Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape [Hardcover]

Gordon Ramsay (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 7, 2010

In his new Channel 4 series TV chef Gordon Ramsay embarks on a culinary journey around India, discovering the breadth and depth of cooking of the country. His new cookbook is packed with the best recipes from his travels, showing you how to cook authentic dishes that are bursting with flavour. Three-star chef Gordon Ramsay's favourite food is one that he shares with a lot of Britain - curry. But, until now, he's never been to India to see how the real thing is cooked. Accompanied by a Channel 4 film crew, Gordon takes the culinary trip of a lifetime to discover real Indian cuisine and share this collection of over 100 of his favourite Indian dishes. As you'd expect from a Michelin-starred chef, Gordon brings his eye for perfection and ability to judge flavours perfectly to his exploration of Indian food and shows us how to cook authentic, mouth-watering dishes from all over this huge and varied country. He visits Kerala deep in the South of India to bring us spicy, coconut-based curries and travels to colourful Rajasthan to learn about the creamy, flavourful dishes of the North. Along the way Gordon experiences the hugely different flavours and spices from the different regions and absorbs local cooking styles and traditions. Throughout his culinary journey, Gordon selects the best of the vast array of Indian spices, now readily available in British supermarkets. He shows us how to use these authentically to produce a beautifully flavoured Indian dish. Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape includes over 100 recipes in the following sections: Everyday, Entertaining, Quick Lunches and Healthy Dishes. Once Gordon shows you how easy it is to put together authentic Indian dishes, you'll never look back.

Editorial Reviews

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"Gordon unveils his hottest recipes ever [!] forget those takeaways" The Times Weekend "The 100 recipes are for curious entry-level cooks as well as experienced hands on the lookout for unusual spice combos, as Ramsay has gone beyond the curry house in his search for authentic recipes [!] recipes are properly tested, the instructions clear and the photography is a visual feast" Time Out**** "Delectable" Heat "More than 100 authentic and mouthwatering Indian recipes, few of which you'll find in your local curry house. Bravo, rude boy." Sport "If you don't have a love for this rich delicious style of cooking, you'll be a massive fan after reading this" U Magazine "Filled with the kind of incredible tastes -- found in recipes such as authentic butter chicken -- that sum up India." Belfast Telegraph --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Gordon Ramsay's radical career change at 17 years old led him to London and to fame and fortune as chef, restaurant-empire-builder and celebrity. Gordon has published nine bestselling recipe books, a hugely successful autobiography and has starred in a stream of successful television series including the award-winning Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, Hell's Kitchen and The F Word. He was appointed OBE in 2006.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins (January 7, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007267053
• ISBN-13: 978-0007267057
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #436,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent value for money!, September 6, 2010

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This review is from: Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape (Hardcover)

Full of great tips, tricks, fantastic recipes and some entertaining anecdotes!

I've tried four recipes to date and they have ALL been wonderful success's - especially the butter chicken!

The price was great too!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The TV series is exceptional, but this book doesn't convey that, September 21, 2011

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After watching Ramsay's abrasive TV shows, where he cruelly confronts chefs and owners, I was pleased, then surprised, then amazed that his short journey to India was worthwhile as cooking instruction, as a travelogue, and even as a spiritual journey. I went to find my local Indian market, and started the very difficult task of shopping where the food is labeled in several languages. (It was worse even, than trying to buy at the Chinese market.) I had a higher proportion of failures than in any other cuisine, and Ramsay's book didn't help. He is a high-end cook, and he tends to "telegraph", omitting details he apparently feels should be obvious. I'm a beginning cook, and not all that much is obvious to me! Neither is it helpful, Ramsay, simply to tell readers to buy everything local and fresh. I can't buy any of the fish mentioned local or fresh or frozen.

So, overall, if you have a lot of shelf space, already know something about Indian cooking, and enjoyed the TV series, go ahead, buy the book, and enjoy a few extra moments with Ramsay's experience.

(Ingredients. Wikipedia has a comprehensive list of Indian ingredients, transliterated. It has been withdrawn (whatever that means), but the person who removed it still has a copy stored, if you click the history. It's extremely useful, and I couldn't easily find anything else equivalent on the Internet.)

4.0 out of 5 stars A Culinary Journey of Food, History and Self Discovery, December 30, 2011

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This review is from: Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape: 100 of my favourite Indian recipes (Kindle Edition)

I grew up eatting all sorts of curries and have had a love affair with spices and curry ever since. As a training chef this book has given me a deeper understanding of spice combinations and the methods to manipulate spices to maximise flavour. I found Gordons personal and professional account of India very uplifting. I never considered the influences of topography, climate and history as a major influencer on local food. This knowledge has given me a new way to view what is avaliable in my local area and makes me think twice about how food is prepared, cooked and presented based on these influences.

Gordons take on Indian food is very exciting with the use of mangoe powder, gram flour, a variety of dals and jaggery to the use of rosewater in Dum ba biriyani.

Another great book! Looking forward to reading Gordon's SouthEast Asia!

Nick Blake,
27-QLD.AU