Martha Stewart's Cooking School

Talk

Inspired by the eponymous best-selling book, Martha Stewart's Cooking School gives home cooks a culinary master class with Martha herself. Using her signature step-by-step, how-to teaching process, Martha illustrates cooking fundamentals that everyone should know: from roasting and poaching to braising and blanching.

Episodes

Cast

1. Eggs

27th Sep 2012

Preparing eggs properly, no matter the style; frying eggs; omelet recipe; foolproof frittata.

2. Sauces

4th Oct 2012

Two methods for preparing hollandaise sauce; creamy bechanel sauce; serving French sauce beurre blanc over steamed lobster; marinara sauce made with four ingredients.

3. Vegetables

11th Oct 2012

Simple vegetable side dishes include steamed spinach, sauteed broccoli rabe, roasted cauliflower steaks, brown sugar-glazed carrots, sauteed sugar snap peas, and shelled peas with mint and lemony kale salad.

4. Stocks

25th Oct 2012

Three common stocks - - chicken, beef, and vegetable.

5. Butchering

1st Nov 2012

Master class on meat with fourth-generation butcher Evan Lobel includes cutting up a whole chicken, spatchcocking a Cornish game hen, butterflying a leg of lamb, butchering a beef tenderloin, and making medallions from pork loin.

6. Rice

8th Nov 2012

Fluffy white rice; pilaf; risotto; Thai fried rice.

7. Dressing & Emulsions

15th Nov 2012

Shallot vinaigrette prepared two different ways; creamy blue cheese dressing; mayonnaise; BLT.

8. Steaming

22nd Nov 2012

Cooking chicken breasts in parchment paper; cleaning and steaming mussels; using a bamboo steamer to prepare steamed salmon and peas.

9. Roasting

29th Nov 2012

Roast chicken; roasted root vegetable salad; green peppercorn-crusted roast tenderloin of beef.

10. Braising

6th Dec 2012

Which cuts of meat are good for braising; classic pot roast; braised cabbage with apples; pulled pork sandwiches.

11. Poaching

13th Dec 2012

Using poached chicken breast in chicken salad sandwiches and Cobb salad; poached salmon steaks; poached eggs.

12. Frying

20th Dec 2012

French fries; pan-fried chicken; Japanese tempura vegetables with dipping sauces.

13. Pan Searing

27th Dec 2012

Pan-seared scallops with lemon-caper sauce; crisp-skinned salmon filet; pan-seared steak with mustard-cream sauce; Muscovy duck breasts with port wine reduction.