How to buy, prepare and cook the best sustainable fish and seafood from around the world.
More and more peole are turning to fish, its well documented nutritional benefits are making it much more popular. But there are ‘so many fish in the sea’ and some find it difficult to know what to choose and how to cook it.
This big Fish Cookbook is the most comprehensive book on cooking fish I have ever come across - in fact I would say it is the best fish cookbook I have ever read!
Maybe that’s because it appears to include everything you could ever wish to know about fish. Uniquely this book features a comprehensive techniques section offering practical advice on how to choose and store fish and shellfish, as well as illustrating the different cuts of meat. Visual step-by-steps show cooks how to prepare any type of fish, including tips on removing scales, gutting, filleting and sushi techniques, as well as how to open oysters, clams and scallops and prepare crab and lobster. Extra information on using the bones and leftovers to make fish stock guarantees that none of the flavour is wasted and helps cooks get the most out of their purchase. Essential cooking methods such as baking, roasting and steaming, are also clearly explained to help readers experiment with different varieties from seabass and snapper to monkfish and mussels, ensuring that they are cooked in a way that brings out their best flavours.
An amazing photo gallery of over 200 varieties of fish and seafood completes Fish Cookbook, illustrating the distinctive features of each species. Accompanying notes offer extra information on where the fish is caught, how they taste, what to look for when purchasing and the best cooking methods for each type. Suggested flavour pairings will inspire cooks to become more experimental with fish to create show-stopping dishes designed to impress. An additional special section deals with the growing issue of sustainability, identifying threatened species and offering essential advice on how to buy responsibly by choosing less popular varieties, buying locally and only eating fish that has been caught using sustainable methods.
A great book, not only in size but in value, a snip at £20.
Fish Cookbook, CJ Jackson, DK. Available from all good bookshops and from www.dk.com
