Week day cooking, in my opinion, should not be stressful. In Quick and Delicious, Gordon Ramsay offers up 100 recipes to cook in 30 minutes or less. He also gives great advice for faster, better cooking.
Quick And Delicious
I never cut corners when it comes to flavour, but there are many tricks that I’ve learnt over the years for saving time when cooking. In this book I share this knowledge and my experience to help you produce amazing meals fast. These are my go-to recipes when time is short. Using bold flavours and clever labour-saving cheats, I know I can produce top-quality food in under 30 minutes. And now with this book, so can you.
Chapters are divided into:
- Soups and Salads
- Fish and Shellfish
- Poultry
- Meat
- Meat-free Mains
- Pasta, Rice and Grains
- Dips and Sides
- Puddings
Recipes that caught my eye:
- Chicken and shiitake noodle soup (p20)
- Warm aubergine, tomato and burrata (p31)
- Halloumi, asparagus and green bean salad (p32)
- Pink grapefruit hollandaise (p44)
- Squid and fennel stew (p52)
- Grilled mackerel with orange gremolata dressing (p56)
- Preserved lemon couscous (p60)
- Roast hake with saffron mayonnaise (p72)
- Asian duck salad (p80)
- Moroccan chicken traybake (p83)
- Chinese-style ginger chicken (p88)
- Double lemon chicken (p92)
- Sticky pork (p115)
- Korean-style lamb (p119)
- Minced lamb curry (p123)
- Corn and courgette fritters (p157)
- Cacio e pepe (p169)
- Porcini tagliatelle with pine nuts (p178)
- Pea and mint guacamole (p197)
- Green beans with tarragon and pine nuts (p206)
- Courgette fries (p209)
- Poached rhubarb (p219)
- Fig tarts with vanilla and honey mascarpone (p231)
- Flourless chocolate and raspberry pots (p240)
My impressions:
I know that this will be a recipe book I turn to time and time again. The layout is fantastic and the photographs are brilliant. I like that Gordon gives a kit list that is essential in his opinion. There are 12 items he feels will help with getting delicious food onto the table. He also offers a list of pantry items that will be shortcuts to flavour. I can see myself doing a lot of shopping in Europe for the ones we don’t get here.
What I made:
I started by making the cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper) pasta. This was so delicious that Dave and I have adapted the concept numerous times since then. I even used this recipe as a base to offer a suggestion to a friend. She had some truffles she wanted to use in a pasta dish and she said the meal was fantastic. I have made the warm aubergine, tomato and burrata salad twice. Once because I had lovely aubergines that needed using up and I wanted to try something different. And the second time because my photographs did not come out perfectly.
Publishing information:
ISBN 9781529325430
Disclosure: I was sent the book to review by Jonathan Ball Publishers. I was not required to write a positive review. This post is in line with my blogging policy.
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Chinese style ginger chicken popped out at me.. ;-).. great choices..
I shall see if I can make that 😊
Sounds like another book I need to add to my collection 🙂
It is worth the buy!
I wish I had some interest in cooking and preparing meals, since it does seem enjoyable. But I’d rather just get meal time over with…
It is the way I relax after a day of work.
My daughters gave me a G.R. Quick and easy book years ago. It may or may not be the same one, but I rarely refer to it. I have nothing against quick meals at all, but since retiring, weekdays and weekends are the same to us. It was certainly a different story before, especially with two children. But like I said, there’s nothing wrong with a meal that only takes a few minutes, and Gordon is the man!
I agree, it’s perfect for working people who don’t have time during the week.