I Made Every Thanksgiving Side Better

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  • @tate6767
    @tate6767 Рік тому +2964

    I just realized if you mash "but better" together you get "butter". It was right in front of us this whole time.

    • @coreyh8589
      @coreyh8589 Рік тому +49

      Damnit! Someone had to figure it out first. Butter really does rule all!

    • @buttsexandbananapeels
      @buttsexandbananapeels Рік тому

      Just like Josh’s wang

    • @Zelkener
      @Zelkener Рік тому

      ​@@coreyh8589who doesn't know that ive been doing that for 8 years only y'all finding this out now living under da seas aren't ya

    • @gabrielbarnes6657
      @gabrielbarnes6657 Рік тому +74

      butt butter

    • @retro9054
      @retro9054 Рік тому +34

      @@gabrielbarnes6657 You sir, are truly a genius

  • @jamiejackson355
    @jamiejackson355 Рік тому +271

    I made the chorizo stuffing and everyone lost their minds. It was a freaking BANGER! Thanks Josh!!!
    Couple of thoughts
    My Guillo pepper didn’t turn into a sauce so I blended it, strained it and then let it reduce. You definitely have to tell people it’s supposed to have a burnt look because it definitely turned people off at first.
    I made a avacado line sauce for it
    1/4 cup red onions
    1/2 bunch of cilantro
    1 avocado
    1-1/2 cups of sour cream
    1 juice from a lime
    Salt to taste
    Pinch of paprika.
    Happy thanks giving y’all!

    • @salk-e8346
      @salk-e8346 8 місяців тому +1

      god I wish people celebrated thanksgiving in my country, all of this looks delicious af
      then again, if I'm correct, that's a date celebrating american history... i don't think my country would ever since people seem to absolutely hate gringos here lmao

  • @annanhildebrand9667
    @annanhildebrand9667 Рік тому +2403

    I cant imagine being a professional chef and going to thanksgiving with your family. Either you're blowing everyone else's dishes out of the water or they've given up and make you do all the cooking that day.

    • @Mike__B
      @Mike__B Рік тому +433

      ... or they're saying "WTF is this? You couldn't just make regular stuffing?"

    • @ZombiePilot420
      @ZombiePilot420 Рік тому +124

      @@Mike__B this is been my experience mostly

    • @nxzeerxh
      @nxzeerxh Рік тому +147

      Chefs don’t cook better than dedicated mothers or grandmothers, their food is untouchable.

    • @adderous
      @adderous Рік тому +79

      I was brought up by two parents who spent years in commercial kitchens. The hidden option C is "set the family to do whatever prep they're capable of while you play the role of head chef". But like, a head chef that's so understanding and nice that they'd be actively choosing their restaurant money, since otherwise you make the kids cry.
      This also has the benefit of teaching the kids how to cook, and they slowly get to the point where you can trust them to do entire dishes themselves. Sure, a 13 year old is gonna be slower, but if they've put in the practice they can manage.

    • @adderous
      @adderous Рік тому +6

      *costing

  • @nicsosa369
    @nicsosa369 Рік тому +115

    as someone who used to love complex, aka complicated, dishes and recipes, i've since learned that there is so much to be said for simpler, less complicated recipes so that you can actually taste not only all of the individual ingredients, but the main food in the dish as well. when you know good techniques and know how to marry and match ingredients properly, a little goes a long way. something that really stood out was that you add so many things to the sweet potatoes, you can no longer taste the simplicity of the sweet potato, but many things on top of sweet potatoes instead of the sweet potato first. i learned to appreciate this in learning how to properly drink freshly made tea without adding anything to the tea - and i don't mean lipton. it really opens up the taste buds and makes one realize just how much masking of food and drink people do in order to make their food and drink "tasty" when the best flavors are already there. where people go wrong is thinking they need lots of salt, fats, sugars, etc to make food and drinks taste good when all it really takes is just a pinch for proper flavoring. people sometimes use way to much of these things. you also don't need that much honey and butter to significantly change the flavor of the cornbread.

    • @ShalomShalom-d5c
      @ShalomShalom-d5c Рік тому +4

      Everything you say is true but its falling on deaf ears. 8.5Million people made these sides. Younger people dont want to do things the way their parents did. They keep trying to reinvent the wheel.

