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Classic Pasta Sauces

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Classic Pasta Sauces by Linda Fraser offers a comprehensive step-by-step guide to crafting traditional Italian sauces. Featuring 75 authentic recipes accompanied by over 350 clear, easy-to-follow photographs, this book covers a diverse range of sauces including meat and poultry, cheese and cream, fish and seafood, and vegetable varieties. It showcases timeless favourites like Spaghetti alla Carbonara and Ravioli with Four-cheeses alongside innovative dishes such as Campanelle with Yellow Pepper Sauce and Linguine with Clams, Leeks and Tomatoes. Detailed instructions guarantee perfect results, while nutritional information supports a healthy diet. A helpful introduction covers pasta types, cooking tips, and key Italian herbs and ingredients, making this collection ideal for all pasta enthusiasts.
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This book is perfect for home cooks seeking to master traditional and modern Italian pasta sauces, ranging from beginners to experienced cooks interested in expanding their culinary repertoire with authentic recipes and clear guidance.

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Pasta is quick and easy to cook, but it is the sauce that makes the dish. This fantastic collection of over 75 recipes has a pasta sauce for every taste and occasion. Whether your choice is a meat-based, vegetarian or seafood sauce, you are sure to find a recipe here to suit the occasion.

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Classic Pasta Sauces by Linda Fraser is a step-by-step guide to making traditional Italian sauces, with 75 authentic recipes and more than 350 easy-to-follow photographs. This delicious collection comprises 75 recipes for both traditional and modern pasta sauces.

The book includes a variety of sauces: meat and poultry, cheese and cream, fish and seafood, as well as vegetable sauces. You'll find best-loved classics such as Spaghetti alla Carbonara and Ravioli with Four-cheeses, alongside innovative combinations like Campanelle with Yellow Pepper Sauce and Linguine with Clams, Leeks and Tomatoes.

Illustrated with over 350 beautiful photographs, Classic Pasta Sauces provides detailed step-by-step instructions for every recipe, ensuring perfect results every time. Each recipe includes a complete nutritional analysis, making it easier to maintain a healthy diet.

Pasta is one of the world's best-loved dishes: tasty, quick, easy to prepare, and an essential part of a healthy diet. While pasta is simple to cook, the sauce is what truly makes the dish. This fantastic collection offers a pasta sauce for every taste and occasion.

The introduction to Classic Pasta Sauces outlines various pasta types and cooking methods, along with a guide to popular Italian herbs and other ingredients. This is followed by four chapters dedicated to sauces for meat and poultry, cheese and cream, fish and seafood, and vegetables.

Every recipe is presented step by step, accompanied by stunning photographs of the finished dish. Choose from options such as Tagliatelle with Gorgonzola Sauce or Spaghetti with Olives and Capers for a light lunch, or entertain friends with Rigatoni with Spicy Sausage or Tagliatelli with Saffron Mussels.

Whether your preference is for a meat-based, vegetarian, or seafood sauce, Classic Pasta Sauces has a recipe to suit every occasion.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781780192581

Publisher: Anness Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 December 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Southwater

Illustration: over 350 photographs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 0g

Pages: 96

About the Author

Linda Fraser is a highly experienced author and editor. She was Cookery Editor on the BBC Good Food magazine and has since written and edited dozens of bestselling titles. Her published works include Quick and Easy Pasta (Lorenz Books), Muffins and Quickbreads (Lorenz Books), and Low Fat Sauces (Southwater).

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