Hola, bienvenue tu,
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and welcome to Creative Cooking.
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My name is Nicole Braxton,
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and I will be your
vegan tour guide today.
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I plan on
introducing your taste buds
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to delicious and
nutritious dishes
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from around the world.
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I have started a new
wellness organization called
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"Around the World in 7 Days."
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It is our goal and mission
to share a message of health
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and restoration
with the community.
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We do this by building community
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around a common ground
which is food and health.
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And a really good thing
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that we love to do
is our health workshops
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in the community in
the Metro Detroit area.
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Some of the workshops
we do are diabetes clinics,
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support groups,
pop-up restaurants,
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and cooking classes,
which brings me here with you.
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So join me as today
we travel to the south.
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And we want to remember,
when we take this journey,
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let us think and remember
that the weather is warm,
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the people are
full of hospitality,
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and the history is rich.
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Nonetheless,
when it comes to food,
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they have it down
packed, comfort food is a key
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that we will be
focusing on today.
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Some of the items
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that we'll be preparing
are barbecue chicken sliders,
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vegan slaw, and collard greens.
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Now when you think of
barbecue chicken sliders,
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what are you thinking?
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Are you thinking chicken,
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of course, maybe some soy curls?
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But today, we're
going to try something new.
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We will be making
barbecue chicken sliders
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and the recipe calls for...
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Now when it comes
to barbecued jackfruit,
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we are going to be
utilizing jackfruit
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that you can find
in an Asian market
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or also a
jackfruit that you can find
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at your local health food store.
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So let me show you
what jackfruit looks like.
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It's pretty cool.
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You can also get it fresh.
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It's a large gigantic fruit
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that you can find in
your local grocery store.
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But I personally
like to use it canned
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because it gets
directly to the point,
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and it's
already diced up for me.
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So if you take a look at this,
jackfruit has a spongy texture.
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And it's really
symbolic of how it acts
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when you put
different ingredients
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and sauces on it.
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It really absorbs
all of the flavor,
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and it is a
great meat replacement.
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So today, to make our
barbecue jackfruit sliders,
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we're gonna take this jackfruit,
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and we're going to
place it in boiling water.
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And it's my goal as we're going
through this cooking program
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to empower you to cook at home.
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At the end of the
day, we can all cook,
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whether it's good or
bad, we can all cook.
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But today, I want to empower you
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and inspire you
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that you can cook delicious
and nutritious food at home.
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So we're gonna
take our jackfruit,
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put it in boiling water,
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and we're gonna let that
simmer for about 30 minutes.
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The great thing is
you wanna also make sure
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you get young green
jackfruit because at this point
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it hasn't become ripe and sweet,
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and it's the perfect
time to get your jackfruit
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so that you can flavor it
with your different seasonings
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and herbs and spices.
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So now we're
gonna let that simmer.
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And as that's simmering,
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we're going to chop
up our onions and garlic.
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So when it goes to chopping,
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I like to take my onion
and dice it right in half.
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Now a fun thing that I
found when cutting onions
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is to dice it in half first,
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and then turn it the way
that doesn't have the bottom,
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and then just cut straight
down into little components.
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And then I'll take a
line across with my knife.
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And then I'll just go
back and forth like a saw,
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just like this.
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Okay.
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This is an
effective way to cut onions.
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You don't have to
spend so much time putting
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your onions in a
chopper, just go back and forth.
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And then if you
get to the point,
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you realize that you
wanted to make smaller cuts,
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you can put your hand
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on top of your knife
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and cut like this.
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Okay, clean it off,
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put it to the
side, and continue.
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You can cut off
your little ends.
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Then you're gonna
cut straight down.
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Okay, we're gonna make
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that diagonal cut.
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And then we're gonna make
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that rocking
motion back and forth,
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just like a baby,
rocking like a baby.
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And this way, you
also keep your hand safe
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as when the knife comes to you,
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you want to make sure
you keep backing your fingers
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so that you stay out
of the way of the blade.
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Okay.
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So now I'm going
to take my onions...
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and I'm gonna take my garlic.
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So take the garlic that
was called for the recipe.
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And then we're just
gonna keep cutting like so.
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And use the cradle motion.
