Simply Ming
Season 15
TV-G
Ming Tsai, former host of the Food Network's East Meets West, hosts a PBS cooking show.
Where to Watch Simply Ming • Season 15
26 Episodes
- Carla Hall
E1Carla HallIt's time to go crazy for coconut this week with Carla Hall, co-host of the Emmy-award winning television show The Chew and owner of her own Southern restaurant in Brooklyn. This week, Carla joins Ming in his loft to make her fragrant Calaloo-a Crab and Coconut Spinach Soup and Cassava in Coconut Sauce. Then, Ming counters with a Creamless Watercress Soup with Honey Apple Salsa and Coconut Shrimp. Soup's On this week on Simply Ming. - Jacques Pepin
E2Jacques PepinThe legendary Jacques Pepin, who is best-known for his PBS cooking series as well as his history of cooking with Julia Child, keeps things fun and simple this week. Jacques and his granddaughter Shorey swing by Ming's loft to make curly dogs with pickle relish, mayogrette dressing and potato salad. Ming cooks up some quick Chinese sausage buns. Simple ingredients make delicious dishes on Simply Ming. - Aaron Sanchez
E3Aaron SanchezYou may recognize one of the world's most distinguished Latin chefs, Aaron Sanchez, from his roles as judge on "Chopped" and alongside Gordon Ramsay on "Masterchef". Today, Aaron visits Ming in his loft to cook his albondigas tacos while Ming makes beef and salted watercress scallion pancakes. It's on fuego this week on Simply Ming. - Barbara Lynch
E4Barbara LynchThis week on Simply Ming, two-time James Beard Award-winner, author, and restaurateur Chef Barbara Lynch is joining Ming in the kitchen. Barbara, the creator of seven different restaurants, cooks up a ricotta ravioli with black olive croutons and a simple tomato pan sauce. Ming follows with an Asian-inspired ginger edamame ravioli with a Chinese vinegar and brown butter sauce. - Todd English
E5Todd EnglishIt's cauliflower two ways this week on Simply Ming. Ming's longtime friend Chef Todd English, known for his landmark restaurant Olives in Charlestown, Massachusetts, as well as his restaurants across the country, shares how to make a cauliflower risotto as only he can do it: Italian style. Ming puts his own spin on this trendy vegetable with his delicious soy-honey-lime beer battered cauliflower. - Amanda Freitag
E6Amanda FreitagAmanda Freitag from the Food Network's "Chopped" and "Iron Chef America" joins Ming to create two different pork dishes. It's all about the sear as Amanda prepares pork chops with crispy pancetta in a cast-iron skillet, while Ming whips up a pork scaloppini with lap chong and leek salsa and caramelized apples. - Rick Bayless
E7Rick BaylessPBS's own Chef Rick Bayless visits Ming in his loft this week to share his Mexican flavors. Rick, who has several restaurants in Chicago including the Frontera Grill and Topolobampo, which received the James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant in 2017, cooks up Mexican street corn tacos with homemade corn tortillas, while Ming makes his new egg omelet wrap with a corn, tomato, watercress and fermented black bean salsa. - Tiffani Faison
E8Tiffani FaisonMing is joined this week by Top Chef alum Tiffani Faison, owner of Boston's Tiger Mama and Sweet Cheeks, for two different approaches to a classic - chicken. From high atop Boston at Ming's loft, our chefs head outside to grill their poultry. Tiffani shares her recipe for Grilled Tandoori Chicken with a fresh Tomato and Herb Salad. Meanwhile, Ming cooks up a Tea-Smoked Whole Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and a Fermented Black Bean Pesto. - Mathew Peters
E9Mathew PetersIt's all about Team USA for the Bocuse d'Or competition this week as Ming gives a toast to Per Se's Executive Sous Chef, Mathew Peters, for winning the 2017 gold medal. Matt cooks a new version of his winning chicken and crayfish, and Ming complements it with a surf-and-turf dark chicken and shrimp stir fry with snap peas and 3-2-1 Sauce. - Ken Oringer
E10Ken OringerChef Ken Oringer, owner of restaurants all over Boston and beyond, including Uni, Toro, Coppa, and Little Donkey, joins Ming in the kitchen to cook up a crowd favorite: fried chicken. Ken prepares an out-of-this-world fried chicken sandwich with a kimchi brine, while Ming makes a fried chicken bahn mi. It's fried chicken two ways this week on Simply Ming. - Mom and Pops
E11Mom and PopsThis week on Simply Ming, our viewers' favorite couple is back again-yes, Mom and Pops will be here with Ming in the kitchen. Together Mom and Pops cook up a delicious steamed whole fish with zesty chiles, inspired by Ming's recent trip to China with Pops. Ming follows with a family favorite - a spicy ground pork stir fry with whole wheat scallion pita. It's family cooking this week on Simply Ming. - Joanne Chang
E13Joanne ChangChef Joanne Chang, mastermind behind Boston's Flour franchises and restaurant Myers and Chang, joins Ming. Joanne flexes her pastry prowess by preparing delicious Vietnamese espresso ice cream-filled profiteroles with spicy ganache. Ming counters with a pâte à choux two ways-tea smoked salmon with cream cheese, chives and lemon, and devil's balls. - Jamie Bissonnette
E15Jamie BissonnetteJames Beard Award-winning chef Jamie Bissonnette swings by Ming's loft to turn up the heat with eggplant. While Jamie prepares a spicy shrimp with Thai eggplant, Ming cooks up eggplant with an Asian twist-a tasty, spicy Sichuan eggplant dish called Yu Xiang Qie Zi. - Wild Cod With Chef Gisli Matthias Audunsson
E19Wild Cod With Chef Gisli Matthias AudunssonMing visits Iceland, where he explores the coastline with chef Gisli Matthias Aundunsson. They also forage for "sea truffles" among other seaweeds on Reykjavik's dramatic coast. Aundunsson makes a whole roasted cod head with angelic emulsion and angelic potato salad while Ming makes rice paper-wrapped cod with mushroom compound butter. - Arctic Char With Fanney Dora Sigurjonsdottir, Vodka Cocktail
E21Arctic Char With Fanney Dora Sigurjonsdottir, Vodka CocktailVolcanic rock-purified water for making special liquor; making cocktails; cured Arctic char tartar with grilled bread; tea-smoked five peppercorn Arctic char with root vegetable risotto. - Langoustine & Tomatoes With Chef Axel Bjorn Clausen
E22Langoustine & Tomatoes With Chef Axel Bjorn ClausenIt wouldn't be a visit to Iceland without experiencing its geothermal energy. Ming visits Freidheimar, a tomato greenhouse in Iceland that runs off of geothermal energy to make over 370 tons of tomatoes a year. Ming picks tomatoes off the vine to bring to Fishmarket Restaurant in downtown Reykjavik where he meets chef Axel Bjorn Claussen to make some explosive cocktails along with his sous chef Kirill Ter-Martirosov. - Minnesota Episode With Jamie Malone
E23Minnesota Episode With Jamie MaloneBreakfast at Spoon and Stable; salmon mi-cuit with sauce meurette; salmon en papillote with Chinese black beans, leeks and maitake mushrooms with brown butter couscous; whole-grilled salmon with pressed lobster sauce, celeriac and maitake mushrooms.
