Rick Stein's Seafood

Over the years through his television programmes and books Rick Stein has done much to inform us about fish and to encourage us to cook it for ourselves however many of us still feel nervous about cooking it at home. Rick Steins Seafood brings together his knowledge and expertise and includes 200 of his tried-and-tested recipes. It is divided into three separate sections: Techniques; Recipes and finally an A to Z of Fish. The techniques section covers all the main preparation and cooking methods for each type of fish (round flat shellfish etc) while the A-Z of fish is a comprehensive encyclopedia of fish and seafood including US Australian and European fish. The recipe section includes all the essential basic recipes such as stocks sauces batters etc. Useful cross references link all sections. Rick Steins Seafood has been an international bestseller and was awarded the highly coveted James Beard Foundation Cookbook of the Year Award in 2005.