A meat thermometer should be used to ensure that the meat has been cooked as desired. These can go in when you turn the oven down to 160c after half an hour or wait a while before putting them in, if its a big joint. Any cook who wants to deepen his or her understanding of meat would be well served in investing in this book. River cottage meat book by hugh fearnley whittingstall abebooks. Apr 06, 2009 the river cottage meat book is an awesome resource. Jul 03, 2007 the river cottage meat cookbook by hugh fearnleywhittingstall is the most brilliant book on meat, and one of the best books in my entire cookbook collection. Slide it into a very hot oven about 230c for an initial half hour. Buy the river cottage meat book first edition by fearnleywhittingstall, hugh isbn. With this thoughtprovoking and practical guide, meat eaters can.
Ive then given what i hope are foolproof recipes for 150 meat. First published in the united kingdom, the river cottage meat book quickly. The river cottage meat book by hugh fearnleywhittingstall. The first thirty or so pages of the river cottage meat book discuss the morality of eating meat, and how he came to his own ethical conclusions on the topic. Roasts should be removed from the refrigerator at least 30 minutes, up to one hour before they go in the oven.
Game cookery, meat curing and smoking and butchery course. When jane grigson wrote her definitive work on pork in 1967 and assumed the mantle of scholar cook from. The recipes are not many, but the chapters on roasting, fast cooking, slow. To help you get your meat spot on every time, ive created a chart that covers all the big hitters, including lamb, beef, chicken, duck, goose, turkey and pork. The river cottage meat book, by hugh fearnleywhittingstall hodder and stoughton, 2004.
Ive used hfws chicken recipe for a while now, and its brilliant in its simplicity. Fearnleywhittingstall the river cottage cookbook runs a farm, on 60 acres of land in dorset, england. Meat final meat approximate approximate thermometer thermometer cooking weight reading reading time minutes pork cut pounds after roasting after standing per pound loin center 3 to 5 155 160 medium 20 bone in tenderloin 450 12 to 1 155 160 medium 20 blade loin or sirloin 2 12 to 3 12 155 160 medium 20. The river cottage meat book npr coverage of the river cottage meat book by hugh fearnleywhittingstall and simon wheeler. First published in the united kingdom, the river cottage meat book. I stuff bay leaves into and under joints of meat before roasting and i love to cook them with fish. A guide to roasting times for various types of meat foodal. Meat weve pulled together a collection of some of our most popular meat recipes to help you breathe new life into your meat cooking and bring more excitement and satisfaction at mealtimes.
Cook all raw beef, pork, lamb and veal steaks, chops, and roasts to a minimum internal temperature of 145 f as measured with a food thermometer before removing meat from the heat source. May 01, 2007 first published in the united kingdom, the river cottage meat book quickly became an underground hit among food cognoscenti around the world. This is particularly important for larger roasts over 3kg for which cooking times can vary considerably depending on their shape. The roasting times on this page are approximate and are intended as a suggested cooking technique. Everyone who eats meat should have a copy, and some who have stopped eating meat may find reasons in it to reconsider meat eating in a fresh light philippa davenport, financial times. The hardcover of the the river cottage meat book by hugh. The river cottage meat cookbook by hugh fearnleywhittingstall is the.
A great hunk of a book, well written and packed with stacks of top quality recipes. I calculate my roast weight by the max rare time and the min medium time and check first at the rare time. Roast in a hot oven, 220c 425f for 30 minutes, then turn the oven down to 180c 350f and cook for roughly another hour, until the juices. White meat is done at 160165 f but dark meat needs to be at 175 f to be fully safe. When jane grigson wrote her definitive work on pork in 1967 and assumed the mantle of scholar cook from elizabeth david, it was french. The 461page book includes an astounding wealth of content from the roast archives, including dozens of longform pieces penned by authoritative specialists in the industry in areas such as coffee roasting, coffee production and processing, green coffee buying, storage, transportation and defects, roasting equipment and techniques, the science. The river cottage meat book by fearnleywhittingstall, hugh and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sep 26, 2014 pork roast with vegetables makes 10 servings 1 3. It first of all covers the basics everything youll need to know about choosing the very best raw materials, understanding the different cuts and the cooking techniques associated with each of them. Rarely does the rest of the book refer to it only in a few pointers to recipes in it.
