Got damn. The triple OG Jacques Pépin made cutting an orange look pure class.
I liked it when he sprayed the oils on the flame. Great demonstration! Us cooks are half artist, half pyro 🤣
When you make this yourself, definitely make sure to use ripe oranges. I tried with some oranges that were almost ripe but not perfect, and blanched them 3 times, and they still turned out with a very bitter aftertaste. Very easy to make though, and the texture is phenomenal. Other than the bitterness, it's identical to the texture of the dry mango slices we used to buy.
I spent a year cultivating a single, gorgeous Buddha-hand citron, which, besides being a neat-looking fruit, also managed to survive 2 weeks abandoned during a forced evacuation thanks to a fire in my area. I didn't want to shave it into threads, so I left a lot of pith, since I'd die before I'd waste any of it, but also expecting some degree of bitterness in a fruit that's evocative of oriental medicine. Now I have a nice jar of candied tentacles to enjoy while my little tree is covered again in lovely blossoms. Since my fruit was quite unusual, this video was useful because it focused on technique rather than a recipe with specific quantities. Pépin has a gift for sharing knowledge so we can tackle our own unique cooking challenges, and it was incredibly important to me to get this one right! Cheers for KQED posting these invaluable resources.
A lifetime of knife skills
I can tell he's one of the best by his perfect french accent.
Everything looks so easy when you're Jacques Pepin!
Jacques is an international treasure
My mom was raised Bruderhof and she left ... several years later she went to go visit my grandmother. My mom brought some of this stuff back home and it was really good. I didn't realize it was this easy to make.
I love the way he says "orange" :)
His knifework is nothing short of astounding
Awesome peel recipe! Just made some yesterday with fresh harvested oranges. Great video😀👍
Just made this. It was so delicious and so was the leftover orange syrup. Thank you!!!
My favorite chef since my early teens. Genuine brilliant graceful and deft teacher for decades. God Bless.
Pepin has been around for a very long time... viva Pepin!
He is absolutely adorable and accurate!
Master! Seams sweat and good human being, and perfect french acent, pleasure to watch and listen.
Oh, you remind me so much of my high school vice principle because he has a French accent and talks like you! Thank you for sharing, Jacques. Have a lovely day. :-)
He really got the most out of those oranges, both in terms of the flavor they provide, and also how much of the fruit itself he used. The only thing left was the pith and the membrane between slices
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