An excellent class!!! I’ve learned so much! From how to use lemongrass, how to chop, how to use cabbage leaves for steaming and much much more. Thanks!
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Looks so delicious I will have to make it. Love Chef’s techniques. Thank you.
I really enjoyed watching his knife techniques and how he showed using his knuckles to guide the knife. It was fun watching him cook with an apprentice.
I learned a lot about how to make a good meat and bone stock. And the preparation of Ham salt was fascinating and creative! Thank you!
A super “chefy” Version of a fried Bologna sandwich. Looks beyond amazing. A simple idea raised up.
Easy to follow directions, fun, and love learning Chef’s techniques. Made the whole meal and everything was delicious and fun!
Another wow from him! His knowledge of Southern food, real southern food, his creativity, his relaxed professionalism combine for a terrific video! Cannot wait to make this dish!
Well done! Good explanations, good class quality, mouth-watering, and perfect for the home cook!
I loved this episode! It’s nice to cook and eat gourmet food, but it’s also great to see everyone come together & enjoy a great meal. I would be very interested in seeing some more episodes about cooking BBQ! Especially, during the summer time. Chef Ben was great! Awesome episode!
Another great example of why this is so different from any other online culinary offering, Chef Lee highlights technique as much as an actual recipe.Thanks!
OK filled with totally fascinating tips, ham salt, green apple and ginger garnish. Then the attention to presentation. Really well scripted and the photography is beautiful.
Thanks for the recipe it’s great. Just finished cooking and it’s so delicious and delicate.The sauce is flavorful and velvety and the chicken moist and delicious 🙏🏻
Love all the tips he gives regarding the recipe. He makes it look so easy!
The recipe looked very good and some great technical information.Ed is just fun to watch and very informative. He was great working with his young protege. Nicely done.
Cooked this Peanut Butter braised chicken today. YUMMY!. I can’t plate to save my life but it was so delicious. Thank you Chef Lee.
I love all the ingredients you use, that’s why everything you cook looks so delicious.
I too love fried bologna! Deep brown /burnt are always the favorite bits in any pan.
Love the history and background of the chef and the community. I can feel the love of food watching this and I am excited to start cooking
This was a wonderful, inspiring, and very entertaining episode. Chef Lee is lovely.
Very inspiring and entertaining – as an artist, I connected to the creativity of making food.
I doubt that I’ll ever make this exact sandwich, but you inspired me to create my own Version with the products from my Soviet childhood. Thank you!
I do fermentation making wine and beer, but I’ve never made kimchi. This sounds like so much fun. Another ay to enjoy fermentation.
Worked well with daikon. Best kimchI I’ve had. Much fresher and lighter
What an inspiring man, so humble, down to earth, I love his story, can’t wait to watch the rest!
Love this method of cooking chicken so crispy it’s all about taking your time you taught me something new. The sauce is delicious and the topping adds even more appeal!
This looks like such a fancy dish, but is truly very easy prep. Can’t wait to make it.
Made last night using local fresh seabass. Amazing! Wish I could have found cabbage with bigger leaves
I love watching Edward cook. This episode reminded me to SLOW DOWN and enjoy the process. I love gochujang and appreciated the complexity of the sauce. And finally – learning how to shallow-fry chicken so the crispy bits stay ON the chicken. Can’t wait to make this 🙂
Amazing! Loved the idea of laying the chicken on the egg carton. Learned something new. Thank you for sharing. Yona
Really exciting recipe. Loved the blend of Asian and Southern cooking traditions.
Loved it, good pace, concise, informative and delicious. Will definitely be making.
This is beautiful! Very well done! It sounds like the perfect pickle.Thank you!
LOVED when you cooked with your wife. Just a great way to show how couples can cook together in the kitchen.
I love the guest co-chefs in this series! It’s extremely heart-warming to see Chef Lee cook with one of the graduates of the Lee Initiative in the fish recipe, and it’s wonderful to see him here, cooking alongside his wife. Great idea!
Beautiful video and great tips I didn’t know along the way, like reusing the oil and the egg carton to lay the pre-fried chicken onto.
This crunchy watermelon Brûlée brings an element of surprise to this dish.
Learn how to simmer peanuts in sugar syrup with soy sauce, dry and shallow fry in peanut oil.
Make the best buttered popcorn imaginable.
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Peanut & Popcorn Watermelon Brûlée
Edward explores the complexity of watermelon with this whimsical salad. Simple techniques like stove-popping buttery popcorn, boiling and frying peanuts, and creating a crunchy Brûlée top make up this surprising plate.
