ChefStepsWhat’s better than the best porchetta recipe you can make at home? TWO of the best porchetta recipes you can make at home! Master butcher Kevin Smith of Seattle’s Beast & Cleaver shows us how to make the Ultimate Roast Porchetta, and our very own Chef Nicholas Gavin shows us how to make a more streamlined sous vide version. If you’re the type of cook who wants only the very best, Kevin’s method is for you: It’s a huge lift with a lot of moving parts, but we’ll walk you through the whole thing. If you’re the type of cook that’s okay with a little compromise, Nick’s sous vide version is the one you want: Clever butchery and the power of sous vide make it both delectable and relatively convenient. Don’t know which bucket you want to be in? Check out the video and behold the wonder of delicious cylinders of expertly butchered pig meat. No matter which one you choose, you’re in for some epic roast pork sandwiches! #porchetta #sousvideporchetta
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The Ultimate Pork Roast: Classic vs. Sous Vide PorchettaChefSteps2023-12-17 | What’s better than the best porchetta recipe you can make at home? TWO of the best porchetta recipes you can make at home! Master butcher Kevin Smith of Seattle’s Beast & Cleaver shows us how to make the Ultimate Roast Porchetta, and our very own Chef Nicholas Gavin shows us how to make a more streamlined sous vide version. If you’re the type of cook who wants only the very best, Kevin’s method is for you: It’s a huge lift with a lot of moving parts, but we’ll walk you through the whole thing. If you’re the type of cook that’s okay with a little compromise, Nick’s sous vide version is the one you want: Clever butchery and the power of sous vide make it both delectable and relatively convenient. Don’t know which bucket you want to be in? Check out the video and behold the wonder of delicious cylinders of expertly butchered pig meat. No matter which one you choose, you’re in for some epic roast pork sandwiches! #porchetta #sousvideporchetta
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.com4 Ways to Shuck OystersChefSteps2024-06-16 | For the uninitiated, shucking oysters might seem intimidating—dangerous, even. But once you understand the anatomy of the oyster and have some sound technique, you’ll see that shucking dozens of them at a time, easy.
In this video, Grant Crilly shows you four ways to shuck oysters: the classic shuck, the lockpick shuck, the cryo shuck, and the blanch shuck. Once you see how simple it is, you’ll be ready to serve up oysters-on-the-half-shell any time, whether for an intimate dinner for two or a party for 50.
[Time codes] 0:00 - How to Shuck Oysters 4 Ways 01:12 - The Classic Shuck 01:49 - The Lockpick Shuck 02:33 - The Cryo-Poach Shuck 03:44 – The Blanch Shuck
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comWe Hacked Ice so It Lasts Longer!ChefSteps2024-06-09 | Nothing says summertime like a platter of oysters on the half-shell, served ice-cold. But when you’re serving platters of chilled seafood, using plain crushed ice just won’t cut it, especially if it’s hot outside—it melts too fast.
For our Ultimate Seafood Tower, we came up with the perfect solution for ice that lasts for hours. In this video, Grant shows you how different combinations of dry ice, ice, and rock salt affect the temperature of chilled seafood, and he demonstrates our solution for making a crushed ice display that’ll keep whatever you want perfectly chilled for however long you like. A bonus? You won’t be left with buckets of melted ice to clean up!
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comA Seafood Tower SO EPIC We Had to Invent a New Kind of IceChefSteps2024-06-02 | Look at this seafood tower!
Whenever we do a project, we go all out. We were knee-deep in development for an epic seafood tower package when we were asked to host a YouTube Creators event in May, so we decided to create the Ultimate Seafood Tower. Massive tiers of pristine, perfectly prepared seafood—cryo-shucked oysters, tender lobster tails, cracked Dungeness crab, smoked mussels, perfectly poached shrimp, tuna confit, kombu-cured scallops, salmon mi-cuit (“half-cooked”), silky octopus tentacles, geoduck crudo, salmon pâté, and caviar (of course!)—and all the fixings and accoutrements.