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The great thing about garlic
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is it's really
good for your system.
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It helps to build
up your immune system.
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So when it comes
to different colds,
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I want you to take
a good look at this.
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This is amazing.
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You don't even have to
cook it to smell how amazing
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the aroma is, how
strong it is and potent.
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The great thing about it is
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it can really help
build your immune system,
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especially during cold season.
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There's different
drinks you can make out of it.
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There are certain things
that people call a penicillin,
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which you can put
garlic, and you can put lemons,
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and oranges together, blend
it, and it's a really good drink
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to make to help you stay healthy
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during the cold months
and especially flu season.
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So garlic is
great for the system.
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I'm just gonna keep
chopping our garlic.
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All right, so now
we're going to sauté these
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so we can put this
into our barbecue sauce.
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I'm going to use some
extra virgin olive oil.
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Now some of you
may be wondering,
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"What is the difference
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between extra virgin
olive oil and virgin olive oil?"
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Basically, what it
really comes off to,
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the main principle
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is how refined the olive oil is.
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When it's extra
virgin olive oil,
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it's less refined,
it's healthier for the body,
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and it's better
for you to cook with.
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So extra virgin olive oil
is preferred, in my opinion,
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over virgin olive oil
because it's less refined,
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it's more close
to its natural state.
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So we're gonna take a skillet,
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and we're going to put
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some extra virgin
olive oil in there.
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And we're going to let
that heat for a little bit,
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check in on our
jackfruit to make sure
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that it's cooking
well, which it is.
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I'll show you a little bit.
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It hasn't changed
that much in its look,
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but if you touch, you can
see that it's getting softer.
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The goal is to be
able to pull it apart,
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so we just want to
keep tenderizing it
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through boiling.
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You can also bake
it, but I prefer boiling.
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Now as our
skillet is heating up,
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we're gonna put
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some chopped onions
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in the skillet...
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as well as garlic.
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Now if you can hear
that sizzle, it is amazing.
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I wish you were here
with me so you can taste
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what it smells like,
actually, so you can smell it.
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All right,
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so now I'm just tossing around,
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allowing the oils to be released
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from the onion and the garlic.
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Get a good view of that.
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Wow! The smell is
amazing. I love this.
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This is a great base.
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And a lot of times,
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there's a principle
that I'd love for you
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to take with you.
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You can have a base
which is called a mirepoix.
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A mirepoix is made of
onions, garlic, and celery.
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This is the critical stage
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where you can
season your dishes.
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So we have this sautéing.
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If you want at this point,
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you're able to put
any additional spices
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that you'd like
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or just want to keep
allowing this to simmer.
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So the good thing
about the recipes here,
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I really want to make
sure that you stay engaged.
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Each recipe that we
have, we leave room for you
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to add your
additional seasonings
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and to make adjustments,
but it's very imperative
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that you watch
these cooking episodes
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that you can see
some tricks of the trade
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and apply it to the recipes
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when you make it or
else you'll wish you did.
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So thanks for tuning in.
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All right, so we have
those going on right now.
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Onions are being sautéed.
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All right.
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Okay, so now for our next
dish, while these are simmering,
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the onions are sautéing,
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we're gonna go
to our next recipe,
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which will be a vegan slaw.
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And the slaw consists of...
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Now when it comes
to the slaw mixture,
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I like to have a
nice mix of carrots,
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might have some purple cabbage,
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so it just makes
it a nice variety.
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So now I'll take the cabbage
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and I'll put it
inside of the bowl like so.
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You see this? Okay.
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And cabbage is part of
the cruciferous vegetables,
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which is really
healthy for our body.
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Okay, so now I'm going
to add in some lemon juice.
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You can pour it right over.
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There we go.
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It's so fresh. I
absolutely love lemon juice.
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I really like also
putting it over salads
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and also having it in water.
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It's really good to
take the pulp of the lemon,
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put it inside of your
water, just let it swirl around,
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and it has really
good medicinal properties
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that you can have,
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especially if you
have it in the morning.
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Continue to use that
in your drinks if you can.
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All right, so we put
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some lemon juice
over our cabbage.
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Next we're gonna
put some Just Mayo
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or some vegan
mayo of your choice.
