Poultry in Minutes<br >I, GREAT MEALS FOR FOUR, IN AN HOUR OR LESS<br >i 1" ~ "~hen you want to cook a wonderful meal but manner of other fascinating tools. And we have less ~im*.<br > ~ ]do not have much time, chicken is the ideal than ever to cook.<br > ~ choice for the main course. You can cook it On the following pages, 9 of Ameriva s most tai~,ntvd<br > ~ ~ quickly in at least seven ways: fry, bake, cooks present 27 complete menus featuring ( hicken (,r<br > mast, saute, gaill, poach, or steam. You can serve it hot or similarly flavored game hens or quail that can be mad(. i~<br > cold--or at room temperature. It tastes equally delicious an hour or less. They focus on a new kind of American<br > when combined with elaborate sauces or the barest few cuisine that borrows ideas and techniques 6"ore around th(,<br > herbs. And it goes with any side dish. Besides all that, world but values our native traditions, too. They use fresh<br > chicken is high in protein, rich in iron and the B vitamins, produce no canned vegetables or powdered sau( es m"<br > low in calories (if you remove the skin), and economical, other dubious shm tcuts. The other ingredients vinegars,<br > Best of all, everbody likes chicken, the world round. It spices, herbs, etc.) are all high quality, yet available for<br > hasbeen a dietary staple for many centuries. The original the most part in supermarkets or, occasionally, in a<br > breed was a wild jungle fowl of India that villagers and specialty shop. Each of the menus serves four people and<br > farmers domesticated about 3,000 years ago. Since chick- includes side dishes that work perfectly with the poultry.<br > ens traveled live. they became the ideal provision on ship- The color photographs accompanying each meal show<br > board or overland, and they gTadually spread from their exactly how the dishes will ook when you take them to lhe<br > native land to every country on earth. Today the menus of table. The cooks and the test kitchen have planned the<br > France, Italy, China, Japan, India, Afl ica, the Caribbean, meals for good appearance as well as good taste the<br > and, of course, the United States are loaded with a mar- vegetables are brilliant and fresh, the color combinations<br > velous variety of chicken dishes. In the Far East, cooks appetizing. The table settings feature bright colors, sire-<br > . l]~ince and stir fry it with hot pepper or coat it with spices pie flower arrangements, and attractive, if not necessarily<br > ~ :: aad broilit. In Mediterranean villages, chicken goes into a expensive, serving pieces. You can readily adapt your own<br > ~..~hallow pan with shellfish, tomatoes, and rice. In the tableware to these menus in convenient ways that will<br > ~. So?athern United States it comes deep fried in batter with please your eyes and your guests.<br > =-C.aladle of cream gravy. Some of these classic methods have For each menu, the Editors, with advice from the cooks.<br > i!i :been adapted for this book. suggest wines and other beverages--as well as quick.