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How To: Cook Chinese beef fried rice with Kai

Beef fried rice is easy to make. Just remember to use cooked rice that had been cool for at least 4-5 hours. My favorite dark soy is mushroom flavor dark soy sauce. You will need rice, beef, corn, peas, carrots, salt, sugar, garlic powder, and cooking oil. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to prepare Chinese beef fried rice with Thai chef Kai.

How To: Make meat samosas

Meat samosa's are very popular starter or accompaniment to an Indian meal. We teamed up with Shahena Ali of the Maharaja restaurant in Benfleet, Essex, to show you how to rustle them up. Make meat samosas.

How To: Thaw ground beef

Katny Maister tell us that so many recipes require ground beef, so it's only natural we start from the beginning: how to defrost it! Once you get the hang of it, you'll notice how easy it is, and you'll be on your way to making your hamburger, chili, or meatloaf recipe in no time!

How To: BBQ babyback ribs

In this video you will learn how to barbeque babyback ribs. Remember, don't get too hasty with the sauce - you need to cook the ribs first, then throw on the sauce and finish cooking.

How To: Smoke a pork butt

Smoking meat isn't that hard - it just requires a lot of patience (and maybe a few beers) and is usually worth the wait. In this video you'll learn how to smoke pork butt for making BBQ pulled pork.

How To: Make hyderabadi mutton biryani

Hyderabadi biryani is world famous and in this video Chef Sanjay shows you how to make a mutton (lamb) version of this Indian dish. It's a layered dish that takes time but comes out delicious! Sanjay recommends adding some ginger garlic paste when marinating the lamb.

How To: Make Nargisi Kofta

Nargisi Kofta is an Indian dish consisting of eggs covered with mince meat cooked in gravy of almonds and tomato. Mmmm it's making us hungry just reading it! Check out Chef Sanjay's video and make some for yourself.

How To: Make easy veal marsala

In these free Italian cooking classes on video, learn how to make an easy veal marsala recipe. Our expert will guide you through the dish step-by-step, with a list of ingredients and utensils needed, tips on how to buy veal, how to tenderize meat, how to cook the veal and vegetables, how much marsala wine to use, seasoning tips—and finally, how to garnish and serve this delicious dinner recipe.

How To: Make steak with Creole gravy

In these Creole cooking classes on video, learn how to make a steak and rice recipe with a roux based gravy. Our expert Nawlins chef, Karl James, will walk you through this recipe step-by-step, with a list of ingredients needed, instructions on how to mix the seasonings, how to marinate the steak, how to peel and sweat the vegetables, how to make the roux, how to cook rice, and how to bring it all together and serve.

How To: Make Ropa vieja (Cuban stew)

In this video series, learn how to make this popular Cuban dish. Our culinary expert, Brandon Sarkis, shows you everything you need to know to make Ropa vieja. Learn how to cut peppers, onions, and garlic for the dish. Also, learn how to chop and shred the meat.

How To: Grill steaks and tell when they're done

Over a hot grill, steaks will cook quickly, going from very soft (very rare) to somewhat soft with a bit of a spring (medium) to quite firm (well done). Steve Johnson, chef-owner of The Blue Room, recommends touching the steaks often and cutting into them when you think they’re done, erring on the side of under-cooking since you can always cook the steaks longer, if necessary. In this video he demonstrates the how to grill steak and tell what stage it's cooked to. Grill steaks and tell when t...

How To: Barbecue brisket

In this video series, our expert Terry Leafy will show you how to barbecue brisket. He'll teach you how to select you meat, season it, and apply sauce to it. Terry will also show you how to prepare and finish the sauce, how to use a smoker, and how to flip the meat.