The skills : how to become an expert chef in your own kitchen : 120 recipes, tips and techniques

In The Skills, Monica Galetti offers both amateur chefs and professionals 20 key cooking skills as well as 100 fabulous recipes. Building on her MasterChef: The Professionals reputation as the expert in the kitchen, Monica takes the reader through a series of essential techniques including: jointing a chicken, preparing a rack of lamb, filleting fish, making basics such as mayonnaise, pasta, meringues and caramel, and making breads and pastries. Once you've mastered Monica's foolproof methods you can cook her fabulous recipes such as Gin-braised Artichokes with Sea Bream, Lamb Saddle stuffed with Gremolata, Dulce de Leche Ganache and Apricot Parfait. With step-by-step photographs throughout, The Skills will give you all the secrets of success in the kitchen. In The Skills, Monica Galetti offers both amateur chefs and professionals basic cooking skills for cooking over 100 fabulous recipes.Building on her Masterchef: The Professionals reputation as the expert in the kitchen, Monica takes the reader through a series of essential techniques including: jointing a chicken, preparing a rack of lamb, filleting fish, making basics such as sauces, mayonnaise, pasta, meringues, caramel and soufflés, and making breads and pastries.Once you've mastered Monica's foolproof methods you can cook her fabulous recipes such as Braised artichoke with bacon and gin, Tartare of salmon, Roast lamb with peppers and olives, Salt caramel chocolate ganache and Apricot sabayon.With step-by-step photographs throughout, The Skills will give you all the secrets of success in the kitchen. In The Skills , Monica Galetti offers both amateur chefs and professionals basic cooking skills for cooking over 100 fabulous recipes. Building on her The Professionals reputation as the expert in the kitchen, Monica takes the reader through a series of essential techniques jointing a chicken, preparing a rack of lamb, filleting fish, making basics such as sauces, mayonnaise, pasta, meringues, caramel and souffls, and making breads and pastries. Once youve mastered Monicas foolproof methods you can cook her fabulous recipes such as Braised artichoke with bacon and gin, Tartare of salmon, Roast lamb with peppers and olives, Salt caramel chocolate ganache and Apricot sabayon. With step-by-step photographs throughout, The Skills will give you all the secrets of success in the kitchen. "Monica Galetti [is] co-presenter and judge on MasterChef: the professionals, one of the best chefs in the UK. She is renowned for her culinary skills - those core techniques that form the foundations of all classic cooking. In this book, Monique teaches you 20 of the most versatile techniques. After each one are some of her fantastic recipes making use of that skill and showing you how to turn out restaurant-quality food at home ... Monica ... was born in Samoa and raised in New Zealand. After 12 years working ... at Le Gavroche, she left in 2015 to open her own London restaurant, Mere"-- from publisher's information