Martha Stewart's Cooking School (2012)
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.
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Episode 1 - Eggs
Release Date: 2012-09-27Preparing eggs properly, no matter the style; frying eggs; omelet recipe; foolproof frittata.
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Episode 2 - Sauces
Release Date: 2012-10-04Two methods for preparing hollandaise sauce; creamy bechanel sauce; serving French sauce beurre blanc over steamed lobster; marinara sauce made with four ingredients.
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Episode 3 - Vegetables
Release Date: 2012-10-11Simple 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.
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Episode 4 - Stocks
Release Date: 2012-10-25Three common stocks - - chicken, beef, and vegetable.
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Episode 5 - Butchering
Release Date: 2012-11-01Master 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.
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Episode 6 - Rice
Release Date: 2012-11-08Fluffy white rice; pilaf; risotto; Thai fried rice.
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Episode 7 - Dressing & Emulsions
Release Date: 2012-11-15Shallot vinaigrette prepared two different ways; creamy blue cheese dressing; mayonnaise; BLT.
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Episode 8 - Steaming
Release Date: 2012-11-22Cooking chicken breasts in parchment paper; cleaning and steaming mussels; using a bamboo steamer to prepare steamed salmon and peas.
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Episode 9 - Roasting
Release Date: 2012-11-29Roast chicken; roasted root vegetable salad; green peppercorn-crusted roast tenderloin of beef.
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Episode 10 - Braising
Release Date: 2012-12-06Which cuts of meat are good for braising; classic pot roast; braised cabbage with apples; pulled pork sandwiches.
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Episode 11 - Poaching
Release Date: 2012-12-13Using poached chicken breast in chicken salad sandwiches and Cobb salad; poached salmon steaks; poached eggs.
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Episode 12 - Frying
Release Date: 2012-12-20French fries; pan-fried chicken; Japanese tempura vegetables with dipping sauces.
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Episode 13 - Pan Searing
Release Date: 2012-12-27Pan-seared scallops with lemon-caper sauce; crisp-skinned salmon filet; pan-seared steak with mustard-cream sauce; Muscovy duck breasts with port wine reduction.