Cooking in a Combat Zone: Afghanistan Part 2

[@beankiller]

We did through some onions and peppers in as well, just depended what was available at the time. Their market had limited (if any) refrigeration, so options were sometimes limited. Though the market was making great gains by the time my unit left, expanding and new shops were being built due to the security of having Marines next door!

[@senorkevin6885]

This aged well

[@VexChoccyMilk]

Come for the cooking, stay for the cats.

[@bearmerica6668]

My father doesn't cook but there is one dish he made that he said he learned while in the army and it was so delicious. It had ground beef, eggs and spinach and we ate it with rice. So good. He's now in the military cemetery in Florida. God bless to all the soldiers.

[@MnMn-vj9in]

Hi are you in live .. you have instagram?

[@beankiller]

Yup, make due with what you have. During the earlier winter months of the deployment it was common to put a bottle of water in the exhaust of one of the armored vehicle's and wait for it to be heated, then use it to make hot coffee/chocolate or cup ramen (that was sent to us by kind people across the states! Thank you!).

[@bugoygienalyn811]

Ate prito manok Pala ate nasa oven pala

[@MnMn-vj9in]

Hi are you in live .. you have instagram?

[@HomeWorldSecuritySgt]

Marines make do with so little and succeed and excel with whatever hand they are dealt. It's scary to imagine what they'd accomplish with state of the art equipment and logistics. Semper Fi my brothers. (Army veteran)

[@Brent0285]

@Johnny Sack hes saying it be scary if they had the funding like the Army which is very very true

[@xymoriintus]

Technically they are pretty heavily funded since they fall under the branch of Navy. Look up the annual budget

[@beankiller]

Yes, everyone you saw in the video made it home safe, with the exception of the kittens, sadly. I was working to bring them to the states, and after the money was raised through charities online, they were sent with two other cats to a shelter to await transport, but died due to a disease. From what I was told it was sudden and the kittens didn't suffer. For more information do a google search for "kitten afghanistan marines shaw" and you'll get tons of links to the story.

[@MnMn-vj9in]

Hi are you in live .. you have instagram?

[@lildsf8186]

Hope u fellas enjoyed ur spread thanks for ur service and I know all bout makin it w what u got we grew up on beans n rice been in prison and learn to make the best of every situation thanks fellas for ur service

[@chadasmith709]

I love that they are feeding the kittens! God bless our brave men and women in uniform! Thank you for your service!

[@adambreaux5033]

I am not or have been in the millatery,although I respect our soldiers active and retired.I love food and different ways to cook it,this meal looked awsome!I would eat that wayyyy before mcdonalds,👍

[@theflash01100]

You Guys and Gals are amazing. signed a retired USAF Combat Aircrew crewmamber.

[@merle1929]

Greeting from us marine from the 1960s. Man that looks great. What I ate was c rations from decades earlier. Pure crap. The mess halls however were great. Semper fi brothers

[@lulugemini]

Thank you for your service, being resourceful in feeding our troops and sharing with the kitties.

[@beankiller]

That sounds good as well, and we did make several variation throughout our time there. Main variations generally were to include more veggies, such as onions and peppers. But sometimes different items weren't available due to our location and situation, and you just make due with what you can day to day.

[@MnMn-vj9in]

Hi are you in live .. you have instagram?

[@djrocker1007]

Great video, I'm going to try that dish at home as well ; ) Thanks for sharing and thank you for your service!

[@ProjecthuntanFish]

I enjoyed that brought back some memories of cooking with my platoon over an open pit on engineer stakes in Kuwait after Desert Storm had ended.

[@shokar1976]

needs onions & some chillies...

[@Maxharddrive64]

Lmao I was thinking the same thing! At least onions...

[@mediclimber]

There you go. That's just what's needed.

[@semco72057]

I like that dish and have to cook up a pan of it at home to see what it is like. Everyone who got to eat your food must have been very happy to get it, and enjoyed the dishes also. Thanks for your service to your country, and the DOD.

[@Vettejocke]

Good to know you all made it back safe bro I saw this vid back in '10 when you posted it around the time I was thinking of going into the military to go to afghanistan myself, brought back memories

[@KuvYogPhajEj]

god bless our men and women, thank you for your services keeping us SAFE and FREE

[@talksolot]

I'm sorry but I think you naively misunderstand the purpose for wars.

[@Codename155025]

Lol. Kingdom Heart song, "Simple and Clean" was playing in the beginning. How wonderful is that while cooking. lol

[@Aaron-x1l5i]

Its amazing what your imagination can do when your hungry. Well done!

[@tye350]

I salute you guys. Love you guys THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE

[@garlicestan]

Job well done. Thank you guys for all you do on our behalf. Stay safe.

