cookbook rec

[karenthology]

Yum. Okay, I normally don't make cookbook recommendations, but I can't help it with this one.

I've been using Jacques Pepin's Fast Food My Way in my kitchen for a while, and I've come out with fabulous meal after fabulous meal. Tonight's dish is salmon in mirin, a beautiful dish I wouldn't have thought of making on my own, and it took about six

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[skylarker]

What is 'mirin?'

That sounds like a good book. I've just been getting into trying out some oriental recipes and today made onigiri.

[karenthology]

This particular book is mostly French-based cooking, although he does branch out here and there into more Oriental-influenced recipes.

Mirin is a sweet Japanese rice wine used for cooking. It's yummy when paired with salmon. And now I have a whole bottle, so I need more recipes...

[skylarker]

Mmm. Sounds good. I'd look at substituting the mirin in recipes that call for other wines, just as an experiment.

[seabream]

Caveat: I wouldn't use mirin for de-glazing. It is that sweet.
I should get a food icon.