Burt Wolf's Menu Cookbook - Hardcover

Wolf, Burt

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385472730 ISBN 13: 9780385472739

Publisher: Broadway, 1995

Synopsis

With programs airing on public television, The Travel Channel, and CNN, prize-winning broadcast journalist Burt Wolf is one of America's best-known and most trusted food reporters.

Burt Wolf's Menu Cookbook, the companion to his third series for public television, visits more than twenty locations in Europe, South America, the United States, Canada, and Asia.

Along with his often irreverent, always informative reporting on food history and folklore, Burt offers a complete selection of recipes from some of the most talented cooks in each location. And for the first time in any of his books, Burt has paired each main course dish with complementary recipes to create a complete and authentic menu. From Santiago, Chile, for example, comes Chilean Seafood Soup, Roast Chicken with Garlic, Ginger and Thyme, Spicy Mashed Potatoes, Lima Beans with Lemon, and Glazed Applesauce Cake. A typically Italian menu includes Ribollita (Tuscan Vegetable Soup), Roast Pork with Rosemary and Garlic, and Chocolate Biscotti.

There are more than fifty menus in all, and, as always, each of Burt's recipes is meticulously tested and simple to prepare with easily acquired ingredients. Whether or not you have accompanied Burt on his television travels, a journey through the pages of Burt Wolf's Menu Cookbook will fill your kitchen with great aromas, colorful sights, and fascinating information.

About this title

About the Author

BURT WOLF's most recent series for public television, "Burt Wolf's Table," was the recipient of the first James Beard Award ever given for Best Television Food Journalism. When Burt is not filming in Singapore, Patagonia, or some other exotic location, he makes his home in New York City.

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CRAB CAKES WITH RED PEPPER SAUCE
CHILI
  

MAKES 6 SERVINGS
FOR THE SAUCE:
1 large red bell pepper
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt

FOR THE CRAB CAKES:
1 pound lump crabmeat, cleaned
1/4 cup cracker crumbs
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

2.To prepare the sauce:  Place the pepper on a baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes, turning every 5 minutes until the skin is browned.  Remove the pepper from the oven and put it immediately into a paper or plastic bag, closing it tightly.  When the pepper is cool enough to touch, take it out of the bag and peel off the skin.  Discard the stem and the seeds.  Cut the pepper into large chunks and place them in a blender or food processor.  Add 2 tablespoons of the oil and puree until smooth.  Add the remaining oil, vinegar, garlic, shallots, andsalt to the blender.  Process until well blended.  Set the dressing aside.

3.  To prepare the crab cakes:  In a bowl. combine the crabmeat and cracker crumbs.  Stir in the eggs, mayonnaise, salt, parsley and cayenne pepper.  Form the mixture into 6 cakes, about 3 inches in diameter and 1 inch thick.

4.  In a large non-stick saute pan over medium heat, heat the oil.  Add the crab cakes and cook for 5 minutes per side, or until lightly browned.

5.  Place a little of the sauce on a dinner plate and top with the crab cakes. Serve any extra sauce on the side.

Edition details

• Publisher: Broadway
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0385472730
• ISBN 13: 9780385472739
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 316