In this video, we show you all the behind-the-scenes planning for the build, including how we devised an “ice battery” to make sure all that beautiful seafood stayed cold for hours, so you can serve up your own epic plateau de fruit de mer. Whether you want to serve two people or 50, we’ve got all the recipes, guides, techniques, and know-how you’ll ever need for preparing a show-stopping seafood tower of your own.
For more recipes, guides, vendor recommendations, tips, and techniques to create the Ultimate Seafood Tower, check out: chfstps.co/3wW5PrS
[Time codes] 0:00 - How to make the ultimate seafood tower 0:29 - Planning the build and the menu 1:36 - How to build a seafood tower 3:00 - How to make ice that never melts 3:58 - Seafood menu: How to make albacore confit 5:13 - Time to add the seafood 6:35 - Condiments: How to make a super-umami cocktail sauce 7:12 - Accompaniments: How to make potato chips 8:00 - Raw & Shucked: How to cryo shuck oysters 8:54 - The last sprint 10:07 - Let the party begin!
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comHow to Make Perfect Buttermilk Pancakes, Every TimeChefSteps2024-04-21 | THE RECIPE: 100 g Eggs (2 large eggs) 250 g Buttermilk, full-fat 180 g All-purpose flour 35 g Sugar 25 g Buttermilk powder, optional 15 g Baking powder 5 g Kosher salt, (1 1/4 teaspoons) 70 g Unsalted butter
(FULL RECIPE HERE Buttermilk Pancakes: A Parametric Analysis: chfstps.co/3vO9s2B)
Making the perfect buttermilk pancakes—not the stacks you get at your local diner, we’re talking perfect here—takes practice, but it also often involves making a few testers for the dogs. But when you have the cooking technique dialed in, you’ll make perfect pancakes right from the start, and you won’t have to waste any batter on testers.
ChefSteps co-founder and executive director Grant Crilly shows you which pans to use, the exact pan temperature you want to get perfectly browned—not burnt—surfaces, and how to adjust the ratio of ingredients to get the most tender, flavorful classic buttermilk pancakes that are perfect for you. Want to delve deeper into the ins and outs of perfect pancake making? Check out our Buttermilk Pancake Parametric Analysis! chfstps.co/3vO9s2B
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[Time codes] 0:00 - How to Make the Perfect Buttermilk Pancakes 0:42 - How to Choose Your Pancake Formula 2:35 - How to Pick Your Pan 3:42 - How to Dial in Your Cooking Temperature 5:35 - How to Make Grant’s Favorite Pancakes
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comThe Three Things Culinary Schools Should Teach You: Scrambled EggsChefSteps2024-03-24 | Scrambled eggs—one of the first dishes most people learn how to make. Heat up a pan, add some fat, and add beaten eggs. Simple, right? Well, yes and no. While it may be one of the easiest to make, it’s also easy to mess up. Cook the eggs for too long or at too high a temperature and you end up with a rubbery, weepy scramble. Add in the fact that you can achieve a wide variety of textures, and the dish doesn’t seem very simple at all. ChefSteps co-founder and executive director Grant Crilly shows you how time, temperature, and agitation can produce wildly different variations on scrambled eggs, and he offers a few key lessons on how to make the perfect scrambled eggs, whatever “perfect” means to you.
Equipment: Introducing the new Control Freak™ Home from Breville, exclusively available through ChefSteps!
