My Modern American Table Recipes for Inspired Home Cooks

by Winner, MasterChef

• ISBN13: 9781419724008
• ISBN10: 1419724002
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2017-05-09
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Summary

Viewers fell in love with Shaun O’Neale on season 7 of MasterChef. In his debut cookbook, O’Neale presents his take on modern American cuisine with international influences—it’s experimental, edgy, and full of big flavors.

Foreword by Gordon Ramsay

My Modern American Table is not your average home cook’s cookbook. O’Neale encourages you to push your own personal cooking boundaries and teaches you that home-cooked food can be elevated to fine-dining quality with ease. You will be inspired to try new recipes, new techniques, and new flavors, and you will learn that beautiful, high-end plating and presentation is never too complicated. This book offers 65 mouthwatering recipes, including:

• Bourbon Braised Short Rib Ravioli
• Spicy Miso Black Cod with Fresh Herb Salad
• Chicken Saltimbocca Sandwich
• Charred Balsamic Brussels Sprouts
• Crazy Cheese Truffle Mac
• Candied Bacon Cheesecake
• and more!

O’Neale also shares stories from the seventh season of MasterChef and his path to victory, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the exciting show.

With O’Neale as your guide, this is the starting point in your own culinary journey, because the secrets in these pages won over the judges and earned O’Neale the title of MasterChef!

Includes color photographs

Author Biography

Shaun O’Neale, a DJ from Las Vegas, Nevada, earned his spot in the MasterChef Kitchen by cooking a surf and turf dish topped with foie gras and a bone marrow buerre blanc sauce. He didn’t stray from his high-end, fine-dining influence on his dishes, which led him to winning multiple Mystery Box Challenges and securing his spot in the finale. The finale is where he wowed not only Gordon and Christina, but also guest judges Wolfgang Puck and Daniel Boulud with his delicious dishes, earning him the MasterChef title. My Modern American Table is his first book.