How to Make Biang Biang Mian and Barbecued Spareribs

Hosts Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster make Biang Biang Mian (Flat Hand-Pulled Noodles) with Chili Oil Vinaigrette. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his top pick for meat cleavers, and test cook Dan Souza makes Julia the ultimate Chinese-Style Barbecued Spareribs.
Get the recipe for Biang Biang Mian: cooks.io/2SwkRwc
Get the recipe for Barbecued Spareribs: cooks.io/2SFRXJY
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  • @lewsir9551
    @lewsir95514 жыл бұрын

    So glad America Test Kitchen went away with Chris and got Julia and Bridget. They make the show 10x more enjoyable and now the content is on KZread!!! I can rewatch it whenever I want! Thank you!

  • @MrYellowwrench

    @MrYellowwrench

    2 жыл бұрын

    Chris was good as well in his own way.

  • @ericthompson3982

    @ericthompson3982

    Жыл бұрын

    Chris left to do Milk Street, which is very similar but involves more travel.

  • @bgleadbetter

    @bgleadbetter

    11 ай бұрын

    I didn’t like them at first but now I’m sold. I didn’t realize how condescending Chris was until I checked out MS.

  • @andychen7390
    @andychen73904 жыл бұрын

    Quick psa on Chinese cleavers: despite its name, not all Chinese cleavers are meant to be used as meat cleavers. There are several types, and many of them are actually meant to be used as chef's knives, not cleavers meant for bone and whatnot.

  • @WhoFramedMSG
    @WhoFramedMSG4 жыл бұрын

    I love these women. They make me so happy

  • @WhoFramedMSG

    @WhoFramedMSG

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@emmittalberto7971 hey! I love giving out my personal information to random apps and websites. How do I sign up?

  • @WhoFramedMSG

    @WhoFramedMSG

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Creed Ruben hi bot how are you doing today?

  • @tomstestkitchen
    @tomstestkitchen4 жыл бұрын

    I am envious of the counter space you have to work with! I want to make these noodles so bad, I guess I will have to make some room on my counter.

  • @shirleypizzuto7488
    @shirleypizzuto74884 жыл бұрын

    Before getting the recipe for the ribs, I watched the video about slicing beets on white board. Honey, there was a slight stain after using spray on the cutting board and the camera stayed a long distance away from the test using the canned spray before slicing the beets. A very helpful tip is to use bleach to remove stains and better yet, don’t cut items that stain directly on white boards. Parchment paper can keep stains from touching surface. A little common sense is so practical🥰

  • @dtv1966

    @dtv1966

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought I was the only one who caught that Shirley.

  • @susandrabick3239
    @susandrabick32394 жыл бұрын

    My two favorite presenters! Excellent show

  • @rethaturner8970
    @rethaturner89704 жыл бұрын

    I love watching you guys & all that you do!! One of my favorite shows.

  • @MrLESiPhone
    @MrLESiPhone4 жыл бұрын

    Love watching Dan cook.

  • @DanielHill90
    @DanielHill904 жыл бұрын

    This kind of episode is the reason I became a member at ATK - 100% worth it!

  • @HannahMattox
    @HannahMattox4 жыл бұрын

    Heeeyyyy! I love when Dan makes his appearances on this channel! ❤️

  • @hollym5873
    @hollym58734 жыл бұрын

    Love these videos, hints and equipment test. Thanks so much.

  • @spremier9626
    @spremier96262 жыл бұрын

    Loved everything about this episode. I’ve made Chinese BBQ ribs a few different ways, all good. I can hardly wait to try this recipe. Julia reminds me of Rosie O’Donnell in her facial expressions and manner. Both ladies are delightful ❤️ .

  • @lyudmylanokhrin8106
    @lyudmylanokhrin81064 жыл бұрын

    WOW, I'll definitely try this recipe 😊

  • @melissamccool8953
    @melissamccool89534 жыл бұрын

    Hi! Julia and Bridgette. I love watching America's test kitchen. All of you make a great team. I also watch Cook's Country.

  • @amandajayne6947
    @amandajayne69474 жыл бұрын

    I can't wait to try those ribs, they look amazing . Thank u

  • @AmericasTestKitchen

    @AmericasTestKitchen

    4 жыл бұрын

    Happy Cooking!