Learn how to make quail with perfect cross-hatched char marks, simmer homemade barbecue sauce with surprising ingredients, and prepare homemade quick pickles. Edward’s grilling techniques can be applied to other proteins.
When asparagus season rolls around, throw them on the grill for a nice burnt char. The pine nuts bring an added nutty contrast.
Join Edward and Ben, home chef and community leader, as they throw a fun backyard barbecue for their friends and family. Learn Ben’s special brine, how to handle a variety of meats and vegetables on the grill, including Tomahawk pork chops, asparagus, and sweet potatoes.
For the dreamiest grilled sweet potatoes — with creamy insides and very crispy outsides — follow this recipe.
Make your barbecue better with this easy to make brine.
Learn how to make quail with perfect cross-hatched char marks, simmer homemade barbecue sauce with surprising ingredients, and prepare homemade quick pickles. Edward’s grilling techniques can be applied to other proteins.
This Filipino-inspired roasted bananas shows that a barbecue sauce can go in numerous directions.
Is there a better way to eat steak than under a melty layer of Korean kalbi butter? An easy and delicious way to elevate your steak. Edward also explains how to check for doneness, manipulate the fire, and accomplish a smoky taste.
Don’t throw away watermelon rinds because you can pickle that! There’s nothing better in the summer than an ultra fresh watermelon, that’s why Edward likes to save the rinds, pickle it, and bring acidity and crunch to barbecue dishes.
Seasoned butter is one of the most versatile things to keep on hand, especially when seasoned with Korean barbecue flavors and topped on a steak. That’s why magical things happen when soy sauce, sesame oil, and butter come together.
This is an essential item to have on hand in your pantry. Ingredients marinate in a jar for a month and bring tons of complexity to any dish.
This isn’t your typical brown butter. The tantalizing bourbon and butter aromas will make you want to cook this dish again and again.
Seafood lovers, take note. Learning how to shuck an oyster is an essential skill. Watch this and you’ll never have any shucking doubts again.
This comfort-worthy, flavor-bursting dish brings together four unique flavors and textures including oysters, bourbon brown butter, creamy grits, and hot vinegar.
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Oysters & Grits in Bourbon Brown Butter
Edward revisits the Southern classic dish of shrimp and grits with his own unique take that combines his love of bourbon and oysters.
Turn simple rice into a showstopper. Simmer rice in coconut milk for a rich and sweet complexity.
Learn the basics of making savory, creamy peanut butter. His method involves roasting peanuts and blending them with Asian ingredients like sesame oil for an umami-tasting butter that is perfect to use in cooking and not just spreading on toast.
Let braised chicken drumsticks come to the rescue with this wonderful weeknight recipe. Bring excitement to your family dinner and make it faster, easier, and tastier.
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Seared Bologna Eggplant & Mushrooms
Recreate Edward’s favorite childhood sandwich. The restaurant-style reinterpretation with seared Japanese eggplant and mushroom elevates the classic dish, adding roasted garlic to enhance the mayo.
Roasting garlic in aluminum foil on the grill is the best way to roast garlic. It’s perfect to enhance the flavor of any dish.
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Eggplant, Bologna & Mushroom Burnt Toast
Edward teaches how to utilize one of his signature flavors: Burnt. Discover the gentle balance of burning without charring, as you learn how to master the Maillard reaction and release deliciousness from the simplest ingredients. Recreate Edward’s his favorite childhood sandwich and learn how to sear and caramelize as you elevate the gentle flavors of eggplant, mushroom and bologna, along with roasting garlic to enhance mayonnaise.
It’s always important to repurpose leftovers, that’s why yesterday’s ham is wonderful when turned into ham salt. Learn how to freeze ham, grate on micro plane, then toast in oven until dried. The result? Tons of added flavor.
Packing kimchi in a jar is a skill of itself. Once you learn this technique, you’ll be able to turn so many vegetables into delicious kimchi.
With just a few ingredients, you too can simply ferment foods at home. Edward shows how to make kimchi from kohlrabi, which is a dense vegetable that can hold up well through fermentation. While this vegetable is less traditional for kimchi, expect the usual elements like Korean chili flakes, scallions, garlic, and ginger to tantalize the taste buds.
Edward highlights silken tofu in this dish of fatty broth, braised daikon and an apple-ginger puree. Beyond demonstrating how to create a rich broth, braise vegetables, and plate an elegant dish, he also emphasizes knife skills such as cutting radishes into perfect cubes and matchsticks.
