Modernist Cuisine is a book I envy. An epic of understanding and recipes about modern cooking that I can only dream of affording. But it turns out you don’t need to own a £350 book to learn a little something from it, a lot of the recipes and techniques are free for consumption out there on the internet, thanks to food bloggers, websites, and even the Modernist Cuisine team themselves. So until you can afford the real thing, and have a kitchen table large enough to accommodate the beast, I have collected a list of links to some of the dishes or ideas from the book described by others. I’ll endeavour to keep it updated as I come across more, and if you know of some good links please share in the comments!

Photo by Sifu Renka

Recipes

• Balsamic Panna Cotta
• Bloody Mary Celery Sticks
• Braised Pine Nuts with Butternut Squash
• Braised Short Rib with Crispy Beef and Shallot Salad with Sweet, Sour, and Savory Glaze
• Brandy Battered Fish and Chips
• Brassicas
• Caramelized Carrot Soup
• Caramelised Delicata Squash Puree With Buckwheat Honey and Lemon Grass
• Carbonated Cranberries
• Cashew Gelato
• Cheese Puffs
• Christmas Ham Hock with Pineapple and Cherries
• Deep-Fried Brussels Sprouts
• Garlic Confit
• Garnet Yam Fondant with Sage Foam
• Hazelnut and Coriander Spiced Sous-Vide Salmon
• Hot Fruit Gels
• Microwaved Tilapia
• Mughal Curry Sauce
• Olive Oil Gummy Worms
• Pigeon En Salmis
• Pistachio Gelato
• Popping Buckeyes and Eggnog Foam
• Potato Puree
• Pressure Cooker Pork Carnitas
• Pressure-Cooked Vegetable Risotto
• Pumpkin Pie with Butternut Squash Custard and Caramelized Crust
• Raspberry Sablés with Sous Vide Lemon Curd
• Seared Frozen Rib Steaks
• Sous Vide Rare Beef Jus
• Sous Vide Short Ribs
• Starch-Infused Fries
• Striped Mushroom Omelet
• Thanksgiving Stew
• Turkey Wing
• Watermelon Chips

Techniques

• Evaporation in cooking 2 3 4 5
• Experiment with the Girardet method for broiling fish
• How to Decant Wine with a Blender
• Quick Pickling Vegetables With A Chamber Vacuum Sealer