60 Dutch oven recipes for casseroles, braises, pastas, rice dishes and
more.
A Dutch oven is an iconic piece of kitchenware, highly prized by all
cooks from beginners to professionals. A thick-walled, seasoned
cast-iron cooking pot, as to why it's called a Dutch oven, no one knows
for sure. The most popular theory is that the 17th century Dutch were
the first to use clay molds in favor of casting metal in sand, and this
enabled smoother finishes for iron cookware. Regardless of its origins,
by the 1920s, a well-known French brand (now synonymous with this lidded
casserole) was supplying them to French restaurants specifically for
cooking their most popular dish coq au vin. As a Dutch oven can be a
costly investment piece, how do you make sure that you put yours hard to
work? Easy--with this collection of 60 tried-and-tested recipes you can
impress with classic dishes ranging from Beef Bourguignon and
Slow-cooked Greek Lamb to One-pot Spanish Seafood Stew. But what you can
cook in a Dutch oven is not limited to these European-style
casseroles--you can also serve up comforting home-cooked favorites from
Cajun Chicken Gumbo, Mac n Cheese, Short Ribs, Carnitas (Mexican Pulled
Pork), and Spinach & Cheese Strata, plus discover exciting new recipes
to expand your repertoire, including Kale & Squash Lasagne and
Sriracha-braised Brisket and even a loaf of Dutch Oven Bread!
