Simply Ming: Cooking On The Fly: Shermay Lee & Peranakan Cooking

Airs Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Credit: Courtesy of American Public Television

Above: Chef Ming Tsai, host of the television series SIMPLY MING.

The Emmy®-nominated public television series SIMPLY MING returns for its ninth season with 26 brand-new episodes featuring more mouthwatering recipes, celebrity appearances and road trips to visit some of host Ming Tsai's favorite chefs.

Recipes

Pork Stir-Fry with a Candlenut Spice

Shermay Lee's Ayam Pedas (Chicken and Long Beans in a Spicy Gravy)

Shermay Lee's Ayam Pedas (Chicken and Long Beans served in a Spicy Gravy)

Each episode features a technique demonstration, followed by two dishes — one prepared by a guest chef and one by Ming, who must create a meal "on the fly" using cooking staples found in Ming's kitchen and with a unknown "secret ingredient."

Ming's studio kitchen bustles with the delicious sights, sounds and smells brought forth by his talented guests, including Jacques Pépin, Jody Adams, Michael Schlow, Andrew Zimmern (Travel Channel's "Bizarre Foods"), Jonathan Waxman, Joanne Chang and more.

"Cooking On The Fly: Shermay Lee & Peranakan Cooking" - Ming explores Peranakan cooking in Singapore with chef and cookbook author Shermay Lee whose cooking is living proof that grandmothers know best.

Sharing with Ming her grandmother’s decades old recipe for a traditional dish, Shermay takes us, and Ming, on a culinary adventure.

From finding ingredients in an outdoor market to using her family’s timeworn mortar and pestle, this episode highlights the culinary history and the exotic flavors found only in Singapore.

SIMPLY MING is on Facebook, and you can follow @chefmingtsai on Twitter. Shermay's Cooking School is on Facebook, and you can follow @ShermaysCkgSch on Twitter.

Simply Ming: Singapore Botanic Garden: Ginger

Blue Ginger is an ingredient near and dear to the heart of our chef Ming Tsai. In this SIMPLY MING vodcast from Singapore, Ming learns about some very special species of ginger when he ventures into Singapore's Botanic Garden.

Simply Ming In Your Kitchen Trailer

Available in October 2012 from Kyle Books: "Simply Ming In Your Kitchen: 80 Recipes to Watch, Learn, Cook & Enjoy" - Ming's newest book has a QR code for each recipe so you can access a video and shopping list!

Simply Ming Season Nine Preview

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