Cook's Guide to Grains: Delicious Recipes, Culinary Advice and Nutritional Facts

by Muir, Jenni; Lowe, Jason

• ISBN13: 9781840910735
• ISBN10: 1840910739
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Conran Octopus

Summary

Grains are one of the most tasty, versatile and nutritious food sources available, a delight to eat and easy to cook. In this ground-breaking new work, Jenni Muir travels the world, discovering indigenous grains and the best recipes for using them. As well as established favourites such as cats, wheat and corn, there's wild rice, bulghar and freekeh from the Middle East, the rye used in Scandinavian and Russian cooking, quinoa from Peru and the ancient Aztec grain, amaranth. The first part of the book provides an in-depth look at each of the grains and the second section features over 100 recipes, taking you from breakfast through to dinner. Jenni explains how to vary the dishes according to the grains you have and also recommends an exciting range of accompaniments that will transform each dish to suit the occasion.

Table of Contents

introduction	6	(14)
grain farming: a profile	10	(2)
grain processing	12	(2)
ethical issues	14	(2)
grains and health	16	(4)
the grains	20	(46)
wheat, farro, spelt and kamut	22	(6)
amaranth	28	(2)
buckwheat	30	(4)
barley	34	(4)
corn (or maize)	38	(6)
wild rice	44	(4)
millet, teff and sorghum	48	(2)
oats	50	(4)
rice	54	(6)
rye and triticale	60	(2)
quinoa	62	(4)
the recipes	66	(132)
cooking with grains	68	(2)
breakfast cereals	70	(11)
john's granola	70	(3)
cornmeal porridge	73	(1)
oatmeal porridge	74	(1)
sticky black rice with coconut and tofu	75	(1)
egyptian porridge	76	(2)
finnish oven porridge	78	(1)
bircher muesli	79	(2)
pancakes and waffles	81	(3)
griddle cakes	81	(1)
breton crêpes	82	(1)
wild rice waffles	83	(1)
breads	84	(14)
old-fashioned muffins	84	(2)
dutch honey cake	86	(1)
new Orleans pain de riz	87	(1)
Orkney-style bannocks	88	(1)
multigrain scones	89	(1)
oatmeal quick bread	90	(1)
Claire's mediterranean corn bread	91	(2)
barley bread	93	(1)
americas bread	94	(1)
soweto grey bread	95	(1)
norwegian flatbrod	96	(1)
corn tortillas	97	(1)
soups	98	(7)
summer minestrone	98	(2)
millet congee	100	(1)
quinoa, chicken and spinach soup	101	(1)
persian-style barley soup	102	(1)
corn stock	103	(2)
salads	105	(8)
quinoa, cashew and grape salad	105	(1)
sponzo salad	106	(2)
rice and ricotta salad	108	(1)
barley and yogurt salad	109	(2)
sprouts	111	(1)
hazelnut and feta salad with sprouts	112	(1)
pasta and couscous	113	(7)
wholemeal pasta	113	(1)
spaghetti with tomatoes, olives and walnuts	114	(2)
spaghetti with sardines and fennel	116	(1)
barley grit couscous	117	(2)
buckwheat noodles	119	(1)
fritters and burgers	120	(2)
sweetcorn fritters	120	(1)
grain burgers	121	(1)
polenta	122	(6)
hard polenta	122	(2)
pap tart	124	(1)
soft, creamy polenta	125	(2)
Japanese soba porridge	127	(1)
risottos	128	(4)
sweetcorn risotto	128	(3)
barley 'risotto'	131	(1)
stews	132	(11)
genmai gomoku	132	(1)
lovely lamb stew	133	(1)
mushroom ragout with barley	134	(3)
posole verde	137	(1)
shellfish and saffron stew	138	(2)
grünkohl	140	(1)
chicken with freekeh	141	(2)
other main courses	143	(3)
grain-based stuffings for chicken	143	(1)
freekeh pilaff	144	(1)
farro, pine kernel and sultana sauté	145	(1)
crumb coatings	146	(4)
herring in oatmeal	146	(3)
mixed crumb coating	149	(1)
side dishes	150	(12)
kasha	150	(3)
savoury millet cake	153	(1)
skirlie	154	(1)
uppma	155	(1)
pumpkin and sage pudding	156	(3)
ogokbap	159	(1)
braised barley with lemon and spices	160	(1)
african corn and peanut patties	161	(1)
desserts	162	(12)
sicilian-style farro and ricotta pudding	162	(2)
milhassou	164	(1)
sticky black rice custard	165	(1)
banana and coconut pudding	166	(3)
corn ice cream	169	(1)
oatmeal praline ice cream	170	(1)
chocolate polenta soufflé	171	(1)
oat crumbles	172	(1)
wholemeal pastry shell	173	(1)
cakes	174	(9)
almond cake	174	(3)
chocolate spelt cake	177	(1)
oatmeal and pecan cake	178	(2)
wheatberry and honey cake	180	(1)
torta sbrisolona	181	(2)
cookies and crackers	183	(7)
crunchy oat and coconut slice	18	(166)
bellies	184	(1)
anzac biscuits	185	(1)
graham crackers	186	(2)
rye and cheese crackers	188	(1)
oatcakes	189	(1)
snacks and sweets	190	(4)
popcorn	190	(2)
alegria	192	(1)
mealie candy	193	(1)
drinks	194	(8)
lemon barley water	194	(3)
oat warmer	197	(1)
basic recipes	198	(4)
afterword: further fields	202	(6)
a brief guide to nutrition terminology	205	(3)
charts	208	(9)
cooking guide	208	(4)
nutritional facts	212	(4)
sprouting	216	(1)
index	217	(5)
bibliography	222