    • @thirstbasket
      @thirstbasket Рік тому +4

      Yeah it's hard for me to watch these videos for a similar reason. I don't have the time or money to do all of this extra stuff. I also agree that it's not necessary for the food to taste good. Looks cool though...

    • @jayzonedc6474
      @jayzonedc6474 Рік тому +5

      That's all well and good, but sweet potatoes don't taste amazing by themselves, and the idea of adding marshmallows, "the traditional way", is horrendous and the opposite of keeping things simple. I think the idea of countering the sweetness of the sweet potatoes with some spice is a good way of making a balanced dish and better than just adding more sugar to food that is already overly sweet.
      Some things are good to keep simple, roasted potatoes for instance, but some foods need to be made more complicated to make them more palatable. You wouldn't just eat chilis by themselves, for instance, since they are usually too spicy and not a balanced taste profile. Sweet potatoes aren't a balanced taste either and need fat, salt, spice to make them not taste terrible.

    • @nicolegiovine243
      @nicolegiovine243 Рік тому +9

      so pretentious

    • @nicbarth3838
      @nicbarth3838 11 місяців тому +6

      Its not pretensious, these are just preferences everyone has a subjective experience of taste.

  • @good_beans
    @good_beans Рік тому +1267

    2:40 Mac and Cheese
    4:33 Cornbread
    6:34 Rolls
    8:52 Sweet Potato Casserole
    11:56 Green Bean Casserole
    14:20 Cranberry Sauce
    15:45 Stuffing
    18:25 Mashed Potatoes

  • @AlisonDoenier-zz7xz
    @AlisonDoenier-zz7xz Рік тому +21

    Bringing the Mac and cheese to a work party. Oh my word! This is the BEST mac and cheese I've ever had in my entire life! (Yes, I tried some before putting it in the crockpot). I used smoked gruyere and medium cheddar, and infused the dairy with garlic and bay leaves (didn't have bonito flakes, hence the smoked gruyere).

  • @matthewjwhitney
    @matthewjwhitney Рік тому +145

    The format of this video is very innovative and we need more of it. Discussing options, swapping techniques, etc. you're teaching people how to develop their own recipes and I think it's brilliant. You're the best, Josh ❤️

  • @dearcole123
    @dearcole123 Рік тому +107

    Part of what makes thanksgiving meals and the holiday itself appealing to many people IS the “monotony” - or dare I say - familiarity of dishes and recipes that are passed down and used in families year after year, generation to generation. My great aunt used to make split pea soup for my father who loved it so now I make it for him and our family and they love it. I personally don’t like it very much but it’s the nostalgia that is what our family comes back for. Not a flashy new way to deep fry a turkey. That is not to say I don’t try a new recipe over the years but it certainly is the familiarity that brings families together that we find comforting.

    • @sirenwantsbodilyautonomy
      @sirenwantsbodilyautonomy Рік тому +6

      No thank you. I can't do bland food, I'd rather make things that are filled with flavor and sometikes that means using new techniques

    • @richmondvand147
      @richmondvand147 Рік тому +1

      or maybe he loves the taste of split-pea soup because its fucking fantastic - my go to cold weather soup. I say make good food even if its different over bland crap nostalgia any day - your family will thank you. You'll notice that these are familiar dishes... "but better"

    • @dearcole123
      @dearcole123 Рік тому

      @@sirenwantsbodilyautonomy yeah I cook new recipes from scratch every single week for myself and my family. Rarely the same one weekly. The point it the holiday is a time a familiarity - not flashy new fusion foods. Nobody ever said anything is bland and additionally I’m assuming you haven’t cooked an entire thanksgiving meal for 7+ people… or much at all for that matter.

    • @zoommiesbay
      @zoommiesbay Місяць тому

      I mean you have a point its about the same dishes served every year but also welcoming new ones as the family branches and the community of making all the food together My sister used to bring greens and they tasted bomb as hell. My other sister would make the pickle snacks and i was in charge of mashed potatoes and small work.