[Time codes] 0:00 - How to make any scrambled eggs 0:30 - How does cook time affect your scrambled eggs? 2:40 - How to make soft-scrambled eggs 3:58 - How does agitation affect your scrambled eggs? 5:12 - How to make diner-style scrambled eggs 6:43 - How does temperature affect your scrambled eggs 9:23 - How to make “reverse” scrambled eggs
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comHow to Make the Ultimate Pâté en CroûteChefSteps2024-02-11 | Pâté en croûte is a pâté or terrine wrapped in a pastry crust. Sounds simple, right? And yet it’s the pinnacle of the charcutier’s craft. Few preparations have as many different components, and to make a decent pâté en croûte, you need to get every last detail right. For the most beautiful (and delicious) versions of the dish, every element has to be executed near perfectly. That’s why we recruited Kevin Smith of Seattle’s Beast & Cleaver to show us how to make his award-winning pâté en croûte—a labor-intensive process that takes at least 4 days. The mosaic-like pâté en croûte—beautifully seasoned and spiced pâté dotted with foie gras, boozy prunes, pistachios, and boudin noir, enveloped in a seamless buttery pastry crust—is a work of art. #beastandcleaver #pateencroute #charcuterie
[Time codes] 0:00 - What Is Pâté en Croûte? 1:12 - How to Make Pork Farce 4:23 - How to Make Boudin Noir 6:07 - How to Make Aspic 9:35 - How to Make the Pastry for Pâté en Croûte 16:07 - How to Make the Decorative Pastry Pieces 18:41 - How to Make and Apply the Tuile Paste 22:28 - How to Make Two Types of Egg Washes 23:33 - How to Assemble Pâté en Croûte 32:37 - How to Bake Pâté en Croûte 34:50 - How to Cool and Add Aspic to Pâté en Croûte 37:27 - How to Use a Blowtorch to Unmold Pâté en Croûte 39:05 - The Big Reveal: Cut and Serve
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comThe “Dirty” Secret to the Best Fried RiceChefSteps2024-01-28 | Everybody loves fried rice, whether you’re adding it to a takeout order or you’re clearing out your fridge. It goes with everything, and you can put anything in it! But it’s a rare fried rice that makes us sit up and pay attention, which was exactly what we did when we tried Chef Eric Huang’s Dirty Fried Rice. A popular side dish at Pecking House in New York, his mashup of Chinese fried rice and Cajun dirty rice deftly melds classic wok technique with Cajun “scraped” chicken livers. Charred and caramelized into meaty and minerally crumbles in a wok, the livers are complemented by grassy green bell peppers, crunchy celery, and sweet onion. A dash of MSG and a few dabs of butter take the rice over the top and round out the richness. #dirtyrice #friedrice #southernfood #peckinghouse #cajun
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comThe Best Hush Puppies Recipe: Crispy, Fluffy, Cheddar-Tasso Hush Puppies With Apple “Honey”ChefSteps2024-01-21 | Light, delicate, and crispy — hush puppies are a perfect fried snack. Chef Eric Huang of New York’s Pecking House shows us how to make his sweet-savory Cheddar-Tasso Hush Puppies, fried cornbread nuggets packed with tasso ham, cheddar, and scallions. It’s the perfect bite, especially when drizzled with vegan apple “honey” made from apple cider, sugar, and lemon juice. Pair Cheddar-Tasso Hush Puppies with Pecking House’s famous Chili Fried Chicken and Dirty Fried Rice, for the ultimate comfort food feast. #hushpuppies #veganhoney #southernfood #peckinghouse #cornbread
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comSet Fire to the Holidays With Christmas PuddingChefSteps2023-12-22 | Behold: Christmas pudding. A British favorite with medieval roots, Christmas pudding is a little like carrot cake with baba au rhum’s boozy kick. Brandy-soaked dried cherries, dried figs, and raisins are bound up in a dense but light steamed cake made from flour, breadcrumbs, and beef suet, enriched eggs, and seasoned with aromatic allspice, cinnamon, and citrus zest. Drizzled with flaming brandy and sweetened cream, it’s a showstopper for the holiday table that just happens to be super delicious. (It’s been around since the Middle Ages for a very good reason!). The best part? As master butcher Kevin Smith says, “This is the easiest dish in the world to make.” #christmaspudding #christmas #britishdessert #britishholiday #medieval
