The Useful Pig: 150 Succulent Pork Recipes.

Harpercollins. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing. 288pp. Index. Illustrated. Decorative end pages. Clean unclipped dustjacket. Some light foxing along the edges of the text block. A nice copy. The Useful Pig is a collection of the world's best pork recipes. With nine chapters that take the reader from appetizers to what to do with leftovers, Smoler's recipes for pork and ham are diverse and delicious. The introduction offers a history from ancient Romans to pork in America. "A salute to the versatile pig, with culinary history and lore and a wide-ranging assortment of recipes from around the world. Thai Coconut Soup and Pork with Ancho Pepper and Green Tomato Sauce are just some of the tantalizing incarnations of "the useful pig." Recommended." The Library Journal. Table of Contents: Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Preprandial Pig; Pig in the Pot; Pig and Greens and other Good Things; Pig on the Hearth; Pig in a Wok; The Rustic Pig; The Traditional Pig; The Eclectic Pig; The Practical Pig; Index. Samples from each section: Vietnamese Pork and Shrimp Balls in Lettuce Leaves; Periwinkle and Lardons with Wine and Tomatoes; Spanish Pork and Cabbage Soup; Warm Chicory Salad with Assorted Sausages; Pork Chops in Fresh Tomato Sauce; Thai Pork with Green Curry; Catfish with Pork Strips and Vietnamese Sauce; Pork Chops with Cabbage and Madeira Sauce; Classic Baked Smoked Ham; Pork Chops with Mint and Citrus Sauce; Fried Rice with Pork and Shrimp. A nice, varied selection of recipes, from the simple to more complex. ; 8vo .