    • @portiamoore4720
      @portiamoore4720 Місяць тому

      @@dearcole123how do you find new recipes. I feel like I’m cooking the same thing all the time lol

  • @notme2day
    @notme2day Рік тому +641

    Just imagine... many, Many , MANY Thanksgivings years from now, when Josh's recipes are handed down generation to generation and your family is calling this just the "way grandma use make it". ❤

  • @melodiousmooose5301
    @melodiousmooose5301 Рік тому +72

    Okay I did the panang sweet potato casserole and can confirm that the coconut whipped topping is actually required and not optional. IT'S SO GOOD 😭

    • @xxdagrimreaperxx5803
      @xxdagrimreaperxx5803 11 місяців тому +1

      I heard him say you can swap Galangal with ginger and I was sad. Uncle Roger would be pissed hearing that lol

    • @salk-e8346
      @salk-e8346 8 місяців тому

      ​@@xxdagrimreaperxx5803fuiyoh!! I love to when people name drop other content creators in the comments lmao

  • @Paulie_Chumpus
    @Paulie_Chumpus Рік тому +181

    The first 3 minutes summarized how to be a good home cook. It’s kinda crazy how easily he compartmentalized it

  • @vijaynazari9246
    @vijaynazari9246 Рік тому +8

    I always made my own bacon and onion cream base for my green bean casserole, but the addition of fresh mushrooms just Leveled-Up the entire dish from 'Green Bean Casserole the Grey' to 'Green Bean Casserole the White'. Thank you thank you Josh!

  • @AGlimpseInside
    @AGlimpseInside Рік тому +111

    Damn Josh, your ideas are, dare I say ,fresh. That pineapple upside down cornbread might be the greatest culinary invention of this century so far wow.

  • @curtisdibattista3864
    @curtisdibattista3864 Рік тому +13

    I'd love to see a video where you teach us timing skills while cooking for a crowd. What to prepare ahead and what to make the day of in order to get everything ready on the table when it needs to.

  • @Cmoney1106
    @Cmoney1106 Рік тому +7

    This Mac and Cheese is unbelievably good. Steeping the milk and using a smoked Gruyère cheese completely elevates the dish.

  • @swit1905
    @swit1905 Рік тому +44

    Another title for this video could be "Josh makes every Thanksgiving side a fusion dish." The creativity is honestly incredible and so appreciated by those of us who are bored with traditional Thanksgiving food!

  • @4RILDIGITAL
    @4RILDIGITAL Рік тому +3

    Wow, you've just revolutionized my Thanksgiving menu! Your creative spins on the classics are so refreshing. That sweet potato Panang Curry has me drooling already. As much as I love the nostalgia of traditional side dishes, stepping things up with restaurant-grade techniques and flavors is exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks! Looking forward to exploring these culinary avenues. Can't wait to blow everyone's socks off at the table this holiday! 🍽🔥🦃

  • @everactivedad
    @everactivedad Рік тому +31

    I really miss it when Josh would have his team members try everything. I’m sure he has an awesome pallet. But when that second person is standing there quickly, it definitely puts some validity to the flavor.

  • @davidmark7549
    @davidmark7549 Рік тому +300

    I used the kind of mushrooms I had laying around for the green bean casserole and now my family is tripping balls

    • @cinemaocd1752
      @cinemaocd1752 Рік тому +10

      Misty from Yellowjackets is that you?

    • @AlliyahKhalifa
      @AlliyahKhalifa Рік тому +5

      Can I come over next time

    • @seymourglass26
      @seymourglass26 Рік тому +1

      @lynnefromthelakeI don't think you can literally trip balls. The phrase is inherently non-literal unless stepping accidentally on marbles is the same thing as eating a handful of psychedelics.

    • @seymourglass26
      @seymourglass26 Рік тому +3

      @lynnefromthelakeWho said I ever dosed a stranger or even did drugs? I'm saying you don't know what the word "literally" means and now you've just shown you can't read period.

    • @noahvercetti7959
      @noahvercetti7959 Рік тому

      ​@@seymourglass26🤓

  • @kat6652
    @kat6652 Рік тому +3

    I have a really hard time in the kitchen. I have ADHD and all of the things that tie into that make cooking a big challenge for me, BUT I successfully made the bonito mac and cheese and the cornbread. I am really proud of myself. Josh's food content is so freaking enjoyable and inspiring that it got my butt in the kitchen and gave me a success story to build up my capacity to say, "maybe I can do this".

  • @weirdguy2126
    @weirdguy2126 Рік тому +452

    I don't even make these, i just love watching him make them

    • @seankenneth8622
      @seankenneth8622 Рік тому +1

      same

    • @johnb7046
      @johnb7046 Рік тому

      Stop eating unhealthy, addictive processed foods that deplete your vitamins and minerals, leach your energy, keep you inflamed, create brain fog and cannot be digested easily.

