Great Fish, Quick: Delicious Dinners from Fillets and Shellfish

by Leslie Revsin

Book Overview

This book is dedicated to the proposition that fish fillets and steaks, and all varieties of shellfish, are just as quick and easy to cook as chicken breasts--and much more versatile as well. Although... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385485387
• ISBN13: 9780385485388
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

One of the best.

I have more than 2,000 cookbooks (I'm a cookbook editor), and only three of them stay in the kitchen; this is one (and the only one I didn't work on). I've had this book for about three years. It's stained and splotched, there's breading in the binding--ample evidence that every recipe I've tried (probably two-thirds of the book) not only tastes great but WORKS. The sauces and toppings are all richly flavored yet easy. The techniques are simple and thoroughly explained. Best of all, though, is the author's tone. Fish can be tricky, and Leslie Revsin gives enough detail so you know, for example, that it's okay if the fillets curl when you turn them over. I love this book (and so does my husband).

My favorite cookbook

I buy a lot of cookbooks, and I subscribe to every cooking magazine imaginable. I use them all, although I sometimes wish I had more time. Recently I was yet again reaching for great fish quick, when I realized that it is my favorite of favorites. I have fish scales stuck to the pages, and all the pages are warped from wet hands and rinsed ingredients. I have almost worn this book out, having made every recipe at least once. What more can I say? A lot. Every recipe is, in fact, quick, but also delicious. I hate cookbooks that have you searching for impossible ingredients, every item in every recipe of this book is found at your local food store. This is a book I highly recommend. I wish she would write more.

An enticing,easy-to-use cookbook-delicious!

As someone who never considered herself great at making fish, I found this book so engaging that I couldn¹t wait to use it and try new things. It¹s a book that uses great but accessible ingredients and enourages trying new types of fish, sauces, and recipes. Revsin¹s wonderful writing style makes her book delightful to browse through in search of a dish to make and many of the marinades can be refrigerated and used later which is a great help to working cooks. Because the focus is on fillets, these are easy dishes to make and eat and include more affordable fish as well as ³splurges.² This book has gotten me to cook and our family to eat more fish happily which is great for our health. I recommend it highly!

This gal is one great fish-wife! What a book! Delish!

At a time of cholesterol-watching, one could not ask for a better fish cookbook. And I say this as someone who never used to choose fish as a first choice. Leslie Revin's recipes are easy to follow -- and the results are fantastic. I hope she will use her talents to publish on other types of foods as well.