Abstract: Designed to give readers a whole new concept in fish cookery, this chef and former instructor of the Culinary Institute of America presents numerous pre-tested and newly developed recipes for preparing salt-water and fresh-water fish and shellfish. Information is also provided on sauces, batters, and pastries. Detailed instructions on buying, handling, marketing, preparing and cooking fish are accompanied by appropriate illustrations. A comprehensive description of popular species complements the recipes with their metric and U.S. portion tables. Colored photos of artistic dishes, tips on food decorations plus appendices covering metric conversions, French translations of common fish species, and a glossary conclude this comprehensive text. (jdb).
More than 680 recipes, ranging from the classic seafood repertoire to light, easily prepared dishes, cover the full range of fish varieties available in the United States.
Fish is the ultimate sophisticated weeknight or company dinner, but it can intimidate even the most nimble home cooks. RICK STEIN'S COMPLETE SEAFOOD offers an almost limitless repertoire, with detailed instructions and extensive charts. Hundreds of photographs and illustrations show how to scale and gut fish for the grill, bake whole fish in a salt or pastry casing, hot-smoke fish, prepare live crabs, and clean and stuff squid, along with other essential techniques. The most comprehensive full-color seafood instructional available, now in paperback. 2005 James Beard Cookbook of the Year. Carefully vetted and adjusted to correspond with North American fish and shellfish availability and sustainability. ReviewsFor all things fish related, we've found no better source than Rick Stein's Complete Seafood, a handsome, amply illustrated volume that details the selecting, handling, and cooking of every species imaginable." --Saveur (Top 100 Home Cook Edition) "Many step-by-step photos make clear how to scale, gut and fillet fish and how to handle a wide variety of shellfish and crustaceans...Cooking techniques are given the sam thoughtful, step-by-step treatment. And the text is compelling enough, with lots of first-person instruction, to read at bedtime."--Washington Post
Every few decades a chef or a teacher writes a cookbook that is so comprehensive and offers such depth of subject matter and cooking inspiration that it becomes a virtual bible for amateur and professional alike. Author James Peterson, who wrote the book Sauces, a James Beard Cookbook of the Year winner, and the incomparable Splendid Soups, once again demonstrates his connoisseurship with Fish & Shellfish, a monumental cookbook that will take its rightful place as the first and last word on seafood preparation and cooking. Fish & Shellfish demonstrates every conceivable method for preparing sumptuous meals of fish and shellfish, from baking, braising, deep-frying, grilling and broiling to poaching, panfrying, marinating, curing and smoking, steaming, and microwaving. Whether your taste runs strictly to shellfish or to everything seafood, Fish & Shellfish offers the equivalent of a complete cookbook on each subject. Within the chapters on finfish you'll learn how to prepare enticing recipes remarkable for their ease of preparation, their versatility, and their originality Here Peterson offers such splendid flavors and textures as succulent Stuffed Striped Bass with Spinach, Shrimp, and Mushrooms; crunchy Halibut Fillets with Curry, Herbs, and Almond Crust; delicate Salmon Fillets A la Nage with Julienned Vegetables; savory Braised Tuna with Vegetables; and fiery Thai-Style Swordfish Satay. If it's shellfish you prefer, there are pages and pages of recipes for baking, frying, steaming, or serving raw everything in a shell, including mussels, clams, oysters, scallops, lobster, shrimp, crab, and crayfish. Peterson explains how to judge freshness and how to prepare shellfish delights, including lemony-flavored Steamed Mussels with Thai Green Curry; aromatic Littleneck Clams in Black BeanScented Broth; a simple and comforting Linguine with Clam Sauce; elegant Hot Oysters with Leeks and White Wine Sauce; rich and savory Braised Scallops with Tomatoes and Fresh Basil; Steamed Lobster with Coconut Milk and Thai Spices; Shrimp with Tomato Sauce, Saffron Aioli, and Pesto; hit-the-spot Sautéed Crab Cakes; and Japanese Style Grilled Squid, to name but a few of the brilliant and vast array of wonderful seafood selections.Fish & Shellfishalso offers techniques for preparing raw, marinated, cured, and smoked fish. As you exploreFish & Shellfish, you'll learn not only the essentials of seafood preparation but everything in between, including how to make a curry sauce, which red wines to cook with, how to fry parsley, and how to make Vietnamese dipping sauces. You'll learn the secrets of a variety of coatings, how to blacken fish, add stuffings, and deglaze the pan for sauces, as well as discover the delights of salsas, chutneys, relishes, mayonnaises, and butters. Here is seafood in