Master it
How to cook today
Rory O’Connell
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Excerpt from The Oxford Companion to Food by Alan Davidson (2006) quoted by kind permission of Oxford University Press.
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Version 2015-02-16
Rory O’Connell is a teacher at, and co-founder of, the Ballymaloe Cookery School in East Cork. He has cooked in some of the world’s best kitchens, with some of the biggest names in food, and has taught many of the rising stars of the next generation of chefs. With over thirty years’ experience cooking and teaching, he is uniquely equipped to share his expertise and knowledge.
This book is dedicated to the memory of my mother Elizabeth O’Connell, and to my sisters Darina, Blanaid and Elizabeth, and my brothers William, David, Aidan, Tom and Richard
Contents
Introduction
Shop well – eat well
Getting started – get organised
Kit
Essentials
Pulses – beans, peas and lentils
Fruit fools, compotes and salads
Ice creams, sorbets and granitas
List of recipes
About the publisher
I love cooking and I love teaching people how to cook – that is why I have written this book.
To cook well, it helps if you love and value food, as this is where it all starts. I cannot separate the cooking