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comUltimate versus sous vide Porchetta ChefSteps2023-12-19 | full double-recipe video here: youtube.com/watch?v=Rr7hm-wyal4How to Butcher a Chicken: 10-Piece Country CutChefSteps2023-12-10 | Chef Eric Huang demonstrates how to break down a whole chicken for frying, Southern-style. Called “country-cut” chicken, this technique produces 10 pieces of chicken (2 wings, 2 legs, 2 thighs, and 4 bone-in breast pieces), with a focus on preserving the integrity of the skin, particularly the skin on the breast pieces. It’s a prime example of how much there is to learn from a professional who’s spent tons of time thinking about and tweaking simple processes to produce the best and most consistent product possible. #kitchentechnique #cutawholechicken #chickenbutchery
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comChefSteps Studio Pass #chefsteps #food #recipes #kitchenhacksChefSteps2023-12-06 | The best cooking resource. Get all the recipes, techniques, guides, kitchen science, hacks and tips with a ChefSteps Studio Pass subscription. Use discount code IGHOLIDAY23 to save 30%. chfstps.co/3RuMxB9Chili oil recipe for Eric Huang’s Peking House chili fried chicken #friedchicken #chefstepsChefSteps2023-12-03 | Full recipe video over here on our channel youtu.be/TfZVjt2Lth0?si=VlLbMnPbjP6zTYPjPecking House’s Ultra-Crunchy, Burn-Your-Mouth-Off Chili Fried Chicken RecipeChefSteps2023-12-03 | We’re coming in HOT with some fried chicken! What makes it HOT? Think of it as the forbidden lovechild of Taiwanese popcorn chicken and Nashville hot fried chicken: a super craggy and crispy crusted fried bird, doused in tongue-numbing Sichuan peppercorn and Tianjin chile duck fat. Eric Huang of New York’s Pecking House shares with us (and you) his chef’s secrets for ultra-crunchy, hot af Southern-meets-Sichuan chili fried chicken, which at one point had a wait list of 10,000 people dying to give it a try. A former sous chef at Eleven Madison Park, Huang combines some tried-and-true marinade-and-dredge technique with a little modernist flair and the full delicious force of Chinese pantry staples to make some of the best fried chicken we’ve ever had. Check it out and skip the waitlist because you can make it just like he makes it at the restaurant. #viralfood #friedchicken #spicyfriedchicken #peckinghouse #erichuang #spicyfoodchallenge #scoville
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comChefSteps #chefsteps #food #wellington #beefwellingtonChefSteps2023-12-01 | It's Beef Wellington season again. Full recipe video here: youtu.be/Phtn7C62G0EPanettone #chefsteps #food #pastry #cooking #recipeChefSteps2023-11-29 | Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=dkz7o2K9vsoThe Best Way to Reheat Roasts Sous VideChefSteps2023-11-19 | The secret to avoiding holiday meal stress? A nice, warm bath. Not for you, silly! We’re talking about cooking your Thanksgiving turkey sous vide, way in advance! Call it a hot tub time machine. This foolproof method guarantees excellent results with none of the worry or stress that comes with roasting a big bird on the day of the big feast. It’s perfectly done, perfectly seasoned, indescribably tender, and it’ll stay that way for a week in your fridge. Just fire up your sous vide a couple hours before you’re ready to eat, warm that big boy up, and give it a quick sear to finish. The best part? It isn’t just for the birds—this technique works for all kinds of tough cuts of meat. So, the next time you’re planning a huge feast, do it stress-free with a little sous vide assistance. #sousvide #sousvidecooking #reheatingmeat #mealprep #thanksgiving #christmas #roast #partymealplanning #joule
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comDouble fry turkey nuggets #thanksgiving #recipe #cooking #mcdonaldsChefSteps2023-11-12 | Tim Chin demos his double-frying technique for turkey nuggets. Full recipe video at our channel: youtu.be/EVn6_vZTeDAMake Your Own Happy Meal With Thanksgiving Turkey NuggetsChefSteps2023-11-12 | Chicken nuggets! We love them, you love them, kids love them: They’re a staple of fast-food joints and kids’ menus for a reason. Turkey nuggets? Not so much. Until now! ChefSteps’ Thanksgiving Turkey Nuggets are just like the ones that come with the prefix “Mc”—double-fried to form that distinctive crispy, lacy crust around a bouncy, juicy poultry nugget packed with MSG and the trinity of white pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder—but made with super-flavorful turkey thigh meat. Best of all, these turkey nuggets can be made ahead and frozen, perfect for popping in the fryer for quick weeknight dinners or a Thanksgiving-friendly (or a super thankful Friendsgiving) treat for the kid in all of us. #turkeynuggets #chickennuggets #happymeal #mcnuggets #thanksgiving #turkey
