Hola! Bonjour! Lay ho ma!
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And welcome back
to Creative Cooking.
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My name is Nicole Braxton,
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and I will be your tour
guide as we travel the world
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one bite at a time.
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Today I have the
pleasure of traveling
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to two awesome places.
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We'll be going
to the Middle East
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as well as Asia.
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For on the menu we'll
be making grilled keftas,
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kefta dressing,
and hot and sour soup.
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Before we go a
little bit further,
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I would love to
introduce my friend Alex.
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He can show us how
he makes his keftas.
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Alex, come on now.
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Hey, Nicole.
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Good to see you, welcome.
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It's nice to be back.
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All right, so for
our grilled keftas
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some of the
ingredients include...
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All right, so, Alex,
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now you know I love traveling
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and food is one of
my favorite things.
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When I go to
different countries,
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I really am interested
in the food, the people,
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and the culture.
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So let's...
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I'm curious to figure out,
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Alex, how do you
make your keftas.
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Okay, I'm really
excited to tell you.
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All right.
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You really have to have a
good base for your keftas.
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So I would like to
use the beyond burger.
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The beyond burger has
got a very good texture,
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is very colorful. Nice.
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And it sticks
together the best that I know
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from other veggie meats.
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Okay. So first up...
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So what do you do with
this beyond burgers so?
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Well, you take
your beyond burger
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and you put it into
your food processor.
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Alrighty. So
I'll take the top off.
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So go ahead and pour that in.
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Nice.
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Okay, there it is.
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Wow, the smell of it,
it smells good on its own.
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I really like the
different flavors that come out.
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So that's beyond burgers
you said, that's really good.
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Beyond burgers,
yeah. Okay, all right.
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So go ahead and
give that a whirl.
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And while we're doing
that, as she puts that going...
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Okay. I'm going to order...
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Well, let's do that first.
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All right.
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Okay, tell us,
what are you doing?
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So now you take your onion,
your favorite kind of onion,
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I like red onions, red
onions are my favorite,
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but white onions
do just well too.
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You go ahead and take your cups,
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and we're going
to quarter the onion.
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So we'll take off one
top, take off the bottom.
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Take that off, go
ahead and cut in half.
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And then we'll take
the skin off of this one.
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Just peel that right off. Okay.
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Take the other one,
peel that one right off.
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So do you think onion
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has a really good
taste with food or...
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Oh, yes. I think
it's a key ingredient.
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Onion has this way of
providing a substance like,
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it gives the need to a dish,
like especially a sandwich,
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it gives that
kind of kick to it.
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Nice. I really like onions.
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Very nice. Okay,
so how do you cut it?
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So how you cut it? We're
just cutting in quarters.
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So a half one
more time... Awesome.
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And a half one more time. Great.
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So we'll go ahead
and leave these here.
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We'll take our
already done, kefir.
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I'll give it one more swirl.
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All right, so
I'll take this out.
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Go ahead and throw
this back on the plate.
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I'll take a spoon
really quick and get those out.
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So it's all
going to be all pureed,
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you know, mushy and gooey.
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That's the way you can have it.
It changed its texture a lot.
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We can almost use it as a
sandwich batter or something.
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Yeah, you could
actually turn them into burgers,
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it's really cool.
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Wow, okay.
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So we're going to go
ahead and get that all out.
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We'll then throw our onions,
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our onions into
the same processor.
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Also we're going to
put in some paprika,
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some pumpkin spice
as well as some cumin.
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So let's go ahead and toss
those ingredients into our,
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I think...
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Okay.
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Again, half a
teaspoon of paprika.
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Alrighty.
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Half teaspoon of pumpkin spice.
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Pumpkin spice, so does
it make it sweet and savory?
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Yeah, it gives it kind
of a Thanksgiving flavor.
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Oh, wow. Personally my taste.
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Okay, so it has like a
holiday flavor in essence.
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A holiday flavor, yeah,
yeah. The sweet flavor...
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And then, little bit of cumin,
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it kind of gives a
strong pungent flavor.