One of the most intriguing components of this dish is the creamy egg yolk sauce, a riff on the classic Hollandaise sauce with miso paste, bringing a rich and umami-packed contrast to the light tasting fish.
There’s no better way to stay cozy than with a fatty and elegant meat stock. Boil beef bones with aromatics for hours for a bold broth.
A delicious and healthy meal that’s easy to make any night of the week. Learn how to steam fish with vegetables and filled with intricate flavors. Cabbage makes the perfect vessel for a wrap. Learn how to blanch, shock, and stuff the cabbage. Healthy, gluten-free, and easy to make!
Learn the basics of making flavor-packed marinades and how to build flavors.
Bump up boring coleslaw with this creative riff. The Asian pear and cabbage bring a crisp sweetness and punch of bright acidity.
Follow these simple steps and your buttermilk fried chicken will come out perfectly juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside.
It’s spicy, tangy, sweet, and sultry – gochujang sauce hits all the right notes for the ultimate flavor bomb. Put it on fried chicken or keep it in the fridge to bring spice to everything else.
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American Best Of Braising Caribbean Chicken Coconut Coconut Milk Condiments Cooking Method Cuisine Dietary Dinner Dish Type Everyday Family Meals Flavor Profiles Food Type Gluten-Free Interest Learn Lessons Main Ingredient Meal Type Meat & Poultry Occasions Pantry Restaurant-like Dishes Rice Savory Side Dishes Skills Steaming Summer Sweet Techniques
Peanut Braised Chicken with Coconut Carolina Rice
Braise poultry and simmer coconut rice in a flavorful miso and peanut mixture and you’ll have a warming, family-style dish. Learn how to to build flavor through caramelization and the secret to preparing perfect rice.
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American Asparagus Barbecue BBQ & Grilling Condiments Cooking Method Cuisine Dietary Dinner Dish Type Everyday Flavor Profiles Food Type Gluten-Free Grilling Interest Learn Lessons Main Dishes Main Ingredient Marinades Meal Type Meat & Poultry Occasions Pork Quail Salt Savory Side Dishes Skills Sweet Potato Techniques Vegetables
Backyard Barbecue
Join Edward and Ben, home chef and community leader, as they throw a backyard barbecue. Learn Ben’s special brine, and how to grill meats and vegetables.
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American Caramelizing Condiments Cooking Method Corn Cuisine Dietary Dish Type Entertaining Everyday Flavor Profiles Food Type Fruits Frying Gluten-Free Interest Learn Lessons Main Ingredient Meal Type Occasions Pantry Peanut Popcorn Quick Meals Restaurant-like Dishes Salads Savory Skills Snacks Summer Sweet Techniques Watermelon
Peanut & Popcorn Watermelon Brûlée
Edward explores the complexity of watermelon with this whimsical salad. Simple techniques like stove-popping buttery popcorn, boiling and frying peanuts, and creating a crunchy Brûlée top make up this surprising plate.
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American Banana Barbecue BBQ & Grilling Cooking Method Cuisine Dietary Dinner Dish Type Flavor Profiles Food Type Gluten-Free Grilling Interest Learn Lessons Main Ingredient Meal Type Meat & Poultry Occasions Pickles Pickling Quail Roasting Sauces Savory Side Dishes Skills Sour Sweet Vegetables Watermelon
Grilled Quail with Banana Barbecue Mop
Learn how to make quail with perfect cross-hatched char marks, simmer homemade barbecue sauce with surprising ingredients, and prepare homemade quick pickles. Edward’s grilling techniques can be applied to other proteins.
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Barbecue BBQ & Grilling Beef Best Of Butter Condiments Cooking Method Cuisine Dietary Dinner Dish Type Everyday Flavor Profiles Food Type Gluten-Free Grilling Interest Korean Learn Lessons Main Ingredient Marinades Meal Type Meat & Poultry Occasions Savory Special Occasions Steak Techniques Vegetables
Open Fire Grilled Steaks & Vegetables with Kalbi Butter
Want to cook steaks better on the grill? Watch this lesson. Edward explains how to check for doneness, manipulate the fire and accomplish a smoky taste.
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Best Of Boiling Bourbon Brunch Comfort Condiments Cooking Method Cuisine Dietary Dinner Dish Type Entertaining Everyday Family Meals Fish & Seafood Flavor Profiles Food Type Frying Gluten-Free Grits Interest Learn Lessons Main Ingredient Meal Type Occasions Oysters Pantry Pescatarian Pickling Poaching Restaurant-like Dishes Romantic Sauces Savory Skills Snacks Sour Southern Special Occasions Sweet Techniques Umami
Oysters & Grits in Bourbon Brown Butter
Edward revisits the Southern classic dish of shrimp and grits with his own unique take that combines his love of bourbon and oysters.
