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Cooking Books -> Seafood
The New Legal Sea Foods Cookbook
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by:
Berkowitz, Roger
Doerfer, Jane
Koren, Edward
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Publisher:
Broadway Books
Published: May 13, 2003
ISBN: 0767906918
Format:Hardcover
Pages:320
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Book Description
From Publishers Weekly
Proprietor of the hugely popular family-owned chain that first hooked Bostonians 50 years ago and has now grown to more than two dozen fish restaurants along the East Coast, Berkowitz and co-author Doerfer update the 1988 Legal
Sea Foods Cookbook. The first 60 pages are packed with information on selecting and storing seafood, descriptions of various fish and shellfish, as well as basic cooking techniques. The emphasis throughout is on simplicity, which Berkowitz insists is
what brings out the best in seafood meals. Indeed, the ease with which most recipes can be made tends to belie just how successful the dishes are. They range from such appetizers as Crab Cakes and Stuffed Grape Leaves (filled with rice, shrimp and feta)
to entrees like Bluefish with Almond Tomato Sauce, Swordfish in a Rosemary Lime Sauce and Haddock Escabeche with Carrots, in which the fish is briefly fried. Other sections include Leftovers (Fish Latkes), Salads (Crab Louis), and Pasta and Rice Dishes
(Pasta with Pancetta and Shrimp). Vegetables and Side Dishes include the palate-pleasing Chipotle Sweet Potato Mash and Rhode Island Johnny Cakes. Among the 20 Sauces and Coatings is a sure-fire Tartar Sauce, and one of the desserts is the unusual Mango
and Strawberry Shortcake. Illustrations are by Edward Koren.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
?Dreaming about the most joyous days of my life always brings me straight back to Boston. The two things that first come to
mind are the wonderful championship days on the basketball court with the Celtics and the time spent enjoying the finest aspects of life at Legal Sea Foods. Now that I no longer live in Boston, I?m glad I can re-create some of my favorite Legal Sea Food
dishes with The New Legal Sea Foods Cookbook.?
--Bill Walton, Boston Celtics 1986, Basketball Hall of Fame
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Book Description
The complete guide to buying, cooking, and enjoying seafood-with more than 200
recipes-from the restaurant that knows it best.
Legal Sea Foods's motto is, "If it isn't fresh, it isn't Legal," and the company has built its stellar reputation on serving only the freshest and safest fish. The Legal Sea Foods restaurant opened in
Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1968, and the business has since expanded to include twenty-six restaurants in seven states along the Eastern Seaboard as well as a mail-order company. In 1998, Bon Appétit named it one of ten classic American restaurants.
Featuring the innovative recipes that have been added to Legal's menu during the past fifteen years (since the first Legal Sea Foods Cookbook was published), this new cookbook covers not only the traditional gold standards (Smoked Bluefish Paté, Clam
Chowder) but also contemporary dishes such as Crabmeat with Morel Mushrooms, Spicy Fried Grouper with Jalapeño Mayonnaise, and Bluefish in Kale and Tomato Sauce. Regional specialties, such as Hog Snapper Pepe (from the Boca Raton branch) and
Baltimore Crab Cakes, are also included.
In addition to the vast selection of main dishes, there are appetizers (Spicy Crab Cakes, Smoky Mackerel Spread, Mussels au Gratin), salads (Shrimp Tabbouleh, Crabmeat and Mango Salad, Lobster and Israeli
Couscous Salad), pasta and rice dishes (Linguine with Littlenecks; Salmon with Asparagus and Ravioli; Risotto with Shrimp, Celery, and Peppers), soups and sandwiches (Shellfish Gumbo, Fish Chowder, Grilled Swordfish Tacos), vegetables and side dishes
(Speckled Butter Bean Casserole, Onion Strings, Chipotle Sweet Potato Mash), and desserts (Key Lime Pie, Blueberry and Peach Crumble, Mango and Strawberry Shortcake).
The New Legal Sea Foods Cookbook also provides an overview of the full range of fin
fish and shellfish (from bass to wolffish, clams to squid) available today and the best cooking techniques for each type-whether it is baking, broiling, frying, poaching, sauteing, grilling, oven-steaming, or microwaving-as well as how to distinguish
wild from farm-raised fish. There is complete advice on how to tell if fish is fresh, how to store it
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