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I'm just here for the food : food + heat = cooking / Alton Brown.

LIBRA TX651 .B728 2002
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Brown, Alton, 1962-
Contributor:
Laurie Burrows Grad Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Cooking.
Penn Provenance:
Grad, Laurie Burrows (donor)
Physical Description:
287 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2002.
Summary:
The host of Food NetworkUs "Good Eats" entertains and informs viewers with a lively mix of wit blended with wisdom, history mixed with pop culture, and science combined with common sense. This companion cookbook presents an instruction manual for the kitchen, combining 60 wide-ranging recipes with a wealth of culinary information that allows anyone--at any level of expertise--to understand the whys and wherefores of cooking.
Contents:
A Mission
of Sorts 6
How to Read a Recipe 8
Getting a Hand on Heat 12
Addito Salis Grano 18
Chapter 1 Searing 22
Searing
Skirt Steak: The Master Recipe
Cast-Iron Duck
Red Flannel Hash
Bar-B-Fu
Blackened Tuna Steak
Pan-Seared Portobello Mushrooms
Chapter 2 Grilling 38
Grilling
Liz & Dick Rack of Lamb
The Cure for Salmon
Grilled Butterflied Chicken
Tropical Mash
Grilled Romaine
Broiling
Marinated Flank Steak
Broiled Chicken Salad
Get Breakfast
Tres Amigos
Chicksicles
Scampi V1.0
Chapter 3 Roasting 70
Roasting
Roast Turkey
Dry-Aged Standing Rib Roast
A Perfect Baked Potato
Meatloaf
Roasted Beet and Broccoli Slaw
Slow-Roast Tomatoes
Chapter 4 Frying 88
Pan-Frying and Immersion-Frying
Batter Up
Fried Green Tomatoes
Eggplant Parmesan
A Pack of Wild Corn-Dogs
Chip Chop
Calamari Crunch
Quick-Dip Potato Strips
Sauteing
Chicken in Garlic and Shallots
Carrots and Zucchini with Garlic and Ginger
Scampi V2.0
Hot Melon Salad
Miller Thyme Trout
Bean and Garlic Saute
Sweet-and-Sour Tofu
Chapter 5 Boiling 132
Poaching
Poached Chicken Methods
Simmering
Dried Beans Experiment
Alabama Alchemy
Pilaf
Boiling
Blanching
Steaming
Steamed Whole Fish
Savory Savoy Wraps
Steamed Cauliflower and Broccoli
Sweet Onion Custard
Ramen Radiator
Chapter 6 Braising 160
Braising
Lamb "Pot Roast"
Smoked and Braised Beef Short Ribs
No Backyard Baby Back Ribs
Chicken Piccata
Salisbury Steak
Stewing
Beef Stroganoff
Chili
Beans
Working Under Pressure
The Chili Bet
Chapter 7 Brining 180
Brining
Orange-Brine
A Dip for Mr. Dennis
Shrimp Soak
Marinating
Grilled Mahi-Mahi, Ceviche-Style
Marinated Vegetable Salad
Rhapsody for Red (Meat)
Rubs
Chicken Rub
Fish Rub
Beef Rub
Haste Makes Paste
Chapter 8 Sauces 198
Blue Butter
Compound Butters
Clam Sauce (White)
Clam Sauce (Red)
Hollandaise Takes a Holiday
Red Onion Tomato Jam
Chapter 9 Eggs 216
Scrambled Eggs
Poached Eggs
Cocktail-Hour Egg Stack
Hard-Cooked Eggs
Baked Eggs
Steamed Eggs
Pickled Eggs
Deviled Eggs
Mom's Egg Salad
Chapter 10 Microwaving 230
Home-made Microwave Popcorn
Tomato Sauce Rosie
Bourbon Apple Pear Sauce
Critter Maps 240
The Basic Culinary Toolbox 246
Cleanliness is Next to... 260
The Top 5 Activities to be Pursued by a Cook 269
A Selected Reading List 270.
Notes:
Includes index.
Local Notes:
Presented to the Penn Libraries by Laurie Burrows Grad.
ISBN:
1584790830
OCLC:
48223396

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