    • @osmanyousif7849
      @osmanyousif7849 Рік тому +6

      Doesn’t hurt to try though…..

    • @stephanies9689
      @stephanies9689 Рік тому +6

      You should try it, his recipes are godly. People think I can cook now

    • @sage0925
      @sage0925 Рік тому +1

      My hubs loathes canned cranberry sauce. I love it. So I'm going to try Josh's recipe and see if we'll both eat the compromise.

  • @justin908
    @justin908 Рік тому +2

    Hey Josh. Thanks for giving love to the line cooks and food servicers of the world, and not just dazzling cooking up like so many vloggers, food stylists, and instagram/tik tok personalities do. Thanks for keeping it real :)

  • @clinedoesfitness3977
    @clinedoesfitness3977 Рік тому +3

    I’m watching this a week after thanksgiving because the quality of these videos are top notch. Much respect to the editors!

  • @KaitlinLuksa
    @KaitlinLuksa Рік тому +10

    I'm Canadian and for Canadian Thanksgiving this year I made Chef John's (Food Wishes) French onion green bean casserole and it was the talk of the whole evening!! Everyone LOVED it. Looks like I'm going to be stuck making it for every Thanksgiving for the rest of time lol

    • @richmondvand147
      @richmondvand147 Рік тому +1

      thats a pretty good channel - pretty on par and has a good voice. Should give French Cooking Academy a watch too many good recipes in there all traditional too

    • @KaitlinLuksa
      @KaitlinLuksa Рік тому

      @@richmondvand147 ooh thanks!!

    • @meghankuhr8324
      @meghankuhr8324 Місяць тому

      Hey so I'm making the green bean casserole this year and I'm a little confused on the shallots. Are they mixed in and some set aside for the topping?? Hoping you can clear this up for me 😅

    • @KaitlinLuksa
      @KaitlinLuksa Місяць тому

      @meghankuhr8324 I didn't make this version, I made the version by Chef John from Food Wishes. In Chef John's version, he uses caramelized onions. This version by Josh uses deep fried/crispy shallots (he makes his own, but you can buy similar from the grocery store), and yes they are reserved for the top of the casserole. I hope that helps!

  • @SpicyMoustache
    @SpicyMoustache Рік тому +85

    Getting your book soon 🙌🏻

    • @The_real_dantdm
      @The_real_dantdm Рік тому +1

      Might get it too 👌

    • @yashasvimantha6012
      @yashasvimantha6012 Рік тому +1

      love your videos. Joshua's videos as well.

    • @misterhat5823
      @misterhat5823 Рік тому

      I have his book. It's okay. Not the best, but no complaints either.

    • @notme2day
      @notme2day Рік тому

      I'm ordering it for Christmas... a present for my favorite niece.

  • @lizj7217
    @lizj7217 Місяць тому +1

    As an avid cook myself- I have to say you are my favorite - this all makes sense and creative and stunning - thank you!!editing to add I am absolutely buying your cookbook! I collect the best - and this will be one of the best I am sure!

  • @andreaf5497
    @andreaf5497 Рік тому +9

    Josh, I am here for the upside down cornbread, the cranberry sauce, and the mashed potatoes, and ok the mac n cheese. I'm not so sure about the other things for Thanksgiving, but I'd love to try them some other time. Thank you! 😊

  • @counterspellgoon6854
    @counterspellgoon6854 Місяць тому +1

    been with ya since 10k subs, seeing ya approaching ten mil is amazing. good job joshy

  • @Santariffic
    @Santariffic Рік тому +45

    One of these days, it'll be hilarious if Josh made something with so much confidence, only for him to taste it, gag, and say wow that was awful I really thought I had something here

    • @harryhealey4298
      @harryhealey4298 Рік тому +4

      If there’s enough content for a blooper reel, I’m sure we’ll see plenty. One thing I’m familiar as a chef who likes experimenting with food, is the taste of failure.

    • @spendleton360
      @spendleton360 Рік тому

      I'm sure you've now seen it, but in the potato video there are a lot of dishes he made that he was disgusted by.

  • @melissagirard8661
    @melissagirard8661 2 місяці тому +2

    I have to say, that mac n cheese recipe from the cookbook, even without the bonito flakes infusion, is possibly the best I have ever had and has become the go-to mac n cheese recipe in my household.

