The River Cottage Curing and Smoking Handbook: [A Cookbook] (River Cottage Handbooks) - Hardcover

Lamb, Steven

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1607747871 ISBN 13: 9781607747871

Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 2015

Synopsis

A thoroughly practical guide to curing and smoking meat, fish, cheese, and vegetables at home.

River Cottage, a long-standing pioneer for high-quality sustainable food, is all about knowing the whole story behind what's put on the table. In true River Cottage form, this accessible, compact guide is bursting with essential information for sourcing, butchering, smoking, and curing the whole hog, cow, chicken, fish, and vegetable. Steven Lamb, a respected charcuterie authority, breaks down the traditional methods of curing and smoking to their most simple procedures, with abundant visual resources and 50 recipes. With some salt, pepper, and sugar from the pantry, it's easy to turn good-quality produce into fantastic, exciting food. This thorough, timely handbook begins with a detailed breakdown of tools (from sharp knives to sausage stuffers, for the gadget-loving cook) and an explanation of the preservation process, including a section on which cuts are best for various methods of curing and smoking. Lamb then dives into each method--from dry-curing to fermentation, brining to smoking--in a straightforward, comprehensive manner. And for each technique, there are many delicious recipes, including chorizo Scotch eggs, hot smoked mackerel, prosciutto, and dry-cured bacon.

About this title

Review:

If you have yet to come across the River Cottage Handbooks, I can't recommend them enough (Rachel Khoo, Daily Mail)

Book Description:

In the thirteenth River Cottage Handbook, Steven Lamb shows how to cure and smoke your own meat, fish and cheese

About this edition

• Publisher: Ten Speed Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1607747871
• ISBN 13: 9781607747871
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256