French Cooking: Classic Recipes and Techniques [With DVD]

Title: French Cooking: Classic Recipes and Techniques [With DVD]
Author: Vincent Boue
ISBN: 9782080301468
Publisher: Flammarion
Published: 2010
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: Har/DVD
Number of Pages: 512
Publisher Description: Over 200 culinary techniques the building blocks for how to cook any recipe are demystified in this illustrated guide to French gastronomy. French cuisine can appear daunting, but it s one of life s greatest pleasures. "French Cooking" offers the step-by-step kitchen techniques that are the secret to success. The book opens with a guide to the fundamentals of cooking: knife techniques (chopping, paring), cooking methods (braising, grilling, steaming, poaching, roasting), sauces and stuffings, eggs, dough. Each method is explained in text and photographs; twenty-four are further clarified on the accompanying ninety-minute DVD. Organized in courses, 125 classic recipes quiche Lorraine, onion soup, tarte Tatin provide ample inspiration. Each recipe is graded with a three-star rating so that home chefs can gauge its complexity and expand their cooking abilities gradually with experience. Eight recipes from France s leading chefs offer the ultimate challenge. Cross references throughout to techniques, DVD footage, glossary terms, and related recipes make navigation easy. Practical resources complete the volume: visual dictionaries of basic kitchen equipment, cuts of meat, and types of herbs, grains, spices, legumes; a glossary; and indexes of the recipes, main ingredients, and culinary techniques. With an introduction by Paul Bocuse, this impressive volume is an essential guide for novice and established cooks alike."