Guess What? Chicken Butt Is Delicious (with Yo-Yo Ma)
May 6, 2020
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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma discusses comfort, memories, the act of cooking as an act of love, and the art of wrapping food inside other food. The hosts also share recipes for stove top puddings, ideas for satisfying both meat-eaters and vegetarians, using discard sourdough starter for pancakes, the power of music and smells, and how to pronounce and use 'confit'. They express gratitude and reflect on future uncertainty.
Cooking with ginger offers various versatile and delicious options, from ginger cake to kimchi pancakes.
Kimchi is a versatile ingredient that adds unique flavor and complexity to dishes like grilled cheese sandwiches and dumplings.
Deep dives
Using an accidental excess of ginger
If you have an excess of ginger, you can make fresh ginger cake or ginger and garlic paste. The fresh ginger cake is made with molasses and has a spicy and delicious flavor. Ginger and garlic paste is a versatile ingredient in Indian and subcontinental cooking, used for sautéing vegetables for a flavorful side dish. You can also incorporate ginger into beverages like ginger lime drinks or kombucha. Additionally, you can use excess ginger to make kimchi pancakes, a popular Korean dish. The ginger adds spice and flavor to the pancakes. Overall, there are many ways to use excess ginger and create delicious dishes.
Cooking with Kimchi
Kimchi can be used in various dishes and recipes. It adds a unique flavor and complexity to meals. Some suggestions include adding kimchi to grilled cheese sandwiches for a tasty twist, making kimchi fried rice by combining kimchi with leftover rice and other ingredients, using kimchi to stuff dumplings, and incorporating it into kimchi pancakes. Kimchi can also be used as a condiment or topping for various dishes, such as eggs or tacos. It is a versatile ingredient that brings a tangy and spicy element to recipes.
Cooking with Confit
Confit is a cooking method that involves slow-cooking in fat, often the animal's own fat, until the ingredients become silky and tender. While duck confit is a traditional dish, you can use the confit technique with various ingredients, such as tuna and vegetables. For example, you can make tuna confit by poaching tuna in olive oil. Vegetable confits, like tomato confit or artichoke confit, are also delicious options. Confit can be used as a verb to describe slow-cooking ingredients in fat until they reach a tender and flavorful state. It is a versatile technique that adds richness and depth to dishes.
Pronouncing 'kimchi' and 'confit'
The word 'kimchi' is pronounced as 'kem-chee'. 'Confit' is pronounced as 'kon-fee'.
We’re closing out our miniseries with happy bellies, full hearts, and international treasure Yo-Yo Ma (@YoYo_Ma). In this episode, we talk about comfort, memories, the act of cooking as an act of love, and the art of wrapping food inside other food.
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