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So go ahead and
pour that in there.
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And then you can
season to salt to your flavor,
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that what you enjoy.
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So I'm going to
take a little bit of salt
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and just a pinch of salt for me.
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And I think you
also said from the recipe
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also if you like you could use
a little bit of Himalayan salt
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which is really nice,
so Himalayan salt is great,
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if you like to use that as well,
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you can put that in there.
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So we'll go ahead
and put that back on.
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Alrighty.
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Thank you, Nicole.
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Also we need to
do our fresh herbs,
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our parsley and cilantro.
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So I believe it's four,
three to four things of parsley.
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So I'll go ahead
and hand that to you.
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Thank you. Go
ahead and toss those in.
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Alrighty.
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And I think it was
two to three cilantros.
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Alrighty. Okay. So there we go.
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Okay, so it's a lot of
fresh herbs, I like this.
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You know, one of the things
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that I found is
when using fresh herbs,
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it really helps to
replace using additional salt
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and things like that.
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I really like the flavor that
fresh herbs put into each dish.
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I agree. I like that, Alex.
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So what I do
now, do I put this on?
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Yeah, go ahead and put
it on. Okay. All right.
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Go ahead and wind it up.
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Okay.
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Wow, look at that.
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That's incredible.
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It's all coming together.
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So you can already
see the color starting
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to become one with each
other, the red, the pink,
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it's all just kind of
becoming one beautiful color.
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So when that's all
been diced up really well,
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it's all been
kind of finished off,
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we then add our beyond burger.
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So we'll go ahead and
throw our beyond burger in.
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I just want to...
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Look at this, look at
the colors, this is amazing.
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I love the purple coming out,
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I have the fresh
herbs and the green.
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Wow, okay, cool.
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So we put up the...
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Yeah, I love the
color of that, so pretty.
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Yeah, okay. Okay.
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So now you're going to
put the beyond burger inside?
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So beyond burger is
going in. Okay. Awesome.
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It smells so fresh, I love it.
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Especially with all the
herbs and the onion so...
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I love that,
it's a good explosion.
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Okay, cool. So we'll put the...
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Should I put the top back on?
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Yeah. All right.
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Let me turn it this way. Okay.
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Now, I'll just turn it on.
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So once it's all
blended together,
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we'll have a very colorful,
very beautiful mixture.
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Okay.
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Wow.
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This is amazing.
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Okay. Wow. That's good.
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Okay, so go
ahead and pull it out.
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So right after
you're done with that,
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you'll put it all of it,
look at it, it's really pretty.
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So pretty. I love this.
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You can see all the different
colors coming together.
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From my angle it has a lot
of difference spices coming out
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and it really, you can
tell it's like a nice spread.
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So you'll notice when you pull
it out, can I have your spoon?
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Of course you
can, one moment. Okay.
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So we'll go
ahead and pull it out.
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Great.
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You'll notice as we pull it
out that it's kind of a flimsy,
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it's really not the best
for like shaping at this point
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and that's because it
needs to go into the fridge.
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It has to go in the
fridge for about two hours.
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Two hours, okay. Two hours.
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I like mine set overnight. Okay.
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It's really, it kind of
gives it the best flavor,
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all the
seasonings can come together
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and really merge into one.
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So what you're
saying is basically
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after you let it sit
for two hours or overnight,
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it becomes firmer texture,
it's better for combining...
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It's better for shaping.
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And shaping,
awesome... Okay. Yeah.
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And that's what you
need to be able to do
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for the next part of it.
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So we'll go ahead and
throw that into the fridge.
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We had a pre-made one
that's already sat overnight
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coming out of the fridge
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and we'll explain
how to do after that.
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All right, let's...
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So I'll go ahead and
get some oil into our pan.
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Okay.
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So we have oil in our pan.
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So now we have our
dough, that's still a dough,
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but our food that
stay overnight...s
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Absolutely, okay.
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It's very easy for
shaping now as you can see,
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we've pull some out.