  • @78625amginE
    @78625amginE4 жыл бұрын

    I speak mandarin pretty well but am working on learning more characters. When I look at the Chinese characters for biang biang noodles, I basically want to give up on life. Look it up people; it’s insane!!!

  • @aragregorian6039
    @aragregorian6039 Жыл бұрын

    Biang Biang Mian with the ribs. What a great combo! Thank you all.

  • @jasonyoung6420
    @jasonyoung64204 жыл бұрын

    noodles with chili oil vinaigrette, a side of spare ribs, and maybe some grilled bok choy to go along with it; sounds like a goooood meal to me.

  • @nancyasare87
    @nancyasare874 жыл бұрын

    My mouth was watering nice.

  • @UrbanHomesteadMomma
    @UrbanHomesteadMomma4 жыл бұрын

    I love these noodles... we make them often at home because they are one of the easiest noodles to make by hand... you can use the same dough to make hand pulled round noodles... you can make them thick or thin, wide or narrow... once you master the basic recipe it’s easy to change it up

  • @AmericasTestKitchen

    @AmericasTestKitchen

    4 жыл бұрын

    So glad to hear you love it!

  • @douglasknuckles8397
    @douglasknuckles83974 жыл бұрын

    Love this channel

  • @rebeccaschadt7136
    @rebeccaschadt71364 жыл бұрын

    Wow those noodles and those ribs 😋 can't wait to make these! Hey could you guys by any chance ever make those pulled noodles?

  • @TheMons26
    @TheMons263 жыл бұрын

    So cool!!

  • @tessatapia2431
    @tessatapia24314 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the terrific Recipe... It's a 2-in-1 Great workout and a Magnificent meal afterwards. Lol Keep up with the Wonderful work. I absolutely love the Show and thou-guys keep Me rolling.! Sincerely Tessa

  • @rudeboymon3177
    @rudeboymon31774 жыл бұрын

    Liking this before the video starts😋

  • @TheNinnyfee
    @TheNinnyfee3 жыл бұрын

    I have two cleavers from an Asian store, a heavy one and a lighter one. The heavy one is not the allrounder because your arm will hurt very soon. You can only use it for hacking bones or e.g. cracking coconuts.

  • @Marss13z
    @Marss13z4 жыл бұрын

    resting and salt. I came across some food research mentioning the ratio of salt is important in gluten formation.

  • @Passionforfoodrecipes
    @Passionforfoodrecipes4 жыл бұрын

    I've actually been meaning to learn how to make this style of hand stretched noodles!

  • @Marss13z

    @Marss13z

    4 жыл бұрын

    Check out "My name is Andong" on KZread. He's got a vid on hand-pulling. Plus" Food Ranger" has a bunch on hand-pulled noodles of various types- Dan Dan, Biang Biang, all kinds...

  • @coppercassiecampbell6077

    @coppercassiecampbell6077

    4 жыл бұрын

    I like that you never "stretch" the truth.

  • @Passionforfoodrecipes

    @Passionforfoodrecipes

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@coppercassiecampbell6077 I wouldn't want to "pull" your leg!

  • @coppercassiecampbell6077

    @coppercassiecampbell6077

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Passionforfoodrecipes Lol, nor would you "slap" me right ?

  • @Passionforfoodrecipes

    @Passionforfoodrecipes

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@coppercassiecampbell6077 I wouldn't want to land in hot water, lol

  • @rachelsweets
    @rachelsweets4 жыл бұрын

    Yummy

  • @JoeStuffz
    @JoeStuffz4 жыл бұрын

    Dan's knife game is great. I can't even slice ribs after they are cooked like that, but then again, I get the ribs with the meaty bottom part. I definitely want to get a Lamson meat cleaver. I have one of their chef's knives (scored lower than a lot of German knives), and I like it. They are Made in the USA, which is why I got the Lamson over Henkel

  • @philmichael143
    @philmichael1434 жыл бұрын

    Any dish I want to make, I check ATK for the lesson 1st.

  • @JoeStuffz

    @JoeStuffz

    4 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. I'm starting to find out if either ATK, Cook's Illustrated (magazine), or King Arthur's Flour did a recipe before making it. Then, I decide if I have the energy to make said recipe. ATK/Cook's Illustrated recipes are difficult, but man are they worth it. Cook's Illustrated is owned by ATK. Cooks Illustrated magazines at the grocery checkout are dangerous for me.

