Brussel Sprout Love: Jacques Pépin: More Fast Food My Way | KQED

If left on a desert island, Jacques thinks he'd be quite happy as long as he had some chickens! For Jacques, the prize part of the chicken is the thigh, and he thinks you'll agree when you try Crusty Chicken Thighs with Mushroom Sauce, served with a tasty fricasse of brussel sprouts and bacon. An inspired use of instant potato flakes to thicken a soup shows up in the fast-cooking seafood chowder topped with fresh crabmeat. To end on a relaxing note, Jacques arranges a presentation of Stilton with apple and nuts to accompany a delicious glass of vintage or aged Tawny Port.

[@CraigArndt]

Chef Pėpin is just a wonderful human being. Even offering his parenting advice, which is totally correct.

[@brianmcclune2176]

Genius, gentleman, and credit to the human race.

[@MrAhuraMazda]

Just like Trump

[@battmann678]

I'd give almost anything to spend a day cooking and talking with this guy. He's the best.

[@danpalooza]

Jacques dishing out the parenting advice too. Such wisdom

[@rrelampago1]

Lazy Sunday afternoon watching Jacques. Heaven.

[@crownstupid]

"The recipe is only the expression of one moment in time" -- Jacques Pépin

[@flarica64]

Thanks for doing this. I thought it must be in a meme somewhere on the internet. Such a wonderful quote.

[@flarica64]

The only complaint I have is that Mr. Pepin's voice is so soothing that I find myself falling asleep watching his videos. LOL🥰😂

[@AlergicToSnow]

He checks the heat of the stove by the size of the flame, not the number on the dial. Old school. Sign of someone who really knows what they’re doing. Not to mention insane knife skills.

[@Phranclinn]

Most remarkable knife skills of any chef in the world

[@kathleenwassum7712]

I have learned so much from you!! As a retired teacher, who mostly used slow cookers or pressure cookers, my new hobby is to be a “ stay at home chef”! Thank you so much for the tutorials! I feel like I’m going to school for free!❤️🥂

[@Radjehuty]

I tried cutting apples like that...yeah it's not that easy. A master really has a way of making things look so easy that it's hard to remember just how skilled he is. Years of practice. Amazing.

[@joannaedwards6325]

Yes it LOOKS easy. My mom used to peel and cut onions in her hands over the waste basket.by the stove. Tried it. Got cut. Chopping board 4 me.

[@jannethiebaud1493]

Master, genius, gentleman, what more could anyone ask for? I have NO idea how this wonderful man cooks a 4 course meal in 30 minutes, he takes my breath away, and the food always looks so exquisite! It is a privilege to just sit here and watch the Master at work! RESPECT!

[@Ddboyz465]

Because all prep work is done before hand and behind the stage.

[@LL-sd2fc]

A privilege, indeed.

[@debc7341]

I just love Jacques 🥰

[@adamwilliam2882]

@@Ddboyz465 he literally prepped everything through the video

[@teriagins5695]

He's lightning fast with a knife...and he has expert instinct for spices and flavors... The Joy of cooking indeed...I am thrilled this series is on You Tube so I can refer to his preparation again and again. He and Julia Child together are enchanting and doubly-skilled.... just shows you how to turn simple food into gourmet eating!!!! Bravo Jacques Pepin!!!

[@DailyBach]

"a recipe is an expression of one moment in time" - Jacques Pepin

[@marthaacosta7455]

Lóp

[@irishdivajeffries6668]

I love this phrase!

[@user-hn4yh2vs4l]

亦鵝及愛意9

[@Chance57]

Con 👏sis 👏ten 👏cy 👏

[@Samurai78420]

Incredible.

[@Sbannmarie]

Jacques is a culinary gem for sure.

[@disco0752]

Every time I watch Jacques Pepin I an rejuvenated into the world of culinary cuisine or as Grandma would say, "Natural Cooking".

