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SIMPLY MING: Ming Tsai with Guest Karen Akunowicz

Ming Tsai (right) cooks with James Beard Award winning chef Karen Akunowicz.
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Ming Tsai (right) cooks with James Beard Award winning chef Karen Akunowicz.

Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand now with KPBS Passport!

On this episode, Ming at home cooks with James Beard Award winning chef Karen Akunowicz. Karen makes a flavorful Carchiofi alla Guidea – deep fried artichokes – among the best-known dishes of Roman Jewish cuisine.

Carchiofi alla Guidea – deep fried artichokes
Richard Noren. Courtesy of American Public Television
Carchiofi alla Guidea – deep fried artichokes

Ming follows it up with Shrimp and Jerusalem Artichoke Toast with a Watercress Salad. We’re doing artichokes two ways on SIMPLY MING.

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Shrimp and Jerusalem Artichoke Toast with a Watercress Salad
Richard Noren. Courtesy of American Public Television
Shrimp and Jerusalem Artichoke Toast with a Watercress Salad
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Richard Noren. Courtesy of American Public Television
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About The Series:

In the Emmy Award-winning series SIMPLY MING, host Ming Tsai cooks a dish and invites a celebrity guest chef to cook another, improvising from items in his East-West pantry. In Season 17, Ming’s guests include French chef Jacques Pépin, king of fusion cooking Susur Lee, home cooking proponent Sara Moulton, TOP CHEF contestant and soul food-lover Carla Hall, Israeli chef Avi Shemtov and BIZARRE FOODS expert Andrew Zimmern.

Chef Ming Tsai is on Facebook + Instagram

SIMPLY MING Season 17 | preview

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