My Lisbon: A Cookbook from Portugal's City of Light

Author: Mendes, Nuno

Color: Multicolor

Edition: Illustrated

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 372

Details:

In this groundbreaking cookbook, Lisbon native and internationally renowned chef Nuno Mendes reveals the alluring food of one of the great undiscovered culinary centers of Europe. Sharing recipes inspired by the dishes that he grew up eating, Mendes takes you to his beloved Lisbon, revealing the secrets for re-creating the city's most vibrant dishes. Via evocative essays and luminous photography, Mendes gives recipes for delicious bolas de Berlim (fluffy doughnuts often sold on the beach), sizzling squid with coriander, and roasted orange-rub pork belly with fennel. This is a heart-warming and intimate look at a city with a modern, bustling food scene that is nevertheless steeped in centuries-old traditions. Mendes's portraits of Lisbon's idiosyncrasies are threaded throughout the pages: impromptu sardine grills, endless snacking, and city-wide street carnivals. With gorgeous location photography, this book will bring to life Portugal's magnificent capital city and its fabulous cuisine.

Reviews:

“Pitch-perfect and mouthwatering, this book is a joy from start to finish.” - Publishers Weekly STARRED Review"In this book, Mendes, who was born and raised in Lisbon, revisits his roots in one of the most sought-after culinary travel destinations of the moment. . .  If you can’t make it to Portugal, this wanderlust-inducing book with photos from Andrew Montgomery is a good substitute." - FOOD & WINE“Through essays and photographs, Mendes shares the insights and idiosyncrasies only a local could know and shares recipes for iconic Portuguese dishes for readers to recreate at home.” - NEW WORLDER

About the Author:

Born and raised in Lisbon, Nuno Mendes worked in America, Japan, and Spain before heading up a string of critically acclaimed restaurants in London, including Bacchus and Viajante. Nuno is executive chef at London's Chiltern Firehouse and co-author of the Chiltern Firehouse cookbook. In 2015 he launched his first solo venture, restaurant Taberna do Mercado, which focuses on the food and wine of his native country of Portugal. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Portuguese fish stew Caldeirada Caldeirada is a kind of baked fish stew, in which the various types of fish and vegetables are sliced and layered on top  of each other before being doused with white wine and extra-virgin olive oil and baked. You can play around with the layers and change up ingredients, but make sure you slice the vegetables very thinly so that they cook at the same pace as the fish. Serves 4                                              A pinch of saffron 1 garlic clove, halved 10 ounces/300 g potatoes, such as Yukon gold, very thinly sliced 4  tablespoons/50 g butter, cubed 5  ripe plum tomatoes, sliced horizontally 1 white onion, very thinly sliced 1 bulb fennel, trimmed and very thinly sliced Flaky sea salt and ground white pepper Smoked paprika 14 ounces/400 g red mullet or sea bass fillets, each fillet sliced into 3 pieces Extra-virgin olive oil, to drizzle 7/8 cup/200 ml white wine A handful of parsley leaves, finely chopped Pour 1 tablespoon of boiling water over the saffron in  a  small bowl. Rub the cut garlic clove all around the inside of a shallow baking dish, ideally one with a lid. Arrange half the potatoes in the bottom of the dish and put half the butter on top. Follow with a layer of half the tomatoes, onion,  and  fennel,  then  the rest of the potatoes. Season every layer with salt, pepper, and paprika. Make a layer of fish, then the remaining  onion  and fennel, and finally the remaining tomatoes. Dot the remaining butter on top and drizzle with olive oil. Mix the saffron with the wine and pour it over the dish. Leave to marinate for 1 hour.   Preheat the oven to 355°F/180°C (convection 320°F/160°C).  Cover the dish with a lid or foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the lid and bake for another 20 minutes. Sprinkle the chopped parsley ...

EAN: 9780399581717

Release Date: 24-04-2018

Languages: English

Item Note: Readable book with typical wear and small creases. Part of cover is torn. Has a remainder mark. Hardcover Used - Good 2018Illustrated

Item Condition: UsedGood

Binding: Hardcover