Pate a Choux

Sean
https://youtu.be/Q8bQYdslwrU Pate a choux (pronounced "paht ah shoe") is a staple of French pastry and extremely versatile so I'm filing it under basics because I believe every cook should know how to make this basic pastry.  It's used to make éclairs, profiteroles, and a host of other things.  It can be…
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Another Great Bread Pudding

Sean
https://youtu.be/n54ahEh5XTc I love this method for bread pudding because the unsoaked bread on the outside gives it a great contrast both in taste and texture to the creamy custard inside.  You're going to love this version.  The rest of this post is mostly like the last one because there's not…
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Homemade Ricotta

Sean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHR4YfFJums Nothing, and I mean Nothing beats homemade ricotta.  The stuff you get in the store is shredded cardboard compared to this.  The aroma alone is enough to send you into a frenzy.  And you know what... it's so incredibly easy to make you'll never buy it again.  It's great…
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Paris Soup

Sean
https://youtu.be/Ls2Uh-T7VcE This is a wonderful soup where everything is done from scratch so it's a little bit of trouble, but it's more than worth it.  We call this Paris soup because we were staying by Paris for a month with the family a couple years ago and this is a…
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Boning Chicken

Sean
https://youtu.be/5eGoTfabyoo There's not going to be any recipe in this post.  This is a video to show you how to separate a chicken into all its parts.  We call that boning a chicken.  In this case we're using the meat for stock, but that won't always be the case.  This…
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Classic Bread Pudding

Sean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNdt9uvXBic&feature=youtu.be This is one of our all-time favorites.  A good, classic bread pudding is nothing like that crap you get in most Cajun restaurants, or any other restaurant for that matter.  America has gotten this fascination with overly sugared desserts to the point that nobody knows how to enjoy something…
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Yankee Pot Roast

Sean
https://youtu.be/MBpimXjdY4I This is the classic Yankee pot roast that you see on TV all the time.  The problem with most of these is that the veggies are way overcooked and mostly flavorless.  Remember, season in layers.  If you don't season all the components then the final dish will be flat. …
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Tomato Concassee

Sean
https://youtu.be/oN7Y88O_wYs Tomato concassee is one of the most beautiful tomato sauces you'll ever make.  It can be rough and rustic or it can be smooth and refined and fancy.  It's a major ingredient in dishes like Chicken Chasseur and Sauce Choron, but it can also be used in my fabulous…
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Pan-seared Tilapia

Sean
https://youtu.be/MC_zraRqkHQ We love this dish.  This one dish is probably responsible for our kids liking fish.  It's simple, and fast, and cheap... all 3 things we love in a meal.  We cook it at very very high heat because tilapia is thin and fish cooks fast anyway, so we've got…
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