14: Chef Adrienne Cheatham’s Recipe for Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Bacon-Miso Sauce
Mar 19, 2024
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Chef Adrienne Cheatham and Jesse discuss their love for Barbara Streisand and share the secret to microwaving sweet potatoes. They delve into making sweet potato gnocchi with bacon-miso sauce and Chef Adrienne's 'Sunday Best' cookbook inspiration.
Adrienne Cheatham emphasizes the importance of making cooking accessible and personal through family food traditions.
Adrienne Cheatham discusses the process of creating sweet potato gnocchi and bacon-miso sauce, focusing on texture and flavor balance.
Deep dives
Adrian Cheatham's Culinary Journey and Musical Passion
Adrian Cheatham, an accomplished chef and author, shares her love for musicals like Funny Girl and the empowering song 'Rain on My Parade.' Discussing the inspiration behind her cookbook 'Sunday Best,' she highlights the importance of making cooking accessible and personal, drawing from her family's rich food traditions from Chicago and Mississippi.
Adrian Cheatham's Signature Recipe: Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Bacon Miso Sauce
Adrian Cheatham reveals her go-to recipe, the sweet potato gnocchi with bacon miso sauce, emphasizing the sensory experience of creating pasta from scratch. She describes the process of preparing the gnocchi dough with sweet potatoes and ricotta cheese, achieving the ideal texture through careful kneading and shaping. The bacon miso sauce, developed during her time at La Bernardin, adds a savory umami element to the dish.
Cooking Tips with Adrian Cheatham: Perfecting the Dish and Substitutions
Adrian Cheatham provides insights on achieving the ideal texture for gnocchi, instructing on the importance of seasoning pasta water and maintaining a balance in the dish's flavors. She explains the versatility of substituting dashi with alternatives like vegetable or chicken stock and shares her plating technique for the sweet potato gnocchi with bacon miso sauce, creating a visually appealing and flavorful dish.
Adrienne Cheatham and Jesse get into it this week to talk about their mutual love of Barbara Streisand, the scientific reasoning behind her preference for microwaved sweet-potatoes, and her mouth-watering One: sweet potato gnocchi with bacon-miso sauce. Adrienne Cheatham is a chef, cookbook author, and the founder of the Sunday Best pop-up series in Harlem. You can follow her on Instagram @chefadriennecheatham and on Twitter @ACs_kitchen.