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Wow. It's very
thick. It's hardened up.
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I'll show it up
there. Very thick.
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Really hard.
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It's really nice for shaping.
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I like to put them
into like little cylinders,
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so we make them
into little cylinders.
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Cylinders, okay.
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Turn the heat
on and you go ahead
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and when it gets to
heat, we'll just place them on.
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So let's see here.
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Let that heat up.
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So again, you can make
them in any shape you want to.
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I like to put them
into a little circle shape.
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Okay.
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You can make them in a
little football shapes,
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you can make them
in a little triangles,
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you can flatten it out and make
them into actual burgers again,
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it's entirely up to you,
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but again, I enjoy
the little cylinder shape.
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So I'm going to go
ahead and toss it on here.
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It's going to start to sizzle.
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Now something cool,
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also cool about the
beyond burger is that
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it has its own
kind of oil in it,
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so it actually
helps cook itself.
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Oh, okay. That's
really impressive.
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Oh, okay, interesting. Okay.
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So...
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Nice, so it heat so that,
and then it cooks in there,
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very nice.
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I kind of made
mine into a hamburger,
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I really like this.
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That works too.
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So that's the basis of it.
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So once it starts to
cooking it, that's it...
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And you just go each side so.
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I notice that you like
to put skewers in yours,
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so do you cook
it with the skewers
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from side to side or...
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No, I prefer to cook it
without the skewers first.
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Okay.
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Because if you do
it with the skewers,
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you can't turn it as well,
it's going to stick to the pot,
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it's going to
burn your skewer too
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'cause the edges of
your pot get really hot.
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So if you're doing that,
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it will burn your
skewer for one thing.
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And secondly, it's just
kind of clumsy in your pan.
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It's really hard to work with.
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So I throw it in
before I put the skewer in.
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Okay.
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And one thing I've also
found when cooking especially
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since it has its
own different oils,
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also you can do it
with water as well,
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it's healthier, so, you know,
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oil or water might
be a good, you know,
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suggestion based on
what you're interested in.
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So I hear the sizzling. Okay.
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You can already see from
this little picture here,
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it's already starting
to pick up its steam here.
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Nice.
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We'll go ahead, you want
me to grab the other ones?
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Absolutely. I'll
toss them in here too.
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Okay, thank you.
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I cannot wait to try this.
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I'm so excited.
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Awesome. Okay.
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I want to try
something different,
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it's Creative
Cooking after all, right?
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Creative Cooking. All right.
00:11:32.05\00:11:34.16
So you're going to let
each one of these cooked
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for about two to three minutes
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depending on your heat
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and it will get into
this nice kind of brown color.
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So you want to try
it out? It's all yours.
00:11:50.17\00:11:52.57
Yeah, I like
to, sounds like fun.
00:11:52.61\00:11:55.34
Oh, wow, look at that.
00:11:55.38\00:11:57.91
It has like a nice
caramelized look on each side,
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I like that, okay.
00:12:00.82\00:12:02.92
Something you
might want to try also,
00:12:02.95\00:12:04.29
if you do the burgers
you could put in the grill,
00:12:04.32\00:12:06.52
you could grill it.
00:12:06.55\00:12:07.89
You know, bring
your friends over
00:12:07.92\00:12:09.32
and have them
smoke it in the grill.
00:12:09.36\00:12:11.56
You could do whole
sorts of things like,
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you can see she has
hamburgers in there too.
00:12:13.33\00:12:15.96
And you can make a
hamburger, you can make...
00:12:16.00\00:12:18.07
A vegan hamburger, wow!
00:12:18.10\00:12:19.83
A vegan hamburger, it's
also gluten free remember it,
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gluten free hamburger.
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Gluten free, non-GMO. Wow, okay.
00:12:22.84\00:12:25.71
So this is amazing.
00:12:25.74\00:12:27.41
I just want you
at home to see it,
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the smell is amazing.
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We eat from the pumpkin,
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you also have the
freshness from the herbs,
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and it's very flavorful.
