This is the definitive guide to Irish beef, covering every aspect of buying, preparing and cooking it.Pat Whelan, Ireland's foremost butcher, shares the benefit of his inherited expertise as a fifth-generation farmer and butcher, empowering readers with the knowledge to seek out the very best beef available.

Katy McGuinness shows you how to create delicious dishes using every part of the animal with recipes selected to ensure that this is the only guide to cooking beef the domestic cook will ever need. The classics are all included, as are quick and easy midweek suppers and more complex dishes for leisurely weekend entertaining. There is a whole section devoted to the perfect steak, and the chapter on roasting removes the fear factor from Sunday lunchtime once and for all. With beautiful photography taken on the farm as well as in the kitchen, this unique book is one to celebrate.

Oh, what to cook? We are spoiled for choice when it comes to cooking-we have a multitude of fresh fruit and vegetables, herbs and spices and fresh meats of all types available to us. This book presents you with a range of tips to get the best out of whatever type and cut of meat you choose to cook. Savour the tastes of meat cooked to perfection for your friends and family. All the recipes in this little compedium of cooking are beautifully photographed so you will know just how they will appear on your plate. Whether you are a novice or an experienced cook, you will find all these recipes to be the perfect blend of simplicity of preparation and sophistication of flavor, and you will enjoy not only eating them but preparing them as well. Go to it-you will be so glad you did.

Carving The Easy Way is a complete handbook and guide on the carving of meats, fish poultry and game, with instructions on the selection and care of carving tools and equipment and a great deal of helpful information on the preparation and serving of all meats. Women as well as men will find this book useful for Mrs. Wallace gives complete instructions on kitchen caving and the preparation of the platter. Includes clear diagrams and plentiful illustrations.

STEAK. Nothing that humans have ever put into their mouths in the name of nourishment has been the subject of such devotion, such flights of gastronomic ecstasy, or such grave connoisseurship as this most adored of meats. Now Mark Schatzker, an award-winning food and travel writer, takes readers on an odyssey to four continents, across thousands of miles, and through hundreds of cuts of steak, prepared in dozens of ways, all in a quest for the perfect piece. "Steak" is an impassioned, funny, and enlightening look at the fate of this beloved food.

First published in the United Kingdom, THE RIVER COTTAGE MEAT BOOK quickly became an underground hit among food cognoscenti around the world. Now tailored for American cooks, this loving, authoritative, and galvanizing ode to good meat is one part manifesto on high-quality, local, and sustainable meat production; two parts guide to choosing and storing meats and fowl; and three parts techniques and recipes for roasting, cooking, barbecuing, preserving, and processing meats and getting the most out of leftovers. With this thought-provoking and practical guide, meat eaters can knowledgeably buy and prepare meat for better health and better living, while supporting the environment, vibrant local economies, and respectful treatment of animals.
Already a sensation in the United Kingdom, this groundbreaking treatise on choosing and preparing meat is now available in the United States for the first time. Includes more than 100 recipes and more than 200 full-color photographs. Thoughtfully Americanized, with complete information about assorted cuts (including illustrations), production standards, and sources for buying and learning about meats in the United States. British edition has sold 150,000 copies.



ReviewsJames Beard Foundation 2008 Cookbook Awards: Cookbook of the Year Award!James Beard Foundation 2008 Cookbook Awards: Single Subject Category Winner! ‚AuDroll, learned Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has done the meat-eating world a big favor with The River Cottage Meat Book . . . The perfect book for mindful carnivores.‚Au‚AiBoston Globe‚AuFearnley-Whittingstall confronts both the moral and gustatory issues surrounding carnivorism and provides 150 excellent recipes.‚Au‚AiNew York Newsday‚AuFearnley-Whittingstall asks us to take grown-up moral responsibility for the act of eating meat‚Aicertainly enough responsibility to inquire about how the animal lived and died. All this is spelled out at fervent (and deserved) length before we get near a bit of cooking instruction. Luckily, Mr. Fearnley-Whittingstall turns out to be as zealous a cook as he is a reformer, equally able to appreciate the simplicity of Irish stew or a good beefburger, or to lead people through the intricacies of pork pie or cider-cured ham.‚Au‚AiNew York Times‚AuThose who find that calves' livers and pig's trotters are best contemplated at a distance should keep well away from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. Those of us with the opposite problem worship him as a god. This is not a case of macho posturing over a barbecue pit: There is more cooking know-how in Fearnley-Whittingstall's little finger than you will find in the graduating class of any cooking school in the country. His book is stuffed with wit, erudition, and one slow-cooked, lovingly constructed recipe after another.‚Au‚AiNPR.org Holiday 2007One of the Year's Best Cookbooks: ‚AuHugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is a brilliant, argumentative British cook and food writer . . . his recipes happen to be terrific.‚Au‚AiGourmet#1 Cookbook of the Year‚AiAmazon Editor's Picks in Cooking, Food & Wine100 to Taste List‚AiFood & Wine‚AuThis is one to read and cook from during barbecue season‚Aiand to get inspired by the rest of the year.‚Au‚AiBon Appetit‚AuA book to help us truly understand the philosophical and pragmatic aspects of the meat on our table.‚Au‚AiBoston Globe‚AuThe ultimate reference for the serious carnivore.‚Au‚AiNew York Daily News‚AuThis guy gets physical with meat . . . A trencherman's manual of meat that includes recipes‚Aifrom down-home steak-and-kidney pie to more exalted fare like a salad of seared pigeon breast with pan-juice vinaigrette‚Aiand graphic how-tos on buying and butchering, plus answers to questions you maybe never asked . . . More than you can digest? No doubt. More than you want? No way. Fearnley-Whittingstall's down-in-the-trenches humor and tone of earthy authority keep you coming back for another slice.‚Au‚AiForbes ‚AuHis big, impressive meat book . . . has now been Americanized . . . Fearnley-Whittingstall is passionate and opinionated but not heavy-handed, and his sense of humor is evident throughout . . . A good companion to Fergus Henderson's The Whole Beast, this unique title will be important as both a reference and a cookbook.‚Au‚AiLibrary Journal Starred Review‚AuHugh Fearnley-Whittingstall believes that the animals we eat deserve respect, both for their sake and ours.‚Au ‚AiConde Nast Traveler

