I am wanting to get my mum a good cookbook on fish for Christmas as she has recently got into cooking fish but doesn't know much about cooking it. I'm wanting something which isn't too advanced and quite modern.
Tried looking on Amazon but i really don't know what i'm looking for! Thanks.
2006-12-08 00:34:15 · 49 answers · asked by Rebecca N 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Try looking for books by Rick Stein. He's a celebrity chef in the UK and owns a famous fish restaurant in Padstow, Cornwall. Great recipes - simple food.
2006-12-08 00:37:59 · answer #1 · answered by carokokos 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get her "Rick Steins Seafood", - it's a really fab book, and there are some really great easy-to-follow recipes in it. I got mine in September when the paperback came out, and I have since then given it as presents to nearly all my friends (the rest are getting it for X-Mas!). What sets this one apart from all the other cookbooks is that Rick Stein not groups the fish into various species but also by shape; lengthy fleshy fish, flat fish, small round fish and so on, which makes it easy-peasy to find something for every occasion. It costs about £10.
2006-12-09 21:15:09 · answer #2 · answered by Malene P 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The complete Guide to Buying & Cooking, mark Bittman
Fish Cooking Encyclopedia, kate Whiteman
Family Fish Cook Book, RozDenny
The Complete Fish Cook Book, A. Jan Howarth
2006-12-08 01:18:46 · answer #3 · answered by Smurfetta 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Without doubt Rick Stein's fishy cook book is the most exciting cookbook on fish you could wish for. Wonderful illustrations of all things in the sea, explaining preparing etc before you get to his mouth watering recipes.
Your Mum would absolutely love this book - and you would score 1,000,000 Brownie points if you buy her this for Christmas.
Amazon:
Rick Stein's Seafood by Rick Stein (Hardcover - 25 Oct 2001)
Buy new: £25.00 £15.00 In stock
Used & new from £9.31
You save: £10.00 (40%)
Divided into three sections: techniques, recipes and food information. Techniques covers all main preparation and cooking methods for each type of fish. There are 200 tried and tested recipes including all essential basics. The A-Z encyclopedia of fish and seafood covers Australian, US and European fish.
Order it now and you'll get it by Christmas. If you are in the USA I'm sure Amazon there will provide the same service.
Merry Christmas
2006-12-08 11:18:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Rick Stein is a brilliant chef with regards to cooking fish...but the best cookbook of the lot is the one that chefs learn from in catering colleges throughout the world and that is 'Practical Cookery' by Ceserani and Kinton, published by Hodder & Stoughton. Your Mum will love it as it not only covers fish but every type of dish and it has pictures too. It's packed with information and easy to follow recipes and guidelines.......It's the best cookbook on the market and as I am a chef for over 35 years now, it is the only cookbook that I would recommend to anyone.
It is not expensive either....look for it on Amazon.com....Good Luck!
2006-12-10 00:11:27 · answer #5 · answered by loulou150653 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry to give the poop on good ol' Rick Stein, but I would always go for the Wonderful 'Floyd on Fish' by Keith Floyd from about ten years ago - a lot more humorous and, to be honest, though I've got Rick's stuff I actually use Floyd more for proper (not overfaffy) cooking.
2006-12-11 01:15:43 · answer #6 · answered by stevedukenew 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try this book by Nick Nairn its called 'Fish-N-Tips'
We all know fish is extremely healthy and the ubiquitous High Street fish 'n' chip shop proves we think it's tasty too. So why are we all so scared of cooking it? At last, this is a book that provides delicious recipes and dispels all doubts about how to cook them. Providing simple steps and tips for sourcing, choosing, buying, storing and preparing fish, you need never be out of your depth again. Whether you need to fillet a salmon, skin a trout, or marinade some mackeral, "Fish 'n' Tips" answers all the questions in an approachable, easy to read style. Covering all types of sea and freshwater fish and shellfish, the inspiring recipes range from the ultimate fish pie to the perfectly barbecued prawns. Learn which ingredients complement which fish, what questions to ask your fishmonger and how to impress your friends and family with the most delicious fishy dishes
2006-12-08 22:00:10 · answer #7 · answered by Baps . 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I have just bought " The essential seafood cookbook" available on AMAZON ..... it's the nuts for all things fishy. Not just fish but seafood and unusual shellfish from all over the world. Also the recipes are easy to follow and most ingrediants are readily available (with a couple of exceptions)
Its a brilliant book and I am sure your mum will be appreciative.
2006-12-08 02:29:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would suggest Rick Steins English Seafood cookery. I have it in paperback. There are loads of recipe books about fish cookery but if you are looking for a bible of what to do with which fish then this is the one to go for.
I have loads of Ricks recipe books but time na dtime again I come back to the old faithful which tells me the whys and wherefores - not just interesting sauces!
I live by the sea so fish is plentiful and this book is well thumbed!
2006-12-08 00:44:45 · answer #9 · answered by Bellasmum 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Books by the BBC so like Rick Stein or Floyd books are quite good i think my mum has at least one of them but its not used very often as me and my brother only like fish fingers and fish cakes lol
2006-12-10 12:42:30 · answer #10 · answered by Hannie S 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