The definitive meat cookery manual for a new generation, from the bestselling author of the river cottage year and the river cottage cookbook. The river cottage meat book by hugh fearnleywhittingstall. Buy a cheap copy of the river cottage meat book by hugh fearnleywhittingstall. Hugh fearnleywhittingstall now tailored for american cooks, this loving, authoritative, and galvanizing ode to good meat is one part manifesto on highquality, local, and sustainable meat production. The river cottage meat book by hugh fearnleywhittingstall and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. As you would expect from the quirky and strongminded hugh fearnleywhittingstall, the river cottage meat book is a quirky and strongminded book. Hughs books in the river cottage series have scooped all the top food writing awards, including the glenfiddich trophy and the guild of food writers michael smith award, and the river cottage meat book won the andre simon food book of the year award in 2004 as well as claiming two trophies at the james beard foundation awards in 2008. Oct 07, 2008 another winner from the chap from englands river cottage. Mar 18, 2019 the man runs the gamut of meat related knowledge, and addresses the subject in moral, culinary, and academic terms throughout the entire river cottage series. His three series for channel 4 most recently river cottage forever have. River cottage, a longstanding pioneer for highquality sustainable food, is all about knowing the whole story behind what s put on the table. The river cottage cookbook by hugh fearnleywhittingstall. This book aims to help you find good meat, understand it better, cook it with greater confidence, and eat it with much pleasure. Hugh established the river cottage farm in more about hugh fearnleywhittingstall.
This series was the perfect opportunity to dive head first into one of those books. Below is the original recipe for corned beef that appears in both the river cottage cookbook and the river cottage meat book. May 24, 2004 when i picked up a copy of this book in a store and flipped through it i almost decided not to buy it all i saw was talk of offal and text that i didnt find particularly interesting at the time but so glad i bought the river cottage meat book. Buy the river cottage meat book by hugh fearnleywhittingstall from waterstones today. 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. The river cottage meat book hugh fearnleywhittingstall bok. From david lebovitz, author of the great book of chocolate. Jul 03, 2007 the river cottage meat cookbook by hugh fearnleywhittingstall is the most brilliant book on meat, and one of the best books in my entire cookbook collection. Now tailored for american cooks, this loving, authoritative, and galvanizing ode to good meat is one part manifesto on highquality, local, and sustainable meat production. First published in the united kingdom, the river cottage meat book quickly became an underground hit among food cognoscenti around the world. May 24, 2004 the first intriguing question that the river cottage meat book inspires is.
About the author 2004 hugh fearnleywhittingstall is widely known as a broadcaster for his uncompromising commitment to real food and honest home cooking. First of all, this is a definitive guide to the preparation and cooking of meat, in all its various forms. River cottage, a longstanding pioneer for highquality sustainable food, is all about knowing the whole story behind whats put on the table. This book provides an understanding of british fish, from their habitats to what sauce they go best with to how to respect their seasonality. It first of all covers the basics everything youll need to know about choosing the very best raw materials, understanding the different cuts and the cooking techniques associated with each of them. A trenchermans manual of meat that includes recipesfrom downhome steakandkidney pie to more exalted fare like a salad of seared pigeon breast with pan. Eventually, i have to give them back, which means many meals i want to make go uncooked. Game cookery, meat curing and smoking and butchery course. Nov 24, 2011 the river cottage cookbook, the river cottage meat book, the river cottage fish book, the river cottage family cookbook and river cottage everyday. This armstraining volume weighing in at an impressive and well illustrated 543 pages is quite the most ambitious volume yet by an author who absolutely refuses to be categorised. When jane grigson wrote her definitive work on pork in 1967 and assumed the mantle of scholar cook from.
After renovating last spring, and living without some of the final touches since then, our kitchen really, really needs an exhaust hood were open to either carbon filter or outdoor ventilation methods. Wine bites is an inspiring cookbook for those who entertain casually and frequently. The river cottage meat book npr coverage of the river cottage meat book by hugh fearnleywhittingstall and simon wheeler. With more than three hundred entries covering vegetables, fruits, herbs, spices, meat, fish, fungi, foraged foods, pulses, grains, dairy, oils and vinegars, the river cottage a to z is a compendium of all the ingredients the resourceful modern cook might want to use in their kitchen. May 01, 2007 first published in the united kingdom, the river cottage meat book quickly became an underground hit among food cognoscenti around the world. River cottage meat book by hugh fearnley whittingstall. Meat weve pulled together a collection of some of our most popular meat recipes to help you breathe new life into your meat cooking and bring more excitement and satisfaction at mealtimes. To enjoy a taste of river cottage at home you can choose from the collection of. Recipes from the river cottage meat book by hugh fearnleywhittingstall. The river cottage meat book hugh fearnleywhittingstall.
