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Gordon Ramsay Chef’s Secrets
£5.50
Gordon Ramsay’s style of cooking is light, healthy, and based on the use of fine quality, fresh ingredients in prime condition. He applies his wealth of culinary knowledge and creativity to transform these ingredients into brilliant dishes that taste sublime. Just how does he do it? In Chef’s Secrets Gordon Ramsay reveals all. This fascinating book is much more than a collection of superb recipes from this highly acclaimed chef. It will explain clearly many of the secrets of his techniques, knowledge and skills. The recipes are presented in a clear and easy-to-follow way, with detailed descriptions and clear photographs of Gordon’s special techniques, his brilliant short cuts, and other culinary hot tips. Gordon will also, where relevant, show how a relatively straightforward recipe can be varied or embellished to take the dish onto a higher plane. For example a simple, fresh-tasting watercress soup is taken to the next level with an oyster garnish, or a poached egg. For convenient reference, recipes are arranged according to the type of food: fish, poultry and game, meat, fruit etc. There are also hints on buying, storing and preparing the prime ingredients for Gordon’s classy but essentially uncomplicated recipes. As with all Gordon’s books, special effort is taken to ensure that the recipes are suitable for the home cook. The unique addition of many of the prepare-ahead and time-saving techniques used in his restaurants enables the reader to plan meals with the minimum of fuss and entertain effortlessly. This fascinating cookbook is set to become a classic reference book in every kitchen.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Quadrille Publishing Ltd (2 July 2010) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 224 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1844008754 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1844008759 |
| Dimensions | 18.9 x 2.5 x 23.4 cm |
by A. Trytsman
I’m not a huge fan of Gordon on TV as his potty mouth doesn’t impress me. However, there is no doubt that the man can cook. This is my first serious cookbook and I must admit, some of the recipes are a little time consuming. I made the pork belly which took all afternoon and a part of the evening (making chicken stock from scratch) but boy was it worth it. The flavours were amazing. I also tried the tagliatelle of wild mushrooms which was tasty without being overly rich. When I win the lotto I intend to attempt the lobster salad. This is not simple cooking so if you’re a Jamie Oliver fan, this may not be for you. I would highly recommend this book for dinner parties. The ingredients are not too exotic but some can be costly. The photography is fantastic and the only reason I’ve given this book 4 stars and not 5 is that I would have preferred more photos of the beautiful food and less of Gordon (no offence).
by Patricia Ybarra Lalor
I thout it was going to be a bit more “profesional” , is more like tricks for amateurs, and tough I am amateur… but it”s ok anyway… it always helps!!
by Ms Much
a good way to pass the time not sure if i’m going to cook much from this book in reality
by Mark Wilkinson
Came today very pleased with service and quality of the book the book is excellent good recipes and good photography of the dishes
by Ruby Belle
Changed the way i cook – love this book – fully intend to make around 80% of these recipes.
by Dom
Excellent book with some very tasty recipes and useful tips. Gordon never fails to deliver on flavour.
by keel
A lovely book with a mixture of basic & more difficult recipes with hints and tips though out the book. The recipes are varied from a basic pasta recipe to meat & fish recipes.
by Sammy Joe
No kitchen should be without this book with many tips and photos and a very good reference book to give confidence to your cooking. I had the first one called ‘Gordon Ramsay’s Secrets’ a soft back brown cover and the recipes, photos etc in this one are identical but it is nice to have a hard back edition and I must say it is a good user friendly size – not too big.