  • @yafeters
    @yafeters Рік тому +9

    I feel like Josh would be an excellent culinary teacher. Perhaps one day he’ll make an online course on how to be a master home cook. I’d buy that in a heartbeat.

  • @kilolima5170
    @kilolima5170 Місяць тому +1

    Weissman is a genius! Who knew green bean casserole could be so insanely delicious!!

  • @jennifergarcia3370
    @jennifergarcia3370 Рік тому +13

    Made the jalapeño upside down cornbread tonight for thanksgiving it was a hit ! My first time making cornbread and it was amazing !! Thank you ❤ happy thanksgiving everyone 🦃🍂

    • @djoscartj
      @djoscartj Рік тому +2

      Same! First time making ANY kind of cornbread and it was a banger!

    • @RichieGriner
      @RichieGriner Рік тому +1

      Same same! Brought it to friendsgiving and it was a hit

    • @highsmith20
      @highsmith20 Рік тому

      What temp did you bake it at?

    • @jennifergarcia3370
      @jennifergarcia3370 Рік тому +3

      @@highsmith20 400F

    • @highsmith20
      @highsmith20 Рік тому

      @jennifergarcia3370 Thank you!!

  • @roymeyer6837
    @roymeyer6837 Місяць тому +1

    Great ideas in this video! I've recently experimented some with turkey, using different prep and cooking techniques and now I'm ready to make the best Thanksgiving main dish my family has ever had this year.
    First, I'm butchering the turkey into different cuts, because cooking turkey breast and cooking turkey leg quarters are not really a one-size-fits-all affair. Then, I'm employing the dry brining technique I use with steaks, but with an herb infused salt. Finally, I'll be smoking my turkey but pulling the breast meat and dark meat off at different temperatures, so everything is cooked but nothing is dried out.
    Then there's the gravy, which will contain not only the glorious, smoke-infused drippings of the turkey, but also a roux made with bacon fat from that morning's breakfast.

  • @Oofdaeh
    @Oofdaeh Рік тому +6

    I'm totally going to make those bagel rolls, but with Everything Seasoning! They look incredible 🤤

  • @aurasagbay5515
    @aurasagbay5515 Місяць тому

    I made the green bean casserole for Thanksgiving this year and I got HELLA PRAISE. It was absolutely delicious. Thank you Chef 🫡

  • @brnn17
    @brnn17 Рік тому +5

    I look forward to Thanksgiving every year because of those nostalgia foods, even if they aren’t particularly adventurous recipes. I don’t know that mole topped stuffing or panang curry sweet potato casserole will make it onto my family’s Thanksgiving table, but my friend’s better hold on to their butts because I will be making ALL of these recipes for Friendsmas this year.

  • @ChiliPepperMadness
    @ChiliPepperMadness Рік тому

    Love to see these upgrades

  • @kayrohde
    @kayrohde Рік тому +77

    All of these "but better" recipes sound absolutely divine and I would totally love every one of them at my Thanksgiving dinner. The thing is, when you are surrounded by family that insist on cornbread dressing, sweet potato casserole with marshmallow topping and green bean casserole made "Like Grandma used to make it - with canned green beans and canned mushroom soup" - and refuse to touch any variant of the traditional food - what can you do? I remember the Thanksgiving years ago when I made the cranberry sauce just like you did (with the exact same spices and orange juice, the whole 9 yards) and the family retribution was swift and terrible. I guess i should have used an empty can as a mold and refrigerated it a bit until it held the shape of the got-dang can and then presented it on the table like that! LOL!

    • @RidleyJones
      @RidleyJones Рік тому +7

      In that case, it's maybe better to bring an actual wild card dish--something that abides by the comforting and rich spirit of Thanksgiving but doesn't exactly resemble a traditional dish. That way it's a fun extra rather than an (unjustified) "disappointment."

    • @goldilocks1964
      @goldilocks1964 Рік тому +2

      You could invite them to make and bring Grandma's version because you will be making your favorite or some new recipes this year. We all come to anticipate certain flavors at Thanksgiving over the years; it's a taste tradition, even if it's mediocre. If only they could be more grateful that you're hosting them!! I'd be happy and gracious to eat just about anything that someone had labored to make to serve me.