00:12:36.42\00:12:39.39
Me personally I
love flavorful food
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and when it comes to
having plant-based meals,
00:12:41.56\00:12:43.86
when your food is flavorful,
00:12:43.89\00:12:45.39
it really shows you
that you can eat healthy
00:12:45.43\00:12:47.36
and also delicious
meals at the same time
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and you don't miss it.
00:12:49.83\00:12:51.23
So you don't miss, you know,
00:12:51.27\00:12:52.97
all the other things that
are not necessarily healthy
00:12:53.00\00:12:55.87
if you have
flavorful plant-based food.
00:12:55.90\00:12:58.67
So if you just
take a look at this.
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I love you to see
what I'm looking at.
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So if you see this right
here, it's grilled on the sides.
00:13:04.15\00:13:10.85
Yeah, I'll show you mine.
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Here you go.
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You can see the
grill on each side, okay.
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And remember, you
can cook this in water.
00:13:16.76\00:13:20.23
All right, this
smells amazing, Alex.
00:13:20.26\00:13:23.57
Yeah.
00:13:23.60\00:13:24.93
Thank you for
sharing this recipe.
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Wow.
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Okay.
00:13:29.44\00:13:30.77
Yeah.
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I enjoy eating it,
couple of friends of mine,
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we like to put or
make our own barbecue sauce
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and throw them on there.
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Oh, wow.
00:13:37.05\00:13:38.38
Speaking of which, I
think you have a sauce
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that you want to work on.
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Yes, I do have a sauce.
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So, Alex, I want to thank
you again so much for helping
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and thank you for
showing me this recipe.
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And I'll see you around, Nicole.
00:13:48.29\00:13:49.62
All right, take care.
00:13:49.66\00:13:50.99
For the next recipe
we'll be making kefta dressing
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and the ingredients include...
00:13:54.40\00:13:55.96
I will tell you, this
kefta recipe is amazing.
00:14:02.30\00:14:06.88
The smell is
just too much for me.
00:14:06.91\00:14:09.14
I'm super excited to try this.
00:14:09.18\00:14:11.08
Okay, but first let's
go to our kefta dressing.
00:14:11.11\00:14:15.08
So we'll be taking some yogurt,
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vegan yogurt
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and we'll put it
into a processor.
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Put some of that in there.
00:14:23.36\00:14:26.09
You can put into a
processor or a blender, okay.
00:14:26.13\00:14:30.50
And also we'll put
some fresh mint in there.
00:14:30.53\00:14:34.54
It really helps
to liven the sauce.
00:14:34.57\00:14:39.27
Okay.
00:14:39.31\00:14:42.31
So...
00:14:42.34\00:14:43.71
Wow, the smell is amazing.
00:14:43.75\00:14:45.48
It's just like having a
really nice pack of gum,
00:14:45.51\00:14:48.65
it's amazing smell, okay.
00:14:48.68\00:14:50.05
So we're going to put this
in to our blender or processor
00:14:50.09\00:14:54.12
and I will let you know
00:14:54.16\00:14:55.49
if you want to be a
little creative at home
00:14:55.52\00:14:57.53
which I really encourage,
00:14:57.56\00:14:59.23
you can add other
different spices in,
00:14:59.26\00:15:01.60
if you want to put a
little bit of pumpkin spice
00:15:01.63\00:15:03.57
from the keftas in
there, you're welcome to.
00:15:03.60\00:15:05.97
So let's say if
you decide to do that,
00:15:06.00\00:15:07.44
you can put that in there.
00:15:07.47\00:15:10.27
If you want to put
some salt to taste,
00:15:10.31\00:15:11.81
you can do that as well.
00:15:11.84\00:15:13.54
So we'll go ahead
and make our dressing.
00:15:13.58\00:15:18.81
Okay.
00:15:18.85\00:15:20.18
Nice.
00:15:31.43\00:15:32.79
All right,
00:15:32.83\00:15:34.70
so I'm going to take this out
00:15:34.73\00:15:38.50
and smell it.