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So I'll put that in there.
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This is a very simple slaw
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because we don't want to
take too much attention away
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from the superstar,
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which is our barbecue jackfruit.
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So we're gonna put this inside.
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And if you find,
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when you're making your mixture,
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you would like to add
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a little more
Just Mayo, do as such.
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Remember, these
recipes are a great background
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and base for you to
build and make them your own.
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My goal is to empower you,
so please take the challenge on
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and feel free to just
recipe to your liking.
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Now I'm gonna add
some celery seeds,
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and I'll
sprinkle this over there.
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Now before I continue
with the slaw, as you notice,
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majority of the
meals that we're cooking,
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essentially all of the meals
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that we're making
today are plant based,
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and the reason for
that is the different
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health properties,
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nutritional values
found in plant based foods.
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Research and evidence has shown
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that having a
more plant based diet,
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essentially all
plant based diet,
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really helps to impact
our bodies in a positive way.
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It enables us to
have optimal health,
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health of the mind,
the body, and the spirit.
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I mean this is a stepping stone.
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But eating well
helps you to live well.
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So that's why you'll notice,
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majority of our
food is plant based.
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Actually, all of
our food is plant based.
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So sprinkle some
celery seeds over this.
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Make it fresh.
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But I do wanna warn you,
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there are some
negative drawbacks
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from having a plant based meal
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and a plant based diet.
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I don't know
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if I should share this with you,
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I know I'm cooking plant based,
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this might get in
the middle of things,
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but it's a secret.
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Do you mind coming
a little bit closer?
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Yeah, come a little bit closer.
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All right, the negative
thing is you might lose weight,
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you might gain energy,
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and you might live
longer in a healthy way.
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And I don't know if you
want the good things in life,
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but if so, this is for you.
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Sorry, I'm joking,
I'm being sarcastic.
00:14:02.07\00:14:03.81
Plant based is great.
00:14:03.84\00:14:05.81
I've really found,
00:14:05.84\00:14:07.18
since I've adopted
more of a plant based diet
00:14:07.21\00:14:08.84
that I've had more
energy, I am able to really meet
00:14:08.88\00:14:13.62
all the different
things of life better
00:14:13.65\00:14:15.38
when I eat better,
00:14:15.42\00:14:16.75
I work out, and this
is just one component.
00:14:16.79\00:14:18.95
So this is our vegan
slaw. It's very, very simple.
00:14:18.99\00:14:22.36
I'll put a little
bit more celery seeds.
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Okay.
00:14:25.76\00:14:27.10
Now you can take a
look. This is our slaw.
00:14:30.77\00:14:35.94
It's very simple
but yet delicious.
00:14:35.97\00:14:39.07
It's refreshing from the lemon,
00:14:39.11\00:14:41.38
very nice
bitter but sweet taste.
00:14:41.41\00:14:45.25
The vegan mayo
makes it a bit savory,
00:14:45.28\00:14:48.88
and then you
have the celery seeds
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that really accent the flavors.
00:14:51.09\00:14:52.42
So this is our vegan
slaw, which I really enjoy.
00:14:52.45\00:14:57.33
All right, so now
we'll get started on...
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Actually, let's
check on our jackfruit.
00:15:01.63\00:15:03.57
Let's make sure
everything's okay over here.
00:15:03.60\00:15:06.80
All right,
00:15:06.84\00:15:09.97
jackfruit looks perfectly done,
00:15:10.01\00:15:12.14
but I'm gonna do
this and double check.
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I'm gonna take a fork and
just make sure it's tender.
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You see this, you
can look in there,
00:15:19.65\00:15:24.42
and it's breaking
apart just like so.
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Doesn't that
remind you of something?
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And just to
think this is a fruit,
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so what I'm gonna do now
00:15:34.33\00:15:35.66
is I'm going to
drain my jackfruit
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and get ready to make it
00:15:37.50\00:15:38.93
into the pulled
chicken for our sliders.
00:15:38.97\00:15:42.67
All right, take this.
00:15:42.70\00:15:45.87
Alrighty, so as that drains...
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I'll bring this back over here.
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And we can start pulling it.
00:16:07.66\00:16:11.87
All right.
