Cooking at the Merchant House

by Hill, Shaun; Lowe, Jason; Lowe, Jason; Merchant House (Restaurant : Ludlow, England)

• ISBN13: 9781840911312
• ISBN10: 184091131X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Conran Octopus

Summary

At last, here is a cookbook that truly understands the needs and limitations of real people. Author Shaun Hill is owner-cook at The Merchant House, the British food industry's most exciting contradiction: a top gourmet restaurant situated on the ground floor of his home, with all the food prepared in a regular domestic kitchen.

In this book, as in his restaurant, Shaun Hill shows just how exciting home cooking can be. Readers are taken through Shaun's key dishes, from the source of the main ingredient through the plate, revealing how to choose quality produce, then how to prepare and cook it. In side panels, Watchpoints for the cooking process are given to enhance readers' confidence.

Beautiful photography, combined with practical, easy-to-follow advice make this a must-have for the enthusiast.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(4)
Breadmaking	10	(16)
Stocks, sauces and soups	26	(18)
Starters, salads and dressings	44	(16)
Vegetable cookery	60	(16)
The starch component	76	(16)
Fish and shellfish	92	(20)
Poultry	112	(20)
Meat cookery	132	(18)
Desserts and pastries	150	(24)
Canapes, amuse-gueules and petits fours	174	(16)
Index	190