Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Home Cooking by Gordon Ramsay

Author:Gordon Ramsay [Ramsay, Gordon]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781444780796
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2013-08-29T00:00:00+00:00

STORECUPBOARD

What I’m looking for here is a range of ingredients that will allow me to take my cooking in different directions, so on top of the absolute basics such as olive oil, wine vinegar, sea salt and black pepper, I’d include things like English and French mustard, flour, cornflour, tinned tomatoes, tinned anchovies, tinned chickpeas, tinned kidney beans, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, spices (cinnamon, cumin, coriander, curry, paprika, five spice), caster and icing sugar, honey, oatmeal, mixed nuts, pulses and grains.

Back in the old days, almost all our carbohydrates came from potatoes and bread. Now we have so much more to choose from, each of which can add variety to the supper table: polenta, which is an Italian cornmeal made with dried maize (I use the instant variety at home as it is ready in ten minutes); couscous (again, use the instant variety); quinoa, barley and Puy lentils, which are all pretty much interchangeable but bring a different flavour and texture to a dish; long grain rice (Basmati out of preference), risotto rice (I like Carnaroli best) and, of course, pastas and noodles, which are not only essential to Italian and Chinese cooking, but can also be used to bulk out soups and casseroles.

FREEZER

Green vegetables such as broad beans and peas (even during their season, it is better to buy frozen than those tired ‘fresh’ pods you see on supermarket shelves); lots of chicken and vegetable stock (see the chapter on soups for details), frozen into convenient sizes; breadcrumbs, not just to coat fish or chicken, but to scatter over a macaroni cheese before baking or to make pangrattato (fried in oil with garlic, anchovies, parsley and chilli and tipped over pasta).

SEASONAL CHART

JANUARY. Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, celeriac, celery, greens, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, leeks, onions, parsnips, potatoes, shallots, squash, swede, turnips.

FEBRUARY. Beetroot, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, chard, chicory, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, onions, parsnips, potatoes, shallots, spring greens, swede.

MARCH. Beetroot, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, chicory, leeks, mint, radishes, sorrel, spring onions.

APRIL. Carrots, kale, radishes, spinach, watercress, wild garlic.

MAY. Asparagus, purple-sprouting broccoli, broad beans, cabbages, carrots, lettuce, new potatoes, radishes, spring onions.

JUNE. Artichokes, asparagus, aubergines, beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, courgettes, cucumber, garlic, lettuce, onions, peas, peppers, potatoes, radishes, spinach, turnips.

JULY. Artichokes, beans, beetroot, broccoli, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, cucumber, fennel, garlic, lettuce, onions, peas, potatoes, radishes, rocket, shallots, spinach, spring onions, turnips, watercress.

AUGUST. Artichokes, aubergines, beans (broad, French and runner), beetroot, broccoli, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, courgettes, cucumber, fennel, garlic, leeks, lettuce, onions, peas, potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, rocket, shallots, spinach, squash, sweetcorn, tomatoes, turnips, watercress.

SEPTEMBER. Aubergines, beans (broad, French and runner), beetroot, broccoli, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, courgettes, cucumber, fennel, garlic, kale, leeks, lettuce, onions, peas, potatoes, pumpkins, rocket, spinach, squash, swede, sweetcorn, tomatoes, turnips, watercress.

OCTOBER. Artichokes, aubergines, beans, beetroot, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, courgettes, cucumber, fennel, garlic, kale, leeks, lettuce, onions, parsnips, potatoes, pumpkins, rocket, spinach, squash, swede, tomatoes, turnips.

NOVEMBER. Beetroot, purple-sprouting broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, garlic, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, leeks, lettuce, onions, parsnips, potatoes, spinach, squash, swede, turnips.

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