Let's Cook Dutch: A Complete Guide for the Dutch Oven Chef by Robert L. Ririe is a comprehensive cookbook that teaches both beginners and experienced cooks how to use a Dutch oven for a wide variety of recipes, from basic maintenance and fire preparation to advanced techniques for groups and emergencies, with chapters on meats, poultry, fish, desserts, breads, and more. It's considered a complete guide for mastering Dutch oven cooking, both at home and outdoors.
Key features of the book:
For beginners: Includes a valuable introductory chapter on preparation, usage, and maintenance of Dutch ovens, as well as fire-building techniques.
Extensive recipes: Features chapters with recipes for sauces, meat dishes, poultry, fish, desserts, breads, and rolls.
Advanced techniques: Covers cooking for groups, emergency cooking, and side dishes.
Pioneer skills: Restores and records early pioneer cooking methods.