Jamie Cooks Italy
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‘Every bookshelf needs this – it’s Italian food, but not as you know it’ – The Times
Jamie returns to cooking the food he loves the most, getting right to heart of the Italian kitchen in his ultimate go-to Italian cookbook. He shows you that truly authentic Italian cooking is simple, beautiful and achievable.
Find all of the recipes from Jamie’s Channel 4 hit-series Jamie Cooks Italy, and many more inside this book.
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This wonderful, best-ever collection of recipes, deliver on big flavours and comfort; a celebration of truly great Italian food you’ll want to cook for yourself, your friends and your family. Featuring warming winter recipes including . . .
· MUSHROOM BREAD SOUP, a thick, comforting soup with oregano, stinging nettles, porcini and chilli flakes. This dish is one guaranteed to make you smile.
· POT ROAST CAULIFLOWER with sweet onions, anchovies, olives and white wine. This spectacular dish lets a big, juicy cauliflower take centre-stage.
· WHOLE ROASTED SEA BASS served with fennel, olive and sweet orange salad, full of fragrant and fresh flavour.
· WINTER SALAD with sweet roasted onions, garlic, crushed hazelnuts and Barolo dressing, perfect for colder weather.
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Featuring 140 recipes in Jamie’s fuss-free and easy-to-follow style, the book has chapters on Antipasti, Salads, Soups, Pasta, Rice & Dumplings, Meat, Fish, Sides, Bread & Pastry, Dessert and all of the Italian basics you’ll ever need to know.
Jamie fell in love with Italian food 25 years ago. Now he’s sharing his ultimate recipes, a mixture of fast and slow cooking, famous classics with a Jamie twist, simple everyday dishes and more indulgent labour-of-love choices for weekends and parties. VIVA L’ITALIA!
*SHORTLISTED FOR A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD*
‘An irresistible collection of classic Italian recipes, trusty old favourites like carbonara and ragu sitting alongside more inventive dishes including baked tiella rice with mussels or turbot al forno. An essential purchase for any fan of Italian cuisine’ Daily Express
‘Food is described in Jamie’s trademark cheeky chappy style, but infused with real, in-depth knowledge of Italian food. Bravo, Jamie’ Daily Mail
‘A triumphant return to Jamie’s Mediterranean comfort zone’ The Pool
Don’t wait, buy Jamie Cooks Italy now, and be the first to try food that will transport you straight to the landscapes of Italy.
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Additional information
| Publisher | 1st edition (9 Aug. 2018), Michael Joseph |
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| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 408 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0718187733 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0718187736 |
| Dimensions | 19.7 x 3.7 x 25.1 cm |
by The Renaissance Girl
For me the fact that the book is part travelogue is what makes it interesting… I have loads of Italian books – if we wanted rules based Italian I’d recommend Giorgio Locatelli’s books, Claudia Roden, Anna del Conte, Marcella Hazan, or even the Silver Spoon.
I assuming anyone interested in buying this book is doing so because they enjoy watching Jamie, and here it really is about the relationship between Jamie, Gennaro (and indirectly our dearly departed Antonio Carluccio). This book feels like a love letter to Gennaro, to Jamie’s time at the Neal Street Restaurant and River Cafe, and to Italy.
Yes, there are lots of photos of nonne (yes, plural of nonna before you ask), but having read the introduction, the dedication to Antonio, and his desire to do the trip with Genarro, it feels as though something was slipping through Jamie’s fingers and he wanted to capture it before that era passes completely. Each nonna is keen to pass on her recipe to us, so that it’s not lost forever… Pure conjecture on my part, but this doesn’t feel like his other books to me!
So. Yes the photos are rustic, the dishes typically family style, but for those of us that have travelled in Italy, this feels entirely authentic.
I think once the TV series airs, the book will make a bit more sense, as we identify with the locations, people and recipes. I’m already looking forward to watching it.