Learn the basics of making savory, creamy peanut butter. His method involves roasting peanuts and blending them with Asian ingredients like sesame oil for an umami-tasting butter that is perfect to use in cooking and not just spreading on toast.
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American Barbecue Bologna Caramelizing Cocktails Condiments Cooking Method Cuisine Dietary Dinner Dish Type Eggplant Everyday Flavor Profiles Food Type Frying Garlic Gluten-Free Grilling Interest Learn Lessons Main Dishes Main Ingredient Meal Type Mushroom Occasions Quick Meals Restaurant-like Dishes Roasting Sandwiches Sauces Savory Techniques
Eggplant, Bologna & Mushroom Burnt Toast
Edward teaches how to utilize one of his signature flavors: Burnt. Discover the gentle balance of burning without charring, as you learn how to master the Maillard reaction and release deliciousness from the simplest ingredients.
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American Beef Best Of Boiling Braising Comfort Condiments Cooking Method Cuisine Dietary Dinner Dish Type Everyday Family Meals Flavor Profiles Food Type Gluten-Free Ham Interest Learn Lessons Main Ingredient Meal Type Occasions Pantry Quick Meals Roasting Savory Snacks Stocks & Broths Techniques Tofu unknown Vegan Vegetables
Braised Tofu & Radish with Ham Salt
Learn how to create a flavorful, luscious silken tofu dish with a fatty broth, braised daikon, and an apple-ginger purée. Master knife skills and learn how to cut radishes into perfect cubes and matchsticks with Edward’s guidance. Plate an elegant dish that will impress your dinner guests.
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Kohlrabi Kimchi
Edward shows how to make kimchi from kohlrabi, a dense vegetable that holds up well when fermented. Beyond the kohlrabi, expect the usual kimchi suspects like Korean chili flakes, scallions, garlic, and ginger to tantalize the taste buds.
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American Asian Brunch Cabbage Condiments Cooking Method Cuisine Dietary Dinner Dish Type Entertaining Everyday Family Meals Festive Fish Fish & Seafood Flavor Profiles Food Type Fusion Ginger Gluten-Free Grilling High-Protein Interest Lessons Main Dishes Main Ingredient Marinades Meal Type Miso Occasions Outdoor Pescatarian Restaurant-like Dishes Sauces Savory Snacks Spicy Steaming Umami
Cabbage Steamed Fish with Miso Hollandaise
Learn how to make a nutritious and delicious meal for any night of the week with Edward’s easy-to-follow tutorial. Master the art of steaming fish, mixing marinades, blanching and shocking cabbage, chopping vegetables, and creating a miso Hollandaise sauce. Get all the essential skills you need to make a restaurant-quality meal in your own kitchen.
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American Baking Baking Best Of Boiling Breads British Butter Chicken Comfort Condiments Cooking Method Cuisine Desserts Dietary Dinner Dish Type Entertaining European Everyday Flavor Profiles Flour Food Type Global Gluten-Free Greens High-Protein Holidays Interest Leek Lessons Low-Carb Lunch Main Dishes Main Ingredient Meal Type Meat & Poultry Occasions Pastas Poaching Potato Sauces Savory Side Dishes Spring Starters Steaming Stock Stories Thanksgiving Umami Vegan Vegetables Vegetarian Winter
Edward’s Story
Every class begins with a YesChef original documentary film. In Edward Lee’s Story, take a journey to Kentucky to discover his surprising origins and food philosophies that will change the way you cook and look at food. Meet the city and people that influenced him and his Southern-Korean cuisine. Uncover what defines him on this inspirational adventure, before learning hands-on in his lessons.
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American Asian Best Of Chicken Comfort Condiments Cooking Method Cuisine Dietary Dinner Dish Type Everyday Flavor Profiles Food Type Frying Gluten-Free Gochujang Interest Korean Learn Lessons Main Ingredient Meal Type Meat & Poultry Occasions Pear Quick Meals Restaurant-like Dishes Salads Sauces Savory Side Dishes Skills Snacks Special Occasions Spicy Sweet
Fried Chicken with Gochujang Sauce & Slaw
Learn how to make classic shallow-fried chicken with Edward’s Korean-inspired gochujang sauce, and a side of tangy and bright Asian pear slaw. Get the best tips for achieving crispy chicken skin and juicy interiors. Master the art of shallow-frying chicken with Edward’s easy-to-follow recipe.