Synopsis
Packed with expert information on every aspect of buying, preparing and cooking meat.
Tim Wilson and Fran Warde have teamed up to create this comprehensive reference work and inspirational collection of recipes. For each type of meat, the book recommends the best breeds, advises which cuts suit which style of cooking and tells you what to ask your butcher in order to buy the best quality.
There are more than 100 recipes arranged according to season, from Sticky citrus-marinated pork chops in April through Moroccan chicken with preserved lemons in July to Slow-baked herb-crusted leg of mutton in December. Through monthly farm diaries, the book also reveals what life is really like on a thriving British farm. Packed with specially commissioned photographs taken on the farm as well as in the kitchen by renowned photographer Kristin Perers, this is a uniquely beautiful and useful book.
From the Inside Flap
This much-anticipated book is packed with recipes and a wealth of expert information, providing every food lover with an indispensible guide to getting the very best out of the meat they buy.In The Ginger Pig, Tim Wilson, farmer and proprietor of The Ginger Pig chain of butcher shops, has teamed up with Fran Warde, respected cook and bestselling author, to recommend the best breeds to look for, and the right cuts to choose for every style of cooking and dish, and to tell you what to ask your butcher in order to buy the best quality meat. In addition to comprehensive guides to beef, pork, bacon, and lamb, all the major game and poultry are also covered, including venison, rabbit, goose, guinea fowl, duck, quail, and turkey. This is the ultimate meat-lover's companion.The book's more than 100 inspirational recipes, some of which are dishes sold in the Ginger Pig's shops, are arranged according to the seasonal availability of the best ingredients, from sticky citrus-marinated pork chops in April through Moroccan chicken with preserved lemons in July to slow-baked herb-crusted leg of lamb in December. And monthly farm diaries provide an insight into the passionate and dedicated team of men and women behind the much feted and award-winning groups of butchers in England -- The Ginger Pig. With specially commissioned photographs taken on the farm and in the kitchen by renowned photographer Kristin Perers, this is a uniquely beautiful and utterly useful book.
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