By Rick Stein
264 Pages
Hardcover
2004, Ten Speed Press
$40.00
ISBN: 1-58008-568-7
Review by Cheri Sicard
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Everything you ever wanted to know about seafood but didn't know who to ask can be found in these pages. This is an incredibly well produced and comprehensive guide to the complete world of seafood. And I mean that literally. Widely considered one the world's foremost experts on fish and seafood, author Rick Stein, owner of the Seafood Restaurant and the Padstow Seafood School in England, brings an international scope of knowledge to his subject. The result is a comprehensive guide that seafood lovers will consult over and over again for techniques, recipes and information.

Not coincidentally, the book is conveniently divided into those exact three parts:

Techniques - Through vivid photos and concise descriptive text, you'll learn fundamentals such as filleting, scaling, cleaning, smoking, grilling, baking, pan searing, steaming and more. All the basics are covered along with advanced techniques like how to clean and prepare squid and soft shell crabs and much more. Over 550 instructional photos and illustrations leave nothing to chance and make the techniques easy to master. Technique chapters include Preparing Fish; Cooking Fish; Preparing Raw, Smoked and Cured Fish; Preparing and Cooking Seafood.

Recipes -- The book contains over 150 seafood recipes for all types of fish and shellfish. You'll find appetizers, soups, salads and main courses, many with beautiful full color photos to inspire you to actually put the recipes to practical use. Recipe chapters include Soups, Stews and Mixed Seafood; Large Meaty Fish, Skate and Eels; Large Round Fish; Small Round Fish; Flat Fish; Crustaceans; Mollusks and Other Seafood; Stocks, Sauces and Basic Recipes.

Information -- This chapter will allow to you be up to date on seafood, no matter where in the world you roam. Chapters include Seafood Families (an A-Z guide of the world's fish families, including preparation and cooking advice for each individual species; Identifying Seafood (color portraits of some of the key members of the fish families); and Classifying Seafood (a comprehensive chart of the world's fish, showing to which family each species belongs).

Sample Recipes from Rick Stein's Complete Seafood

• Maryland Crab Cakes with Tarragon and Butter Sauce
• Halibut Poached in Olive Oil with Cucumber and Dill
  

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