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comHow to mix oil and water #chefsteps #emulsion #eggs #foodscienceChefSteps2023-11-04 | Chef Nick Gavin explains. Full egg video is right here: youtu.be/X9lAq4t3kAk?si=fXwRPCWFVjreQM-DHomemade phyllo dough is super stretchyChefSteps2023-11-02 | It’s stretchable, it’s fine, it bakes up ethereally light and crispy. It's homemade phyllo dough. Freezer aisle phyllo could never... Get the recipe for the dough at chfstps.co/3qAvAe0, then make all your baklava and spinach pie dreams come true.Nik Sharma has some tips from his new book, Veg-Table #chefsteps #niksharma #veggiesChefSteps2023-11-01 | ...BaklavaChefSteps2023-10-31 | Pour some sugar (syrup) on me, In the name of baklava. . . . . . . . (link to the recipe in our bio) #phyllo #baklava #defleppardIts not expensive foie gras: Our recipe is better, and its animal-free.ChefSteps2023-10-29 | This creamy spread is just like foie gras mousse—rich and velvety, perfect for serving with toast points, nuts, sweet preserves, and fresh and dried fruit—but it has no animal products whatsoever. You could call it vegan foie gras; you could call it faux gras; or you can just call it a vegan cheese spread. No matter which way you slice it, there’s no debate or argument here, there’s just nuts and umami-rich ingredients like mushrooms, miso, and tomato paste, tweaked with some modernist shenanigans (gellan!) to create something that’s every bit as delicious as tasty things made with fatty duck livers, for a fraction of the cost. This vegan riff on foie gras mousse is decadently rich and velvety, perfect on toast points and topped with jam. We blended pump cashews to replicate the creamy texture, and amped up the umami with miso, mushrooms, tomato paste, and aromatic spices. This affordable, non-controversial appetizer will impress all your guests at your next holiday party. #plantbasedfoiegras #foiegras #vegan #veganfoiegras
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comPizza grilling with Kenji Lopéz-Alt #chefsteps #pizzaChefSteps2023-10-25 | One more tip on how to grill pizza: the actual grilling of the pizza. See our full video with @JKenjiLopezAlt right here: youtu.be/OGn6EsOnX50Kenji López-Alt: Slice scallions for grilled pizza #chefsteps #grilledpizzaChefSteps2023-10-24 | Kenji stopped by to show us his technique for making grilled pizza. Full video at our channel: youtu.be/OGn6EsOnX50Kenji shares his grilled pizza techniques with Grant: French rolling pinChefSteps2023-10-23 | Full video on our channel: youtu.be/OGn6EsOnX50?si=oiIYTPMrKMqC5Dy-How to Grill Pizza With Kenji Lopéz-Alt | ChefStepsChefSteps2023-10-22 | J. Kenji López-Alt’s grilled pizza recipe is easy to make, quick to proof, and downright delicious. (Hi, @JKenjiLopezAlt!) The dough can be made the same day it’s cooked, and you there’s no need for a fancy pizza oven, steels, or peels; all you need is a two-zone setup on a kettle grill. It’s the perfect party food for any large backyard gathering. #pizza, #grilledpizza #PizzaOnTheGrill
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comBaking croissantsChefSteps2023-10-10 | ...Pumpkin Ding Dongs.ChefSteps2023-10-07 | youtu.be/BllOE9v83C8Pollo al Carbon: Cook a Whole Chicken on the Grill | ChefStepsChefSteps2023-09-24 | Inspired by the pollo al carbon served streetside in Sinaloa, Mexico, Chef Jonathan Zaragoza’s recipe features a whole, spatchcock chicken rubbed with a paste of guajillo chiles, cinnamon, pepper, cumin, oregano, cloves, and achiote paste, and brightened by lime, orange, and pineapple juices. The chicken is then cooked over a charcoal grill, until the skin is charred around the edges. Carve up the roast chicken and eat it with chargrilled onions, tortillas, rice, and beans. #mexicanfood #corntortillas #roastchicken #chefsteps #jonathanzaragoza
At ChefSteps, we offer more than just recipes—we also show you the proper techniques, kitchen hacks, our favorite tools, and the science behind the food transformation. Check out Jonathan’s excellent whole grilled chicken, along with hundreds of other recipes, tips, and guides at https://www.chefsteps.com.How to Remove Pin Bones From Salmon in Less Than 2 MinutesChefSteps2023-09-17 | Chef Nicholas Gavin demonstrates how to locate and remove pin bones from a fillet of salmon without mangling the flesh. All you need is a pair of fish bone pliers, a chef’s knife, a damp towel, and a bowl of water. This technique works on other fish, too, including mackerel, snapper, blackfish, and sea bass. It’s as easy as a game of Operation. #salmon #debonesalmon #fishfillets #removingpinbones #kitchenskills
