I could have sworn there was a recipe where Chef John called for "a little shake-a shake-a of the ol' cayenne pepper," but I can't find it, even in the cayenne supercut video.

I used walnuts instead of pepitas. I used grainy mustard.

An excellent dish, and not much work.

Chef John https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdM_bkikgas

My plate, with roasted sweet potato and blue cheese and asparagus. Next time I will add a touch of maple syrup to the sauce. https://imgur.com/a/xJVtOel

I used 80/20 ground beef since it was what I had in the fridge. If you do so, I would recommend a leaner mix. The flavor was great but they ended up a bit greasy from the fat, and that started to soften the crispy pita exterior pretty quick. I think a 90/10 mix would be a slightly more enjoyable experience, but if I only had 80/20 around, I definitely wouldn't let that stop me from making them.

I would recommend letting them drain for a moment on paper towels after taking them off the heat. Preferably on an angle towards the opening, or even vertical.

I also added more cayenne to the sauce as all of that yogurt is going to mute the heat anyway. And a little extra garlic just because I REALLY like garlic.

My first batch cooked a little too quickly on the outside, but I think that was also because mine were a bit thicker (prob 3/4 inch) due to using smaller diameter pitas (again, it was just what I had available). They still turned out great, but I had to pull them off the heat for a bit, which gave the juices/fats time to make one side soggy. Lowered the heat and smashed them a bit flatter (little under half inch) after that and it turned out much better.

https://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2024/04/arayes-did-i-invent-these-also.html?m=1

A surprising hit at work

I started watching chef John's videos fairly recently but I binged quite a lot of them. I couldn't help but notice a commenter with the username shaunhall284 always commenting mean, snarky or sarcastic stuff, then they even replied to one of the comments I left. Wtf is going on, am I missing some lore? Does chef John have an arch nemesis?? Do they not have anything else to do other then leave snarky comments? 😂

Can anyone tell me the name of the plates Chef John uses in this week's videos?? Specifically the bowl he makes the crumble in (1:16), and the plate he puts the chicken on(7:42)?

Thanks.

Used the salt and pepper spare ribs recipe as a base but subbed in gochugaru for the cayenne and rice vinegar for white. Then instead of BBQ sauce made a sauce with gochujang, ginger paste, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Paired with gochugaru seasoned green beans and white rice!

Got ready for the only day of the year where my dad would admit to liking the Irish. Paired with some delightful Guinness and will be followed by Chef John’s beef and Guinness stew. I actually like it more than corned beef and cabbage.

Has anyone made a meal plan for a week with all Chef John recipes? I'd love to see what others come up with.

https://www.allrecipes.com/yakamein-new-orleans-style-noodle-soup-recipe-8422264

https://youtube.com/shorts/eqU4wc1M_hQ?si=9V6CJ5gGo8kcmjgQ

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Chef John has grown on me over the last year or so via YouTube. He has a very concise style of narration, and 9/10 he makes things I also like. So, I'm a huge potato soup fan, so I check his out. Then he adds the pickles, and I go, no way, not for me! But it looks so good, so I decide, I'll make it, and I could always leave the pickles out. Even forgot to pull them from the fridge when I got started. I finally decide to add them, much to the displeasure of my pickle-loving 5 year old. Soup simmers away, past little ones dinner time, so soup-hating partner and I tuck in. I have never had a more delicious potato soup. Partner was raving about it. I made a double batch on Monday and I'm about to go heat up the last serving for lunch. Run, don't walk, to make this! I'm already planning another pot for next week.

recipe here

Any idea what brand pan this is? Did an exhaustive search and came up empty

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/220416/chef-johns-homemade-chicken-noodle-soup/ My broth was a little weak. Added better than bullion.

Is there a place to grab these in bulk? Not the ebook- an actual book or pdf.