Fish Without a Doubt: The Cook's Essential Companion

Fish Without a Doubt: The Cook's Essential Companion
by Rick Moonen, Roy Finamore

Fish Without a Doubt: The Cook's Essential Companion
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Author: Rick Moonen, Roy Finamore
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-29
ISBN: 061853119X
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Book Reviews of Fish Without a Doubt: The Cook's Essential Companion

Book Review: The fish cook's bible
Summary: 4 Stars

This hefty book has all you need to know to cook fish and shellfish. The recipes are clear and descriptive. I like that the authors help you "see" with their words, as in this advice from Oyster Stew: "Cook just until the edges of the oysters curl; they'll look like ruffled petticoats."

As a relatively inexperienced fish cook, I appreciated the section up front called Preparing Fish and Shellfish for Cooking and Serving. It's a step-by-step guide, fully illustrated with black and white photos, showing how to clean and filet a round fish, shell and devein shrimp, prep scallops, clean squid, shuck clams and oysters and prepare lobster.

The cookbook missed the fifth star because of the lack of nutritional information for each recipe, and for too few photos. The 41 color images included are luscious.

Under the dust jacket is a cover that has the same art except for the reviews on the back cover.

Some other good new cookbooks: Hungry Girl, Deceptively Delicious and The Most Decadent Diet Ever!.

Here's the chapter list:

INTRODUCTION
1. Fish and Health
2. Sustainable Seafood

THE BASICS
3. Is It Cooked?
4. The Fish Cook's Kitchen
5. Preparing Fish and Shellfish for Cooking and Serving
6. Shopping for Fish
7. Storing Fish and Shellfish
8. Notes on the Fish in This Book

LET'S COOK
9. Poaching
10. Steaming and Boiling
11. Broiling
12. Grilling -- Stovetop and Outdoor -- and Smoking
13. Baking and Roasting
14. Searing and Sautéing
15. Frying
16. Shellfish Appetizers and First Courses
17. Chowders, Soups and Stews
18. Salads, Ceviches and Gravlax
19. Fish Cakes and Burgers
20. Pasta and Rice
21. Salsas and Relishes
22. Sauces, Vinaigrettes and Spice Mixes
23. Essential Sides

Summary of Fish Without a Doubt: The Cook's Essential Companion

Comprehensive. Friendly. Indispensable. With more than 250 simple and delicious recipes.

No doubt about it, fish is a cook?s dream. Fast. Low in fat, versatile, and healthful, it?s even brain food. No other fish cookbook contains such a comprehensive selection of approachable, contemporary recipes. It?s written by a pair of experts: a nationally known three-star seafood chef whose true passion is teaching home cooks, and an award-winning writer and sought-after food authority. Arranged for the cook?s complete convenience, Fish without a Doubt encompasses chapters on all the techniques of fish cookery—from poaching to grilling to sautéing—as well as on all the most popular seafood dishes—from appetizers, to soups and salads, to burgers and pasta.

The recipes range from updated versions of classics (Trout Almondine, Linguine with Clams, Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes) to the latest favorites (Steamed Black Bass with Sizzling Ginger,Tuna Burgers with Cucumber Relish, Thai-Style Mussels). It includes slews of quickies for weeknight specials (Broiled Fillets with Butter and Herbs) and centerpieces for splashier occasions (A Big Poached Char). Featuring only seafood that is not overfished, Fish without a Doubt provides the latest information for the eco-conscious cook about our last wild frontier.

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