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comMake the Perfect Corn Tortillas! Expert Chef Shows You How, With Tips | ChefStepsChefSteps2023-09-10 | There’s nothing like a freshly made corn tortilla. Warm, nutty, with a slight char, homemade corn tortillas are the perfect vehicle for tacos, enchiladas, tostadas, flautas, and more. Chef Jonathan Zaragoza shows how to turn fresh masa into perfect corn tortillas. Learn how to dial in the right hydration for masa, shape and press it into tortillas, and cook them on a traditional comal. #tortillas #masa #mexicanfood #corntortillas #chefsteps #jonathanzaragoza
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comHow to Make the Ultimate Salmon Burger | ChefStepsChefSteps2023-09-03 | Pre-made salmon burgers are one of those things we refuse to buy. They’re really easy to make in very little time, and they’ll be much better than anything you can buy in a store.
The most important part of making salmon burgers is buying the highest quality salmon you can find. Once you’ve got your high-quality salmon, you want to keep it cold and work fast. Salmon is a fatty fish—and for this recipe, fattier is better; if you don’t mind buying farmed salmon, it’s excellent in this application for that reason.
Served in a bun with some instant-pickled lemon slices, these patties are everything the supermarket ones wish they could be: pure salmon flavor, snappy texture, juicy on the inside and lightly crisp on the outside.
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. We are testing dozens of different iterations of each dish to make sure we can give you the ultimate version of each recipe. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comHow to Make Buttery Smoked Salmon in Less Than 15 Minutes—With an Air Fryer!ChefSteps2023-08-27 | Get ready to experience the rich, smoky aroma and melt-in-your-mouth tenderness that usually takes hours to achieve. Expert tips and efficient techniques make this culinary adventure a breeze, proving that you don't need all day to create a gourmet-quality smoked salmon dish. In this quick and flavorful journey, you'll learn how to infuse your salmon with that signature smokiness, right in your own kitchen.
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ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. We are testing dozens of different iterations of each dish to make sure we can give you the ultimate version of each recipe. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.com#NewVideo For the ultimate pork dish we use a whole pig’s head with Leah Cohen.ChefSteps2023-08-13 | ...How to Make the Ultimate Sizzling Pork Sisig With Leah Cohen | ChefStepsChefSteps2023-08-13 | Sizzling Sisig has been the best-selling dish at Chef Leah Cohen’s Pig and Khao ever since it opened in 2012. Salty, acidic, crispy, chewy, fatty, and meaty, sisig is best served alongside an ice-cold mug of beer.
Sisig is a traditional Filipino dish that transforms a braised pig’s head into a plate of pork hash with all kinds of different textures, from gooey and rich (the jowls, the cheeks) and deliciously chewy (the ears) to crispy and satisfyingly crunchy, with little hits of char and smoke in the mix, all dressed in a bright, savory-sour dressing. Getting that mix of textures and flavors requires some work—you have to braise, grill, and sear the pork, and deep-fry the pig ear—but the effort is way worth the reward. Can’t get your hands on a pig’s head? Check out our recipe at ChefSteps.com for substitutes: chefsteps.com/activities/sisig
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. We are testing dozens of different iterations of each dish to make sure we can give you the ultimate version of each recipe. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comThe Secret to Super Crispy French Fries | ChefStepsChefSteps2023-08-06 | These fries are the crispiest, fluffiest of them all, thanks to the fact that they’re not made from planks of potato; they’re a combo of riced potatoes and cornstarch. They’re basically processed potatoes, a Pringles approach to our classic fries.