ANTIPASTI: ANTIPASTI PLANK ANCHOVIES ON TOAST OOZY RISOTTO BALLS SPRING SOUFFLÉ FISH CRUDO (SEA BASS – FRESH ANCHOVIES – RED MULLET – BREAM – TIGER PRAWNS) SPRING BRUSCHETTA MOUNTAIN OMELETTE RAFANATA TUNA CARPACCIO SWISS CHARD CHIPS VEGGIE AL FORNO BURRATA BRUSCHETTA CRISPY FRESH ANCHOVIES FLAKY FISH FRITTERS ROSE VEAL TARTARE OCTOPUS SALAMI MOZZARELLA FRIED EGGS CHICKPEA FRITTERS
SALADS: GRILLED APRICOT SALAD SMASHED SMOKY AUBERGINE SICILIAN ARTICHOKES MATERA SALAD AMAZING SWEET PEPPERS PANZANELLA ARTICHOKE SALAD BABY COURGETTE SALAD ROMAN CELERY SALAD
WINTER SALAD
SOUPS: AQUACOTTA BORLOTTI BEAN SOUP MINESTONE MUSHROOM BREAD SOUP CHICKPEA AND BROADBEAN SOUP STRACCIATELLA TUSCAN SOUP
PASTA: CACIO E PEPE STROZZAPRETI CLASSIC CARBONARA NONA TERESA’S PASTA SQUID SPAGHETTI PISTACHIO PASTA TORTIGLIONI ASPARAGUS LINGUINE SAUSAGE STRACCI BUCATINI AMATRICIANA PRAWN AND TUNA LINGUINE SAUSAGE CAVATELLI TUNA FETTUCCINI CHESTNUT TAGLIATELLE SAUSAGE LINGUINE ORECCHIETTE (AUBERGINE AND BLACK CHICKPEA – TOMATO AND BROADBEAN) CORTECCE LASAGNE RAVIOLI ROASTED MEAT AGNOLOTTI
RICE AND DUMPLINGS: WHITE RISOTTO SAUSAGE AND RED WINE RISOTTO OOZY BLACK RICE PANISSA RICE BAKED TIELLA RICE BAKED RISOTTO PIE SEMOLINA TEARDROP DUMPLINGS (NONNA MERCEDES’ FONDUTA – ROASTED RED ONION AND BACON – PESTO AND RICOTTA – GARLIC MUSHROOM) POTATO GNOCCHI SEMOLINA GNOCCHI POLENTA GNOCCHI GNUDI
MEAT: CHICKEN BASTARDO FLORENTINA STEAK STUFFED BRAISED CELERY PORK SHOULDER STUFFED LEG OF LAMB CHICKEN SKEWERS SAUSAGE, BEANS AND GREENS CHICKEN UNDER A BRICK ITALIAN HAM, EGG AND CHIPS POT-ROAST RABBIT JEWISH ARTICHOKES WILDEST BOAR RAGÙ STRACOTTO STUFFED PEPPERS BEEF CHEEK RAGÙ SALINA CHICKEN ITALIAN LAMB KEBABS MIXED MEAT RAGÙ SAFFRON CHICKEN SWEET AND SOUR RABBIT FORAGER’S CHICKEN
FISH: FISH IN CRAZY WATER CUTTLEFISH AND POTATO SOUP GOLDEN BREADED TUNA STUFFED BRAISED SQUID SUMMER FISH STEW GRILLED SQUID SALAD WHOLE ROASTED SEA BASS TURBOT AL FORNO UGLY BEAUTIFUL TUNA AMAZING OCTOPUS OCTOPUS FOUR WAYS (SALAD – PASTA – BRUSCHETTA – SOUP) LIBYAN FISH STEW
SIDES: POT-ROAST CAULIFLOWER CARROT CAPONATA AMAZING ROAST VEG (AUBERGINES – PEPPERS – COURGETTES – FENNEL) ASPARAGUS CHICKPEAS BORLOTTI BEANS PUY LENTILS BRAISED GREENS BEAUTIFUL COURGETTES ROMAN ARTICHOKES
BREAD AND PASTRY: STUFFED FOCACCIA PAGNOTTA NEOPOLITAN PIZZA BASE CLASSIC MARGHERITA PIZZA FRITTA FOCACCIA WILD GREENS TORTA TARALLI MOZZARELLA BREAD CARNIVAL LASAGNE
DESSERT: TUSCAN RICE TARTE AMALFI LEMON TARTE COCOA RUM DESSERT ZEPOLLE LIMONCELLO TIRAMASU APRICOT SORBET CHOCOLATE CHICKPEA CAKE GIANDUJA AMALFI RUM BABA ROLLED CASSATA SEMIFREDDO PEAR AND HAZELNUT TART RICE PUDDING SEMIFREDDO GRANITA (HOMEMADE ALMOND MILK – COFFEE – BLACKBERRY)
BASICS: OOZY POLENTA ROYAL PASTA DOUGH HERO TOMATO SAUCE GARLIC AÏOLI SIMPLE PESTOS PRESERVED TOMATOES OLIVE OIL PASTRY PREPARING ARTICHOKES FLAVOURED SALT HOW TO JOINT A CHICKEN
by Rik
Jamie asks us to “Think of this as your go-to Italian book, a manual of deliciousness that you can dip into any day of the week”. Well Jamie, I certainly will. This book joins Jamie’s Italy in pride of place on my cookery bookshelf. I have over a hundred cookery books, so that’s really quite a privileged place to be in my kitchen!