00:15:38.53\00:15:41.97
Wow, that is amazing, amazing,
amazing, the smell is fresh.
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Let me take this.
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Well, okay.
00:15:50.15\00:15:53.15
There we go, I
really like this, okay.
00:15:53.18\00:15:58.39
So I'll pour it back
into its original casing here
00:15:58.42\00:16:01.79
so you can see it.
00:16:01.82\00:16:04.13
All right.
00:16:04.16\00:16:06.19
It has a really
nice color to it.
00:16:06.23\00:16:09.76
If you look right there,
you can see the different,
00:16:09.80\00:16:12.90
the fresh mint,
we've got the yogurt,
00:16:12.93\00:16:15.80
you can put a little
pumpkin spice in there,
00:16:15.84\00:16:17.87
it's right there,
00:16:17.91\00:16:19.24
and it's really great
to accompany your keftas.
00:16:19.27\00:16:21.84
So let's take a try.
00:16:21.88\00:16:24.45
All right, so you
can take your skewers
00:16:24.48\00:16:26.82
and put it inside of your kefta
00:16:26.85\00:16:30.95
like so, just like this.
00:16:30.99\00:16:33.89
Okay, yeah, I'm really excited.
00:16:33.92\00:16:36.69
Okay.
00:16:36.73\00:16:38.56
And then you can,
if you're eating alone,
00:16:38.59\00:16:41.83
you can double dip,
00:16:41.86\00:16:43.37
but you can just take your kefta
00:16:43.40\00:16:46.00
and dip it into your sauce.
00:16:46.03\00:16:49.30
Okay.
00:16:49.34\00:16:50.71
Oh, my goodness,
this is so delicious.
00:16:53.71\00:16:59.45
The fresh herbs are
really jumping out at you
00:16:59.48\00:17:03.42
and then the sauce...
00:17:03.45\00:17:07.42
It really accents the kefta.
00:17:07.46\00:17:09.96
This is really good.
00:17:09.99\00:17:11.69
So that is our second recipe,
we have our kefta dressing.
00:17:11.73\00:17:16.16
Now for our last
recipe as I finish this,
00:17:16.20\00:17:20.27
we'll be having
hot and sour soup.
00:17:20.30\00:17:23.41
The ingredients include...
00:17:23.44\00:17:25.01
All right.
00:17:56.30\00:17:57.64
Now, let's get started
on our hot and sour soup.
00:17:57.67\00:18:01.18
To start us off, I'm
going to take some water
00:18:01.21\00:18:03.51
and I'll pour into the pan.
00:18:03.55\00:18:07.78
Okay.
00:18:07.82\00:18:09.32
And I'm going to let that boil.
00:18:09.35\00:18:12.55
And I will add as well
chicken style seasoning,
00:18:12.59\00:18:16.49
so I'll take the
chicken style seasoning
00:18:16.52\00:18:18.03
and I'll just pour it in.
00:18:18.06\00:18:20.00
This flavors the soup.
00:18:20.03\00:18:25.10
Okay.
00:18:25.13\00:18:26.47
There it is, all right.
00:18:29.67\00:18:31.54
So while that is cooking,
00:18:31.57\00:18:33.31
also I am going
to cube some tofu.
00:18:33.34\00:18:36.98
So get some firm tofu,
00:18:37.01\00:18:38.78
you can also get
some organic kind.
00:18:38.81\00:18:43.75
All right, so I'm
just going to cut down.
00:18:43.79\00:18:48.16
Four sections going
down, one in the middle.
00:18:48.19\00:18:52.09
Okay, now I'll just
continue to cube it.
00:18:55.10\00:18:58.70
All right, so now
our tofu is ready.
00:19:02.80\00:19:05.51
Next but not least
we're going to add soy curls.
00:19:05.54\00:19:09.74
It's good to soak your soy curls
00:19:09.78\00:19:11.41
before putting it into the soup,
00:19:11.45\00:19:12.81
so it's all ready to go
00:19:12.85\00:19:14.18
or you could just
put it in straight,
00:19:14.22\00:19:15.55
it will also become
tender after a while.
