Joy of Cooking: All About Soups and Stews

by Rombauer, Irma S.; Becker, Ethan; Becker, Marion Rombauer

• ISBN13: 9780743202107
• ISBN10: 0743202104
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-25
• Publisher: Scribner

Summary

The book that taught America how to cook,now illustrated with glorious color photographyALL ABOUTSOUPS & STEWSA fresh and original way to put the classic advice ofJoy of Cookingto work -- illustrated and designed in a beautiful and easy-to-use new book.Chapters covering vegetable soups and stews, legume soups and stews, chowders, meat and poultry soups and stews, fruit soups, and moreMore than 130 ofJoy'smost popular recipes -- from Fresh Tomato Soup to Mulligatawny Soup to Brunswick Stew -- plus recipes for 14 different stocksEasy-to-follow tips and techniques for effective storage, serving, and ingredient substitutionsSixty years after Irma Rombauer advised new cooks to "Stand facing the stove," America's love affair withJoy of Cookingcontinues unabated. And why not?Joyin hand, tens of millions of people -- from novices to professionals -- have learned to do everything from make a meat loaf to clean a squid to frost a wedding cake. For decades,Joy of Cookinghas taught America how to cook, serving as the standard against which all other cookbooks are judged.All About Soups & Stewsupholds that standard. While keeping the conversational and instructional manner of the flagship book,All About Soups & Stewsis organized into ten chapters that cover stocks and broths, chowders, fish and seafood soups and stews, fruit soups, and more. This book incorporates more than 130 ofJoy'sbest-loved recipes -- Chicken Stock to Irish Stew to Melon Soup. You'll also find recipes for a dozen or more condiments and quick breads, as well as techniques for straining and storing stock. Add to that more than 150 original photographs, specially commissioned for this volume, presented in the most easy-to-use design imaginable.Whether you belong to one of the millions of American households that already own a copy (or two) ofJoy,or you have never cracked the spine of a cookbook before,Joy of Cooking: All About Soups & Stewsis for you. It is a spectacular achievement, worthy of its name.Joyhas never been more beautiful.The Indispensable Kitchen Resource...All-New, All-Purpose, and now All-in-Color

Author Biography

Ethan Becker is the son of Marion Rombauer Becker and the grandson of Irma S. Rombauer the original author of Joy of Cooking. He attended Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and has been a devoted home cook all his life. Continuing a family tradition stemming from the conviction that fine cooking depends upon the freshest ingredients, Ethan is an enthusiastic organic gardener. He and his wife, Susan, live at the family home, Cockaigne, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Table of Contents

Foreword	6	(8)
About Soups & Stews	8	(5)
About Stocks & Broths	13	(18)
About Clear Stocks with Additions	31	(10)
About Vegetable Soups & Stews	41	(24)
About Legume Soups & Stews	65	(10)
About Chowders	75	(8)
About Fish and Seafood Soups & Stews	83	(12)
About Meat and Poultry Soups & Stews	95	(18)
About Fruit Soups	113	(4)
About Condiments & Quick Breads	117	(9)
Index	126	(2)
Acknowledgments	128

Excerpts

New England Clam Chowder

About 4 cups

This New England clam chowder gets its creamy thickness from heavy cream and the starch in the potatoes.

Scrub individually with a vegetable brush:

5 pounds quahogs or other hard shell clams

Place in a sink or large soup pot, cover with cold water, and stir in:

1/4 cup salt

Let stand for 30 minutes to rid the clams of sand. Rinse and drain in a colander. Place the clams in a large soup pot and add:

1 cup water

Any scraps of onion, celery, thyme, or bay leaf (optional)

Cover and steam over high heat until the clams are completely open, 10 to 15 minutes. Discard any that do not open. Pour the cooking liquid through a fine-mesh sieve and set aside. When the clams are cool enough to handle, remove from their shells and coarsely chop into 3/8-inch pieces.

Place in a soup pot and cook, stirring, over medium heat until slightly crisp:

2 slices bacon or 2 ounces salt pork, diced

Stir in:

1 medium onion, cut into 1/2-inch dice

1 bay leaf

1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

When the onions are translucent, add the reserved cooking liquid along with:

3 red or white new potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch dice

Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes. Stir in the chopped clams along with:

1 cup heavy cream

Simmer for 5 minutes. Season with:

Ground black pepper to taste

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Ladle into soup dishes or cups.

Serve with:

Cream Biscuits,123, or common crackers

Thai Chicken and Coconut Soup

About 6 cups

Coconut milk is an infusion of grated coconut and boiling water or milk and is easily mode from scratch. Pour 1 cup boiling water or milk over 1 packed cup fresh coconut shreds. Stir well, cover, and let steep for 30 minutes. Process the mixture (no more than 3 cups at a time) in a blender or food processor for 1 minute. Pour all the shreds and milk into a damp clean cloth and press the liquid into a bowl, squeezing until the shreds are dry. The first pressing is referred to as thick coconut milk, and the yield is about 1 cup. Cover, refrigerate, and use within 3 days. Simmer kaffir lime leaves or lemon grass in the coconut milk first for a delicate citrus flavor.