Jamie Cooks Italy is a colossal manual of invitingly delicious recipes, each accompanied by a stunning full page photograph.
The theme of this book is traditional Italian home cooking, as made by many generations of Italians.
As you read through each recipe, you feel like Jamie is there with you, talking you through it.
I love the layout of the recipes. The formatting of the pages and the language used makes recipes clear, approachable and easy to follow.
As an added bonus, at the bottom of each recipe, there’s a handy nutritional information table which states the all important calorie count, fat, saturated fat, protein, carbs, sugar, salt and fibre for a given meal. This information is truly fantastic and much appreciated by me.
Also of note is the Index, which is clear and well thought out. It’s easy to find recipes by name or main ingredient. Recipes which are suitable for vegetarians are also clearly identifiable in the index.
Each recipe and it’s accompanying photo look absolutely delicious. I’ve made a handful of them already and can’t wait to try them all!
I’m very pleased with my purchase. This book more than exceeds my expectations. I’ll be treasuring my book for years to come and will no doubt be buying more copies for friends.
by Amazon Customer
Great recipes easy to follow
by KM
Great
by Mrs Jones
Like all Jamies book recipes that work
by KM
As a lifelong foodie I spend a lot of time in the kitchen with my head buried inside a cookbook, listening to foodie podcasts and experimenting! After the success of Jamie’s 5 ingredients I couldn’t wait to give this new recipe book a go! This is his 21st book believe it or not! At over 400 pages inc the index it’s a cracking italian foodies reference book in my opinion.
I have loads of cook books from all the well and not so well known chefs. I really like Jamie’s books as they are clear, concise and easy to follow for us homecooks in my experience. . .
I’m happy to say this is a typical Jamie Oliver Cookbook – nicely put together – very easy to understand – dead easy to follow the well written recipes and he provides us with nice colour photographs of how the finished dish should look. But so what if it doesn’t? It’ll still taste great!
As ever with Jamie we find the recipe/method on the left side page. The ingredients down the left side and nutritional info along the bottom. The right hand page is a photograph of the finished plate of food.
If you want to see what’s inside before you buy – here’s a list of the dishes/recipes in order as they are presented in the book. . . .
Antipasti . . .
Anchovies on Toast
Oozy Risotto Balls
Fish Crudo
Spring Bruschetta
Mountain Omelette
Rafanata
Tuna Carpaccio
Swiss Chard Chips
Veggie Al Forno
Burrata Bruschetta
Prosciutto&Fruit
Crispy Fresh Anchovies
Flaky Fish Fritters
Rose Veal Tartare
Octopus Salami
Mozzarella Fries Eggs
Chickpea Fritters
Salads . . .
