America's Test Kitchen Foolproof Fish, Modern Recipes For Everyone, Everywhere (American Test Kitchen 2020) is a compilation of the best fish and seafood recipes. There is no one author. The brilliant editorial staff has create a gorgeous coffee table type book with plenty of interesting recipes and beautiful pictures. The recipes are well tested and thought out which are the hallmarks of the long running PBS show. What is great about it is the guide to fish and seafood. There is a full dictionary on everything from Arctic char to tuna.It explains all sorts of aspects from and taste - important for those trying such fish as monkfish or tilapia for the first time. The book also explains how you will find them in the store or fish market along with cooking methods and even substitutions.Another plus is that they educate the reader about buying. There are helpful hints about purchasing whole and frozen fish along with buying fish for sushi and sustainable as well as buying seafood in season. There is a page devoted to the different cooking methods as well. The book isn't just about seafood. Relish and such classic sauce recipes as tartar sauce are also included. You could make a meal out of these alone.
I love how the recipes are divided. One section is Everyday Essentials that has such recipes as pan seared swordfish steaks and crunchy oven fried fish sticks, sure to be a family favorite. Soups, stews and chowders have such crowd pleasers as the classic Provencale bouillabaisse along with everyone's favorite two clam chowders, New England and Manhattan. There is also the Portuguese cioppino along with seafood and chorizo stew. Gumbo is also here as well as lobster and corn chowder.Beach goers who miss those classic seafood shack favorites as New England lobster rolls ,crab cakes and shrimp tacos can find them here. Twists are present as well as seen in the Salad Nicoise with smoked salmon and Mediterranean Couscous salad with smoked trout. Grillers will love the different recipes that feature blackened red snapper and the popular tuna steaks flavored with vinaigrette For the fun loving barbecuers there are grilled Caribbean shrimp ones and grilled red chile and ginger shrimp.For those home chefs who revel in small plates there are such tasty recipes as baked crabbed dish and Provencal style anchovy dish, perfect for a small gathering. Other small bite ones are gravlax, and bacon rolled scallop bites along with popcorn shrimp and salt cod fritters.
America's Test Kitchen Foolproof Fish : Modern Recipes For Everyone Everywhere is the perfect seafood recipe book for those all fish lovers. It's a comprehensive look with delicious recipes that can please everyone. It's great for summer cooking and for cooking all year round.
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