[@dillonr2610]

You are a gift to this planet good Sir. 👨🏻‍🍳😁

[@jonathanbartron3658]

Watching Mr. Pepin's seemingly effortless culinary brilliance is akin to a 30 minute Masters Class. His technique, knowledge and charm qualify him as a national treasure.

[@willboucher9336]

Pepin is amazing in his technique. He makes cooking look effortless, and simple. His knife skills are awesome. He is a true chef. His skills are an inspiration to up your game.

[@Evernia6181]

@@generic53 Be nice!😉

[@sunzeneise]

Remember: that he learned his technique under a the strictest regime, which started with cleaning of produce and taking out the garbage and grease, then prepping, always svelte ,and economical (not wasteful,). And, the praise is sparse. You stumble or err you have lost your opportunity. (Yes, I know “mean” - “Now, get out of the way. - you’re fired”

[@duanecowgill745]

He truly is an American Treasure. Love, love, love to learn from his cooking style. Classic French and much more.

[@ashenden1928]

Jonathan Bartron Well said sir

[@karenchamberlain3626]

What a delicious venue to see Mr Pepin in his element . He brings so much warmth, charisma and love to his show! When i am having a down day i watch Mr Pepin and within minutes feel so up and motivated! Excellent Jacques!!

[@archangel5627]

As a chef Im always so pleased by Jacques Recipes. Whether they are complex fine dining meals or the simple family style dishes, Jacque never disappoints! His ideas and recipes always work and they are always huge crowd pleasers. I’ve been in the business for a long time and I’m still blown away by the speed and efficiency of his amazing knife skills! There are few people who can match him and I’m definitely no slouch when it comes to the kitchen. When I throw dinner parties at home I tend to go a bit over board and so I enjoy seeing the dishes like the one Jacques prepared in this video. Sometimes simpler is better and I think his take on fast food is something everyone can cook and enjoy!

[@joannaedwards6325]

Arch Angel And he never breaks a sweat and remains SO CALM!! Amazing. If I tried to prepare this meal, I'd be sweating, swearing, and dropping stuff on the floor !

[@JessePeveril]

"The recipe is only the expression of one moment in time, which is what happened the day that I did this, in fact, when I did that recipe before it was probably was different than it is now, always different." Amazing. 17:22

[@helenhollis3984]

Most humble yet most helpful

[@temudjin1155]

That's how I'm proud of my countrymen and it rarely happens. When I see all these beautiful comments addressed to Jacques Pépin, I have no doubt he has achieve something awesome by enjoying to share his knowledge. Kudos Monsieur Pépin !

[@kj8645]

I have watched him since I was a child (and he was much younger, himself); he still amazes and fascinates me…his attitude, his care and finesse, his careful consideration for food, ingredients, preparation and people all still bring me such joy as I watch…there is only 1 JP, true living legend…

[@yodakee]

So gentle, natural, a man of the earth is Monsieur Pepin. Merci mille fois

[@sharonkubick4338]

It’s so wonderful to hear and see Jacques create an artistic menu

[@steveg8322]

Exquisite and tasteful without condescension.

[@stevenstefano8520]

My favorite part of the show is when he quickly makes a party friendly dish in about 30 seconds. It always makes me smile.

[@IceDragon978]

tbh i could watch Jacques cut and chop things for hours, even if he doesn't actually make any food out of it.

[@pattavery1628]

+IceDragon978 He is more entertaining than most things on tv. I watch him to relax. And to learn and develop my culinary 'expairteec'.

[@joirjoja1]

+IceDragon978 The essence of life is harmony, the pleasing combination of the things good in life... I think Jacques Pepin has it when he is cooking...For sure all the rest are to busy trying to out do each other in a never ending epic of vanity...Julia n Pepin are truly giants in the kitchen, as well as in my heart...JRC

[@LaoSoftware]

I've been watching Jack cut and chop for 8 hours now. My favorite episode is the Thanksgiving show. You get to see his wife and daughter in the same show.

[@alex64gaming]

Lol me too I've been saying this forever

[@Rabbitearsblog]

Me too!