Apr 10, 20 i picked the book on the top of the stack. River cottage veg everyday by hugh fearnleywhittingstall. Now tailored for american cooks, this loving, authoritative, and galvanizing ode to good meat is one part manifesto on highquality, local, and. The river cottage fish cookbook is hugh fearnley whittingstalls tome celebrating all food from the sea. Fearnleywhittingstall wrote the cookbooks, the river cottage year, the river cottage fish book, the river cottage cookbook winner of the andre simon food book of the year award, the guild of food writers michael smith award, and the glenfiddich trophy and food book of the year and the river cottage meat book the last two books with.
The book has so many aims its difficult to know where to begin. At the time, i didnt realize how perfectly our evening would tie into my parting gift an onloan copy of hugh fearnleywhittingstalls the river cottage meat book 2004. In some ways, this is the most important chapter in the book because this is the area of meat cookery in which, i suspect. Kop the river cottage meat book av hugh fearnleywhittingstall pa. Hugh fearnleywhittingstall is widely known as a broadcaster for his uncompromising commitment to real food and honest home cooking.
His first book in the river cottage series, the river cottage cookbook, scooped the top food writing awards in 2002, winning the glenfiddich trophy, the andre simon food book of the year and the guild of food writers michael smith award. Browse and save recipes from the river cottage meat book to your own online collection at. Aug 11, 2007 the book itself is perhaps the only meat based recipe book that we have seen to open with a full page photographic study of how a cow is slaughtered one of hughs own herd, and a good 50 pages. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. May 26, 2004 this book aims to help you find good meat, understand it better, cook it with greater confidence, and eat it with much pleasure. Jun 10, 2004 hughs books in the river cottage series have scooped all the top food writing awards, including the glenfiddich trophy and the guild of food writers michael smith award, and the river cottage meat book won the andre simon food book of the year award in 2004 as well as claiming two trophies at the james beard foundation awards in 2008. Hugh fearnleywhittingstall is a renowned british broadcaster, writer, farmer, educator, and campaigner for sustainably produced food. Now i am literally reading it from cover to cover and pull it out all the time. The first thirty or so pages of the river cottage meat book discuss the morality of eating meat, and how he came to his own ethical conclusions on the topic. An american edition of his river cottage meat book was published last year, and now comes this americanized version of his first river cottage cookbook for his growing number of u. Ive then given what i hope are foolproof recipes for 150 meat. He has written eight books, including the river cottage meat book, the 2008 james beard cookbook of the year. About for books the river cottage curing and smoking. All of the recipes looked delicious, but the one that stood out was roast belly of pork with apple sauce.
Roast lamb, from the river cottage meat book by hugh. River cottage, a longstanding pioneer for highquality sustainable food, is all about knowing the. The river cottage curing and smoking handbook by steven. The river cottage meat cookbook by hugh fearnleywhittingstall is the most brilliant book on meat, and one of the best books in my entire cookbook collection. About the river cottage curing and smoking handbook. The book itself is perhaps the only meat based recipe book that we have seen to open with a full page photographic study. Your first thought might be, well, im never going to make that. River cottage meat by hugh fearnley whittingstall abebooks. Jun 15, 2010 the river cottage bread handbook is a refreshing change from so many american cookbooks that magically transform copious recipes into 12 easy steps and still promise failproof recipes. Buy the river cottage meat book first edition by fearnleywhittingstall, hugh isbn.
The river cottage meat cookbook by hugh fearnleywhittingstall is the most brilliant book on meat, and one of the best books in my entire. Fearnleywhittingstall is committed to organic food, humanely raised livestock, and sustainable agricultural practices, and his hope is that this book. The river cottage fish book by hugh fearnleywhittingstall. Mar 12, 2009 at the time, i didnt realize how perfectly our evening would tie into my parting gift an onloan copy of hugh fearnleywhittingstalls the river cottage meat book 2004. The river cottage meat book, hugh fearnleywhittingstall. A thoroughly practical guide to curing and smoking meat, fish, cheese, and vegetables at home. Hughs approach to preparing and cooking vegetables, is as thorough as in any of his previous cookbooks and lects a wide variety of recipes, that have no meat or fish whatsoever.
The authors previous book the river cottage cookbook won the 2002 andre simon food book award. More than 60 recipes for simple, tasty snacks include suggestions for an accessible wine to pair with each, while vivid color photographs demonstrate how easy these delectable dishes are to prepare. In this muchanticipated followup, hugh delivers more irresistible recipes, and this time, takes things one step further. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Beyond river cottage is the fourth series of the channel 4 programme that follows hugh. Stepbystep instructions for putting together a firstclass cheese plate, creating a generous. This kitchen gets a lot of use, and we cook meat a couple times per week. The man runs the gamut of meat related knowledge, and addresses the subject in moral, culinary, and academic terms throughout the entire river cottage series.
Then again, sometimes its the little variations on a theme, those small additions and tweaks, that take a good meal and turn it into something simply sensational. River cottage year river cottage meat book river cottage family cookbook river cottage. This book aims to help you find good meat, understand it better, cook it with. First published in the united kingdom, the river cottage meat book quickly became an underground hit among food cognoscenti. You could say, then, that this recipe for roast lamb from the river cottage meat book didnt take me far out of my comfort zone.