00:19:15.58\00:19:18.15
So soy curls are dehydrated
00:19:18.19\00:19:20.66
but you hydrate it
with water by soaking it,
00:19:20.69\00:19:23.09
so you put that in.
00:19:23.12\00:19:26.49
And if you don't want
to use a meat substitute,
00:19:26.53\00:19:29.36
you don't have to as well.
00:19:29.40\00:19:31.53
Here's, some bamboo shoots,
00:19:31.57\00:19:33.07
so you can put in there as well.
00:19:33.10\00:19:36.07
Okay.
00:19:36.10\00:19:37.54
Alrighty.
00:19:41.68\00:19:44.45
Now, we can also add mushrooms.
00:19:44.48\00:19:47.82
These are dry shiitake mushrooms
00:19:47.85\00:19:51.12
and all you do is
you soak it in water
00:19:51.15\00:19:53.12
for about 30
minutes and then you'll have
00:19:53.15\00:19:55.22
a tenderize mushroom,
so it looks just like this.
00:19:55.26\00:19:58.76
And you can get this
at your local Asian store.
00:19:58.79\00:20:02.06
So now I'll take
up our mushrooms.
00:20:02.10\00:20:04.93
I've been letting mine soak
00:20:04.97\00:20:07.10
and you can do the same at home,
00:20:07.14\00:20:09.44
just put that in.
00:20:09.47\00:20:11.31
This definitely
reminds me of Asia,
00:20:16.64\00:20:19.98
beautiful, beautiful
country, continent actually.
00:20:20.02\00:20:24.85
There we go.
00:20:24.89\00:20:26.22
So now we have
00:20:26.25\00:20:28.32
the shiitake
mushrooms in the soup,
00:20:28.36\00:20:30.59
now it's all boiling.
00:20:30.63\00:20:33.86
Next, we will add the tofu.
00:20:33.90\00:20:38.27
Now this is a distinct soup,
00:20:51.61\00:20:54.02
it's very authentic,
00:20:54.05\00:20:57.75
and with this soup you
can also add different flavors
00:20:57.79\00:21:00.79
to make it your own
00:21:00.82\00:21:02.16
if you would like
a different taste.
00:21:02.19\00:21:05.56
Now we will add
our Aminos Braggs,
00:21:05.59\00:21:07.30
we'll just pour this in.
00:21:07.33\00:21:10.40
Okay, and then we will put some,
00:21:10.43\00:21:13.77
if you want a
little bit of kick to it,
00:21:13.80\00:21:15.64
you can add some chili garlic.
00:21:15.67\00:21:18.01
So I'll pour
that in there as well.
00:21:18.04\00:21:20.14
So just stir it around.
00:21:23.75\00:21:28.02
Wow, and just let
the flavor simmer,
00:21:28.05\00:21:30.59
you can definitely
tell that it's hot.
00:21:30.62\00:21:33.46
If you look closely,
you can see the hot peppers,
00:21:33.49\00:21:36.89
it has been hot.
00:21:36.93\00:21:38.56
You can see the hot red peppers
just shining through the soup.
00:21:38.59\00:21:45.53
Okay.
00:21:45.57\00:21:47.10
Now you're going to let
that cook for a little bit.
00:21:47.14\00:21:50.04
Wow, the smell is
amazing, it's like fresh
00:21:53.27\00:21:56.54
but it also has the
savory from the aminos
00:21:56.58\00:22:00.68
and then you have the
smell from the mushrooms,
00:22:00.72\00:22:04.02
this is a very unique soup.
00:22:04.05\00:22:06.05
It is acquired taste.
00:22:06.09\00:22:07.42
I will let you know
that it's an acquired taste
00:22:07.46\00:22:09.82
but I'm excited to try it.