This process gives you a leg up on time and convenience. You can use any russets you have around for these. And the cooking process is comparatively streamlined: You just boil ’em til tender, rice them, mix them with starch, let the dough chill and set, then cut it up and get frying. Check out the recipe at ChefSteps: chefsteps.com/activities/ultimate-crispy-french-fries
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. We are testing dozens of different iterations of each dish to make sure we can give you the ultimate version of each recipe. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comThe Ultimate Cochinita Pibil #pork #JonathanZaragozaChefSteps2023-07-30 | ...We Built a Wood-Fired Oven to Make the Ultimate Cochinita Pibil | ChefStepsChefSteps2023-07-30 | Traditional cochinita pibil is made with a whole suckling pig that's been marinated in recado rojoa (a citrusy, garlicky, achiote-forward marinade) and then wrapped in banana leaves and slow-cooked in a "pib," an earthen underground oven. Digging a hole is back-breaking work, so we decided to hack a ChefSteps-style aboveground pib with materials you can find at a hardware store. We did it for the hibachi grill and the pizza oven. Can we do the same for the pib? Grant invited a ton of hungry guests for the ultimate cochinita pibil party, so the pressure is on! Will the fire stay on? Will the pork remain tender and juicy? Will Grant and Jonathan be rewarded with the best damn tacos this side of Seattle? Stay tune to find out.
For a fail-safe way of re-creating restaurant-worthy cochinita pibil, Chef Jonathan also shared with us his method for an at-home recipe using pork shoulder, a Dutch oven, and a regular oven. Check out the recipe at ChefSteps: chefsteps.com/activities/cochinita-pibil-oven
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. We are testing dozens of different iterations of each dish to make sure we can give you the ultimate version of each recipe. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comMake a brine for Ultimate Pastrami #beef #cookingtechniqueChefSteps2023-07-25 | ...Sous Vide Pastrami #beef #chefsteps #cookingtechniqueChefSteps2023-07-23 | ...How to Make the Ultimate Deli Pastrami Using Sous Vide (Better than Katzs?!) | ChefStepsChefSteps2023-07-23 | We took all our experience with turning tough hunks of meat into tender and juicy ’cue and translated it to the task of creating our version of the star of the Jewish delicatessen: sous vide pastrami.
Our version blows any sad, dry supermarket pastrami offering out of the water, and a big part of that is we use one of the beefiest cuts of meat–short rib! We also infuse the meat with tons of flavor from the spices, sous vide it to lock in the juices, smoke it, and serve it up hot.
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. We are testing dozens of different iterations of each dish to make sure we can give you the ultimate version of each recipe. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comWe Unlocked the Secret Behind Frances Most Famous Steak Frites | ChefStepsChefSteps2023-07-16 | The most iconic steak frites has to be the ones served at Le Relais de Venise L’Entrecôte, a Parisian institution that has gone worldwide. They don’t have anything else on the menu: just steak frites, served with a side salad, and dessert, if you want.
Since the steak and fries are only so-so at the restaurant chain, we knew we—and you!—could do better. Pick your favorite steak, give it a quick sear to jump-start the Maillard reaction, cook it sous vide, and then sear it right before serving for the ultimate steak, perfect for saucing.
The fries? We’ve developed the ultimate crispy frites, which are basically the Pringles of fries—riced potatoes mixed with cornstarch and formed into batons before getting double-fried to produce an ultra-crispy exterior with a light and fluffy center.
