The Essential Seafood Cookbook

The Essential Cookbook

by Wendy Stephen (Editor)

From crab cakes in a New York eatery, to moules mariniere in a French bistro, or salty fish and chips on a windy boardwalk, seafood is deliciously at home anywhere. Today, caviar is a costly extravagance, and fish is a highlight on pricey restaurant menus, so it is hard to imagine that seafood was once poor man's fare. But tastes and values have changed and The Essential Seafood Cookbook - with over 600 full-color photographs - shows how fresh seafood now enjoys respect and popularity around the world.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Reference, Nonfiction, Food

304 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

'Wendy Stephen' is a cookbook editor. Her books have been published by Thunder Bay Press, Whitecap Books, Bay Books and Murdoch Books.

Reviews

[Kimberly Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this book covers just about everything you'd want to know about seafood & how to prepare/cook it.

It is a large book, printed on glossy paper with an abundance of photos. The fonts are large bold for the title and ingredients, while the instructions are in a medium serif font that is easy to read. There are however, in many cases, more than one recipe per page.

Contents include: All About seafood; Glossary (I ♥ this, 12 pages of all the different types of fish w/ photos best manner of cooking & type of flesh); Preparation; 8 Recipe sections; Index: & Special Features

Soups & Chowders: Court bullion & fish stock; Creamy fish soup; Creamy mussel soup; Prawn bisque; Seafood Laska; Marmite Dieppoise; Clear soup w/ salmon quenelles; Cream of oyster soup; Prawn & Udon noodle soup; & Scallop & egg flower soup

Dips, Pates & Light Bites (33-97): Shrimp toasts; Prawn, Corn & sweet chili dip; Gravalax; Scottish Woodcock; Prawn & pea noodle baskets; Fresh oysters tarragon; Thai fish cakes; Smoked fish pate: Sushi & sashimi; Fresh salmon tartare; Insalata di mare; 7 types of Oysters; Stuffed sardines; Salmon rillettes; Dressed crab; & Scallops w/ vegetables in Balsamic

Salads (99-117): Salad nicoise; Pumpkin & prawn salad w/ rocket; Escabeche; Mussel salad w/ saffron dressing; Scallop ceviche; Caesar salad (anchovies are only in the dressing and you can not taste them); 4 types of Pickled seafood; Squid & scallops w/ chermoula dressing; Marinated fish salad w/ chili & basil; Salmon & green bean salad; Tuna & white bean salad; Crab & mango salad; & Spanish-style seafood salad

Pan-Fries, Deep-Fries, & Stir-Fries (119-167): Pan fried fish; Warm prawn & scallop stir-fry; Spanish mackerel w/ garlic butter; Swordfish w/ bok choy; Thai style fish w/ sweet chili glaze; 6 types of Seafood sauces; Carmalized prawns; Deep-fried squid; Fish tempura; Clams in chili paste; Lobster Americane; Whitebait fritters; Skate w/ black butter; Blackened fish; Cajun 'popcorn' prawns; Seafood fajitas; Fish rolls; Trout w/ almonds; Fish on eggplant w/ red pepper aioli; 6 types of platters; Salt & pepper squid; Bacalao croquettes w/ skordalia; Crispy fried crab; & honey prawns

Poached & Steamed (169-191): Poached Atlantic salmon (also cutlets w/ Hollandaise); Poached whole snapper (also w/ fresh tomato sauce); Balmain bugs w/ mango sauce; Tweed kettle; Smoked fish w/ white sauce; Steamed fish cutlets w/ ginger & chili' Mussels w/ lemon grass, basil & wine; 4 types of stuffed won ton; Scallop timbales w/ oyster cream sauce; Steamed shells in wine & garlic; Poached fillets in dill sauce; Steamed scallops; Steamed trout w/ lime butter; Poached flounder w/ wine & oyster sauce; Sole Veronique; & Gefilte fish

Grills & Barbecues (193-227): Citrus fish w/ avocado salsa; Honeyed prawns & scallop skewers; Glazed grilled fish filets; Fish kebabs w/ corn salsa; Red mullet in corn husks; Fish w/ rice stuffing; Chargrilled scallops w/ lime Hollandaise; Chargrilled baby octopus; Barbecue squid; International barbecued shell platter; Ocean trout w/ leek & caper sauce; 3 types of smoked seafood; barbecued sardines; Tandoori fish cutlet; Tuna w/ soy & honey; & Salmon w/ dill cream

Seafood w/ Pasta, Rice & Noodles (229-253): Prawn ravioli w/ basil butter; Seafood lasagne; Squid ink spaghetti; Salmon w/ lemon cannelloni; Salmon frittata; Singapore noodles; Spagheti marinara; Spaghetti ala vongole; Paella; Lemony herb & fish risoto; Kedgeree; Creamy seafood ravioli; Prawn jambalaya; Thai fried noodles w/ prawns; & Nasi goreng

Pies, Casseroles & Bakes (255-295): Zaezuela; Tuna w/ white bean casserole; Fish pie; Baked lobster; Seafood, fennel & potato stew; Lemon grass, corriander & fish bake; Crab & spring onion quiches; Baked fish w/ cracked wheat; Haddock duglese; Freeform prawn pies; Herbed fish tartlets; Bombay fish curry; Thai green fish curry; Malaysian fish curry; Octopus in red wine; Sardines w/ grilled vegetables; Ciopppino; Seafood mornay; 2 types of prawn curry; Fish baked in salt; Bream w/ tomato cheese crust; Seafood terrone; Stuffed crabs; Seafood crepes; Smoked cod flan; Greek style calamari; & Baked salmon

What a wonderful cookbook... Very complete with easy to follow recipes...... I'd keep it, except I know that I won't use it... Someone at the book sale will be very happy!

[Dale Cochran]

We love this book. We are traveling cross country with no cookbook. Is it possible to get the recipe for seafood parcels. Thank you so much.
bjcochran