Pig - Cooking With A Passion For Pork

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'A brilliant book encompassing everything you would want to know about cooking with pork'
- Simon Rogan The pork on your fork is a truly succulent meat, able to hold its own against any red-meat rival. Words like 'rashers', 'gammon', 'chops', 'belly' & 'bacon' have a poetry savoured by all who know this wonderful animal well. Yet pork can be a tricky meat to cook: it can easily become tough & dry
- & achieving the perfect crackling is even harder! But when you know the expert's secrets, you realise that pork is a fantastic meat. It's healthy, inexpensive & incredibly versatile
- & the various types of pork offer up wonderfully diverse flavours, aromas & textures. In Pig, charismatic chef Johnnie Mountain demystifies cooking with pork. With more than 100 delicious recipes, as well as information, tips & QR codes for your smart phone that take you to how-to video footage throughout, this book shows you how to cook pork brilliantly. Pig is divided into four chapters: Home Favourites, gives you simple recipes for the whole family
- for example, Grilled Garlic & Sage Pork Chops & Pork & Apricot Tagine. Cured, Dried, Preserved & Smoked, you'll find amazing tastes & textures such as Pea & Ham Terrine & Ham Steaks with Caramelized Apple. Aromatic & Spicy, shows you how to infuse fiery flavours into dishes like Vietnamese Pork Salad & Char Siu Pork. & Slow-Cooked reveals the secret to truly succulent pork with recipes such as Slow-Roast Belly of Pork & Pork Loin in a Fennel-Salt Crust. Special practical features throughout the book explain the different cuts of meat & how to smoke, preserve, cure & braise. This book celebrates the pig in all its glory!