- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: BBC Books; 1st edition (9 Jan 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0563387629
- ISBN-13: 978-0563387626
- Product Dimensions: 25 x 19.4 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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In 1995, Rick Stein, the proprietor of The Seafood Restaurant in Padstow, Cornwall, won the Andreacute; Simon Memorial Fund Food Book Award for Taste of the Sea, which accompanied his television series. Rick Stein's Fruits of the Sea is an update with a touch of the exotic as it includes recipes Stein devised after travelling to the Far East.
Stein has a no-fuss approach to cooking, dishing up meals which can be prepared in less than an hour. Fruits of the Sea contains over 100 new fish recipes to cater for all occasions and palates, including family meals like Mackerel Fish Cakes with Fennel or Fillet of Cod with Saffron Mashed Potatoes. The ingredients for these should be easy to find at any supermarket or fishmonger. For those with a taste for the exotic, there's Thai Red Seafood, and Goan Prawn Balchao; and for dinner parties there are dishes such as the Small Ragout with a Deep Red Wine Sauce or Escalopes of Salmon with Champagne and Chive Sauce.
An illustrated guide to cleaning and filleting fish is included and there's a glossary explaining how Eastern ingredients such as wasabi and shrimp paste are sold and used. Of course, as anyone who has been to Rick and Jill Stein's restaurant will know, the desserts are superb: a few, like Baked Chocolate Mousse with Cornish Clotted Cream, and Pine Kernel and Ricotta Tart, are in the book.
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Originally published in 1997 this book accompanies the BBC television series, containing over 150 recipes for hot and spicy dishes, fish salads and a selection of desserts.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Rick Stein is not only a superb chef but his writing is clear, simple and enthusiastic - like his food. He gives plenty of tips from what utensils to buy, to how to store fish and how to make excellant stocks. All the way through the book he carries you along with his passion and almost cooly, simplistic aproach. If you like fish - or even if you don't - I am sure you will find this book rewarding, not only for the food but also the interesting little tit bits he incorporates.
29 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Rick Stein's passion for seafood is only equaled by his skill and artistry in seafood preparation. This is a "must have" recipe book, especially if your not over keen on sea food. Stein's straight forward and simplistic approach make sea food in general a much more palatable choice to what is basically an underrated and easily accessible food source. You will be amazed at how easily and quickly you can produce mouth watering dishes with the humble Cod,sea bass or just a crab, and quicker than the Que for a fast food burger! Rick Stein's down to earth character helps give a real feeling that you can tackle all the recipe's and the instructions are as clear and precise as they need to be, after all says Rick "a recipe is just a basic guide not something to be followed religiously". This book has certainly opened my eyes to seafood and steers you away from the days of "steamed fish" that probably turns most people away from seafood in the first place. This is one book that will help you see just what you have been missing and After all we do live on an Island surrounded by sea
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book for the Thai fish cakes originally. Since then I've cooked many of the recipes and they are all excellent. You'll find one to suit any occasion. There's a guide to help you prepare your fish and a list of substitutes in case you can't find the one recommended. Rick Stein also inspires you to try fish that you wouldn't normally. I'm a fan! (There's even a section on puddings as well.)
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