num_pages: 448
description: Transform pantry ingredients into creative flavor-packed meals you wont need to head to the supermarket to make.Flexibility is at the core of pantry cookingwhen every cook needs to improvise. This unique guide helps you get the most out of your own pantry by showing how ingredients add crunch acid umami or spice to a dish. Whether making Gochujang-Tahini Noodles a top-it-your-way Savory Dutch Baby or Chana Masala Pantry Improv tips offer hundreds of ways to adapt meals based on what's on hand while helping you to round out your pantry with high-flavor seasonings to turn the simplest meal into something fantasticA pantry is more than canned beans. Expand your pantry horizons with recipes like Vindaloo-Style Sweet Potatoes Rustic Butternut Squash and Spinach Tart (made with frozen vegetables and storebought puff pastry) and Caramelized Black Pepper Chicken.Recipes focus on what the ingredients do not just what they are. Because no two pantries are the same every recipe gives you ideas for simple swaps. Trade bread crumbs for toasted nuts when you just need something crunchy to finish a dish and sub soy sauce for Worcestershire for that umami boost. This book adapts to any pantry. Instead of calling for a finite list of ingredients we encourage thinking by categories (such as crispy and crunchy toppings umami condiments and long-storage root vegetables) and write recipes accordingly.Become your own test cook. With multiple ways to vary every recipe you'll gain the confidence you need to get creative in the kitchen.
language: English
title: The Complete Modern Pantry: 350+ Ways to Cook Well with What's on Hand
publisher: America's Test Kitchen