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Learn to season!
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Learn the professional way to season using Rick's Seasoning Salt I can't emphasize this enough! This is the most important aspect in cooking and is the difference between the true professional and the amateur. A Chef's Salt is used for both great flavor and for better health! Great Flavor! - This is one of the most important videos in the entire program, learn this, be consistent, and you will be amazed at everything you make! For Good Health! - You will cut your sodium intake drastically! Start by making ours, then change it to make your very own! |
Now experiment with other ingredients! |
Special seasoning videos for " Kids" of all
ages!
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Le Menu
As we continue to grow, we've changed the style of this section to read
more like a menu.
Below you'll find our Appetizers, Soup & Salads, Main Courses,
Desserts and Extras (sauces & how-to.)
You'll also find a section for Equipment and Suppliers (where to get
your ingredients.)
We think it makes it easier to find the recipe and demonstrations you
want to see!
Appetizers
Soups & Salads
Basic Bisque from Shrimp, Lobster or Crab
Confit, Beet & Goat Cheese Salad
Main Courses
Fish and Seafood
My Favorite "Dish of the Year - Fideo"
This is one of the most
versatile dishes I've been exposed to!
Shrimp & Asparagus Fideo with Aioli!
Baby Trout with Egg-pancakes
For breakfast, lunch or dinner!
Beef
Basic Beef Stew
You can use most any kind of meat
for this dish.
Roasting a Beef Sirloin
Save money and prepare for future
meals at the same time.
Using New York Trim Meat
See trimming a New York below.
Steak with potatoes & corn on the cob in only two pans
Tri-Tip Basics
A very versitile cut of beef!
Lamb
Borrego Borrego Borrego
One of the Black Sheep classics!
Roasting a bone in Leg of Lamb
Leg of Lamb Part 2 -A selfish yet guiltless, pleasure!
Start a Cassoulet with that lamb bone!
Gnocchi - Using Lamb Trim Meat
A Favorite Spring Lunch
Baby
lamb chops and vegetables seasoned with aioli and grilled
Aioli Dinner Suggestion 1 - Baby Lamb Racks, Broccoli
& Potatoes
Make the Aioli sauce below and
dinner is fast and easy!
Game
Venison Rack
With a healthy mushroom & black
truffle scented sauce
Pork
Pre-Cooking a Pork Loin
Make future dinners fast! First in
series.
Pork Loin 2 - Don't waste those Pan Juices!
Pork Loin 5 - Risotto
Now that you've made Risotto, see
Risotto Cakes in Appetizers!
Basic Pork Stew for larger groups
Stew Two - Taking it a step further
Poultry
Roast Chicken & Vegetables
Simple and oh so good!
A Spanish (and healthier) version of Chicken Cordon
Bleu?
Great re-heating secrets included!
Roasting a large Turkey!
The tricks to a brown and moist bird!
Then, fast, simple Turkey Gravy!
Turkey and Avocado Tacos
A nice change for left-over turkey!
Sausage & Peppers Variation
Using Turkey Sausage
Roast Quail Salad with a "Far East Feel"
Confit and Chanterelle Mushroom Stew
Ou La La! Fresh Foie Gras and Confit
Saffron Rice - A suggestion for larger groups
This one's made with chicken but you can use anything!
Vegetables and Side Dishes
Italian Squash with Sheep's Milk Romano Cheese
Pureed Cauliflower
A substitute for potatoes & butter.
One Potato Two Potatoes
Make time count when cooking!
Mixed Bag
Aioli Dinner Suggestion 2 (Mediterranean Tacos)
Black Sheep Cocido
Our version is kind of a Spanish Cassoulet
Desserts
Gateau au Chocolate - Plus a pumpkin version!
This was one of our most popular
desserts
Mini Chocolate Gateau au Cholcolat
A Chocolate Mousse in less than 10 minutes!
So quick, make it before going to work!
Ready when you get home! (10 minutes)
Chocolate Mousse in 10 real fast!
For those who just need a quick re-fresher this is the
same video above in fast forward! (1 minute)
Raven's Kisses
A fun thing to do with Chocolate Mousse
A Chocolate Sauce Tasting
This is a great party idea for friends!
Extras
(sauces and how-to videos)
Aioli (a quick & easy version)
This was the restaurant's most
popular sauce!
Sofrito
An onion & Garlic reduction, a basic
ingredient for many Spanish sauces and dishes
Sun Dried Berry Sauce
For Venison & Duck
Make a great sauce from leftover Soups!
We demonstrate with the Pumpkin Soup above!
Healthy ways to Thicken Soups & Sauces!
Peeling Shrimp
And using the skins for broth and more!
Trimming a New York Strip
Save money, eat better.
Make breakfast and start dinner at the same time!
Featuring "Not a Cassoulet"
French Toast
From last night'sFrench bread
Kate & Avery's Chocolate Mess!
2 kids vs. 6 lbs of chocolate.
Who wins?
Here's
some Egg ideas and options!
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Fresh Egg Yolk Options
Many of you enjoy making our Aioli and other dishes that call for fresh egg yolks. I've been trying to get somebody to carry fresh pasteurized egg yolks. I'm still working on it! |
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Equipment, Tips & Favorite Tools
Black Steel Pans
The workhorse of the kitchen!
Tongs
No kitchen should be without them!
Instant Read Pocket Thermometer
Another must have item!
Plastic Turkey Thermometers?
I'd say no...
Do two jobs at once with a Double Steamer
Suppliers
Growers Ranch for Produce
In Costa Mesa, California. They have a great retail shop
because their
main business is that they supply many of the best local restaurants!
La Espanola - Everything Spanish
In Harbor City, California, but they ship most everywhere!
Dry Dock Fish
Many open air market locations in Southern California!
D'Artagnan
In New York but ships the best cured meats, confit and
specialties of Southwest France
Savory Spice Shop
The best and freshest herbs & spices. Get the
ingredients here to make Rick's Chef Salt.
Chef's Toys
My favorite for the best equipment. One of few pro shops
open to the public.
SPECIAL ADDITIONS
Learn to "think like a chef" on the road! Travel with a chef and see how to prepare great meals on vacation (or at home!) and save money doing it. Rick and Diana love to travel and they also love to cook while traveling. In this section you'll find what they've done while on their numerous road trips. Many episodes include; where they shopped, what they bought, the menu, how each dish was prepared and how much it all cost! Although they love to eat out, they also love using what they find where they are! Vacation Cooking in the San Juan Islands Black Sheep Cooking Club's The Black Sheep Cooking Club 's Pre-Packaged Gift Ideas Just for
fun, playing with Snails! |
Black Sheep Cooking Club
PDF's and Books |
All the Recipe Cards for The Black Sheep
Bistro's Video Cookbook Vol 1
You asked for it and here they are exactly as they are written at the end of each video! Easy to download and print. |
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