Three: Acid, Texture, Contrast - The Essential Foundations to Redefine Everyday Cooking

by Selin Kiazim

Overview

"Inspiring, thoughtful and incredibly useful. Selin Kiazim thinks like a chef but writes for cooks everywhere." – Diana Henry

"Once again Selin has created a truly impressive mouth-watering entity. It’s fabulous and well-written, thoughtful and generous in its information." – Peter Gordon

Three looks at the magic elements that make a plate of food truly come into its own: acid, texture and contrast — the fundamental building blocks that will transform a modest dish into the star of the show.

Chef Selin Kiazim gives you the know-how on how to use ingredients from the store cupboard or fridge and combine them in a way that elevates every single element. Whether you want a simple midweek meal or a centrepiece to blow your guests' socks off, there's something for all occasions.

Starting with a guide to the basic foundations of a dish, along with clever ideas for pickles, dressings and condiments to get the balance right, the recipes are then divided by type of food – alliums, beans, greens, pulses and grains, brassicas, fruit, nightshades and mushrooms, nuts, poultry and meat, seafood, and roots and tubers.

Selin's recipes show that a meal can be so much more than the sum of its parts through the simple guidelines of using acid, texture and contrast in each dish.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787137295
Publisher:	Quadrille
Publication date:	11/11/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	48 MB
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About the Author

Selin Kiazim is the chef-director of Oklava restaurant in Shoreditch, London. She worked with Peter Gordon at his acclaimed Providores restaurant before becoming head chef at his restaurant Kopapa in Covent Garden; she opened Oklava in 2015. Selin is a vocal spokesperson for women in the hospitality industry, and has appeared on BBC1's Saturday Kitchen as well as Great British Menu in 2017. She is the author of Oklava; this is her second book.

Table of Contents

Intro 6

How to Use This Book 9

1 Know-How 10

Basics 12

Sourcing 13

Tasting 15

Herbs 16

Oils 16

Vinegars 19

Salts 19

Foundations 20

Acid 22

Acid at the Base 22

Acid as Balance 23

No Two Acids Are the Same 24

Texture 26

The Workhorse That Is Texture 26

Texture at the Core 27

Texture Everywhere 29

Contrast 30

Seriously Indebted to Contrast 30

Contrast Made Simple 31

Bringing It All Together 34

2 Ideas & inspirations 36

Glazes 38

Crispy Things & Toppings 42

Purees 50

Spice Mixes & Oils 54

Marinades & Cures 58

Jams, Condiments & Dips 62

Dressings 78

Pickles 86

3 Recipes 88

Fruit 90

All Things Green 102

Nuts 118

Seafood 132

Nightshades & Mushrooms 146

Brassicas 162

Alliums 182

Beans, Grains & Pulses 194

Poultry & Meat 210

Roots & Tubers 224

Index 252

Acknowledgements 255