Raising the Heat : Cooking with Fire and Spice

by Paul Gayler

• ISBN13: 9781585744626
• ISBN10: 158574462X
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Lyons Press

Summary

Gayler brings a passion for spicy cuisine to the home kitchen in this inviting full-colour cookbook. He draws on such diverse locales as Singapore, Malaysia and Mexico for inspiration. Gayler describes his key ingredients in the opening "hot store cupboard," explaining the heat factor and storage procedures for various spices. The book includes a wonderfully thorough section on sauces and spice mixes. Indicating extra spicy dishes with an asterisk and peppering the book with little "Hot Tip" suggestions, Gayler encourages each cook to experiment with spice levels and tolerance. The resulting book is an inspiring riot of colour and creativity that takes advantage of the growing interest in fusion cooking and palate-tingling foods.

Author Biography

Paul Gayler has worked in some of the most prestigious restaurants in London and is currently Executive Chef at the Lanesborough Hotel, the UK's highest rated five-star hotel for cuisine. Paul has appeared as a guest on a number of TV programmes and was the main consultant for the ITV Chef of the Year competition. He is also the author of several books including Virtually Vegetarian. A Passion for Cheese (both of which were shortlisted for the Andre Simon award) and A Passion for Vegetables Gus Filgate became hooked on photography as a teenager and is now one of Britain's most highly acclaimed and creative food photographers. Winner of a James Beard Award for Best Food Photography. Gus works on commercials as well as for a number of magazines including Food & Travel and BBC Good Food

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(2)
The hot stone cupboard	8	(4)
Soups and starters	12	(28)
Fish and seafood	40	(28)
Poultry and Meat	68	(22)
Vegetables	90	(16)
Salads	106	(16)
Pasta, rice and bread	122	(20)
Sauces and spice mixes	142	(16)
Index and acknowledgments	158