00:22:09.86\00:22:11.79
So next, we're going to add,
00:22:11.83\00:22:14.20
as this is cooking
for a period of time,
00:22:14.23\00:22:16.46
then you will
take a lime or a lemon
00:22:16.50\00:22:20.67
and you'll add
the juice to that.
00:22:20.70\00:22:23.81
I'll squeeze some over.
00:22:23.84\00:22:26.57
And then also you can,
00:22:29.88\00:22:31.21
if you want you can also
have pre-made lemon juice
00:22:31.25\00:22:34.58
and you can just
put that in there.
00:22:34.62\00:22:37.82
And now as it's boiling,
00:22:37.85\00:22:41.52
all of the
flavors are combining.
00:22:41.56\00:22:44.23
You can also taste
your soup in between
00:22:44.26\00:22:46.33
and see if it's to your
liking, I'll try little in here.
00:22:46.36\00:22:50.20
Okay, wow, that
is spicy for sure.
00:22:55.30\00:22:58.04
This will wake you
up, that's for sure.
00:22:58.07\00:22:59.57
Okay, that's a hot
and sour soup for sure.
00:23:02.61\00:23:06.31
Okay, and so then
we'll put a little bit,
00:23:06.35\00:23:07.98
if you want to put a
little more seasonings,
00:23:08.02\00:23:09.52
I'll just put a little sprinkle
00:23:09.55\00:23:12.42
of chicken style
seasoning in there,
00:23:12.45\00:23:14.06
just a little bit more.
00:23:14.09\00:23:15.82
That's good for me.
00:23:15.86\00:23:17.66
And remember to
just change the menu
00:23:17.69\00:23:21.56
or change the ingredients
a little bit if you like to,
00:23:21.60\00:23:24.77
add different flavors,
00:23:24.80\00:23:26.13
but this is a
really good recipe for me.
00:23:26.17\00:23:28.84
So for the lime we
will add some zest now.
00:23:28.87\00:23:32.21
Okay.
00:23:36.44\00:23:37.78
And you want to make
sure you get the outer layer.
00:23:37.81\00:23:40.88
When it starts
getting to the white part,
00:23:40.92\00:23:43.35
it becomes a
little bit more bitter.
00:23:43.39\00:23:44.79
So just keeps
getting that outer layer.
00:23:44.82\00:23:49.42
Putting that over,
that's really fresh,
00:23:49.46\00:23:52.49
I like, yeah, that's great.
00:23:52.53\00:23:56.80
Okay.
00:23:56.83\00:23:59.70
You can add a
little bit more zest to it.
00:23:59.73\00:24:03.44
It brings out
the different flavors
00:24:03.47\00:24:05.27
in the soup which I like it,
00:24:05.31\00:24:07.08
it accents in a
really great way.
00:24:07.11\00:24:10.35
Okay.
00:24:10.38\00:24:13.28
So now all of the
flavors are combining.
00:24:13.31\00:24:18.72
You know when traveling
I found especially in Asia,
00:24:18.75\00:24:21.22
it's just amazing to see how
00:24:21.26\00:24:23.59
all the different
people connect with each other
00:24:23.63\00:24:26.33
and what brings people together.
00:24:26.36\00:24:27.70
One common denominator
I have found is food,
00:24:27.73\00:24:30.93
and that's why I really
enjoy making plant-based food
00:24:30.97\00:24:34.30
'cause it brings us
together in a healthy way,
00:24:34.34\00:24:36.81
and we can also
try different cuisines
00:24:36.84\00:24:38.77
from different countries,
00:24:38.81\00:24:40.14
and that's why
at around the World
00:24:40.18\00:24:41.51
in Seven Days
00:24:41.54\00:24:42.88
I like to cook plant-based
international infused cuisine.
00:24:42.91\00:24:47.08
And right now we're also
getting into more workshops
00:24:47.12\00:24:50.39
and things like that
00:24:50.42\00:24:51.75
but I really enjoy
international food,
00:24:51.79\00:24:53.86
so it's such a pleasure
to make the soup with you.
00:24:53.89\00:24:56.96
Wow, that smells
really, really good.