    • @kathydelarosa1286
      @kathydelarosa1286 Рік тому +5

      Do it for a friendsgiving, not for family like that

    • @TokyoBlue587
      @TokyoBlue587 Рік тому

      Canned green beans? Now that’s just sad.

    • @claddagh143
      @claddagh143 Рік тому +3

      My family is the same way. Anytime you try to elevate a recipe, the consensus is "why couldn't you make it the normal/traditional/*right* way?"
      I told my bestie next year we are having a Friendsgiving and expecting everyone to bring elevated recipes with some actual flavor. 😅

  • @DaddyYankee606
    @DaddyYankee606 Рік тому +1

    Just made the Cranberry Sauce, so it could be ready for Thanksgiving Dinner tomorrow... After a taste test of the finished product... All I can say is Holy Mother of God!
    I made my own Chinese 5-Spice, and after mixing it with the ground Cardamom, it made my house smell so spiced and wonderful! Thanks, Papa!

  • @JordanVanRyn
    @JordanVanRyn Рік тому +11

    I've been a fan of your cooking videos for so long and I want to say every dish you make is a surprise to us. Plus your thanksgiving sides look epic!

  • @AN-jw2oe
    @AN-jw2oe Рік тому +8

    If you don’t like sweet potato casserole, you need to try the sweet potato soufflé recipe where instead of marshmallows, it has a pecan or walnut streusel topping-it is sooo good!!

    • @MatthewTheWanderer
      @MatthewTheWanderer Рік тому +4

      Instead of? The best sweet potato casserole has BOTH!

    • @dandelionwine4428
      @dandelionwine4428 Рік тому +1

      Was just about to comment the same. The sweet potato recipe in the video sounds delicious but my favorite part of Thanksgiving is my grandmother's sweet potato casserole which is exactly what you described. No marshmallows in sight.

    • @AN-jw2oe
      @AN-jw2oe Рік тому +1

      @@MatthewTheWanderer 😆 To me, that is a bit much! But probably cause I am not a fan of marshmallows, don’t even like s’mores very much.

    • @AN-jw2oe
      @AN-jw2oe Рік тому

      @@dandelionwine4428 Yes! I was introduced to it by my mother in law who grew up near Indianapolis. I told her that Thanksgiving is not complete without her sweet potato soufflé (which I usually make now) and her cranberry fluff. Have you had cranberry fluff? A mixture of blended cranberries and canned pineapple, mini marshmallows, sugar, vanilla, and folded into whipped cream. Oh my goodness, SO yummy!

    • @MatthewTheWanderer
      @MatthewTheWanderer Рік тому +2

      @@AN-jw2oe I am a fan of marshmallows, yet I don't care much for s'mores, either, lol. Too annoying to make and eat, even if they taste good.

  • @timp4447
    @timp4447 Рік тому +13

    That corn bread looks amazing! What oven temp do you use? Definitely going to try it.

  • @RichieGriner
    @RichieGriner Рік тому +1

    The jalapeno corn bread was my first Josh Weissman recipe I tried. And now I'm back on the channel looking for more food to make bc got dang that was some good ass cornbread!!!

  • @wackman123
    @wackman123 Рік тому +42

    Josh should be arrested for that sweet potato casserole

    • @da1nonlyladie14
      @da1nonlyladie14 Рік тому +10

      I was watching on my TV and logged in on my phone to specifically say just this

    • @asipofabundance
      @asipofabundance Рік тому +11

      Curry and sweet potatoes don’t seem right to me either

    • @dorefish-bieler7330
      @dorefish-bieler7330 Рік тому +7

      he just gets more and more unbearably pretentious…

    • @sentientcalcium
      @sentientcalcium 4 місяці тому

      Idk i fw it it seems like it would be really good

    • @_modvault
      @_modvault Місяць тому +1

      ​@@dorefish-bieler7330 Josh is a lot of things but pretentious isn't even close to an accurate descriptor. Jealous much?!

