Steam cooking has for centuries enjoyed a reputation as a healthy, tasty and convenient way to cook all kinds of food. Recently, this great method has been enjoying something of a renaissance as health-conscious cooks are sidelining the frying pans and roasting trays in favour of the steamer.
Despite this great trend for steam cookery, there are very few books on the market dealing with this method; certainly none at such good value as Annette Yates' latest cookery title, Steaming!, priced at only £3.99.
Yates clearly explains all the different kinds of steamer, and how to use them for the best results, before giving clear, easy-to-follow cooking charts and instructions for nearly 100 delicious meal ideas. Included are recipes for:
- Eggs and Vegetables - such as Eggs with Smoked Salmon and Baby Vegetables with Pesto
- Couscous, Bulgar, Rice and Pasta - such as Spiced Couscous with Apricots and Pine Nuts
- Fish - such as Salmon with Vegetable Ribbons
- Poultry and Meat - such as Spiced Chicken Breasts, Old-Fashioned Steak Pudding and Lamb with Leeks, Honey and Lemon
- Desserts - such as Ginger and Almond Pudding and Banana Crème Brulée
- Parcels and Wraps - such as Chicken in a Packet with Tarragon and Cream Sauce.
