Cluck, Oink, Baa, Moo: How to Choose, Prepare and Cook Meat and Poultry

(Hardback)

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A comprehensive guide to buying and cooking beef, lamb, pork, chicken, turkey and game featuring 90 delicious recipes to enjoy from flash-fried steaks to slow-cooked pulled pork and everything in-between.

Here is the ultimate guide to enjoying meat at home, featuring expert advice on buying according to the season, informative charts of all the most popular cuts, what meat to choose for different styles of cooking and 90 delicious recipes to try. With the increased popularity of high-welfare meat there is a rising demand for information about sourcing meat that is farmed responsibly. Understand the meaning of good animal-husbandry and you will feel better-equipped to ask your butcher the right questions when shopping. Choose a delicious recipe to try from recognisable classics to tasty modern plates, fast week-night fixes to slow-cooked shared feasts. There are also thrifty ways to stretch leftovers as well as suggestions for perfect sides and accompaniments to your meat-based meals, from Yorkshire Puddings and Gravy to Frites and Slaw. Whether you want to be a more conscious consumer, make a family budget work harder by cooking inexpensive cuts, or find accurate cooking times for the Sunday roast centrepiece, this book is an invaluable resource for all meat-eaters.

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Miranda and her husband Roland left behind their media careers to start their own food company, Muddy Boots, in 2008 and ran the business for 9 years. Their gourmet meat products were available throughout the UK and their hugely popular Modern Meat Shop branches in London sold premium meat and charcuterie in modern, friendly and welcoming environments.