The Great American Meat  Book (Knopf Cooks American Series)
InThe Great America Meat Book,Merle "The Butcher" Ellis gives you everything you need to know to buy meat knowledgeably and cook it well. The son of a butcher, Ellis grew up in Iowa and followed his father into the business before he took to writing and teaching. He writes like a guy you'd like to hang out with. Ellis draws on recipes from the ranchers and farmers he's met over the years, and from his family's kitchen. Easy to follow, the dishes they make are not dull. Ellis knows how to bring out the flavor in every cut of every kind of meat, in recipes from Meatloaf and Pork Chop-Sweet Potato Casserole to Twenty Garlic Cloves Lamb Shanks and Veal Marengo.