  • @barbarahallowell2613
    @barbarahallowell2613 Рік тому

    Love your cranberry sauce, really similar to my family's, that my Mom and Grammie made. We didn't use the 5 spice or cognac. We did use cardamon, mace and wee cinnamon, last minute a sprig of fresh tarragon.. No water, white wine, orange juice and finish with fresh lemon juice and a healthy snarf of good balsamic, wee salt and the most small 1/2 tsp melted butter ( they just said finishing velvety, you didnt taste it) oh, light brown sugar. Cook, mash sieve chill.
    I mostly love the balsamic with the citrus aspect. The fresh tarragon on the last few minutes adds that anise sort of top note.
    I don't know, its how we make it, I love it. 😊❤😊
    Oh snap, add a good crack of black pepper 😊😊😊😊 almost forgot that❤❤❤
    So trying your mac and cheese with bonito flakes and aromatics in a sachet!!! Blew my mind and made dream of just how good that would be 😊❤😊

  • @monica12386
    @monica12386 Рік тому +17

    Those mashed potatoes are making my mouth water 😂 the mac and cheese too 🤤 - everything else looks good but I've never been a fan of green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, or any kind of cranberries 🤣. I think this year I'll make garlic green beans with bacon so unbelievably good! I always love his recipes but the way he explains everything in a funny way makes me like them and want to try them even more! Thanks for always sharing the best twists to make delicious food but better!

    • @denisegaylord382
      @denisegaylord382 Рік тому +1

      Share the garlic bacon green bean recipe please! It sounds yummy 😋

    • @monica12386
      @monica12386 Рік тому

      @@denisegaylord382 I don't have a recipe I just kind of throw it together but I cook the bacon and steam the green beans and in a different pan I put a few tablespoons butter and a few tablespoons of bacon drippings and I love garlic so I add quite a bit of crushed garlic and cook on low til fragrant and toss the steamed green beans in and top with the bacon I cooked then crumbled. I don't use exact measurements, really just to taste. I used about 2 lbs of green beans and 1lb of bacon but didn't end up using it all. They are soooooo good! My 23 month old ate all hers and had 3 more helpings (not the bacon just the beans) 😂. Hope you try it out, it's definitely my favorite way to eat green beans! ❤️

    • @denisegaylord382
      @denisegaylord382 Рік тому +1

      @@monica12386 sound delicious! Will give it a try! Thank you!

    • @monica12386
      @monica12386 Рік тому

      @@denisegaylord382 no problem!! 😊

  • @Neenerella333
    @Neenerella333 Місяць тому

    I got some pumpkins in my garden this year. I've decided to make them into a curry pumpkin soup instead of in a pie. Did a test and it's amazing. Mirepois, baked pumpkin, curry powder, NM medium red chili powder, cumin, 2" piece of raw ginger, cumin, coconut milk. chicken stock

  • @melissaweyrick5311
    @melissaweyrick5311 Рік тому +25

    There is a time and place to experiment with Thanksgiving Dinner recipes. Either you will be a hero, or an annual story regarding your fail. So by all means put fish in your Mac & Cheese😂

  • @Ewhit-je3os
    @Ewhit-je3os Рік тому

    I bought one of your books. Date nights with the wife is making a recipe together out of the book. Absolutely love them! Thanks for the recipes!!

  • @lauren_sunshine
    @lauren_sunshine Рік тому +23

    I love panang curry and have some paste in my fridge right now, but I think my family would disown me if I brought a savory sweet potato casserole 😂 (that being said though, these all looked delicious. especially the cornbread!)

    • @sliceofsparta8985
      @sliceofsparta8985 Рік тому +4

      Saaaaaaame, sweet potatoes are supposed to sweet lol. He is right about marshmallows being terrible though; get that **** outta here and replace it with a proper brown sugar, butter and toasted pecan topping.

    • @claddagh143
      @claddagh143 Рік тому +1

      ​@sliceofsparta8985 agreed! the pecan topping is far superior to marshmallows.

    • @gojewla
      @gojewla Рік тому

      Come on, plenty of people hate that sweet marshmallow monstrosity. I bet more people would like what he made…

    • @richmondvand147
      @richmondvand147 Рік тому

      @@sliceofsparta8985 I kinda wonder if theres a natural marshmallow company out there somewhere making a better product not made of 100% sugar that's more botanical.... "mallow root sap, egg whites and sugar into a fluffy mold. The french added corn-starch to speed up production..." this sounds more like a meringue

    • @libertybell8852
      @libertybell8852 Рік тому

      We do a sweet potato dish with apples, pecans, some brown sugar and spices like nutmeg.. it's delicious. 🤷‍♀️ we do a classic one too, but I prefer the other one.

  • @filbert5850
    @filbert5850 Рік тому

    Just watched this on this thanksgiving morning, and thank you for the last push I needed to perfect my own mac and cheese, the steeping spices and herbs in cream is phenomenal.
    Thank you Joshua!!

