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Book ReviewsGreat Fish, Quick : Delicious Dinners from Fillets and Shellfish |
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Book: Great Fish, Quick : Delicious Dinners from Fillets and Shellfish
Written by: LESLIE REVSIN |
Publisher: Broadway
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5
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If you love seafood, you must have this book!
Rating:
5 / 5
My husband and I would eat fish 7 nights a week if we could but we live in the midwest so it's not very cost efficient--we settle on 3-4 nights a week. I have over 20 cookbooks on seafood alone. This book is the BEST book I have found. It not only tells you about the fish (briefly, not too detailed), it gives you other fish options to substitute for each recipe (which is nice if you are limited to what's available at the fish store), breaks the index down by type of fish AND type of sauce and other ingredients so if you feel like something with avocado or black beans or tomatoes you can search the index by ingredient and not have to search the entire book for specific recipes. And, unlike other "quick meal" cookbooks, this one truly is quick. Finally, each recipe frequently calls for one or all of my four favorite ingredients: fresh garlic, fresh flat leaf parsley, extra virgin olive oil or butter and wine.
One of the best.
Rating:
5 / 5
I have more than 2,000 cookbooks (I'm a cookbook editor), and only three of them stay in the kitchen; this is one (and the only one I didn't work on). I've had this book for about three years. It's stained and splotched, there's breading in the binding--ample evidence that every recipe I've tried (probably two-thirds of the book) not only tastes great but WORKS. The sauces and toppings are all richly flavored yet easy. The techniques are simple and thoroughly explained. Best of all, though, is the author's tone. Fish can be tricky, and Leslie Revsin gives enough detail so you know, for example, that it's okay if the fillets curl when you turn them over. I love this book (and so does my husband).
Fishing for Compliments
Rating:
5 / 5
I can't begin to remember all the nice pieces of fish that my wife and I had collectively sent to the Badly Cooked Place in the Sky. Talk about being clueless! We're trying to eat healthier but when it came to seafood, forget it. Something had to be done. After scanning the seafood cookbooks on Amazon I quickly narrowed it down to Leslie Revsin's book, GREAT FISH, QUICK. Written with easy to follow directions, utilizing readily available ingredients, this is THE book for fast and incredibly delicious meals using fillets and shellfish. Your personal fears about cooking such entrees will disappear as the words of praise pour in. Most main courses take under 40 minutes to prepare and since many of the recipes can be made by interchanging different types of fish there is a great diversity of possible dishes. What's also nice is that you don't need exotic cookware or mysterious ingredients. Leslie offers sound advice in choosing the healthiest pieces of seafood and avoiding frozen and chemically processed junk. Also included are sensible cooking and preparation techniques, sauces, garnishes, marinades, serving advice, party and grill specialties, etc. Her writing style is pleasant and highly readable and so far, according to my wife, I'm batting 100 on successful dishes. What more could you possibly ask?
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