Grilled Apricot Salad
Smashed Smoky Aubergine
Sicilian Artichokes
Matera Salad
Amazing Sweet Peppers
Panzanella
Artichoke Salad
Baby Courgette Salad
Roman Celery Salad
Winter Salad
Soups . . .
Aquacotta
Borlotti Bean Soup
Minestone
Mushroom Bread Soup
Chickpea&Broadbean Soup
Stracciatella
Tuscan Soup
Pasta . . .
Cacio E Pepe
Strozzapreti
Classic Carbonara
Nona Teresa’s Pasta
Squid Spaghetti
Pistachio Pasta
Tortiglioni
Asparagus Linguine
Sausage Stracci
Bucatini Amatriciana
Prawn&Tuna Linguine
Sausage Cavatelli
Tuna Fettuccini
Chestnut Tagiatelle
Sausage Linguine
Orecchiette
Corteccia
Lasange
Making Ravioli
Ravioli
Making Agnolotti
Roasted Meat Agnolotti
Rice&Dumplings . . .
White Risotto
Sausage&Red Wine Risotto
Oozy Black Rice
Panissa Rice
Baked Tiella Rice
Baked Risotto Pie
Semolina Teardrop Dumplings
Nonna Mercedes Fonduta
Roasted Red Onion and Bacon
Pesto&Ricotta
Potato Gnocchi
Semolina Gnocchi
Polenta Gnocchi
Gnudi
Meat . . .
Chicken Bastardo
Florentina Steak
Stuffed Braised Celery
Pork Shoulder
Stuffed Leg of Lamb
Chicken Skewers
Sausage, Beans&Greens
Chicken Under a Brick
Italian Ham, Egg&Chips
Pot Roast Rabbit
Jewish Artichokes
Wildest Boar Ragu
Stracotto
Stuffed Peppers
Beef Cheek Ragu
Salina Chicken
Italian Lamb Kebabs
Mixed Meat Ragu
Saffron Chicken
Sweet&Sour Rabbit
Forager’s Chicken
Fish . . .
Fish in Crazy Water
Cuttlefish&Potato Soup
Golden Breaded Tuna
Stuffed Braised Squid
Summer Fish Stew
Grilled Squid Salad
Whole Roasted Sea Bass
Turbot Al Forno
Ugly Beautiful Tuna
Amazing Octopuss
Octopus 4 Ways
Libyan Fish Stew
Sides . . .
Pot Roast Cauliflower
Carrot Caponata
Amazing Roast Veg
Asparagus
Chickpeas
Borlotti Beans
Puy Lentils
Braised Greens
Beautiful Courgettes
Roman Artichokes
Bread&Pastry . . .
Stuffed Focaccia
Pagnotta
Neopolitan Pizza Base
Classic Margherita
Pizza Fritta
Focaccia
Wild Greens Torta
Taralli
Mozzarella Bread
Carnival Lasagne
Dessert . . .
Tuscan Rice Tarte
Amalfi Lemon Tarte
Cocoa Rum Dessert
Zepolle
Limoncello Tiramasu
Apricot Sorbet
Chocolate Chickpea Cake
Gianduja
Amalfi Rum Baba
Rolled Cassata
Semifredo
Pear&Hazelnut Tart
Rice Pudding Semifredo
Granita
Basics . . .
Oozy Polenta
Royal Pasta Dough
Hero Tomato Sauce
Garlic Aioli
Simple Pestos
Preserved Tomatoes
Olive Oil Pastry
Prearing Artichokes
Flavoured Salt
How to Joint a Chicken
That’s the lot! In order as presented in the book.
As somebody who grows their own veg (or as much as I can in a Liverpool back garden!) I love all the veggie options in here! I’ll definitely be looking at the tomato preserving method.
Throughout the book Jamie introduces us to the Italian Nonnas – all with a wealth of experience of cooking food from their own regions of Italy. This isn’t restaurant cheffy stuff – it’s good old fashioned home cooking – you cannot beat it for me!
A cracking book and as with his last one – I’ll definitely be buying a few foodies this for christmas!
As an obsessive pasta maker I love it!