Steak Lover's Cookbook - Softcover

Rice, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761100806 ISBN 13: 9780761100805

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, 1996

Synopsis

Marrying simplicity and succulence, steak is a food everyone can understand, and one of the very few to inspire genuine craving. Steak is William Rice's avocation, his passion, and he's researched different preparations and flavors of steak from all over the world. A collection of over 140 recipes, steak lover's cookbook is divided between fancy uptown cuts (e.g., tenderloins, porterhouses, ribs) and the plainer but just as tasty downtown cuts (skirt, chuck, flank, round). It includes the Best-Ever recipe for each type, plus dozens of inviting alternatives, not to mention Steak Fries, Outrageous Onion Rings, and Mississippi Mud Pie. It's a steakhouse at home.

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Review:

When Bill Rice, a food writer for the Chicago Tribune, talks about steak, the writing is surprisingly hard to follow. This may be due, in part, to the fussy layout in this Steak Lover's Cookbook. The publisher often crams sentences together with barely space for a period between them. But when Rice gets past "uptown" and "downtown" cuts of steak, simply defined as more and less costly choices, and moves on to recipes, the book catches fire. Steak Broiled in a Salt Crust, and Sliced T-bone with Asian-Flavored Watercress are creative yet sensible ways to do more than just grill a steak. Rice includes a roundup of steak houses all over the United States. Knowledgeable about wines, he provides selections to accompany every dish. Beyond meat, look for super accompaniments. Don't miss Rice's method for searing a porterhouse steak to a crust at home, not easy when your broiler does not reach up to the 800 F heat chefs in most restaurants can command.

From the Back Cover:

It's a tremendous book. Bill Rice, one of the country's most talented food journalists, has written the classic cookbook for an all-American classic--steak. -- Emeril Lagasse, co-author of Emeril's New New Orleans Cooking

Steak for Every Occasion. Succulent, sizzling, sublimely delicious--for eating bliss thre's nothing like steak. And for William Rice finding the perfect steak has become a passion. Now the results of his search are served up in the essential steak lover's companion, with over 140 recipes for perfectly cooked steaks, from craving to carving, plus the starters, the sauces, the sides, the desserts, the wines. And steak talk, too.

About this edition

• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0761100806
• ISBN 13: 9780761100805
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256