Bring to a boil in a soup pot:

3 cupsChicken Stock,22

2 2/3 cups unsweetened coconut milk

Reduce the heat and stir in:

2 small Thai peppers or 3 fresh jalapeño peppers, seeded and sliced

3 tablespoons Thai fish sauce(nam pla)or soy sauce

1 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger

1/8 teaspoon salt

Simmer for 10 minutes, then stir in:

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Ladle into warmed bowls. Garnish with:

Chopped fresh cilantro

Copyright © 2000 by Simon & Schuster Inc.

New England Clam Chowder

About 4 cups

This New England clam chowder gets its creamy thickness from heavy cream and the starch in the potatoes.

Scrub individually with a vegetable brush:

5 pounds quahogs or other hard-shell clams

Place in a sink or large soup pot, cover with cold water, and stir in:

¼G cup salt

Let stand for 30 minutes to rid the clams of sand. Rinse and drain in a colander. Place the clams in a large soup pot and add:

1 cup water

Any scraps of onion, celery, thyme, or bay leaf (optional)

Cover and steam over high heat until the clams are completely open, 10 to 15 minutes. Discard any that do not open. Pour the cooking liquid through a fine-mesh sieve and set aside. When the clams are cool enough to handle, remove from their shells and coarsely chop into 3/8-inch pieces.

Place in a soup pot and cook, stirring, over medium heat until slightly crisp:

2 slices bacon or 2 ounces salt pork, diced

Stir in:

1 medium onion, cut into ½-inch dice

1 bay leaf

1ì teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

When the onions are translucent, add the reserved cooking liquid along with:

3 red or white new potatoes, cut into ½-inch dice

Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes. Stir in the chopped clams along with:

1 cup heavy cream

Simmer for 5 minutes. Season with:

Ground black pepper to taste

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Ladle into soup dishes or cups.

Serve with:

Cream Biscuits, 123,or common crackers

Copyright © 2000 by Simon & Schuster Inc., The Joy of Cooking Trust and The MRB Revocable Trust

New England Clam Chowder

About 4 cups

This New England clam chowder gets its creamy thickness from heavy cream and the starch in the potatoes.

Scrub individually with a vegetable brush:

5 pounds quahogs or other hard shell clams

Place in a sink or large soup pot, cover with cold water, and stir in:

1/4 cup salt

Let stand for 30 minutes to rid the clams of sand. Rinse and drain in a colander. Place the clams in a large soup pot and add:

1 cup water

Any scraps of onion, celery, thyme, or bay leaf (optional)

Cover and steam over high heat until the clams are completely open, 10 to 15 minutes. Discard any that do not open. Pour the cooking liquid through a fine-mesh sieve and set aside. When the clams are cool enough to handle, remove from their shells and coarsely chop into 3/8-inch pieces.

Place in a soup pot and cook, stirring, over medium heat until slightly crisp:

2 slices bacon or 2 ounces salt pork, diced

Stir in:

1 medium onion, cut into 1/2-inch dice

1 bay leaf

1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

When the onions are translucent, add the reserved cooking liquid along with:

3 red or white new potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch dice

Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes. Stir in the chopped clams along with:

1 cup heavy cream

Simmer for 5 minutes. Season with:

Ground black pepper to taste

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Ladle into soup dishes or cups.

Serve with:

Cream Biscuits,123, or common crackers

Thai Chicken and Coconut Soup

About 6 cups

Coconut milk is an infusion of grated coconut and boiling water or milk and is easily mode from scratch. Pour 1 cup boiling water or milk over 1 packed cup fresh coconut shreds. Stir well, cover, and let steep for 30 minutes. Process the mixture (no more than 3 cups at a time) in a blender or food processor for 1 minute. Pour all the shreds and milk into a damp clean cloth and press the liquid into a bowl, squeezing until the shreds are dry. The first pressing is referred to as thick coconut milk, and the yield is about 1 cup. Cover, refrigerate, and use within 3 days. Simmer kaffir lime leaves or lemon grass in the coconut milk first for a delicate citrus flavor.

Bring to a boil in a soup pot:

3 cupsChicken Stock,22

2 2/3 cups unsweetened coconut milk

Reduce the heat and stir in:

2 small Thai peppers or 3 fresh jalapeño peppers, seeded and sliced

3 tablespoons Thai fish sauce(nam pla)or soy sauce

1 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger

1/8 teaspoon salt

Simmer for 10 minutes, then stir in:

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Ladle into warmed bowls. Garnish with:

Chopped fresh cilantro

Copyright © 2000 by Simon & Schuster Inc.

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