Hey guys a lot of you have been asking the question can I cook and the answer really is ehh 'You surprise me with how shitty you are' And the answer really is, ehh
You surprise me with how sh*t you are I'm no master chef and I think that's no secret because you've seen my meal prep video in the past Which was really more of like a snack prep video rather than the true meal But today you're gonna be cooking with me an entire meal courtesy, of Blue Apron a meal kit delivery service Which brings the ingredients and the recipes right to your doorstep enough with the talking? It's time to get serious Wait is the flower in the shot But we don't need this right now, let's open the box first The first step to cooking a great meal is picking out what you're gonna cook and then picking up all the ingredients But thankfully, we don't have to do that today because I have this box right here that was delivered right to my door Let's get cooking So you have your chiller bag in case you're not home the food stays cool with the ice Recipe or maybe cooking today is the Tahini Chicken with crispy smashed potatoes and snow-pea tomato salad Muah Let's take a look at what's fully inside this box? Knick knacks aka sauces I've got the radishes, very healthy vegetables Grape Tomatoes, boneless skinless chicken snow peas, golden potatoes, and a garlic bulb I got my ingredients and I'm ready to start cooking But I want to get you your own blue apron box delivered So down below in the description box I drop the link first hundred people who sign up will get 50 bucks off the first Blue Apron for an order Let's get cooking 43 carbs with six sugars 52 grams of protein a big highlight trans fat is zero So the first part is gonna be preparing the potatoes Let me get my medium pot
medium pot, the medium would fall right in here Either pot the medium, would fall right in here Either pot the medium, would fall right in here Let's do something like they do in clothing, we'll go small medium large extra-large medium pot of salted, water boiling on time that looked legit Wash and dry the fresh produce is washing kits radishes Are these washing kits? radishes snow peas grape tomatoes I don't know if this is the right way to wash produce but it feels very efficient large dice the potatoes I'm gonna operate on these potatoes right now Yeah Advance move! Two potatoes in one let's talk ingredients, radishes, what a rock star vegetable you got vitamins A, E, C, B6 Fiber Then you got your grape tomatoes, which have been always my favorite tomatoes to eat because they're so bite-size and crunchy I love that They got lycopene, which is a really important antioxidants, which has a lot of health benefits I have potatoes to cook 11 to 13 minutes, while stirring but where's my cooking spoon for the stirring? *Drops* Using a strainer drain the cooked potatoes and pat dry with paper towels strain, strain, strain, strain, strain strain, strain Pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat transfer to a cutting board using a flat side of your knife carefully smash each potato piece Once the flatness they say good chef always taste his food halve the peas crosswise halve the tomatoes place in bowl and season with salt and pepper cut and discard the ends of the radishes Half lengthwise then thinly slice crosswise Look how green and Colorful this plate already looks peel and finely chop the garlic using the flat side of your knife smash it until it resembles a paste in a large bowl combine the vinegar Tahini 1 Tbsp olive oil tablespoon, Tablespoon of water and as much of the garlic paste as you like season with salt and pepper Whisk until smooth fill a medium bowl with ice water and a pinch of salt Set aside Add the halved peas to the pot of boiling water Cook, Stirring frequently Careful coming through Hot, Hot, Hot Ahhhh They say to immediately put them in the ice water, you know in medicine we have to sometimes shock, the patient But right now the process that I'm doing here Is called shocking the peas *Smiles awkwardly* Pat the chicken dry with paper towels season with salt and pepper on both sides in a large pan, Heat two teaspoons of olive oil, on medium high, until hot throw in the chicken on the pan *Wonderful Sizzling Sounds* *Wonderful Sizzling Sounds + Dr Mike's Weird, Creepy Smile Can't handle the heat Get out the kitchen Hmm *Some very girly, manly screams* It looks good Add the smashed potatoes in an even layer Season with salt and pepper cook four to five minutes per side until brown and crispy I'm gonna be a potato master chef *Fire Alarm Goes Off* Fire! Fire! No! Its not a fire *Fire Alarms Continues to go off* Shhhhhhh Oh man, its getting hot Oh Man!! It's getting hot *Some more Girly screams* Okay, switch gloves now this glove getting hot again Ahhhhh To a large bowl of dressing add the shocked peas, seasoned tomatoes and sliced radishes *Lets enjoy some nice non-copyrighted music* *Who wants to count how many times Dr mike screamed?* *I'll give you a hint
Its more than twice* Well look At this creation that really does look like the picture now the question is, does it taste like the picture? That's good put the camera down let's finish this and we'll talk after Put it down that was a great meal I'm not even joking like 10 out of 10 delicious and I cooked it myself if I can do it You definitely can do it more and more I find myself Drifting away from ordering takeout and the more I find myself wanting to prepare the meals on my own It's really critical to know what goes into your foods I have patients that come in all the time with worsening congestive heart failure or swelling in their legs And I at first question I ask them is how much salt they are consuming and most of them say well doctor I don't salt my food at all But then when I ask further they eat takeout quite often when you eat takeout, you just don't know what you're getting I mean, there's a whole host of things that you don't know about how your foods being prepared I always try and empower you at home and even my patients in the hospital to take control of their health and an easy first Step is to monitor what foods you're eating and watch those nutrition facts and with a service like blue apron they make it easy No-brainer, I strongly encourage you go in my description box and click that link and sign up for blue apron, the first hundred people Who sign up will get 50 bucks off their first two weeks of blue apron, that's a no-brainer Now I know you have some comments or critiques about my cooking ability So go ahead jump in the comment section I'm a big boy I can take it Get down there also and ask your questions because I'm active in the comments section and every month I'm still gonna be doing the responding to comments video As always stay happy and Healthy *Now lets get back to some non-copyrighted music* *Love what you're doing in the background*
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