Overview

This course, presented in partnership with The Culinary Institute of America, offers step-by-step instructions to help you become a confident and productive cook in your own kitchen.

Chef Sean Kahlenberg guides you through 24 easy-to-follow lessons that cover a wide variety of exciting and flavorful dishes. You’ll learn the importance of mise en place, how to prepare various ingredients, and classic cooking techniques—all while enjoying the process.

Course Outline

• Risotto and What to Do with the Leftovers
  • Duration: 29 min
  • Create a delicious risi e bisi while mastering techniques to keep chlorophyll vibrant and make arancini from leftovers.

• Choosing the Best Method to Cook Vegetables
  • Duration: 26 min
  • Discover how to prepare vegetables optimally. Learn essential kitchen tools and proper cooking methods.

3. An Elegant Corn Soup with Lobster
   • Duration: 31 min
   • Cook a delectable corn soup to accompany freshly cooked lobster, learning how to separate the meat for best flavor.

• Sautéed Scallops with Roasted Cauliflower
  • Duration: 28 min
  • Learn the secret to determining fresh scallops and how to prepare a creamy cauliflower side dish.

• How to Poach an Octopus
  • Duration: 26 min
  • Master the dual-cooking method for octopus paired with a Spanish romesco sauce.

6. How to Break Down and Roast a Chicken
   • Duration: 35 min
   • Learn to truss and roast a chicken, ensuring it retains juiciness using a chef’s thermometer.

• Braising Short Ribs and Making Polenta
  • Duration: 28 min
  • Simmer and braise short ribs, serve them with cheesy polenta and root vegetables.

• Pork Milanese and the Art of Breading
  • Duration: 35 min
  • Create a thin, wide pork cutlet and learn the art of breading and shallow frying.

• Grilled Salmon: Breaking Down a Round Fish
  • Duration: 39 min
  • Fillet a whole salmon and prepare a quinoa pilaf as a delicious accompaniment.

• One-Dish Cookery: Coq au Vin
  • Duration: 32 min
  • Master the art of making the French classic coq au vin in one pot, alongside potato purée.

• Monkfish: From Bycatch to Haute Cuisine
  • Duration: 28 min
  • Transform monkfish into a gourmet dish with whole-grain salad.

12. How to Make Rack of Lamb Persillade
    • Duration: 36 min
    • Create a flavorful lamb rack coated with a vibrant persillade and a caponata salad.

13. Making Your Own Pasta: Potato Gnocchi
    • Duration: 23 min
    • Learn to make potato gnocchi and pair it with a delicious sauce.

14. Making Your Own Pasta: Butternut Agnolotti
    • Duration: 25 min
    • Use pasta dough to create butternut agnolotti with a savory filling.

15. Cooking the Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey
    • Duration: 50 min
    • Master brining and cooking turkey, along with preparing stuffing and cranberry sauce.

16. Seafood Delight: How to Make Cioppino
    • Duration: 39 min
    • Cook a classic seafood stew with a variety of fresh seafood.

17. Finding Your Roots: Maple-Roasted Celeriac
    • Duration: 29 min
    • Create a flavorful vegetarian dish with seasonal ingredients.

18. How to Make Great Paella
    • Duration: 32 min
    • Craft a delicious paella using chorizo, seafood, and chicken.

19. Smoking Pork with Mexican Street Corn
    • Duration: 35 min
    • Learn advanced techniques for smoking pork and preparing street corn.

20. Dover Sole: Breaking Down a Flat Fish
    • Duration: 34 min
    • Prepare fresh Dover sole and plate it with fondant potatoes and asparagus.

21. You Too Can Make Ratatouille
    • Duration: 33 min
    • Create a colorful ratatouille while mastering precise vegetable cuts.

22. Making Roast Beef and Potato Gratin
    • Duration: 29 min
    • Learn to prepare roast beef with a flavorful potato gratin.

23. Patience, Pickles, and Crispy Fried Chicken
    • Duration: 26 min
    • Master fried chicken and homemade pickles with delicious coleslaw.

24. My Big Steak: Executing a Three-Course Meal
    • Duration: 58 min
    • You’ll learn to create a three-course meal featuring filet mignon, salads, and dessert.