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Only the Best: The Art of Cooking with a Master Chef (Hardcover)

by Michel Roux (Author), Martin Brigdale (Photographer)
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  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Quadrille Publishing Ltd (11 Oct 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1903845750
  • ISBN-13: 978-1903845752
  • Product Dimensions: 26.9 x 21.6 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 195,349 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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World famous master chef, Michel Roux, shares his thirty years of culinary experience, bringing his unique talents to ordinary cooks in this sumptuously illustrated, easily understood book. Roux's mantra "modern cuisine, constantly evolving cuisine" is made apparent in the exotic collection of dishes. And his pet subject, fresh ingredients, organically grown, is reiterated throughout to ensure the most flavoursome outcome to each recipe. From his original French cuisine Roux has expanded to encompass world-wide tastes and methods: Japanese tempura, Italian pasta and North African dishes, ensuring his catalogue of dishes keep up with modern trends at the same time as having that most important element of all - the Roux touch. From easy recipes such as poached eggs on watercress salad with red pepper salsa to the more complicated wild mushroom cappelleti with herb salsa, from starters through main courses to luscious desserts, you are guaranteed finding a recipe to suit the necessary occasion. - Lucy Watson

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Here, top chef Michel Roux has created a compendium of culinary techniques, whilst at the same producing a collection of 130 recipes that can be achieved at home. The book is arranged by style of cooking, from sauces and marinades, through steamed and poached dishes, pan-fried food, grills and roasts, to baking. Each technique is demonstrated by means of a master recipe with one or two variations, but each recipe is given a modern twist.

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4.0 out of 5 stars 'The Art of Cooking with a Master Chef', 21 Feb 2007
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`Only the best combines the secrets of a master chef with a collection of super recipes. It is an invaluable reference book of essential culinary techniques and an inspirational companion that truly demonstrates the art of cooking.

The book is arranged by style of cooking.........
Michel uses classic techniques which he has developed in his own way to perfection, but he also gives each recipe a scintillating modern twist. As well as French techniques, Michel also covers Italian pasta-making, Japanese tempura, Chinese poach-roasting and other international methods.'

Over 130 recipes/192 shiny, thick quality pages, split over 10 main chapters:-

Marinades/stocks/sauces
Raw and cured food
Eggs, crepes & soufflés
Mousses, terrines & confits
Pasta, grains & rice
Steamed & poached dishes
Grills, roasts & bakes
Pan-fries, sautés & deep frying
Casseroles & slow cooking
Baking

plus an introduction, store-cupboard essentials and a full index.


Each chapter has a useful description page and handy notes head up each recipe, e.g.:-

`Tabbouleh
Here is a innovative way to serve this popular Middle Eastern dish, which I adore making, especially when I am in Provence. Like risotto, there are countless versions, my favourite is intensely lemony and full of fresh parsley and mint.
It tastes even better the day after it is made.'
Each recipe has a clear ingredient list, method, and, if applicable, a variation on the theme.

The book is, perhaps, a little sparse on photography, and it is not always obvious which dish is actually pictured, which may prove slightly negative to those of us who like to see what we are aiming for.
Having said that, the ones that are included are simply - `mouth-watering`, such as `Poached white peaches with pistachio crème anglaise,' which also graces the back cover.


Recipes include:-

Lightly smoked duck breasts with pak choi
Cucumber coulis
Peppermint soufflé in a chocolate crepe
Ham mousse with red pepper salsa
Turbot poached in red wine
Grilled fillet of lamb with Mediterranean vegetables
Roast stuffed Christmas goose
Hollandaise sauce
Creamy scrambled eggs with baby vegetables a la grecque
Special pan-fried rib of beef
Vegetable tagine with red mullet fillets
Michel's sashimi
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