contents

1. cover
2. title page
3. dedication
4. introduction
5. getting yourself kitted out
6. shopping tips
7. now it’s your turn
8. CRACKING SALADS
   1. purple potato salad
   2. my new best salad
   3. broad bean & crispy pancetta salad with a pea, pecorino & mint dressing
   4. moorish crunch salad
   5. GRATING & PEELING
   6. ribbon celeriac salad
   7. lamb’s lettuce & lychee salad with lucky squid & chilli jam
   8. stir-fried warm salad of prawns & baby courgettes
   9. warm salad of roasted squash, prosciutto & pecorino
   10. the proper french side salad
   11. fresh asian noodle salad
9. COOKING WITHOUT HEAT
   1. fresh mackerel cooked in pomegranate, lime juice & tequila with a crunchy fennel salad
   2. SEGMENTING CITRUS FRUIT
   3. quick-cooked white fish with blood orange, lemongrass & sesame seeds
   4. citrus-seared tuna with crispy noodles, herbs & chilli
   5. ceviche of raw crayfish with kaffir lime leaves, chilli & ginger
   6. scallop spoons
   7. quick marinated red mullet with crispy ginger, shallots & a citrus dressing
   8. pomegranate & gin cocktail
10. POACHING & BOILING
    1. barolo-poached fillet steak with celeriac purée
    2. soft-boiled egg with asparagus on toast
    3. spring minestrone
    4. roasted sweet garlic, bread & almond soup
    5. minted pea soup with crispy pancetta, bread & soured cream
    6. potato, celeriac & truffle oil soup
    7. handy pasta recipe
    8. TURNING PASTA DOUGH INTO A SHEET
    9. ravioli of roasted red onions, thyme, pine nuts & maris piper potato
    10. SHAPING INTO RAVIOLI
    11. SHAPING INTO CARAMELLA
    12. caramella of mint & ricotta
    13. SHAPING INTO CULURZONES
    14. sardinian culurzones with butternut squash & baked goat’s cheese
    15. SHAPING LASAGNETTI, PAPPARDELLE, TAGLIATELLE & TAGLIERINI
    16. pappardelle with amazing slow-cooked meat
    17. tagliatelle genovese
    18. pesto
    19. taglierini with a simple sweet tomato sauce & shrimps
    20. BLANCHING TOMATOES
    21. lasagnetti with chickpeas, parma ham, sage, cream & butter
    22. SLICING HERBS & LEAVES
    23. the easiest, lightest & most flexible gnocchi
    24. gnocchi with fresh tomato & morel sauce
    25. risotto
    26. easy chicken stock
    27. roast squash, sage, chestnut & pancetta risotto
    28. yellow bean, vodka & smoked haddock risotto
11. STEAMING & COOKING IN THE BAG
    1. steamed sea bass & green beans with a white wine, vanilla, cream & garlic sauce
    2. steamed scallops with spiced carrots, crumbled crispy black pudding & coriander
    3. chinese chicken parcels
    4. steamed prawn wontons with red chilli & spring onion
    5. chinese-style steamed pork buns
    6. haddock baked in the bag with mussels, saffron, white wine & butter
    7. steamed squid
    8. CHOPPING & SLICING
    9. steamed aubergine
    10. skate baked in the bag with artichokes, purple potatoes, capers & crème fraîche
12. STEWING & BRAISING
    1. special chicken stew
    2. ligurian braised rabbit & rosemary with olives & tomatoes
    3. moroccan lamb stew
    4. cod, potato & spring onion stew
    5. BONING A CHICKEN
    6. lebanese lemon chicken
    7. dark, sticky stew
    8. quick-time sausage cassoulet
    9. bouillabaisse
    10. MAKING A CARTOUCHE
    11. tender braised leeks with wine & thyme
13. FRYING
    1. pan-seared venison loin with blueberries, shallots & red wine
    2. pan-fried lamb chops with puy lentils, loadsa herbs, balsamic vinegar & crème fraîche
    3. pan-seared scallops wrapped in pancetta with creamed celeriac
    4. pan-seared sole fillets with loadsa herbs, capers, butter & polenta
    5. FILLETING A FLAT FISH
    6. TRANCHING A FLAT FISH
    7. the best tempura lobster with dipping sauce
    8. deep-fried oysters with fried rocket & tomato dressing
    9. FILLETING A ROUND FISH
    10. crispy salmon with spring vegetable broth
    11. aïoli
    12. chicken liver parfait
    13. polenta-coated fried chicken with sweetcorn mash, fried bananas & green tomato relish
    14. chips
14. ROASTING, POT-ROASTING & PAN-ROASTING
    1. italian-style confit of duck
    2. roasted radicchio
    3. roasted trout & artichokes with almonds, breadcrumbs & mint
    4. slow-roasted balsamic tomatoes with baby leeks & basil
    5. roasted chicken stuffed with fragrant couscous & cooked on a sweet potato stovie
    6. unbelievable roast pork with stuffed apples & parsnips
    7. roast duck with bubble & squeak & stir-fried greens
    8. TYING UP A BIRD
    9. pot-roasted guinea fowl with fennel, potatoes & blood orange
    10. marinated & pot-roasted beef fillet with a brilliant potato & horseradish cake
    11. pot-roasted shoulder of lamb with roasted butternut squash & sweet red onions
    12. pork loin with a great herby stuffing
    13. CO₂
15. GRILLING & CHARGRILLING
    1. the best pork chops with fresh bay salt, crackling & squashed purple potatoes
    2. flavoured salt
    3. the best marinated kebabs
    4. LAMB KEBABS
    5. CHICKEN KEBABS
    6. FISH KEBABS
    7. TURNING ROSEMARY STICKS INTO SKEWERS
    8. seafood mixed grill
    9. chargrilled marinated vegetables
    10. grilled marinated mozzarella with crunchy bread, smoked bacon & a black olive & lemon dressing
    11. best chargrilled steak
    12. salsa verde
    13. chargrilled tuna with dressed beans & loadsa herbs
    14. KNIFE TECHNIQUES
    15. chargrilled pork leg with asparagus
16. BAKING & SWEET THINGS
    1. pears in amarone
    2. baileys & banana bread & butter pudding
    3. surprise pudding
    4. baked chocolate pudding
    5. rice pudding
    6. perfect sweet pastry
    7. MAKING THE PERFECT SWEET PASTRY
    8. BAKING ‘BLIND’
    9. baked ricotta & mascarpone tart with chocolate & orange
    10. hazelnut torte
    11. nectarine meringue pie
    12. plum & almond tart
    13. citrus curd tart – my favourite ways
    14. baked pears stuffed with almonds, orange & chocolate in flaky pastry
    15. banoffee pie
    16. clementine chocolate salad
    17. REMOVING SEEDS FROM A VANILLA POD
    18. scrumptious baked figs with mascarpone, orange, pistachios & hot cross buns
    19. funky coke float
    20. my perfect cheese plate
    21. the perfect basic bread recipe
    22. tomato focaccia
    23. rosemary & raisin bread
    24. little sweet grape & rosemary calzones
    25. sweet roasted red onion & garlic bread
    26. slow-roasted tomato bread
17. full recipe list
18. food standards
19. hungry for more?
20. index
21. thanks
22. books by Jamie Oliver
23. copyright