The internal temps for chicken and turkey are bad, too. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Meat, bought from the butchers at the end of the road. The river cottage meat book, hugh fearnleywhittingstall. Try the default settings to get an idea of how this works, then use your own. Dec 14, 2008 the same week that i read this chapter to my daughter, i came upon mention of an edible pig tail in fearnleywhittingstalls river cottage meat book, another british best seller. The river cottage meat book roast loin of pork books. Apr 29, 2012 hugh fearnley whittingstalls river cottage meat cookbooks herb roast chicken. Use a meat thermometer to insure the meat has reached the desired and safe temperature. The river cottage meat book hugh fearnleywhittingstall. The roasting at 160 c for the times below or to reach the specified meat thermometer reading the rest 15 mins minimum but better 30 min cover with foil in a warm place cooking times in addition to the sizzle beef, lamb and venison for very large joints use time in brackets. I can only recommend that next time youre roasting a leg or shoulder of lamb, you do it this way. May 24, 2004 as you would expect from the quirky and strongminded hugh fearnleywhittingstall, the river cottage meat book is a quirky and strongminded book.
May 24, 2004 first published in the united kingdom, the river cottage meat book quickly became an underground hit among food cognoscenti around the world. Now tailored for american cooks, this loving, authoritative, and galvanizing ode to good meat is one part manifesto on highquality, local, and sustainable meat production. Roast magazine releasing authoritative, 461page book of. Butter helps, but the quality of the chicken really makes the difference. Fearnleywhittingstall turns out to be as zealous a cook as he is a. How to cook a christmas roast jamie oliver recipes jamie. This book provides an understanding of british fish, from their habitats to what sauce they go best with to how to respect their seasonality. This is full of bittersweet and salty flavours, with the lovely, nubbly texture of the beans and bacon lubricated by a little oil and lemon. Roast in a hot oven 220cgas mark 7 for 1520 minutes, then turn the heat down to 160cgas mark 3 and roast for a further 2040 minutes, according to the size of the joint and how pink you like. Wonderful, amazing recipe especially when you consider its made of relatively humble ingredients. This is the work of a thoughtful and caring omnivore. From david lebovitz, author of the great book of chocolate. Its in this context that the river cottage meat book works perfectly.
The river cottage roast chicken the amateur gourmet. The author includes british favorites such as lancashire hot pot, but there are many classic and contemporary dishes from other cuisines as well. Jan 02, 2017 there are also those who are quite proficient and adept at knowing just the exact moment to retrieve a chicken from the oven so that is juicier than a watermelon, but at the same time, are clueless as to how long a pork tenderloin can be left in that same oven before it becomes useful only as an implement of murder in a small cape cod home on nantucket. Pour a glass of water into the roasting tin, turn the oven down to 110cgas mark 2 and replace the joint. The section on preserving meat is rife with references to the river cottage cookbook. This book aims to help you find good meat, understand it better, cook it with greater confidence, and eat it with much pleasure. First published in the united kingdom, the river cottage meat book quickly became an underground hit among food cognoscenti around the world. It is also unique in that the book is divided not into different types of meats, but the chapters are divided in terms of cooking techniques i. River cottage veg comes to the rescue with recipes for salads, pasta and rice dishes, meze and tapas dishes, raw assemblies like radishes with butter and salt, and bready things like beet pizza with cheddar. Roasting times for meat cooking times for roast meats. This armstraining volume weighing in at an impressive and well illustrated 543 pages is quite the most ambitious volume yet by an author who absolutely refuses to be categorised.
Exclusive recipes from the new river cottage cookbook. Times and temperatures for fast roasting meats below are from hugh fearnley whittingstalls book meat they work very well. I made this tonight as i had both pumpkin and fresh sage, but scaled down for one though i have leftovers and i rather eyeballed the scaledown, so it wasnt exact. But this section consists of a few introductory paragraphs on each subject, and then a. The recipes, organized by cooking method in chapters from roasting to meat thrift stocks, soups, and leftovers, make up the second half of the book. Roast lamb, from the river cottage meat book by hugh. Great book, and i plan on making many of the recipes for quite some time. This guide was published in 1962 and i find that the instructions for cooking to rare produce what i consider to be mediumrare. Low, slow, not over cooking and resting is what makes them tender. There is very little about the whole river cottage life that i dont absolutely adore the idea of getting to grow and raise your own food in a sustainable, awesome farmhouse that becomes a communitybuilding connected business and way to educate others on the joys of local and sustainable foods. This meat roasting calculator gives you cooking times and temperatures by weight for roast beef joints, roast turkey, roasted chicken, roast duck, grouse, lamb, pheasant, pork, honey roast gammon, ham bacon, boiled bacon and venison.
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