[@forwhatitsworth9958]

Master of his craft. Very impressive

[@beankiller]

Yes, we could trust them. They were (mostly) stuck in the middle just trying to make a living for their families, and they made a good living selling to us (until the Taliban kills them for selling to us, as happened to the kid in the video and his family). Dublin? Send us American's more of your wonderful beers!

[@lifeschoice6235]

😢😢😢😢

[@theejennyhuang]

I'm just distracted by the soldiers playing with the kitties :)

[@jserkiz06]

aw, man bless all ya'll. serious. BLESS YOU

[@UnSengorX]

nice omelette bro... everything has better flavor when its prepared with a serratet tactic knife

[@frankavery5065]

Great cook

[@kuskut]

Looks pretty yummy to me. Glad that ever1 made it home safely :)

[@sdgupt]

That was awesome dude- be safe bro!

I agree with Shokar. Onions and Chilli. And GARLIC! The world is a sad place without chilli and garlic. Thanks or the experience Takuan.

[@samfisher2306]

Looks good guys but I'll be too scared to feast with you in a combat zone lol

[@nasratullahnasrat8306]

i was interpret with US marines. at the beginning of my job one day i sit with them to eat and i started eating with my hand after a few minutes i noticed that all o them are looking at me first i thought maybe some dirt is in my face. when we finished the food i asked why u guys are looking in my face . one guy told me its rude to eat u r hand dude . i said sorry i don't know about u r culture in Afghanistan that is normal he said its ok . now i saw this guy ate with his hand lol . i wish i could show him this video

[@beankiller]

+nasrat ullah Nasrat Thanks for working as a terp with us man, I always appreciated you guys!

[@nasratullahnasrat8306]

Aaron Shaw u r welcome man and sorry for my bad writing im really poor in writing

[@dreem1walker]

+nasrat ullah Nasrat i think it's ok as long as you use the correct hand ... i.e. not the one you are using to dry yourself after doing #2. =)

[@Lady_Deadpool]

+Dreem Walker LOL! Exactly! I think it's the left hand you avoid using when eating. If you're left handed then eat go a head and eat with your left but make sure others around know you're left handed :)

[@dreem1walker]

Lady Deadpool 💋 I'm not sure it's a valid reason .. I think you just have to learn to eat with your right, not to offend the cultural traditions. But I will not swear at it .. I could be out on a thin line here with my sparse knowledge.

[@Ghandisgarage]

i hope you guys gave some chicken to those kittens, they looked pretty thin. (salute) thank you for your service.

[@stevieaguilar7444]

Simple and clean in the background lol kingdom hearts

[@Boss351Mustang]

That looks so damm good man I wana make some now but I might add rice hmm and tabasco sause yeah that sounds good! Well good luck on your deployment, stay safe, and keep cooking!

[@agentp6621]

I have an idea. I live in Kansas near the Missouri border. The 139th airlift wing is stationed in St. Jo, MO. The 190th air refueling wing in Topeka. Put in a request. Whatever you need we'll ship it directly to theater. Hogs, chickens, tomatoes, whatever you need. Load up on a C-130 with KC-135 to refuel.

[@J.Johanson]

???

[@JinStyles]

+Julian Johanson It's business dude.

[@ethancarriere6355]

Sitting at home watching this I want some LOOKS GOOD

[@siesonekmk]

I'm going to make this at home. Awesome. Thank you for the recipe and for your service!

[@TheDjmixer20]

omg what a rich colour of the tomatoes looks great

[@weschaffin]

Not bad. I may try at home. What does the bread taste like?

[@TheSzkoolHouse]

yumm ! got any tips for me other then run run run ?! i Leave for boot in 3 months ?

[@zoomit85]

WOW... afghan bread looks awesome. is this your own creation? looks good. =) hope you make more videos!!!

[@kharchang2diwana]

i wish you be safe and come back home safely.you are realy excellent.good man:)

[@nikosfilipino]

This is my go to meal when I canNOT be bothered to put any effort into making dinner, lunch, breakfast etc.

[@kingmasona1769]

it looks really good made my mouth water

[@johnrwhopper]

Good stuff !

[@leslieann8643]

Would you guys have been able to get spices, if you had wanted them?

[@tye350]

Love the kittens

[@Merlin77777777777777]

thanks for this, I really enjoyed. I was wondering, is cooking and using local produce officially sanctioned by the military? Also, is there much drinking in Afghanistan? If so, how do you procure your booze, and what types of booze can you get? Much appreciated.

[@1995RangeRover]

Good work and I will give this a shot! Stay safe!

[@newgx67]

Is someone playing kingdom hearts

[@devilman8347]

I’m jealous that looks good. Be safe out there

[@Nick-qh3cc]

Good video bros

[@Alisa07l]

I would season the chicken with salt and tomatoes then breaded the chicken with the bread then fry it with the oil and cut the tomatoes and make a fajita mix egg yoke with oil make a quick temp mayo.

