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Synopsis
When a recipe calls for 'beer' do you have even the first clue of what you should add? When was the last time you read a recipe that really specified a beer style, or even suggested a few different brands? No one ever tells you, until now.
The Beer Kitchen is the modern guide to cooking with beer and pairing it with food. Award-winning beer expert Melissa Cole has combined two of her greatest passions: great brews and delicious food. Sharing over 70 awesome recipes using beer as the star ingredient, you will discover new and exciting ways to cook with beer. From mouthwatering beer-brined pastrami with beer mustard and Rodenbach sauerkraut to a deliciously moreish wheat beer-tempura this is creative, experimental cooking that will get you excited about food. With expert advice from beer types, flavors and brands, to beer and cheese pairing, brewing your own, and helpful menu ideas to inspire your own beer-food party, The Beer Kitchen is the ultimate beer lover's cookbook.
Synopsis
When a recipe calls for ''beer'' do you have the first clue of what you should add? When was the last time you read a recipe that really specified a beer style, or even suggested a few different brands from the bewildering array on the shelves? Good news, this book does all that and more.
In The Beer Kitchen award-winning beer expert Melissa Cole has combined two of her greatest passions: great brews and delicious food. Sharing over 70 incredible recipes Melissa expertly guides you through the gustatory pleasure of cooking with beer and what to drink with your creations. Starting with the ''science bits'' you will discover the importance of taste and flavor, how to assess beer and pair to perfection. Then dive into the recipes, which include everything from delicious dips, flatbreads and pickles to show-off roasts, classic pies and inventive desserts. Feast on the exquisite Beer-brined Pork Chops with Blue Cheese Polenta or perhaps prepare the perfect Beer-Poached Chicken for Sunday lunch. For mid-week meals, for when you want something hearty but healthy, then dish up the creamy Celeriac Croquettes with Hefeweizen Sauce or the lighter but extremely tasty Warm Kale & Nduja Salad or, for ultimate indulgence, tuck into the Quick Chocolate Pots with Kriek-Soaked Cranberries.
With thorough advice on beer-types and flavor notes to beer and cheese pairing plus a helpful guide to tools and equipment and store cupboard essentials, The Beer Kitchen is a new, scientific and exciting approach to food that will change the way you cook and what you drink with it.