Cooking Videos — 2026-06-21#
Watch First#
If you only have time for one video today, make it Chef Chen Zongming’s absolute masterclass on traditional Shandong-style dry-braised pomfret. It is an incredible display of old-school culinary techniques and professional knife work that will fundamentally change how you approach cooking whole fish.
Highlights by Theme#
Recipes & Tutorials#
The standout tutorial today comes from the channel 鲁菜老厨陈宗明 in 经典鲁菜，干香小辣，咸中带甜，【干烧鲳鱼】传统做法来啦 #民间手艺人 #鲁菜老厨陈宗明 #美食 #美食教程 #鲁菜 #cooking, where the chef demonstrates an authentic “dry-braise” (干烧) using a gorgeous caramelized sugar base (糖色) and Sichuan peppercorn water for a savory, subtly sweet, and wonderfully aromatic finish. For a more rustic and deeply comforting meal, the channel 老东北美食 shares a fantastic Northeastern one-pot rice dish in 懶人燜飯，米飯一鍋出！沒技巧沒配方！會煮飯就會做！一口香迷糊 #老东北美食 #food #家庭菜 #cooking #美食 #delicious, simmering pork belly, broken potatoes, torn eggplant, and green beans directly beneath a fragrant layer of steamed rice. If you need an absolute weeknight savior, 尚食厨房 ShangshiKitchen’s Costco牛肉片最简单好吃做法！搭配芝麻菜青苹果沙拉，两道菜轻松开饭｜Quick & Healthy: Costco Beef Slices with Arugula Apple Salad shows how to turn thinly sliced Costco beef into a rapid Korean BBQ-style dinner, paired brilliantly with a crisp green apple and arugula salad tossed in a homemade wasabi vinaigrette.
Food Science & Tips#
Today’s videos are absolutely packed with brilliant kitchen wisdom, like the pomfret tutorial’s deep dive into knife work: scoring your fish at a precise 45-degree angle exposes a wider surface area of the flesh for maximum flavor absorption without weakening the structure of the fish in the pan. We also get a stellar lesson in texture from the one-pot rice video: parboiling your rice for exactly 3 minutes until the hard, raw core is halved ensures a wonderfully chewy, al dente bite that won’t turn into mush during the final steaming process. Additionally, this video proves that physically tearing vegetables like eggplant or breaking potatoes with force—rather than slicing them cleanly—creates uneven, jagged surfaces that soak up braising liquids far better.
Everything Else#
Rounding out today’s viewing, the channel 詹姆士官方專屬頻道 tests out a trendy instant noodle hack in 實測韓國米其林主廚這樣煮辛拉麵好吃嗎？ ＃辛拉麵. It’s a fun, quick watch for anyone who loves experimenting in the kitchen and wants to upgrade their late-night Shin Ramyun cravings.