Hot Vegetable Recipes How-Tos
How To: Make Japanese pickles
Explore cuisine from the far east without leaving your kitchen! In this video, learn how to make Japanese pickles! To complete this recipe, you will need:
How To: Fry KFC style potato wedges
Arslan Ahmed shows viewers how to make crispy fried potato wedges. You will need a fryer or a pan with oil, 5 potatoes, 1 cup of milk, 1 egg, 1 cup flour, 2 tablespoons salt, 1 tablespoon pepper, and 1 tablespoon paprika. To begin, peel potatoes and cut into wedges by cutting potato in half and then cutting the halves into 3 or 4 pieces depending on size. Heat the fryer or the pot with oil while you are mixing the ingredients. In 1 bowl, mix wet ingredients and in another mix the dry. Dip pot...
How To: Make Mediterranean-style stuffed cabbage
In this tutorial Maria shows how to make Mediterranean-style stuffed cabbage by just using a few simple steps. For this recipe you will need: 1 pound ground beef, 1 cup round grain rice, 4 tablespoons chopped parsley, 1 1/2 tablespoons all spice, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 2 head garlic, 1 tablespoon dry mint, 1 tablespoon paprika, 3 or 4 crushed garlic, 1 medium chopped onion, salt, 15 oz of tomato sauce, 2 squeezed lemons or limes, and 1 large head of blanched cabbage cut into sections. The f...
How To: Make spicy potato wedges
In this video, we learn how to make spicy potato wedges. The ingredients you will need are: salt, 1/2 tsp dry mango powder, 2 medium wedged potatoes, 1 tbsp olive oil, 2 cloves smashed garlic, 1/8 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp Italian seasoning, 1/2 tsp red chili flakes and 1/4 tsp garlic powder. First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees and cut your potatoes into wedge shapes. Soak the potatoes in water then put into a bowl and add salt. Microwave until the potatoes are half way cooked and strain th...
How To: Prepare leeks for soups
Leek's are related to the onion family. They are sweet like onions when they are cooked, but unlike onions make your eyes water when you cut them, they have long straight white stalks with tough green leaves. Select white fresh stalks with bright looking green leaves, and avoid damage. To prepare the soup cut the stalk of the green leaf and reserve them to make stock and trim the surface of the base.Under running water cut the leek for two halves and wash thorughly between the layers. Slice t...
How To: Make Middle Eastern-style stuffed cabbage (malfouf)
Dede demonstrates a traditional Mediterranean dish known as Malfouf, or Stuffed Cabbage. In addition to cabbage, the recipe calls for white long grain rice, ground beef, minced garlic, tomato sauce, butter, lemon juice, salt and black pepper.
How To: Cook kale, collard, mustard, or turnip greens
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to cook cook kale, collard, mustard or turnip greens. The ingredients required are: frozen greens, chopped onion, chopped carrot, chopped celery, 2 cloves of garlic and 1 1/2 cups of chicken stock. Begin by putting the frozen greens into a pan and then add all the ingredients into the pan. To add flavor, add in 1/2 tsp of salt, 1/4 tsp of pepper, 1/4 tsp of freshly grounded nutmeg and 1/2 tsp of grounded mustard. Then cook it at low heat for 3 hours. ...
How To: Make Punjabi mustard greens
Anuja and Hetal from Show me the Curry demonstrate how to make Sarson ka Saag, a typical Punjabi recipe made with mustard greens. Chop the mustard greens and some spinach leaves and put them in a large pot of water. Boil them for about 15 minutes, then drain and let them cool.
How To: Make asparagus carbonara with Steve Ricci
Executive Chef Steve Ricci from Prime restaurant shows you how to create a very quick Asparagus Carbonara in this video. This dish is not only filling but can be done in under twenty minutes. This homemade sauce is created in the time it takes to merely boil your pasta. The flavor of smoked bacon, parmesan, tender asparagus and pappardelle pasta combine to create a pasta dish. Drop the pasta, the pappardelle in boiling water and it will cook while you finish the sauce. Fry the bacon in a sauc...
How To: Cook ratatouille niçoise with roasted vegetables
In order to prepare Ratatouille Nicoise with Roasted Vegetables, you will need the following: tomato sauce, zucchini, egg plant, fennel bulb, olive oil, red and yellow peppers, and a whole garlic bulb.