[@danielleperschau6421]

"Organized by mother nature." 💖

[@bartram33]

I learned everything I know from watching Jacques. I love the way he does what all of us do while cooking, pop a piece into your mouth😊

[@lidiaadobato7822]

Lately I find myself watching him cook just because it's soothing. And I love his version of thngs, like when he puts some shives and black paper in the pot.

[@ecurrie4549]

He could make a shoe sound and look good. Been watching him for 30 plus years and watching him never gets old.

[@leebedard1962]

If he cooked a shoe, he would include the laces too ...he never wastes a speck.

[@auliaali5197]

I like how he doesn't feel the need to flip the chicken, rather, just putting knife through them, and decided it's cooked, and at the same time, showing us how perfect the skin crust is without having to see them first 😁

[@davidnormandin5428]

Notice he used the smultz from the chicken and the drippings from the lardon. Raised in New England we used a baking potato cut small in the stock as a thickener it will be mostly dissolved into the stock, so add a red or yellow potatoe at the finish if desired.

[@KatMa664]

Just love watching you cook. I’ve learned so much from you through the years.

[@embecmom5863]

love Jacque for so long, when I lived in the US in the 90s used to watch him all the time... 83 yo now..wow..keep chef'in Jacque!

[@Yo_mama_wears_combat-boots]

I LOVE THIS SHOW!!! There is NO ONE better than Mr. Pepin.. He is the master Thank you for all of the delicious recipes..!

[@brendanhoffmann8402]

I love when it's brussels sprout season! They're such a hearty vegetable! My Mum used to boil the frozen ones and they were pretty rough as a kid but now I love to get them when they're fresh and in season.

[@Maxdesander]

Jacques Pépin: The greatest chef on the planet....!!

[@generic53]

He's at the TOP of the list of great chefs! I LOVE chefs that chop, slice, dice, etc., on their show. Not many do. MOST are "dump and stir" "chefs."

[@smcgloth]

Pepin is the Bob Ross of cooking - relaxing. I could fall asleep watching him.

[@njpanyca]

SleeplessSteve this comment is on every one of his videos

[@Motoko1134]

Bob Ross is an amateur compared to this man, come on now.

[@VRtimemachine]

This man cooks so effortlessly. Its amazing to watch

[@joannaedwards6325]

I KNOW!!! If I tried this I'd be sweating, swearing and dropping stuff on the floor!!

[@lindab6901]

Just made the chicken with mushroom sauce for dinner tonight ... soooooo simple and sooooooo delicious!! Thank you, Jacques, for sharing your gift with us :-) Happy Cooking!

[@funkyblanket15]

Love watching Jacques cook it's so relaxing.

[@1024div]

Man. That was...comforting.

[@PizzaStew]

I made both the chowder and brussels sprouts. They were excellent! Family loved all of it. Thank you Mr. Pepin!

[@JohnMiller-oz7gv]

The best chef/teacher on American TV.

[@ARIZJOE]

With good brussel sprouts plentiful at Costco and TJ's, I have eaten a ton of them the past 25 years. I truly believe the nutrition has enhanced my health. I got through Covid, Leap Day 2020, in one day (after some hallucinatory dreams). And I am in my late 60s.

[@pooey7399]

you remind me of my father he was no chef but man he could cook. its always thesimple dishes that always taste the best... I miss his cooking dearly thankyou Jacque

[@inmens]

"The recipe is only the expression of one moment in time". Words of a master.

[@ragweed1217]

Very well said!!!

[@joannaedwards6325]

Someone else has said, " think of the recipe as a suggested guide line and switch up ingredients to your tastes." Think it was that handsome, really tall Michael something on Prince Edward Island. Used to have a brunette ponytail.

[@franksantos3418]

Best knife skills on tv/KZbin.

[@kamilamilo6617]

I love to cook, maybe because I'm always hungry:-) Yes! And such a positive energy of this Chef!

