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The Breakaway Cook

Recipes That Break Away from the Ordinary

by Eric Gower
Annabelle Breakey
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"For the adventurous home cook who delights in intense and surprising flavors . . . this book will provide endless ideas for invention." —Publishers Weekly
"Breakaway" cooking pays homage to culinary traditions yet uses innovative techniques and ingredients to give home cooks a new approach to their dishes. Sample Eric Gower's Miso Orange Pepper Roasted Chicken, or tease your tongue with his take on Fluffy Herby Eggs, and you'll be convinced. It's not fusion—it's fusion that makes sense. And the cardinal rule is to season with authority. Don't be afraid of the spice cabinet anymore, and use presentation to create a simple, appealing meal. Spend less time fussing about the preparation and clean-up, and more time enjoying food and its huge role in our daily lives.
Eric helps you reconstruct your approach to the kitchen, highlighting the seasonings and essential ingredients or "Global Flavor Blasts," such as tamarind, pomegranate molasses, miso, yuzu, green tea, Chinese plum sauce, mole, among many others, that will liberate your cooking and provide a lifetime of fantastic eating. Using Gower's recipes as broad outlines, you can be creative as you go, and within his framework you will discover your own genius in the kitchen. We feel better when we eat better, and it's easier to be productive, creative, and relaxed when the food part of life is under control. Enter The Breakaway Cook.
In addition to the recipes, The Breakaway Cook includes stunning, full–color photos by Annabelle Breakey throughout the text; a guide to using flavored salts in your dishes; sidebars on wine, tea and sake; and ideas for even shorter-cuts on Gower's easy-to-follow recipes.

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    December 15, 2023

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      • ISBN: 9780062042613

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      • ISBN: 9780062042613
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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 2, 2007
      Though Gower (Eric's Kitchen
      ; The Breakaway Japanese Kitchen
      ) defends his inventive, improvisational cooking against charges of "fusion," his lively combination of cuisines from Japan, Mexico, India and Italy (among others) is exactly that—a fusion. For the adventurous home cook who delights in intense and surprising flavors—and who doesn't want to labor for hours in the kitchen—this book will provide endless ideas for invention. Gower's pantry basics are exotic yet accessible: tart pomegranate molasses, ginger and galangal, miso, yuzu (citrus valued for its zest) and umeboshi (Japanese pickled apricots). Gower, currently a private chef, lived for 15 years in Japan; his explanations of Japanese ingredients are especially informative, and though he is clear on typical practices, he doesn't shy from presenting his own unconventional combinations such as Frittata Giapponese, baked eggs with umeboshi, green beans, ginger and maple syrup, Mole Tofu with Spiced Bread Crumbs or Minty Boozy Chicken marinated with rum and lime. Even home cooks familiar with Gower's kind of staples will be pleasantly shocked by some of these recipes—in a way that culinary adventurers are always seeking.

    • Library Journal

      May 15, 2007
      Gower, a private chef in San Francisco, lived in Japan for 15 years and is also the author ofThe Breakaway Japanese Kitchen . His background in Japanese cooking is evident in his latest title, although here he has added foods from other cuisines to his list of "flavor blasts," intensely flavorful ingredients that he uses as a simple way to "season with authority," one of the tenets of his cooking philosophy. He relies on nine ingredients in particular to flavor his dishes, among them carrot juice, miso, pomegranate molasses, and yuzu (a Japanese citrus fruit). Gower is an imaginative cook, but his sometimes quirky flavor combinations will not be for everyone: Pomegranate Tofu with Pink Lentil Crust, for example, or Rhubarb Baked Eggs. Still, adventurous cooks will be interested in his ideas. For larger collections and others where his earlier title was popular.

      Copyright 2007 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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