How To: Pick and buy fresh asparagus at the grocery store
Sarah East from Grocery School gives a lesson on how to buy fresh asparagus. Look for straight, firm stalks with dark green or purple tips. It is best to choose stalks the same size so they will cook uniformly, though the size does not affect the flavor.
How To: Make fresh and creamy vegan asparagus pasta
In this how to video, you will learn how to make creamy asparagus pasta. First, you will need 200 grams of pasta, 3 cloves of garlic, 240 grams of asparagus, a half a cup of white wine, pepper, 2 table spoons of extra virgin oil, 3 sun dried tomatoes, a handful of fresh basil, salt, 2 table spoons of soy cream, and parmesan. First, wash the asparagus and cut the ends off. Now cut the asparagus into pieces. Cut and peel the garlic, tomatoes, and basil. Add the oil into a pan and place the aspa...
How To: Make homemade fried green tomatoes
In this video, we learn how to make fried green tomatoes. First, grab several green tomatoes and cut them into 1/2 inch slices. Put the slices onto a rack, let them sit for 15 minutes. Now, in a bowl mix your breading mix. Add 1/2 cornmeal and 1/2 breadcrumbs and add black pepper, cayenne, 1/2 tsp of salt and mix it together. In a separate bowl mix two eggs and a tbsp of milk together. To coat the tomatoes, put them into a bowl of flour, then the egg mixture and then finally the corn meal/bre...
How To: Cook spaghetti squash in your microwave
This video shows the method to cook spaghetti squash in the microwave. Take a winter squash and punch some holes in it with a knife. Put it in the microwave for 20 minutes. After every five minutes, take the squash out and turn it after checking whether it is cooked or not. You can also take a crock pot with couple of cups of water and put the squash in it for 6 to 9 hours. After this, cut the squash along its length. Use the spaghetti lifter and remove the seeds. Now take out the spaghetti w...
How To: Make a simple broccoli stir-fry
Chef Keith Snow demonstrates in this video how to make a quick and healthy recipe using broccoli. Blanched broccoli is used, that is, it is dipped in boiling water to tenderize it. A wok is heated and flavorless pure olive oil is added to it. Finely chopped shallots, ginger and garlic are tossed around in the oil and the heat is turned up. The broccoli is added when the ingredients release their flavor. A pinch of salt and black pepper can be mixed to the wok. A tablespoon of toasted sesame o...
How To: Properly prepare & cook spaghetti squash
There are many ways to prepare spaghetti squash but this video takes your through a quick and easy method. First, pierce your squash with a fork and microwave it on a microwave-safe dish. Note that you should microwave the squash for an average of five minutes per pound. In this video, the cook is using a 3 pound squash so she microwaves her squash for 15 minutes. After it's done cooking, allow the squash to cool and cut it in half to remove the seeds. Now you are left with the squash flesh. ...
How To: Make tasty collard greens in 4 minutes
Rebecca from OffWhiteLiving shows a quick, easy way to cook collard greens. First remove the ribs from the leaves and chop them into bite-size pieces. Heat some butter and olive oil in the skillet. The greens need to be cooked in some type of fat since they have a lot of fat-soluble vitamins, including vitamin K, which is an important anti-clotting vitamin. Not to mention it makes them tastier. Put the greens into the pan and coat them with the butter and oil. Keep the heat low. A little know...
How To: Prepare Italian-style artichokes
This is a video tutorial telling you how to prepare artichokes italian-style. The first step is to add olive oil and onion to your pan. Then add four cloves of garlic. Next you will need to stir the ingredients together. Then you can add your mushrooms to your pan. Saute them together and let them cook down for a few minutes. Add prosciutto and parsley to a bowl and then add a bit of salt and pepper. Next pull out your artichokes. Cut the top off and trim the base. Cut the tops of every leaf....
How To: Cook a Persian-style cabbage dolma (dolme kalam)
Farideh Ehtesham shows you how to make a sweet and sour version of a popular Iranian dish called cabbage dolma. First, wash the whole green cabbage and put it in a pot of boiling water to soften the leaves. Next, mix together minced lamb, rice, split peas, salt, turmeric, black pepper, cinnamon, lemon juice, honey, tomato puree, and basil with clean hands. Carefully separate the cabbage leaves and cut away the top white part of the leaf. Place oil and the largest leaf from the cabbage in the ...
How To: Oven roast garden vegetables
This is a great instructional video on how to make oven roast garden vegetables. First take some tomatoes and cut them into halves with out crushing them. Now you can take some red pepper and cut them. Take the seeds out of the pepper.Put them all in a pan.Put the tomatoes at the bottom and the tomatoes at the top. Now cut the onion into small pieces and put them at the top.Finally you can cut the garlic and peel its skin. Now you can add this too. You can also add lemon. Now keep this tray i...