[@Evernia6181]

Chef Jacques ignites my passion and always makes my heart smile and leaves me feeling like I can do it. Chef is a treasure to our world.❤

[@saverioman]

So true. He makes it look so easy, not a wasted motion. I can't even get close, but he makes me want to try.

[@cliffcurrier6342]

Ty for assurance with the way u served your children with the philosophy that "this is what's for dinner* and no other options or reward

[@cliffcurrier6342]

We are instilling this with our children as well as to hopefully not spoil their attitude Chef.

[@robertdoback4553]

The receipe is only the expression of one moment in time. - he's a chef and an artist.

[@15sugarfoot]

Love it !! Put the food on table tell kids thats what you eat today !!!

[@radiofriendly]

Dropping some truth there!

[@RumorHazi]

I was thinking the same thing but, wait a minute, WHAT kid wouldn't eat Jacques' vegetables??? Everything he cooks is delicious! Lucky kid!!

[@worldcitizeng6507]

its the way we grew up, no choice but we are healthy

[@Yosef9438]

All these combinations and down-to-earth meals, and I love that he calls it AMERICAN at the end. It really is a great example of a modern American dinner.

[@AllSven]

“I’m going to start on the showder.” Yes. Pepin. Yes. Love you:):)

[@fun_ghoul]

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[@lisaspikes4291]

I usually don’t like a lisp. But when Jacque does it, it’s charming! Love him.

[@bluetoad2001]

man, who needs a cookbook when you have Jack showing exactly how to do it.

[@wide_awake]

I can watch this guy all day 🔥

[@julieenslow5915]

Mr. Pepin, You can cook a "typical American meal" anytime you want. You came to the USA and made it your home, so you, sir, are a red blooded American and we are proud to claim you. Forgive us if we call you French sometimes though, it is part of you of course, and always will be. Your accent is so beautiful and no one can mistake it. But we love you. You may even consider what you cook a "typical" something and no one will laugh. It is typical of the quality and care of anything you cook, so typical it is. Absolutely no one else may call it typical!!

[@ImjustKelly73]

Julia And Jacques Are By Far The Best Chef's I've Seen In AWHILE! I LOVE The Way He Says Certain Words. Viva La France...

[@misottovoce]

Another excellent recipe from the Master Chef himself! Today, I made the soup for our lunch and the rest for our supper. My French Swiss husband loved it and did not miss potato, rice or pasta with this. The Brussels sprout served this way will be our new favourite!

[@ytlongbeach]

I never get tired of watching this guy cook !!!

[@chandrajones711]

LOVE the way he says "home cooked American meal." I don't know why, but I do.

[@jorgesoares5522]

It is always a pleasure to see this great man at work. Wish him many healthy more years of cooking. God bless.

[@worldcitizeng6507]

master chef Pepin never stop to amazed me with the menu he created, the skills he demonstrated and he's humbled! Unlike a certain celeb chef "watch carefully! ..." i hate those drama

[@chloemypet]

I think I am in love!! I too think the thigh is the best part! You are an amazing teacher!

[@sinistralwing]

Tried the brussels sprout recipe and it was on the money. Jacques is the best!

[@jermainerace4156]

"Don't reward the kid when he eat the spinach, because then he ask for something." ..such wisdom.

[@op3129]

it is. (it's also the same argument against tying an "allowance" to "chores") fwiw, I'm gobsmacked at the number of parents - usually mom - that complain about "having" to cook multiple meals to "satisfy" everyone my parents were "this is what's served - you don't get a choice - but you can choose how much you eat of it"

[@jermainerace4156]

@@op3129 "Multiple meals.." is this really a thing now? Fake trophies weren't enough now we have to individual feed everyone?

[@op3129]

@@jermainerace4156 btw, you might care: I'm to the left of bernie. just saying this isn't a right/left issue. (and given my former job, yes I can say with anecdotal: conservative households were FAR more about giving kids whatever they wanted - both for dinner and anything else.)