00:16:15.84\00:16:17.17
So now we'll pour
our jackfruit into here.
00:16:20.58\00:16:24.51
And they are just
waiting to be smothered
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with our
delicious barbecue sauce.
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So when it comes to the sauce,
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you can choose a
sauce that you enjoy.
00:16:35.19\00:16:37.76
I would
recommend getting a sauce
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that does not have
high fructose corn syrup.
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It's better for the body
00:16:42.36\00:16:43.70
if you have
something that's more natural.
00:16:43.73\00:16:45.80
So we made a vegan
barbecue sauce today.
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And you can find your
favorite barbecue sauce
00:16:48.97\00:16:51.41
in your local grocery
store or health food store.
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So now for the jackfruit,
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I like to either use
my hands or take a fork.
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And so that you can see...
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I will show you on
this cutting board.
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So with the jackfruit,
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I can just pull it
with my fork and press down.
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And it has a
consistency of this.
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Can you see it?
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It just breaks
apart into your hands
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and you can smother
with your favorite sauce.
00:17:30.38\00:17:33.01
So this is the
barbecue jackfruit.
00:17:33.05\00:17:35.32
So now I'll take
the rest of those.
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I can smush it with a fork.
00:17:38.02\00:17:40.59
And you can do
this in your bowl.
00:17:40.62\00:17:43.36
Take them out, just
put a little pressure.
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And the really cool
thing is in the middle
00:17:46.76\00:17:48.36
of the barbecue jackfruit,
you'll see seeds just like so.
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And you can do the same thing.
00:17:53.57\00:17:55.80
Just break it
down with your fork.
00:17:55.84\00:17:58.87
You can also
chop it with a knife.
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It all is up to you. All right.
00:18:01.01\00:18:06.55
So now we have
00:18:06.58\00:18:08.98
our barbecue jackfruit,
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and we're going to take
00:18:13.52\00:18:15.59
the same sautéed onions
00:18:15.62\00:18:17.03
that we made earlier together,
00:18:17.06\00:18:21.90
and we're going to
place some into the pan...
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into the pot.
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The smell!
00:18:29.84\00:18:31.87
Oh my! That is so amazing.
00:18:31.91\00:18:34.64
I wish you were
here with me right now.
00:18:34.68\00:18:36.34
This smells so good.
00:18:36.38\00:18:37.85
Fresh onions and garlic,
you can't really beat it.
00:18:37.88\00:18:40.72
And earlier today,
00:18:40.75\00:18:42.68
I shared with you
the base of a mirepoix,
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the one thing I forgot to
add is that mirepoix has onions,
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celery, and carrots.
00:18:51.29\00:18:53.16
So remember that,
00:18:53.19\00:18:54.53
a mirepoix is a good
base for all of your dishes,
00:18:54.56\00:18:56.80
it has onions,
carrots, and celery.
00:18:56.83\00:19:00.94
So when you make your dishes,
00:19:00.97\00:19:02.47
make sure to start
off with the mirepoix.
00:19:02.50\00:19:05.47
All right, so we
put our sautéed onions
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and garlic in our pot.
00:19:08.01\00:19:11.15
Now we're going to add
our barbecue jackfruit.
00:19:11.18\00:19:13.52
Okay, I'm going to
00:19:18.65\00:19:22.79
put down a few more.
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Okay, there we go.
00:19:26.49\00:19:33.07
And if you want,
00:19:33.10\00:19:34.44
you can also use your
hands to pull it apart,
00:19:34.47\00:19:36.00
it just depends
how detail oriented
00:19:36.04\00:19:38.97
you'd like to be
with your jackfruit.
00:19:39.01\00:19:41.41
Either way, it works well
00:19:41.44\00:19:43.51
because it
absorbs all the flavor.
00:19:43.55\00:19:47.28
Okay, so we pulled it apart.
00:19:47.32\00:19:48.88
Now we're going to
add our barbecue sauce.
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Okay.
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Personally, when
I started listening
00:19:59.49\00:20:02.33
and eating more
plant based foods,
00:20:02.36\00:20:06.87
I was completely
against it originally.
00:20:06.90\00:20:08.24
I was like,
00:20:08.27\00:20:09.60
"Oh, how can
vegetarian food taste good?