How To: Perfectly roast vegetables
In this CHOW episode, learn how to roast delicious vegetables with Lisa Jervis, cofounder of Bitch magazine and author of "Cook Food: A Manualfesto for Easy, Healthy, Local Eating". Learn how NOT to roast your vegetables to get a dish full of mushy veggies that taste more steamed than roasted.
How To: Make kimchi in three steps
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make kimchi. Begin with 2 cabbages. Cut the cabbages each in half to create 4 pieces. Now fill a sink with water and place in the cabbages to wash them. Then drain the water by putting them in a colander and cut each piece into 1" pieces. Place them in a bowl and add 4 tbsp of salt. Mix the cabbage and let it brine for 3 hours. Now to make the flavoring, users will need: 1 chopped red pepper, 2" strip of fresh ginger, 1/2 cup of garlic, 1/2 of an o...
How To: Make collard greens sauteed in bacon
In order to make Collard Greens, you will need the following: greens, salt, bacon, minced garlic, and hot pepper flakes. You can substitute other types of greens (e.g. kale, mustard, etc.), if you prefer. In a pan over medium high heat, add chopped bacon.
How To: Cut up a cabbage
This video is a demonstration of the proper way to cut up a cabbage. Large vegetables like cabbage can be hard to cut up because they are so big and tend to move around on the cutting surface. The first thing to do is to create a flat surface, so make it safer to cut. Cut the whole cabbage in half holding the end of the core on top. Cut the core out of each half in a big V shape. Cut it in half again to make quarters. Take the cabbage apart so that you can flatten it out and cut thin slices f...
How To: Make cajun-style turnip greens
In this video, Beryl Stokes demonstrates the preparation of cajun-style turnip greens. The ingredients required for this recipe are diced bell peppers, 2 large diced turnip roots, smoked pork sausage, 2 bunches of turnip greens, diced onions, 2 chopped garlic and oil. The bell peppers, onion and garlic are sauteed for about 5 minutes in a large stock pot with 2 tablespoons of kennel oil. Vegetable stock and the turnip roots are added to the pot and boiled for about 15 minutes till the roots t...
How To: Make a red cabbage pulao
In this Food video tutorial you will learn how to make a red cabbage pulao. Ingredients for this recipe are ¾ cup finely chopped red cabbage, ¾ cup basmati rice, one teaspoon each of ginger, garlic and chili paste, olive oil and rice seasoning vinegar. Heat up two tablespoons of olive oil in a pan and add the red cabbage. Add one teaspoon each of ginger, garlic and chili paste. Stir well so that all the ingredients are mixed well. Wash and drain the rice, add it to the pan and stir it. Add ...
How To: Make a portobello mushroom steak with roasted garlic
YouTube user aVeganCookingShow shows how to prepare a portobello mushroom and mashed potatoes. First, he makes the mushroom marinade. Chop four cloves of garlic and a quarter onion. Combine these in a bowl with a quarter cup of olive oil and a quarter cup of balsamic vinegar. Remove the stems of three portobello mushrooms and place the caps in the marinade and let it sit for about an hour. Roast a clove of garlic for the potatoes by cutting off the top of a clove and pouring olive oil through...
How To: Pickle cabbage
A clear and easy method of making the traditional and healthy Russian food pickled cabbage is displayed in this video. Our chef begins by highlighting the nutritional values of the food, then goes on to detail the type of cabbage suitable for the dish. The chef then demonstrates how to correctly slice the cabbage with both a standard kitchen knife and a slicer, and then garnishes the cabbage with sliced carrots and salt - a vital part of the meal, explained by the chef: too much would be unpl...
How To: Make sauteed garlic asparagus in a pan
This is a great instructional video on how to make sauteed garlic asparagus. The main ingredients required to make this wonderful food are three table spoon unsalted butter, two cloves garlic chopped,one bunch fresh asparagus, quarter teaspoon kosher salt and quarter teaspoon ground black pepper. First melt the butter in a big skillet over medium-high heat. Once the butter is melted add the garlic. Then add asparagus spears and salt. Finally add pepper to it. Now cover it and cook stirring oc...