  • @adrianlindsaylohan
    @adrianlindsaylohan4 жыл бұрын

    Most Chinese restaurants don't cut the noodles in half after you've ripped it into a circle - they like to just put it in the water as one long unbroken piece!

  • @SandraLovesRoses
    @SandraLovesRoses3 жыл бұрын

    smile Dan

  • @alanvonau278
    @alanvonau2784 жыл бұрын

    The hand-pulled Chinese flat noodles are better known as _lāmiàn_ (拉麵). See references... 🈵 Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamian 🈵 Google: www.google.com/search?q=lamian 🈵 KZread: kzread.info?search_query=lamian 😆 If I had to find an Italian "equivalent", it would probably be _stringozzi_ ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stringozzi ).

  • @imari2305
    @imari23054 жыл бұрын

    Can I just move into the test kitchen lol . Seriously, both dishes have me salivating right now at 3:49AM. Damn shame lol

  • @carolinewoffard982
    @carolinewoffard98211 ай бұрын

    Dried powdered beets makes a good substitute for the red food coloring.

  • @user-xg3tp9rw4j

    @user-xg3tp9rw4j

    11 ай бұрын

    but why add the flavour of beets to the dish when you can leave out the food coloring if you want to

  • @dgmisal1979
    @dgmisal19792 жыл бұрын

    Those ribs turned out incredible... I went a little longer in the braise and used a dash of extra 5 spice, but otherwise did it exactly as presented. Oh and I skipped the food coloring. Just didn't have any handy.

  • @danielt5464
    @danielt5464 Жыл бұрын

    Julia, I could smell that chili oil from my house!

  • @joses.m.43
    @joses.m.434 жыл бұрын

    I love char siu pork

  • @danielpotter828
    @danielpotter828 Жыл бұрын

    Were we really just advised to oil our plastic cutting boards? I don't know about you, but I'll take a stained cutting board over stitches when I'm cutting beets. An occasional cleaning with a bleach spray/solution works just fine as well...

  • @callisto2018
    @callisto2018 Жыл бұрын

    yummmmmmmmmmm

  • @miguelmelendez3354
    @miguelmelendez33544 жыл бұрын

    Dan😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @ChoochooseU
    @ChoochooseU4 жыл бұрын

    The tip for food stains on cutting boards such as beets: Is it ever a good idea to spray down your cutting board with Pam before using a knife? I think it’s better to use certain boards for certain foods- no biggie that it’s got stains, it’s a sign that it’s well used.

  • @barbramighall4518
    @barbramighall45184 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if you all have worked on a dish, so long and so hard, that you will never eat it again? That would be a fun episode, interviewing everyone. Gee, I am such a fan of ATK.

  • @PlanetFrosty
    @PlanetFrosty Жыл бұрын

    When will ATK make that Rural Road dish “Poodles and Noodles?”

  • @bobmcelfresh3223
    @bobmcelfresh32234 жыл бұрын

    What is your guys food budget when testing knives/gear? Thats a lot of chicken & things to chop.

  • @jayg6138
    @jayg6138 Жыл бұрын

    be-young be-young me-an 10 points for trying though!

  • @joralemonvirgincreche
    @joralemonvirgincreche4 жыл бұрын

    If you don't have red food coloring for the ribs, can you substitute green or blue?

  • @davejones5747

    @davejones5747

    4 жыл бұрын

    My cousin lived on Joralemon Street in Brooklyn Heights!

  • @islandterror5198
    @islandterror51984 жыл бұрын

    You Gals ❣️😘 are awesome but those Ribs 😍👌 lol

  • @jamesortolano3983
    @jamesortolano39834 жыл бұрын

    Love those Chinese style ribs ,never though BBQ ment brazing in a pot with liquid😃. Gonna try making this than you guys so much for all the work you do to bring me this valuable cookin info . As you know meat is expensive nd I don't want to $%*& it up . Love what you do ,keep on bringing it .😉😋😙

  • @stevelogan5475
    @stevelogan54754 жыл бұрын

    Is ok, if you would have taken the ribs off the heat, marinated them overnight in your liquid & smoked them in an upright smoker hanging vertical to smoke in an upright box smoker at 225 F for appx. 8 hours they would be oh so tender & flavorful, use the wood chunks of your choice, applewood is great for asian spare ribs

  • @pennyf9886

    @pennyf9886

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's doing too much

  • @gullreefclub
    @gullreefclub4 жыл бұрын

    FYI The links for the recipes are behind a pay wall

  • @dadoo985
    @dadoo9854 жыл бұрын

    I'm here for Dan! 😍👬❤💍

  • @HunterBidenCocaineBag

    @HunterBidenCocaineBag

    4 жыл бұрын

    He is so hot!