00:20:09.64\00:20:12.77
Or vegan food let alone?"
00:20:12.81\00:20:15.11
I tried some food,
00:20:15.14\00:20:17.31
it was very vegetarian,
it tastes very healthy,
00:20:17.35\00:20:21.05
and it just wasn't for me
00:20:21.08\00:20:22.75
because there was
missing one thing,
00:20:22.78\00:20:25.59
and it was flavor.
00:20:25.62\00:20:27.36
Then I realized,
00:20:27.39\00:20:28.72
I was actually
introduced to an amazing chef,
00:20:28.76\00:20:31.53
his name is Chef Miguel Larcher,
00:20:31.56\00:20:34.23
and through that, I began to...
00:20:34.26\00:20:37.23
I learned more
about plant based food.
00:20:37.27\00:20:39.50
And I trained with him,
00:20:39.53\00:20:40.94
and that's how I learned
00:20:40.97\00:20:42.50
that you can cook delicious food
00:20:42.54\00:20:44.91
that is also healthy.
00:20:44.94\00:20:46.27
It's possible. It is possible.
00:20:46.31\00:20:49.01
So now I'm going to use spoon in
00:20:49.04\00:20:54.05
some of our barbecue sauce.
00:20:54.08\00:20:57.55
Alrighty.
00:20:57.59\00:20:59.85
And turn the eye on,
we're gonna let this simmer.
00:20:59.89\00:21:02.49
The key to making this
jackfruit is making sure
00:21:02.52\00:21:05.03
that the barbecue sauce
becomes one with the jackfruit.
00:21:05.06\00:21:09.80
So I like usually let it
simmer for at least 30 minutes.
00:21:09.83\00:21:14.37
So I'm spooning
in my barbecue sauce.
00:21:14.40\00:21:20.91
Alrighty.
00:21:20.94\00:21:23.14
And if you look,
this is how it's becoming.
00:21:23.18\00:21:26.92
So first when you pour
in your barbecue sauce,
00:21:26.95\00:21:30.55
you'll notice that it looks
00:21:30.59\00:21:32.72
as if it's one,
but it's not done.
00:21:32.75\00:21:34.62
All of the
flavors need to become one
00:21:34.66\00:21:37.13
and the jackfruit
needs to really stick
00:21:37.16\00:21:40.16
to the barbecue
sauce or vice versa.
00:21:40.20\00:21:44.07
And then we're gonna
let that cook a little bit.
00:21:44.10\00:21:50.01
And as that is cooking,
00:21:50.04\00:21:52.47
we are gonna go
to our next recipe,
00:21:52.51\00:21:55.41
which is collard greens.
00:21:55.44\00:21:59.18
In the collard
greens, we'll use...
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To begin the recipe,
00:22:25.61\00:22:26.94
we'll start off
with collard greens.
00:22:26.98\00:22:28.61
They're amazing
beautiful leafy greens,
00:22:28.64\00:22:30.98
they're also
cruciferous vegetables
00:22:31.01\00:22:32.81
which are very
healthy for the body.
00:22:32.85\00:22:34.68
So let's take it
00:22:34.72\00:22:36.05
and we'll start it
off by wrapping it up
00:22:36.08\00:22:38.69
and then just cutting.
00:22:38.72\00:22:40.06
This is after you've washed it,
00:22:40.09\00:22:41.42
or you could buy precut
and prewashed collard greens
00:22:41.46\00:22:44.16
from your local
grocery store as well.
00:22:44.19\00:22:47.10
So I'm gonna go back
to that cradle motion
00:22:47.13\00:22:49.23
that we talked
about earlier today...
00:22:49.26\00:22:50.77
And just keep
cutting the collard greens.
00:22:54.90\00:22:59.27
Leafy greens are really amazing
00:22:59.31\00:23:01.64
to incorporate within your diet.
00:23:01.68\00:23:03.91
It helps you to
effectively digest your food
00:23:03.95\00:23:07.02
and also to give you
the different nutrients
00:23:07.05\00:23:09.38
and vitamins you need.
00:23:09.42\00:23:11.29
So I'm just gonna continue
to cut this collard greens.