<br > ! Yet the current generation of cooks is reinventing the easy desserts to accompany the meals. And there are<br > ~ ~epertoire. Chickens have been changing in recent years, suggestions for the best uses tbr leftovers. On each recipe<br > ~ ~ciallyintheU.S., wheremost ofthebirdsdonotgrow page, too, you will find a range of other tips--from the<br > ~ . ]gp-in farmyard coops any more but in computer-controlled fastest way to skin a tomato to the tricks for selecting the<br > ..9 :~edmg factories. Poultry now arrives at our meat coun- freshest produce. All the recipes have been tested meticu-<br > ~ ~rs in an astonishing nt/mber of shapes and sizes: bone- lously, both for taste and appearance and to make sure<br > ; ~e~s cutlets roasters cut into pieces, stewing fowl and that even a relatively inexperienced cook can do them<br > 5i game hens proliferate, and even quail are available, within the time limit.<br > ~ ~" Atthe same time, these mass-produced birds tend to be<br > "1~ .blfinder than the old-fashioned barnyard corn scratchers. BEFORE YOU START<br > 7" 7 And American eating and cooking habits have changed, Great Meals in Minutes is designed for efficiency, and<br > :: too. Most of us are no longer put off by recipes we once ease. The books will work best for you when you follow<br >- might have thought exotic; in fact, we enjoy trying some- these suggestions:<br > thing new. Moreover, we stock our kitchens with time- 1. Read the rules (pages 8-10) {br selecting and storing<br > saving appliances, special cook pans, choppers, grinders, chicken, game heus, and quail.<br > apple corers, springform pans, ibod processors, and all 2. Refl,esh yourself on the few simple cooking tech-<br > niques on the following pages. They will quickly become<br > Rock Cornish game hens, opposite, cook to a rich. brown in<br > herbs and butter; on the countertop next to the ravage are sev- second nature and will help you produce professional<br > eral o] the f~ agraut, ti esh ingredients that go so well with meals in minutes.<br > lJoulb.y of a 4 kind. shallots, t~t~ nips, chopped parsley, peppe~, 3. Read the menus b(~fore you shop. Each one opens<br > ,,,,.~l,,. . ,,,,d ,li~,e oil. with a list of all the required ingredients. Check for those<br >
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评分我注意到这本书的章节结构非常有机,它没有按照传统的“开胃菜、主菜、甜点”来划分,而是完全围绕着季节的更替和食材的丰收周期来组织。比如,春季的章节充满了对嫩芽、新鲜乳制品的赞颂,文字的语调轻快而充满希望;而到了深秋的篇章,文字的节奏就明显放缓,变得厚重而内敛,聚焦于窖藏、腌渍和保存的技艺。这种叙事上的起伏变化,极大地增强了阅读的体验感和代入感。作者在描述烹饪过程时,所使用的动词和形容词都非常精确且富有画面感,让我仿佛能听到锅中食材发出的细微声响,感受到炉火的热力在皮肤上的触感。这本书的语言风格是那种老派的、略带哲思的散文体,它很少直接给出建议,而是通过描绘一个完美的场景,引导读者自然而然地去模仿和理解背后的原理。对于那些追求心灵平静和烹饪禅意的人来说,这本书简直是一剂良药,它提醒我们,真正的美味源于耐心和专注。
评分这本书的魅力,很大程度上在于它成功地构建了一种“地方感”,一种根植于特定地理环境的烹饪美学。我读到关于如何处理野生香料的那一节时,简直惊呆了,作者对植物的识别能力和采摘时机的把握,达到了近乎博物学家的水准。他详细阐述了不同土壤和气候如何赋予同一种食材截然不同的风味特质,这让我对自己日常购买的标准化食材产生了深刻的反思。这本书更像是一部田野调查报告,而不是一本面向大众市场的食谱集。里面的许多技术,比如如何利用天然的酸性物质来嫩化肉质,或者如何利用特定的脂肪进行长时间的低温慢炖,都带着一种古老而可靠的智慧光芒,显然是经过无数次实践检验的。文字中充满了对细节的痴迷,例如关于腌制时盐粒大小对渗透速度的影响,这种细致入微的观察,让即便是最简单的步骤也充满了知识的深度。这本书的价值,远超其作为烹饪指南的范畴,它是一份关于如何与土地建立连接的宣言。
评分这本书的封面设计极其引人注目,那是一种带着复古气息的柔和米黄色调,中央印着一幅手绘风格的插画,描绘了几只色彩斑斓的雉鸡在茂密的灌木丛中觅食的场景。我是在一家独立书店的角落里偶然发现它的,初次翻阅就被其精美的排版和考究的字体所吸引。它不像那种塞满了冷冰冰的食谱和精确到毫克的配料表的工具书,倒更像是一本关于乡村生活、自然哲学和时间沉淀的美学读物。作者在文字中流淌出对食材的敬畏,那种对生命循环的深刻理解,让我感觉自己不仅仅是在学习烹饪,更是在参与一场古老的仪式。每一章的过渡都设计得如同四季更迭,充满了诗意和对季节变化的细腻捕捉。特别是开篇关于野外寻觅食材的描述,简直可以让我闻到泥土的芬芳和清晨露水的凉意,这种沉浸式的体验是很多烹饪书望尘莫及的。我非常欣赏作者在介绍每道菜肴时,总会穿插一段关于食材来源地的风土人情或历史典故,这使得菜谱不再是孤立的指令,而是与广阔的世界紧密相连的文化载体。这本书无疑是为那些追求慢生活、热爱自然馈赠的食客准备的精妙之作。
评分这本书给我的整体感觉是,它拒绝了现代餐饮界的浮华和快速复制,坚守着一种对“本真”的执着追求。它不关心如何在米其林指南上获得星星,它只关心如何让餐桌上的食物,忠实地反映出它从哪里来。在介绍如何处理禽类的部分,作者花了好大的篇幅来谈论饲养环境和动物的福利,这远远超出了一个“菜单”的范畴,已经触及了伦理和可持续性的深度议题。阅读过程中,我总忍不住停下来,去思考作者笔下所描绘的那种自给自足的、与自然和谐共存的生活状态。这本书的插图(如果它有的话,我可能被文字的深度迷住了,暂时忽略了视觉元素)一定是低调且克制的,因为文字本身已经足够丰富和饱满了。它更像是一本被珍藏的家庭卷宗,字里行间都渗透着时间的味道和对传统的敬意。这本书不是用来快速翻阅的,而是需要你泡上一杯浓茶,静心研读的宝典,它提供的是一种生活方式的蓝图,而非仅仅是晚餐的灵感。
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