00:24:56.99\00:25:00.03
So when you make it at home,
00:25:00.06\00:25:01.56
be sure to bring
your friends together.
00:25:01.60\00:25:04.10
I really find that
making different recipes
00:25:04.13\00:25:07.47
and sharing
recipes with each other
00:25:07.50\00:25:09.00
can unite people
on a common interest.
00:25:09.04\00:25:11.87
At the end of the
day we all have to eat,
00:25:11.91\00:25:13.84
why not have delicious
food and plant-based food?
00:25:13.88\00:25:16.98
'Cause ultimately what we eat
00:25:17.01\00:25:19.31
can directly impact
the way that we think,
00:25:19.35\00:25:22.12
the way that we feel,
00:25:22.15\00:25:23.49
the way that we make decisions.
00:25:23.52\00:25:25.25
You know, have you ever been
at home and you were, you know,
00:25:25.29\00:25:28.09
eating
something really delicious
00:25:28.12\00:25:30.03
and it maybe had lots of butter
00:25:30.06\00:25:32.16
and all these
different ingredients
00:25:32.19\00:25:33.53
and you became tired?
00:25:33.56\00:25:35.43
That's not
normal or natural at all
00:25:35.46\00:25:38.33
and I've been there before
00:25:38.37\00:25:39.97
and I realize that
00:25:40.00\00:25:41.84
the more that I
eat plant-based food
00:25:41.87\00:25:44.04
or lighter food,
the better I feel
00:25:44.07\00:25:46.81
and the better
I'm able to accomplish
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the different tasks
that I have for the day,
00:25:48.94\00:25:50.65
the more energy I have
00:25:50.68\00:25:52.35
which is completely critical
00:25:52.38\00:25:53.85
especially when you
want to do great things
00:25:53.88\00:25:55.58
and have fun, enjoy,
00:25:55.62\00:25:56.95
and do what you're meant to
do and what you're called to do.
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So it's great to have
and start incorporating
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more plant-based
foods in the diet.
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At the end of the day,
this is a health journey,
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it's not a sprint,
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it doesn't mean that you
need to just drop everything,
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you can if you want to,
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but it doesn't mean you have
to drop everything right away,
00:26:12.40\00:26:14.97
but start incorporating
these things into your diet,
00:26:15.00\00:26:17.61
so having more
plant-based, some leafy greens,
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take it step by step,
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just make sure you're
stepping in the right direction.
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So it's really great
today to be cooking with you
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and let's take a look at
all the things we made today.
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So we made our hot and sour soup
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which is delicious.
00:26:33.62\00:26:35.56
It has a different
sour and sweet zest
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from the lime and the lemon
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and when you try it,
00:26:41.56\00:26:43.10
it definitely is
something that will wake you up,
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that is for sure.
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Our next dish,
we have the keftas.
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They're filled with
fresh herbs and spices
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and I really like that
Alex used something new to me
00:26:53.07\00:26:55.38
which is beyond burgers,
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they have a good texture
to them and they hold well.
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So it's key when you make these,
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so let it sit overnight
so it's able to better manage
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the different molding
that you put around it,
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and you can put a
skewer in there as well
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and dip it in our
last recipe of the day
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which is our kefta dressing.
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Right here if you take a look,
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we have the
base designed for you
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and the recipe which is filled
with vegan yogurt and mints
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and you can put your own
different spices in as well.
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So after making all
these delicious meals,
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I hope you go to
your friends and family
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and bring them
together on some of these meals
00:27:36.58\00:27:38.92
and just enjoy
each other's company,
00:27:38.95\00:27:40.52
share stories, embrace the time.
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I want to thank you
so much for tuning in
00:27:42.79\00:27:45.89
and watching this amazing
Creative Cooking program.
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Now I would like to
share with you one text
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that I love so dearly,
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"Beloved, I pray that
you may prosper in all things
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and be in health just
as your soul prospers."
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Be sure to tune in next time
00:27:59.57\00:28:02.48
around the world
at Creative Cooking.
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