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Michael Symon's Carnivore: 120 Recipes For Meat Lovers (2012)

by Michael Symon(Favorite Author)

4.19 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0307951782 (ISBN13: 9780307951786)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

Clarkson Potter

review 1: Let me preface this by saying, I cook. A lot. I call it a hobby, others call it an obsession, Sur La Table & Whole Foods call it a windfall. I've made many, many recipes by a whole host of chefs & I can honestly say I usually tinker with most recipes. There are 2 chefs I never alter their recipes-Micheal Symon & Thomas Keller. Why mess with perfection? And before I go any further there is a recipe that he's made on his show for spicy potatoes that's the shit, the bee's knees, the cat's pajamas, whatever. Trust me. I've made it twice & it'll rock your world. Just try not to think about the ridiculous number of calories you're ingesting. This recipe alone is worth the book.I'll just go ahead & disclose that I've got a fairly serious crush on Mr. Symon which probably makes me... more less than objective but his food speaks for itself. His personality shines through in this book. He really, really loves meat & his zest for it is on display in this cookbook. The man is a born teacher. If you've just started cooking this is a good addition to your library especially if you like meat. There's not a lot of unusual meats in this one. It's broken down into the basics: beef, pork, poultry & game with a sides section at the end. Don't get me wrong this is a niche cookbook but if you're a meat lover & want to know how to cook which cut of meat to bring out the best flavor be it roasting, braising, frying, grilling or stewing, this is the cookbook for you. If you're interested in an all around cookbook, this is not the the book for you. You might want to start with Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking or Alice Waters The Art of Simple Food-both excellent.Michael tells you what to look for in cuts of meat which ones are best for different cooking techniques & tells you how to achieve the most out of those methods. The thing that endears him to me & probably to a number of others is his joie de vivre & we get several anecdotal tales throughout this book. He uses unusual ingredients & by that I don't mean weird or hard to find, I just mean he puts things together in ways that are uncommon i.e. there's a recipe for chicken salad with mint in here. Mint? Who thinks to put mint in chicken salad? At any rate, I'm testing 2 recipes this weekend & I expect they'll both rock my world. That's how he do!
review 2: If you enjoy meat then this is the book for you. If you've ever wanted to try your hand at making your own hot dogs, bacon, pastarimi, sausage, or corned beef, then this is the book for you. If you want some new recipes for cooking beef, pork, lamb, goat, poultry or game then this is the book for you. There is even a chapter on sides to go with your meat dishes.Michael Symon gives you tips on the best ways to cook the cuts of meat you choose for your family as well as suggestions for sides to round out your meals. I'm hoping to try the orange roasted chickens soon and with the leftovers his chicken pot pie. I also plan to try the Spicy Pork Burger with Manchego Cheese and the Pork Pie. I saw him make the pork pie on The Chew and it looked fantastic. I have several more recipes marked to try. less

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