[0:00] Intro: Steak Frites [0:30] What is Steak Frites? [1:30] Let's Get Into It [3:31] Sous Vide the Steak [4:15] The Frites [7:29] The Sauce [9:26] Putting it all Together
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. We are testing dozens of different iterations of each dish to make sure we can give you the ultimate version of each recipe. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comHow to Turn Cheap Pork Shoulder into the Ultimate Pork Chop | ChefStepsChefSteps2023-07-09 | The problem with cooking pork chops is no matter how well you cook them, they’re still pork chops. Classic loin chops are usually super lean, kind of bland and uninteresting.
A pork shoulder, cooked at a low temperature for more than 16 hours, can be chilled and cut into “chops” that are way more interesting and tastier than any pork chop you can buy at the store. All the connective tissue in the shoulder melts into lip-smackingly juicy gelatin, and the chop has a texture reminiscent of great steak: meaty, with a delicate, tender chew.
[0:38] The Pork Chop vs. The Ultimate Pork "Chop" [1:37] What is a Pork Shoulder? [3:10] Comparing Pork Muscles [4:08] Let's Get Cooking - Sous Vide [5:10] Chill the Pork [6:05] Cutting Shoulders into Chops [7:33] Finish and Serve
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ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. We are testing dozens of different iterations of each dish to make sure we can give you the ultimate version of each recipe. With more than 1,000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there'’s something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comHow to Make the Ultimate Cherry Pie at Home | ChefStepsChefSteps2023-07-02 | We think the phrase “as American as baseball, hot dogs, and apple pie” needs an update to include this supercharged version of summer's true superstar: the cherry pie.
We use a three-stage baking process that guarantees a crisp, evenly browned crust. To ensure the filling survives the extended bake time, instead of using cornstarch, we use clear jel, a modified cornstarch that's way more heat resistant. The combo of sour cherries, cherry juice, lemon juice, clear jel, and citric acid creates a creamy, tart, and bright filling packed with cherry flavor (and color!).
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What you’ll need:
Bread flour
Unsalted butter
Kosher salt
Ice water
Frozen sour cherries
Sugar
Clear jel
Citric acid
Cherry juice
Lemon juice
Water
Large egg
Demerara sugar
ChefSteps 101: Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. We are testing dozens of different iterations of each dish to make sure we can give you the ultimate version of each recipe. With over 1000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there's something for everyone. To find out more, visit our website: chefsteps.comHow to Build the Ultimate Hibachi Grill for $20 | ChefStepsChefSteps2023-06-25 | Tired of your gas grill’s weak sear? Frustrated by the heat output on your Weber? Annoyed by all your wooden skewers going up in smoke before your kebabs are done? We’ve got a solution to all those problems! Behold: the DIY hibachi grill!
ChefSteps 101 Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. We are testing dozens of different iterations of each dish to make sure we can give you the ultimate version of each recipe. With over 1000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there's something for everyone.
#DIY #grilling #ChefStepsHow to Make the Ultimate Banh Mi | ChefStepsChefSteps2023-06-18 | A well-made bánh mì is a thing of beauty: a light roll with a crisp crust and tender, slightly chewy crumb that pulls apart like cotton candy. Smear it with mayo and pâté, stuff it with savory meats, tart and funky pickles, fresh herbs and chiles, and anointed with a couple dashes of Maggi Seasoning, and you’ve got yourself one of the best sandwiches in the world.
ChefSteps 101 Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. We are testing dozens of different iterations of each dish to make sure we can give you the ultimate version of each recipe. With over 1000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there's something for everyone.
#sandwich #baguette #ChefStepsThe Best Way to Sear Sous Vide Steak | ChefStepsChefSteps2023-06-11 | There are several advantages to presearing some foods before cooking them sous vide. Presearing builds flavor; it produces better browning and a more robust crust; it can reduce the possibility of overcooking your perfectly cooked meat after it comes out of the sous vide bath; it can reduce the risk of foodborne contamination; and it makes for better looking food.
ChefSteps 101 Through science, entertainment, and industry experience, we strive to help every home cook reach their full potential. We are testing dozens of different iterations of each dish to make sure we can give you the ultimate version of each recipe. With over 1000 recipes developed in our kitchen, there's something for everyone.