Jailhouse Sous Vide: Cooking Behind Bars

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

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Food, Arts

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🗓️ 27 August 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Writer Daniel Genis tells us how he learned to cook in prison with limited tools and ingredients, from fried fish and dumplings to pasta cooked on a rewired hot pot. Plus, spirits expert Yolanda Shoshana reveals how cognac became a part of Black history, Dr. Aaron Carroll tells us why coconut oil might not be as healthy as we think, and we make chicken fricase from Puerto Rico.

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0:00.0	Hey, Chris Kimball here from Milk Street.
0:01.5	You know, a few months ago, I traveled to Istanbul,
0:04.0	then down to Intakia and southern Turkey
0:06.2	near the Syrian border.
0:07.9	I spent time with home cooks.
0:09.2	We made red lentil soup, egg scrambled with yogurt,
0:12.5	cheesy Turkish mashed potatoes, rice pudding,
0:14.6	and a pizza made with meat and no crust.
0:17.6	Now, these are the recipes you expect to find
0:20.2	in glossy food magazines or fancy cooking shows.
0:23.2	This is what everyday cooks make every day.
0:26.2	So if you would like to change the way you cook, as I have,
0:29.4	and to turn out dishes that you never thought possible,
0:32.3	please join us here at Milk Street.
0:34.0	Just go to 1-7-7-Milk Street.com slash plans.
0:38.5	You get immediate access to our recipes, TV shows, podcasts,
0:41.6	and cooking classes, plus free shipping from our store,
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0:52.4	membership.
0:53.4	And I can't wait to see you here at Milk Street.
0:57.3	Hi, this is Christopher Kimball.
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