00:23:11.32\00:23:15.66
Okay.
00:23:19.59\00:23:21.30
All right, so now we
have our collard greens.
00:23:21.33\00:23:23.70
And we'll take
our collard greens
00:23:23.73\00:23:25.07
and we'll place them
into the boiling water.
00:23:25.10\00:23:27.24
Alrighty.
00:23:30.87\00:23:32.21
Okay, so now as
that is boiling...
00:23:35.14\00:23:38.01
Sometimes you would think
00:23:38.05\00:23:39.38
that you put all
your seasonings in before,
00:23:39.41\00:23:40.92
but we're actually going to put
00:23:40.95\00:23:42.58
our seasonings in at the end.
00:23:42.62\00:23:46.92
Let's go check
in on our jackfruit.
00:23:46.96\00:23:50.06
Oh, man! Wow! This is amazing.
00:23:50.09\00:23:54.60
The smell is sweet,
it's tangy, and it's pungent.
00:23:54.63\00:23:59.60
I wish you were
here with us at home.
00:23:59.63\00:24:01.90
But don't worry,
00:24:01.94\00:24:03.27
you can try this at
your local house as well.
00:24:03.30\00:24:06.17
So for our collard greens,
00:24:06.21\00:24:07.54
we're going to put
in some chopped onions,
00:24:07.58\00:24:10.45
like the recipe calls
for two chopped onions,
00:24:10.48\00:24:12.45
we'll pour this right over.
00:24:12.48\00:24:15.48
Then we'll add
nutritional yeast flakes.
00:24:15.52\00:24:18.52
Now nutritional yeast
flakes are really great
00:24:18.55\00:24:21.42
because they
actually have protein.
00:24:21.46\00:24:24.86
When it comes to protein,
00:24:24.89\00:24:26.33
it is comprised of
different amino acids,
00:24:26.36\00:24:29.20
specifically we
need 20 amino acids
00:24:29.23\00:24:31.30
to create protein,
00:24:31.33\00:24:32.67
but there are 9
essential amino acids
00:24:32.70\00:24:35.10
that are taken directly
from the food that we consume,
00:24:35.14\00:24:37.47
and that's the only
place that we can get it.
00:24:37.51\00:24:39.97
And the great thing is
nutritional yeast flakes
00:24:40.01\00:24:42.74
have those nine
essential amino acids.
00:24:42.78\00:24:45.38
So nutritional yeast flakes
00:24:45.41\00:24:46.75
are really good for amino acids,
00:24:46.78\00:24:48.12
and they also have B12
which is great for memory loss,
00:24:48.15\00:24:52.75
energy amongst
many other things.
00:24:52.79\00:24:55.59
So now I'm gonna take
the nutritional yeast flakes,
00:24:55.62\00:24:57.93
and I'm gonna pour
it over the onions.
00:24:57.96\00:25:01.46
I will also add
some fresh garlic.
00:25:01.50\00:25:04.47
I love the smell of that.
00:25:04.50\00:25:06.23
Like we said, it's great
00:25:06.27\00:25:07.60
for building your immune system.
00:25:07.64\00:25:09.47
I'm gonna put some fresh
garlic into the pot as well.
00:25:09.50\00:25:14.01
Now you can add some
garlic and onion powder.
00:25:14.04\00:25:17.65
Pour that in there.
00:25:17.68\00:25:22.48
Now this is a secret and a tip
00:25:22.52\00:25:24.45
you'll only find
out if you're watching.
00:25:24.49\00:25:26.12
This is my personal secret,
but since you're tuning in,
00:25:26.15\00:25:28.62
I'll tell it to you.
00:25:28.66\00:25:29.99
I like to add some liquid
smoke into my collard greens.
00:25:30.03\00:25:33.29
So put a little bit
of liquid smoke in there.
00:25:33.33\00:25:37.40
And as we said before,
00:25:37.43\00:25:38.77
we will put some
amino Bragg's into this.
00:25:38.80\00:25:44.57
Alrighty.
00:25:44.61\00:25:46.51
Next, you can also add
00:25:46.54\00:25:47.98
a chicken seasoning if you like.
