shoulder -- Barbecue Sauce -- Brisket Frito Pie -- Chipotle Slaw -- Jalapeño Cheese Grits -- Traditional Pinto Beans -- Jalapeño Dill Potato Salad -- Chapter 2: Tacos -- Braised Pig Tail Puffy Tacos -- Basic Braised Pork for Tacos -- Carne Asada Tacos -- Old-School Carne Molida Tacos -- Chicken Tinga -- Tacos de Hongos -- Banh Mi Tacos -- Wild Boar Carnitas -- Chapter 3: Tex-Mex and Interior Mexican -- Bob Armstrong Dip -- Guacamole -- Rice and Beans -- Green Chile Queso -- Chile con Carne Enchiladas -- Chipotle Lamb Loin Chops -- Chayote Slaw with Chile Arbol Dressing -- Mole Rojo with Chicken -- Enchiladas Tejanas -- Butternut and Goat Cheese Chile Relleno -- Cochinita Pibil -- Chapter 4: Texas Standards -- Chicken Fried Steak with Cream Gravy -- Pimento Cheese -- Mustard and Brown Sugar–Crusted Ribeye -- Pommes Puree -- Grilled Tuscan Kale -- Lucy’s Fried Chicken -- Parkside Macaroni -- Blackened Drum with Shrimp Cream Sauce -- Baked Oysters -- Meatloaf -- Okra with Walnuts -- Chapter 5: New Austin Classics -- Uchiviche -- Beet Fries -- The Cadillac Bar Pie -- Oxtail Pappardelle with Rutabaga -- Duck Confit with Lemon Vinaigrette Frisée and Duck Fat–Roasted Potatoes -- Chorizo Potato Pizza -- Sunshine Roll -- Tom Kha Gai -- Grilled Quail with Green Mole -- Sauerkraut Johnnycakes -- Bakra Goat Burger -- Pig Skin Noodles with Shrimp Dumplings and Hot Sauce -- Sweet Potato Nachos -- Chapter 6: Breakfast and Brunch -- Potato and Sausage Breakfast Tacos -- 24 Hash -- Huevos Rancheros -- Migas -- Texas Benedict.

Pumpkin Bread French Toast -- Gingerbread Pancakes -- Beef Tongue Empanadas -- Chapter 7: Drinks -- Mexican Martini -- Frozen Margaritas -- Fresh Lime Margaritas -- Cucurbit -- Horchata -- Colorado Bulldog -- Cactus Jack Cocktail -- Mezcal Old Fashioned -- Joanne Cocktail -- Wundershowzen Smoothie -- Chapter 8: Baked Goods and Sweets -- Pumpkin Bread -- Cheddar Biscuits -- Bootsie’s Buttermilk Pie -- Everything Bagel Kolache -- Pecan Pie -- Salted Brown Butter and Dark Chocolate Pecan Cookies -- Daniel Vaughn’s Banana Pudding -- Texas Citrus Scones -- Chapter 9: Salsas, Sauces, and Chilis -- Pico de Gallo -- Vegan Lentil Chili -- JAK’s Salsa -- Salsa de la Casa -- Salsa Macha Verde -- Grapefruit Salsa -- Pickled Jalapeños -- Hot Sauce -- Chile con Carne Sauce -- Verde Sauce -- Ranchero Sauce -- Further Reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index of Searchable Terms -- Copyright Page.