MasterChef: The Ultimate Cookbook

by The Contestants and Judges of MasterChef, Graham Elliot (Foreword by), Joe Bastianich (Introduction)

Overview

The ulitmate guide to becoming a MasterChef in your own kitchen. 

You don't have to be a professional chef to make a gorgeous gourmet meal! MasterChef contestants' dishes, exquisitely turned out under pressure, prove that any amateur cook can achieve excellence. Let MasterChef: The Ultimate Cookbook help you make the leap from kitchen amateur to culinary master with tips and recipes from the show's most creative contestants and award-winning judges. Enjoy more than 100 delectable recipes & 50 gorgeous photographs. From tender venison medallions to over-the-top seared lobster with bourbon and shallots, from perfectly crisp pan-fried potatoes to a decadent apple caramel spice cake, these recipes will help broaden your food landscape and perfect your home-cooked classics.

With expert wine pairings from restaurateur and New York Times bestselling author Joe Bastianich and a foreword from Graham Elliot, an award-winning chef and Lollapalooza Culinary Director, MasterChef: The Ultimate Cookbook is all you need to take the next step in your own culinary journey.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609615123
Publisher:	Harmony/Rodale
Publication date:	09/18/2012
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	828,547
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

MasterChef airs on FOX. The contestants and judges of Season 3 are the authors of MasterChef: The Ultimate Cookbook.

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Table of Contents

Fruit Cup 212 Oatmeal with

512

612 Lemon Pancakes with Mixe

812 Egg White Omelet

1012 Pu

1212 American Breakfast 1512 Eggs Benedi

1711 Chapter 2

Bombay Fl

2312 Tom Kha Kai 2512 White Clam Pizza with Bloody Ca

2712 Cheddar Cheese Sou

3012 Chicke

3

Made-from-Scratch Pork Dumplings 35

Garam Masala Chicken

3912 Live Crab Cocktail 4112 Ro

4512 The Offal Trio13 Part

Chicken Liver Crostini with Pickled C

4813 Part 2 Fried Sweetbreads with B&eacut

5013 Part 3 G

5212 Sweetbreads Nuggets with Bok Choy and Soy-Chile S

5512 Pan-Fried Sweetbreads and Watercress Salad,

5712 Sweet Corn Bisque with Cilantro Marshmallow

Chapter 3 Pastas and Rice Dishes12 Stir-Fry Noodles

6512 Homemade Tortellini in Chicken Broth 6912 Whitney's Cauliflow

7212 Homemade Orecchiette with

7312 Uni T

7612 Uni Risotto 7912 Poblano

8012 Artichoke Risotto

8312 Pasta a

8611 Chapter 4 Vegetables and Sides12 Savor

9312 Roasted

9512 Coles

9612 Mashed Sweet Potatoes 9

Sautéed Green Beans with Ham 9812 Asian Avocado, Kale, and M

10012 Spicy Egg Curry and Pilaf with Peas and Pomegranate Rai

10312 Grill

10612 Ga

10712 Pan-Fried Pota

10812 Mixed Tempura 110

Corn Fregola Salad 11211 Chapter 5 Seafood12 Thai Seafoo

117

California Rolls 12012 Ni

12212 Uni and Rock Shrimp Sushi with

124

Escolar with Whippe

12612 Presiden

12812 Salm

1

Spring Vegetable Terrine with Prawn Mousse, Pea Puree, and Microgreen Salad 1

Indian Catfish in Coconut-Leek Broth with Garam Masa

13612 Spanish-S

14012 Spot Prawn Ceviche 14312 Clay Pot Catfish wit

14512 Tempura-Style Shrimp with Thai C

14712 Thai Crab Trio: Crab Thai Curry, T

1511

Shrimp Étouffée 15412 Dirty New England Lobster 15612

15812 Crispy-Skin Rockfish with Cauliflower Puree, Chardonnay Emulsion, H

16012

16411 Chapter 6 P

Buttermilk Fried Chicken with Creamed Kale 16912 Roast Chicken with Red Pepper Grits and Col

17112 Roast Chicken and Biscuits with Pan Gravy and Fried Green Tom

17512

17912 Southern-Inspired Chicken Galantine with Roast

18212 Indian Curry Cornish Hen 185

Hoisin Duck with Roasted Daikon Puree and Crispy Bamboo Rice 187

Five-Spice Duck Breast with Sweet Potato and Eggplant Chips 19111 Chapter 7 Meats12 Ribeye

Pan-Seared T-Bone Steaks with Peach-Tarragon Sauce and Roaste

19812 Grilled T-Bone with Corn Sauce, Peach-Wat

20012 Joe's Po

20212 Filets Three Ways 20312 Grilled NY Strip Steak with Smoky Spi

20612 Steak Tacos with Bell Peppers, Guacamole, and Pico de Gallo 20912 P

21

Barbecue Pork Chops

Pan-Roasted Pork Chops with Mushrooms and Pomegranate Gastriqu

21612 Stuffed Lamb Saddle with Roasted Baby Vegetables and Israe

21812 Carimanolas with Th

22112 Grilled V

2

Rustic Roasted Leg of Rabbit with Roasted Carrots, Hen of the Woods Mush

22712 Pan-Seared Ra

23211 Chapter 8 Desserts12 Strawberry Shortcake 23612 Caramel-Ginger Apple Pie 2

Decadent Apple-Caramel Spice Cake 24112 Coconut and Tropical Fruit Verrine 24412 Caramel Roasted Peach wit

24712 Raspberry Souffl&

24912 Dark Chocolate Souffl&eac

25012 Chocolate Crème Br&uci

25212 "Classy Corn, Trashy Corn": Corn Panna Cotta with Rum Ca

25312 Meyer Lemon Tiramisu

Corn Budino with Chocolate Sauce and Candied Corn and Pine N

25812 Exotic Fruit Tart 26012 Chocolate Mousse with Pomegranate-Lemon Sauce and Candied Lemon Zest

White Chocolate Mousse

26412 Banan

26712 Italian

27012 Molten Lava Cake 27

Acknowledgments 27601 Index 277