How To: Cook asparagus, Cajun style, in a pan
In this video, we learn how to cook asparagus with Beryl Stokes. To do this, grab as much asparagus as you need and rinse it well. After this, cut the thick bottom part off of the asparagus and place into a skillet with a cup of water over high heat. Add butter and sea salt to your skillet and cover until it boils. Once it's finished, place the asparagus onto a plate and it will be steamed. This is a great side dish for any meal and is much better than the asparagus that comes out of a can.
How To: Make simple potato wedges
In this Food video tutorial you will learn how to make simple potato wedges. Get potatoes depending on how many people are going to eat. Wash them and brush them so that they are clean. Then dry them up. Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees. Now cut the potatoes in to wedges. Take a cookie tray, spread aluminum foil over it and spread olive oil on the foil. Spread out the wedges on the foil and sprinkle salt and pepper. Put the tray in the oven and after about 45 minutes the potato wedges are rea...
How To: Make your own veggie burger
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a veggie burger. The ingredients that are required for this recipe are: 1/2 pound of firm tofu, 1 finely diced onion, 2 tbsp of soy sauce, 2 tbsp of flour and 2 tbsp of wheat germ. Begin by mashing the tofu. Once the tofu is mashed, mix in the rest of the ingredients. Users may also add in spices, vegetables, beans and nuts for extra flavoring. Now take the mixture and form it into a patty. Place it on a pan with oil and heat it over the oven ...
How To: Cook lemon roasted asparagus in the oven
Make that bunch of asparagus really tickle your taste buds by roasting it with some lemon. Lemon and asparagus are a great combination that brings out the best in both foods. This recipe is simple to make and calls for only the most basic of ingredients. This video will show you how to cook lemon roasted asparagus
How To: Cook spaghetti squash for a healthy alternative
This is a great method to use squash as an alternative to pasta. Take spaghetti squash and slice it in half. Scoop out the inside and discard. You now season the two sides with butter and want ever other seasonings you like. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a baking dish place the squash upside down and add an inch off water in the bottom. Bake the squash for one hour. It will now be soft and the middle is easily scooped away from the skin. Just add some spaghetti sauce and Parmesan cheese...
How To: Grill any type of vegetable on any type of grill
Chef Don from HouseCallChef demonstrates how to grill mushrooms, asparagus, zucchini and yellow squash. You can also grill other vegetables such as parsnip, rutabaga, potatoes, tomatoes or peppers, and even some fruits like pineapple, watermelon, apples and oranges. You can use any type of grill that you want.
How To: Make an orange broccoli & cauliflower vegetable dish
Rachel Ray shows how to make orange scented broccoli and cauliflower. Add salt and broccoli and cualiflower to simmering water, and let them steam with peices of orange rind. THe orange rind will add the aroma of oranges to the dish, and infuse the dish with orange flavor. Add butter to the pan, and let it get to the bottom of the pan. Squeeze the juice of the orange that you took the rind from and squeeze it over the top of the vegetables. Chop up a few scallions to add a mild onion flavor. ...
How To: Make spaghetti squash for beginners
This video shows you how to make spaghetti squash. When cooked properly, the squash will separate into spaghetti like strands. If the squash has a cooking instructions label, just ignore it. Cooking it upside down in water tends to leach out the flavors. Cut the squash in half long ways and scrape out the seeds in the center. Use heavy duty foil and wrap it up completely. Heat your oven to 375 and place your squash on a sheet pan. Roast it for about an hour to an hour and fifteen minutes depe...
How To: Clean and cut leeks for cooking
In this Food video tutorial you will learn how to clean and cut a leek for cooking. This is really very easy and simple to do and takes very little time. A leek has a green part at one end, then the white part and the roots at the other end. Never cut the root otherwise, you will not be able to hold it together. Cut off the dark green part. You can use it for stock or soups. Then you got to clean the leek. Holding the root end, make a long slit with the knife, turn it a quarter and make anoth...
How To: Dice an Onion Properly & Without Tears
Michael Andrew, from Meals Americana, gives us some interesting tips on dicing an onion without tears.
How To: Cook with pumpkins in the oven
In this video, Curtis Smith from Southwest Yard & Garden is joined by Bernadillo County Home Economist Patricia Aaron to talk to us about cooking with pumpkins. There's probably no vegetable that anounces the arrival of fall like a pumpkin. When you're using a pumpkin to make piesm cakes, and so forth, you want to choose a medium-sized one. Smaller pumpkins can make good side dishes. Bear in mind, it takes a bought a half pound of cooked pumpkin to make one serving. Here, we're using a nice m...