  • @dadoo985

    @dadoo985

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@HunterBidenCocaineBag ikr my baby daddy

  • @stephenhill6791
    @stephenhill67913 жыл бұрын

    Why didn't you remove the membrane so that the sauce and seasonings penetrate both sides better? Also why not cut the individual ribs bone side up which would make it easier to see how and where to cut the ribs exactly?

  • @bobmcelfresh3223
    @bobmcelfresh32234 жыл бұрын

    Cutting the ribs: Why not pick a middle rib and cut right along the bone to the left & right to create the maximum amount of meat per rib?

  • @pennyf9886

    @pennyf9886

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's stupid

  • @davejones5747
    @davejones57474 жыл бұрын

    Does the red hue come from food coloring in Chinese restaurants too?

  • @paulmok8613

    @paulmok8613

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes, it is the food coloring.

  • @barbaradimperio3955
    @barbaradimperio395510 ай бұрын

    Unfortunately I do not like any heat from peppers.

  • @johnlord8337
    @johnlord83374 жыл бұрын

    Need different cleavers for different meat pieces. Chicken/quail vs duck/goose vs pork vs beef/venison meats need different cleavers for dexterity and vital impact force vs small/big meat pieces.

  • @coppercassiecampbell6077

    @coppercassiecampbell6077

    4 жыл бұрын

    I notice after cutting meat with fat, my knives are dull, why is that ?

  • @johnlord8337

    @johnlord8337

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@coppercassiecampbell6077 frozen or still cold meat (and fat) with frozen water cells (hard and sharp !!!) can dull any blade. Reason for cutting/chopping meat when it is properly warm and flexible, versus frozen.

  • @timoteiafanasie4894
    @timoteiafanasie48944 жыл бұрын

    I can't do them, as I have very hairy hands... Can't move them to the bowl... :-))))

  • @coppercassiecampbell6077

    @coppercassiecampbell6077

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol lol. I pictured a Neanderthal making dough.

  • @Michelle-CraftyWACatLady
    @Michelle-CraftyWACatLady4 жыл бұрын

    Why can't I get this recipe online, it wants me to pay for it

  • @sl0523
    @sl05234 жыл бұрын

    I'd rather call it Cantonese Style Bbq Spareribs. Most of the other types of Chinese style spareribs wouldn't be sweet.

  • @shaobaoww
    @shaobaoww4 жыл бұрын

    biangbiang 面😂😂😂

  • @sirhamalot8651
    @sirhamalot8651 Жыл бұрын

    Yeah...don't boil sesame oil, put it in later.

  • @richardvergara
    @richardvergara2 жыл бұрын

    This is by far the funniest episode. Gang bang those noodles!!!

  • @jvc8947
    @jvc89474 жыл бұрын

    I should have stopped watching this show 20lbs ago. Yum!!!!!

  • @epiccollision
    @epiccollision2 жыл бұрын

    Don’t use food colouring, just use dark soy, that’s what is is for.

  • @kocoaberry7041
    @kocoaberry70412 жыл бұрын

    Even though that duck was long time dead I still cringed watching her cut the head off

  • @WastrelWay
    @WastrelWay4 жыл бұрын

    I have to say that Adam's remarks about the uses of "meat" cleavers are not very accurate. With some practice, this is the only knife you need, as generations of Chinese chefs will tell you. The testing should have included peeling vegetables (which is not really hard to figure out) and cutting them into dice, julienne, and mince. Also, throw away your meat grinder and chop meat as finely as you like. And make a chiffonade of your herbs. No way a cleaver with a plastic handle should have been considered at all.

  • @pennyf9886

    @pennyf9886

    4 жыл бұрын

    I worked at shun and those meat cleavers kept coming back damaged.

  • @slvsfr
    @slvsfr4 жыл бұрын

    I miss odd Todd.

  • @davejones5747

    @davejones5747

    4 жыл бұрын

    I miss Kay and Doc Willoughby.