00:25:48.01\00:25:50.01
McKay's is great,
00:25:50.05\00:25:51.81
there's Chef
Larcher's chicken seasoning
00:25:51.85\00:25:54.38
which is great,
and just put it over
00:25:54.42\00:25:56.62
the collard greens.
00:25:56.65\00:26:00.29
Now for all of you
that like that spice,
00:26:00.32\00:26:02.76
it's really good to
put some red pepper flakes
00:26:02.79\00:26:05.76
or you could put
some chili garlic sauce.
00:26:05.79\00:26:08.96
And last but not least,
we'll put some coconut cream
00:26:09.00\00:26:13.54
or coconut milk
over the collard greens.
00:26:13.57\00:26:15.77
And you only need a little
to the ratio of collard greens
00:26:15.80\00:26:18.14
that we're using.
00:26:18.17\00:26:19.51
So make sure to check out
00:26:19.54\00:26:20.88
the recipe to get
the exact measurement.
00:26:20.91\00:26:22.38
And we'll plug it...
00:26:22.41\00:26:23.75
and pour it, sorry,
right over our collard greens.
00:26:23.78\00:26:27.52
All right, so
now we're gonna let
00:26:27.55\00:26:29.48
that simmer and cook down.
00:26:29.52\00:26:34.32
We'll stir it.
00:26:34.36\00:26:38.59
And try not to stir it much.
00:26:38.63\00:26:40.26
So now I'm just gonna
let it simmer and cook down.
00:26:40.30\00:26:43.13
And ultimately, I just
want to thank you so much
00:26:43.16\00:26:45.93
for cooking with me today.
00:26:45.97\00:26:47.70
It's been such a
pleasure and a joy.
00:26:47.74\00:26:51.27
I come from a world
of a business background
00:26:51.31\00:26:52.94
and one of the things
00:26:52.97\00:26:54.31
we utilize is
data to make decisions.
00:26:54.34\00:26:57.35
From that, there is
proof and sound evidence
00:26:57.38\00:27:00.32
that eating a plant based diet
can directly impact your health
00:27:00.35\00:27:03.18
in a positive way.
00:27:03.22\00:27:04.59
We've made a lot today.
00:27:04.62\00:27:05.95
Let's take a quick
look at what we made.
00:27:05.99\00:27:08.49
We have the barbecue jackfruit
00:27:08.52\00:27:10.99
which is
excellent in quesadillas,
00:27:11.03\00:27:13.16
you can put it on pizza.
00:27:13.19\00:27:14.93
Ultimately, it's
sweet and savory,
00:27:14.96\00:27:17.07
and it's sure to be a great dish
00:27:17.10\00:27:19.20
to share at your next event.
00:27:19.23\00:27:21.04
Next, we have the vegan slaw,
00:27:21.07\00:27:23.44
which is fresh,
vibrant, full of flavor,
00:27:23.47\00:27:26.01
and also it's very
simple, great to make at home.
00:27:26.04\00:27:28.98
And our other dish we
have is our collard greens.
00:27:29.01\00:27:32.91
They're delicious, southern,
00:27:32.95\00:27:35.42
and sure to be a comforting dish
00:27:35.45\00:27:37.65
at your next meal.
00:27:37.69\00:27:39.45
And ultimately, we put all
of our ingredients together
00:27:39.49\00:27:43.22
to make these delicious
barbecue jackfruit sliders.
00:27:43.26\00:27:47.20
So at the base
you'll see the barbecue,
00:27:47.23\00:27:49.66
and then it is topped with slaw
and covered with a nice whole
00:27:49.70\00:27:53.87
wheat slider bun.
00:27:53.90\00:27:56.07
So these are our dishes today.
00:27:56.10\00:27:57.84
And I just wanna thank
you so much for tuning in.
00:27:57.87\00:28:01.28
I would like you
to remember this,
00:28:01.31\00:28:03.24
"Beloved, I pray
that you may prosper
00:28:03.28\00:28:05.28
in all things and be in health
just as your soul prospers."
00:28:05.31\00:28:09.55
Thank you again for
watching Creative Cooking.
00:28:09.58\00:28:12.49
And be sure to tune
in for the next episode.
00:28:12.52\00:28:15.49