every incarnation, from soups, stews, and pastas to mousses, soufflés, and salads. Try everything from pureed Marseilles-Style Fish Soup and Moroccan Swordfish Tagine with Olives and Saffron to Homemade Cuttlefish-Ink Linguine, and Crayfish Stew with Tomatoes, Sorrel, and Vegetables. Jim Peterson has traveled the world and brought back the best international seafood flavors, textures, and techniques. Now you can improvise on your own with Thai marinades, Indian spices and condiments, and Japanese grilling methods, all of which play off more familiar ingredients to produce memorable dishes. At the end of Fish & Shellfish you'll find a complete Finfish Dictionary, where you'll learn all you need to know about more than sixty species of saltwater and freshwater fish. There's also a 32-page section of color photographs that pictures many of the mouthwatering recipes in the book. And the step-by-step pictorials in the color section will show you how to prepare fish and shellfish for cooking. James Peterson's books have been hailed as the most companionable and dependable of cooking guides. Replete with tables, timing charts, advice about equipment, safety preparations, a glossary of foreign ingredients, and an exhaustive index, Fish & Shellfish will give you the power of flexibility and spontaneity as it transforms you into an accomplished seafood cook. Here is a fundamental cookbook that you will come to depend on every time you think seafood-and now you'll be thinking seafood all the time.
More than 680 recipes for preparing all kinds of fish--fresh water, salt water, shellfish--native to North American waters, are found in this cookbook. Also includes recipes for delicious sauces and information on cooking techniques, preserving, freezing and more.
In this definitive guide to cooking with the seafood of the West Coast--from Alaska to Baja--author and chef Jay Harlow introduces the rich array of fresh fish and shellfish now available to home cooks. From familiar varieties such as salmon, halibut, swordfish, and Dungeness crab, to more exotic types like tilapia, wolffish, and grenadier, this complete cookbook provides an impressive collection of information, instruction, and recipes. Whether it is albacore from the Pacific Ocean, California halibut from the Sea of Cortez, king salmon from Alaska's Copper River, or Pacific oysters from the waters of Hood Canal, Jay Harlow explains what it is, when it's in season, and how to cook it to bring out its best flavors.
Dive into seafood with the only fish cookbook you'll ever need From fresh grilled red snapper to pan-fried crab and the classic clam chowder, the world of seafood has an ocean's worth of flavors and cooking techniques to explore. Master them all with The Complete Fish Cookbook, your all-in-one resource for preparing crowd-pleasing meals where fish and seafood are the star. What sets this seafood cookbook apart: A whole world of seafood—Discover 115 vibrant recipes from a variety of cuisines that include fatty fish, flaky fish, shellfish, and more, so you can experience everything seafood has to offer. Options for every occasion—Serve up seafood sensations for any meal with sections for easy weeknight dinners, small plates, barbecues, or special events, complete with photos to show you what to expect. The ultimate fish guide—Take the guesswork out of cooking with a super-detailed introduction that explains all different kinds of fish, their taste and texture, how to source and shop for them, and how to prepare them safely. Make seafood part of your recipe repertoire today with the cookbook that shows you how to cook it all!
2021 IACP Award Winner in the Single Subject Category Dive into seafood with confidence and get inspired by 198 recipes for multiple kinds of fish--featuring fresh, modern flavors and plenty of fish facts For many home cooks, preparing seafood is a bit of mystery. But I'm going to let you in on a little secret: Cooking great-tasting seafood is easy and anyone, anywhere can do it. (That means you!) Our newest cookbook provides you with everything you need to create satisfying and healthy seafood meals at home. We explore how to buy quality fish and dive deep into all the varieties of fish available, from light and flaky to rich and meaty. You'll get answers to all of your seafood related questions and practical tips and tricks for handling fish. But the recipes are where things get really exciting. From sumptuous appetizers and savory soups and stews to easy weeknight dinners and company-worthy fare (and a lot more), you'll learn just how rewarding it is to prepare seafood at home. We've also included substitution information for each recipe. So if you can't find a certain kind of fish or if you don't like the type used in the recipe, you can use any of the listed substitutions and still achieve great results. Clever, right? Having delicious, healthy (and easy) recipes to cook at home is more important than ever. We hope you'll give seafood cookery a chance. You won't regret it.