[@jermainerace4156]

@@op3129 Anectodotal is worthless, you can literally say anything "anecdotally".

[@op3129]

@@jermainerace4156 sure. also 'anecdotal:' anyone who says "I earn $50k and got $4000 more a year bc of trump" guessing "anecdotal' = apocryphal for you

[@outtathyme5679]

Love this guy

[@james-p]

Monsieur Jacques is a treasure!

[@MW-rq5uc]

Jacques, the human chopping machine. He is just so talented and so lovable.

[@danielleanderson6371]

The fact that Jacques uses potato flakes as a thickener, something I independently discovered, is really validating. Potato flakes are useful for so much more than just instant mashed potatoes. One of my favorites is as a breading for frying; it makes a piece of chicken taste like French fries.

[@joannaedwards6325]

I've used em to thicken stews also. My boyfriend likes potatoes and eggs for every breakfast. So I make up a large portion of instant mashed potatoes (with onion flakes and chopped parsley) and keep it in fridge. Then in a.m. just scoop out a ball and smash it into melted butter in frying pan and brown it. As good as restaurant hash browns. 😋

[@925SterlingGirl]

Watching your shows is such a joy, Jacques! Thank you.

[@annetteathanasatos1229]

Master Chef Pepin is such a pleasure to watch him cooking. I have been watching him for many years. I like how he explains everything so carefully. I love to cook. I am a Greek American. Growing up my Mother cooked everything, from Greek, Italian, French, German, and you become very spoiled. I have made some of his wonderful receipes, wa-la delicious. Thank you Mr. Pepin.

[@patois231]

"Don't reward the kid when he eats the spinach... otherwise, he's going to ask for something!" Ha, ha... savvy advice, Chef. (I make this brussel sprout dish regularly now. Yum).

[@amphreded]

so many techniques demonstrated in such a straight-forward fashion! Thanks Jacques.

[@caleriasand8237]

I enjoy the beauty and simplicity of your menu choices. Pure perfection.

[@ChristmasCrustacean1]

how did he make four chicken thighs, some onion and garlic, mushrooms and white wine topped with a little chive look so elegant

[@Kingfisher1215]

He had me at Brussels Sprouts.

[@marykrensavage]

delicious. simple. bless his soul!

[@klugyboy1500]

Man can he cook. All in real time.

[@tm71100]

Amazing Chef as always.

[@lucklassen]

Just wonderful to watch this man cooking. He seems genuinely nice and loves what he does and teaching others.

[@fabricetremblay9023]

Ce grand Chef est extraordinaire !!! Merci !!!

[@jamesdiehl8690]

I love Brussel sprouts whole! I steam them, add a little butter, salt and pepper.

[@jeannecooke4862]

Bless You and Yours! Thank you for sharing your recipe!

[@waltzabelski7589]

I have learned so much about cooking from watching this man.. I encourage others who like to cook and eat well to do yhe same. He is a great teacher!!!! Thank you Jaques Pepin.!

[@carlkrause5294]

What a genius, love watching him cook

[@kendal4452]

Wow, that meal looked great. Never thought about putting pepper on an apple. Interesting.

[@carolcobb4336]

A truly wonderful chef to watch a joy to see,

[@NancyPizzotti]

I love to watch him so much and I learn so much...I am definately going to cook the chicken and brussel sprouts this way.

[@geomondiale1768]

He's a class act👍

[@colmmagner706]

Charming and so talented. What a pleasure to watch.

[@scubaman6]

I've used his recipes and many of his techniques cooking for friends and have his cookbooks to follow. I have always enjoyed watching him cook.

[@fennie2578]

one of the most respected human beings...

[@paulabradley5862]

Wonderful recipes, thank you

[@in2him1]

WOW!! My first ever time witnessing Jacques in action. Blessed! What a talent! thankyou - inspired!

[@c.duncansutherland8347]

He is a lovely man, lovely!

[@jeannecooke4862]

Thank you for showing the beautiful recipes, the brussel sprouts not boiled look so very tasty...