  • @paulschreiber
    @paulschreiber3 жыл бұрын

    Very surprised to hear you give the biang biang recipe in volumes instead of weights. Every other biang biang recipe explicitly uses a 2:1 ratio (or 50% baker's percentage). Do you expect folks not to have scale?

  • @donzagrant588
    @donzagrant5884 жыл бұрын

    Did they actually put any in their mouths😂😂😂 umm so good yeah but did you eat them .

  • @Tigermole1

    @Tigermole1

    4 жыл бұрын

    That was my first thought when watching. I think they did but definitely cut it out in the edit. I imagine they would be messy to eat.

  • @tonyc5384

    @tonyc5384

    4 жыл бұрын

    I imagine they can't talk after eating spicy and numbing noodles, so they could have tried it after finishing the session, or not.

  • @donzagrant588

    @donzagrant588

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm thinking they had a negative reaction to the spicy level of the chili oil and didn't want to show it. But I really think they barely put any in their mouths. But we'll never know. Unless they do a blooper video.

  • @tonyc5384

    @tonyc5384

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@donzagrant588 Come to think of it, did they ever release a blooper video? Don't remember ever seeing one.

  • @donzagrant588

    @donzagrant588

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tonyc5384 no they never do , I was just hoping they would one day pretty sure every recipe they do can't possibly be all perfect it would be nice to see how they correct missteps.

  • @jibbyjam1
    @jibbyjam14 жыл бұрын

    It never actually shows them eating the noodles. Too hot for them lol.

  • @miken4624
    @miken46244 жыл бұрын

    Ok, I joined your recipe tester group AND shopping group and I live in Chicago. I’ve heard nothing from ATK in months and months from those groups. It would be a chore for me to find these even with the variety of ethnic stores I have at my disposal. Interesting to watch but not very relatable for a home cook.

  • @FrenziedTrance

    @FrenziedTrance

    4 жыл бұрын

    Chicago has Chinatown with a subway stop right at the edge of it...Between that and Koreatown I've never had problems finding any of these been ingredients.

  • @eyenike8
    @eyenike84 жыл бұрын

    "Bang bang"? Bruh, she didn't even try. Lol

  • @stephaniebriggs9346
    @stephaniebriggs93464 жыл бұрын

    Wood cutting board with meat; ok now?

  • @davejones5747

    @davejones5747

    4 жыл бұрын

    Contrary to popular belief, plastic cutting boards are not automatically safer than wood. Studies have shown that wood can actually be more sanitary in the long run. People assume that because wood is a porous surface and plastic isn't, plastic boards are more resistant to bacteria. This assumption doesn't take into account the scars a plastic cutting board will get from daily use. According to Rodale News, expert Dean O. Cliver, PhD from University of California, Davis, conducted research on the subject and found that wood cutting boards contained less salmonella bacteria than plastic. On wood cutting boards, the bacteria sank "down beneath the surface of the cutting board, where they didn’t multiply and eventually died off." On plastic boards, however, bacteria got caught in knife grooves that were near impossible to clean out, whether the board was washed by hand or dishwasher. So while sparkling new plastic cutting boards might be easy to disinfect, any weathered plastic board will hold onto bacteria. I think they're all OK if you clean them right.

  • @pennyf9886

    @pennyf9886

    4 жыл бұрын

    Separate wood boards, one for meat and another for everything else. Plastic boards aren't better. In fa cup they dull knife blades.

  • @HunterBidenCocaineBag
    @HunterBidenCocaineBag4 жыл бұрын

    Sorry, I don't like the new set, which cuts off the test kitchen in the back.

  • @2379229
    @23792292 жыл бұрын

    wrong noodle technique

  • @mike1968442
    @mike19684422 жыл бұрын

    I dont know if that was a woman or man cutting the beets. Why all the tattoo's? Who are you hiring atk??

  • @PaulCollegio
    @PaulCollegio4 жыл бұрын

    We didnt get to see you actually eat the noodles! Looks like you're not as committed to cultural appropriation as you migh have us think!

  • @daveogarf
    @daveogarf4 жыл бұрын

    STOP SAYING "CHEW" AS A NOUN! It's a f**king VERB!

  • @davejones5747

    @davejones5747

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's actually both. A chew of tobacco. A chew of taffy. A Charleston Chew. Etc. But I felt the same way when the word "impact" suddenly became a verb after all those years as a noun.