[@christinaraymond9480]

oil wasn't nearly hot enough befor adding them tomatoes. to early and your tomatoes prob just absorb all the grease

[@hockeyguy2005]

Christina Raymond very first thing i thought about.. and when learning to cook, you only make that mistake once.. hot pan, hot oil.. then add your ingredients.

[@ZetaReticulan98]

You don't have time in a combat zone. Anything could happen. Foods food when you're at war. Doesn't mean it has to be perfect. Just enough to sustain.

[@joeking5679]

@@ZetaReticulan98 nah man

[@marcusaurelius1478]

Best thing I ate in Afghanistan was spit roast camel leg tastes like camel and a big ol turkaman nann bread and basmati rice with onion n garlic n oli and salad washed well lots of tomatoes coriander red onion lettuce squash flowers etc n dressing lovely scran

[@MrBeprepared123]

I got a recruitment letter in august. My girlfriend doesn't want to be a part from me ( we are getting married) and we were wondering if we could get stationed together. We still haven't decided yet which branch we want to join but the top three are the marines, army, and air force. active duty or reserves. When reading the requirements on the reserves it mentioned time served in active drill. Is that being deployed? Also we wanted to join as cooks

[@murphythethird]

could u get me the recipe please for that dish because i always am looking for amazing meals like this thank you

[@mikeutot1389]

col nice!i will do that her in manila,phil god bless u all!!!

[@lildsf8186]

We been usin tortillas like that for decades ,

[@TweakedCast]

Kingdom hearts! =D Heard the song from the commercial

[@kharchang2diwana]

well done :) i want to gave you another recipe you can make the same as you made. you need(oil .garlic. onion. tomatos. maybe you need green chillis.)just add the egges and dont mix it together becose the egges absorbing the all oil.just dump it.i wish you be safe.

[@akmedsanusi]

nice one dude

[@zeezee9188]

That looks good.

[@nikosfilipino]

0:24 props to the weeb in the background playing utada hikaru

[@thizzingallnight966]

The Kingdom Heart’s Music Playing in The BackGround…

[@stewart4622]

This actully looks really good...I'm gonna try and make it I'm only 13 but my dads a chef so I'll ask him to help :L

[@swwwsss7870]

And now you are 23

[@paragonx11]

Our combat cook used the same pan they cooked in to wash their clothes in...

[@robertoramirez9030]

is that motor oil??

[@MISSUNIVERSE1830]

That afghan bread looks like a gigant flour tortila

[@shermbo1234567890]

those cats man. ;D

[@leonardusarguellos295]

Amazing Guys..., but, you have to be careful dealing with strangers especially with the enemies, who knows the chickens have been contaminated by all means either poisons or virus itself, So be very-very CAREFUL !!!!

[@thelovertunisia]

hot chilly so the next morning the lower dragon comes. I like it hhh

[@thelovertunisia]

You can try my recipe. Tomatoes just like that but add hot chilly a lot of it and spices origano, sage, thyme, coriander a lot of coriander and cook pasta with it amazing...

[@UnSengorX]

you should be in the gourmet channel!!! jeje

[@Choicenut00]

전쟁도 식후경 꿀맛나는 음식 ~^^

[@adoreehay9468]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@SuperCocks1]

great video can u trust the local people not to posion your supplies. greetings from dublin.

[@raigoshinken7957]

Where's that dude fron Primitive Technology?

[@Thesquareandweird]

I wasn't expecting to hear kingdom hearts music.

[@gnamu1]

Sabzi yummm

[@davidcarruthers5850]

I am hungry now !!!!

[@c.s.k.5813]

is this a local afghan recipe?

[@beankiller]

+C.S. K. Well, I was taught it by some 'terps at our base as I would often eat dinners with them to gain knowledge of the culture (plus their food was always better then an MRE). So I would say its a local afghan recipe, that has been imitated as best I could.

[@alphamail6269]

God bless our millitary personel!

[@Kdschaak]

It's weird to have chicken and eggs in the same dish.

[@havenasp]

so whatcha call that mighty fine dish? lol

[@ElsaJupiter]

Oh I forgot to say. Those little kisses in the background looked so cute 😍😍

[@GuriyasKhana]

we love afghani food

[@ZeeMee]

this bread is called "naan"

[@ss109guy]

Looks like a breakfast taco kinda.

[@cloudridermrbliss7085]

You never put tomatoe first thats just wrong its gonna spoil the oil

[@marcosseveso9425]

Aceite fría, mucha sal...

[@swwwsss7870]

Eso es lo que hay

[@1995jug]

Don't look half bad its a shame they were not suppled better than that.

[@adanarguelles1509]

God bless are US heries in uniform fighting for our freedom.

[@final8it3]

Simple and Clean Fuck Yeah KH

[@titaniumdiveknife]

Same meaning chef=chief in french.

[@DBL6Domino]

lol aww kittens

[@metal005]

some green onion would be nice