Sink your teeth into the ultimate Texas barbecue cookbook with mouthwatering recipes, insider tips, and the rich history and traditions of this beloved culinary art form.

Smoky, juicy, and downright delicious--bring the sizzling heat of the Lone Star State to your dinner table with The Texas BBQ Bible. Learn the secrets of cooking low and slow, from choosing the right wood for smoking to finding the perfect spice blends and more. This cookbook is a celebration of the rich history and culture of Texas barbecue. Explore the different styles of barbecue across the state, the legendary pitmasters who have made Texas barbecue famous, and the traditions and rituals that make it such a central part of Texan life.

Inside you'll find:

• 60 recipes from first-rate establishments
• The top 25 BBQ joints in Texas
• 55 profiles on notable BBQ spots

The masters in The Butcher's Apprentice teach you all the old-world, classic meat-cutting skills you need to prepare fresh cuts at home. Through extensive, diverse profiles and cutting lessons, butchers, food advocates, meat-loving chefs, and more share their expertise. Inside, you'll find hundreds of full-color, detailed step-by-step photographs of cutting beef, pork, poultry, game, goat, organs, and more, as well as tips and techniques on using the whole beast for true nose-to-tail eating. Whether you're a casual cook or a devoted gourmand, you'll learn even more ways to buy, prepare, serve, and savor all types of artisan meat cuts with this skillful guide.

Wild Meat is an illustrated guide to game meat for the mindful hunter and cook by respected chef and game harvester Ross O'Meara. This cookbook is ideal for hunters who care as much about what happens in the kitchen as they do in the field, and cooks who want to know more about where their food has come from. Step-by-step harvesting techniques, complete with illustrations, feature alongside more than 80-plus delicious recipes covering a broad range of species, from hare to pig to deer, pheasant and even camel and kangaroo. Wild Meat will take you back to the meaning of making something from scratch, with sumptuous recipes including Rabbit Terrine, Goat Rendang, Camel & Green Olive Tagine and Crispy Five-spice Goose. The book also includes the ultimate harvester's larder, a dry-ageing guide and how-to instructions for sausage making and charcuterie. Wild Meat is a rich and useful resource for anyone (hunter or not) who aspires to reduce their consumption of farmed meat in favour of free-range, cruelty-free, organic, hormone-free, grass-fed alternatives.

A meat feast awaits! Become an expert on buying, preparing, and cooking meat. From discovering why cuts matter to learning how to recognise top-quality meat, this is your one-stop, practical guide. It contains everything you've ever wanted to know about meat. Inside the pages of this meat recipe book, you'll find: - A comprehensive course in preparing and cooking meat with over 250 recipes - Recipes feature timing and temperature charts to help you create the perfect flavour, plus help you choose which herbs go with different dishes - A unique "How to Butcher" section provides illustrated step-by-steps and focuses on cuts of meat that can be easily butchered at home - Expert advice from butchers on the best cooking techniques, as well as tips on how to use a meat thermometer, how to test your meat for rare, medium and well-done cooking stages, and how to experiment with flavour pairings Whether you want to learn how to slow-cook for maximum flavour or create the perfect Sunday roast, this cookbook has all the answers for meat lovers keen to try working with different meats and cuts. Get the best from your meat with step-by-step preparation and cooking techniques, and learn key home butchery skills, such as needling, frenching, rolling, and tying. Find out everything there is to know about well-raised meat - where to buy it and why it tastes better. Cook more than 250 of the world's best poultry, pork, beef, lamb, and game dishes such as Jamaican Jerk Chicken, Portuguese Pork with Clams, Kerala Beef, and Barbecued Moroccan Lamb. With this butchery and cookery book in-one, you'll become a connoisseur in no time! Looking as good on your coffee table as the dishes that you can create with it's content, The Meat Cookbook is the perfect gift for any meat lover.

This fantastic collection of recipes for meat, fish and seafood and vegetable smoking will give you all the inspiration you need to expand your BBQ repertoire. From classic Baby back ribs to ambitious Smoked duck and cherry sausages, these mouthwatering dishes will prove that you don't need a professional smoker, or hours of time, to get fantastic results. With cookery methods for all types of barbecues and smokers, insider tips for getting the best results, notes on wood chips, papers and planks, and food pairing suggestions, Weber's Complete Barbecue Smoking will help you achieve great taste with minimum effort.