How to Make Pasta Sauces (Hardcover)

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How to Make Pasta Sauces is a small treasure. In fewer than 100 pages, it presents illustrated, step-by-step instructions for preparing pasta sauces with tomatoes, vegetables, seafood, meat, and cheese--basic recipes, tips, and information that all cooks can use.

Following an enlightening section of pasta basics (American dried pasta is just as good as the imported kind, the authors assert), the book offers "master" sauce formulas with interesting variations and related recipes. Bolognese Sauce, Quick Meat Sauce, Meatballs in Smooth Tomato Sauce, and Carbonara Sauce comprise a typically brief but to-the-point chapter. Readers will also want to make Escarole and White Bean Sauce and Portobello Mushroom Ragu, among other unusual recipe variations. Underlying techniques are explored and illustrated throughout (bearding mussels is one) and sensible tips abound (for example, use scissors to cut knife-resistant pancetta).

A true primer, the book is part of the Cook's Illustrated Library, a modest yet consistently authoritative series from the editors of Cook's Illustrated magazine. Like the magazine, the books are dedicated to presenting tried-and-perfected recipes and cooking techniques in a concise, approachable way. --Arthur Boehm

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Boston Common Press (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093618423X
• ISBN-13: 978-0936184234
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,016,061 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This item is part of The Cook's Illustrated How To Series.

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5.0 out of 5 stars how to make pasta sauce, February 2, 2010

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I thought this book was great,it had a simple way to make sauce and the quality was great. I have 738 cook books and this book will be added to my collection and I will use it, It was a good find. If you get this book you will enjoy simple quality dishes that you will make over and over. Thank you Mr,Babuka

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3.0 out of 5 stars Pasta review, November 30, 2001

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i didnt find this book to be that helpful