  • @LostQuays-wg6xn
    @LostQuays-wg6xn Рік тому +10

    I have to watch this one again.. I'm Canadian, 🇨🇦 so we had our Thanksgiving in October. But all these tips are useful anytime! Happy Thanksgiving, USA ! Josh, you work so hard!! Thank you !

    • @b13inc
      @b13inc Рік тому

      Everyone should celebrate thanksgiving as a holiday with family/ friends to take time to be thankful. We don’t take enough time for rest and love. 💕

  • @yessumify
    @yessumify Рік тому +2

    Started making cranberry sauce from scratch couple years ago and love it!

  • @BakingByBrandon
    @BakingByBrandon Рік тому +47

    I adore the classic sweet potatoes with marshmallows so that dish is the only one I wouldnt change tbh lol

    • @NoahOMorainRush
      @NoahOMorainRush Рік тому +19

      Same, I was like "exCUSE me w h a t did you do to my favourite part of Thanksgiving"

    • @nathansettlemyre7365
      @nathansettlemyre7365 Рік тому +4

      You are actually both wrong. Pecans are the ONLY thing that should ever be on top of a sweet potato casserole

    • @NoahOMorainRush
      @NoahOMorainRush Рік тому +13

      @@nathansettlemyre7365 You would dare ruin the perfectly smooth texture of a sweet potato casserole with something crunchy that's already in the mandatory pie?

    • @dom6512
      @dom6512 Рік тому +1

      Butter, cinamon, salt and brown sugar, the end... Marsmallows ruin perfectly good sweet potatoes.

    • @Melissa-pb6wv
      @Melissa-pb6wv Рік тому +1

      Would you believe, we make Hawaiian Sweet potatoes with pineapple? If I don't make them everyone will go 5k miles home. Only problem is I can't find the purple Okinawan potatoes! I usually put pineapple in the cranberries, too. It's so good for digestion

  • @songsayswhat
    @songsayswhat Місяць тому

    Three years ago I made homemade cranberry sauce. My spouse, who doesn't have much of a sweet tooth, loved it & now requests it and uses it as homemade jelly for rolls and such. Anyway, it's super duper easy.

  • @TacozofGroose
    @TacozofGroose Рік тому +71

    I personally love the little smashed cranberries in my sauce. Gives it more texture

    • @raez7155
      @raez7155 Рік тому +21

      I was 100 percent on board until he broke out the blender and strainer. Chunky cranberry sauce is everything!

    • @TacozofGroose
      @TacozofGroose Рік тому +13

      @@raez7155 gives the sauce little flavor explosions scattered throughout

    • @palaceofwisdom9448
      @palaceofwisdom9448 Рік тому +4

      My sister adds plumped raisins and chopped walnuts to hers, which makes it ten times better. It's funny that Josh called his "jammy" when it's completely smooth.

    • @ManeIndian
      @ManeIndian Рік тому +1

      I cook down halfway then add more cranberries. To have a chunky sauce. I also substitute orange juice with apple cider.

    • @redeye1016
      @redeye1016 Рік тому

      @@raez7155he did say you don’t you have to pass it. So just don’t - miss that step. Saves more time too for you

  • @f75gunslinger
    @f75gunslinger Рік тому

    So yeah , we apparently have some different sides up here ( NY ) than you guys do down south . We do the rolls , the green bean casserole , cranberry sauce , stuffing , and mashed potatoes . No sweet potato casserole or mac and cheese . If we do have sweet potatoes , they're done like mashed potatoes almost . We also generally do squash .
    And really , while all of your stuff looked good and I'd love to try it , I'd rather have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving . All those flavors , while they may be boring to some , are what make the meal .

  • @lisandras8235
    @lisandras8235 Рік тому +38

    Josh is the main reason I celebrate Thanksgiving without beeing american, just because I want to try all his recipes... 😂

  • @jodidonaldson2923
    @jodidonaldson2923 Рік тому +1

    I love savory sweet potatoes of any variety!!

  • @Maria-tj3dp
    @Maria-tj3dp Рік тому +98

    the mashed potatoes with the garlic confit is literally an elevated version of Greek skordalià spread 😂

    • @thatguy_nick2937
      @thatguy_nick2937 Рік тому +5

      Yea the consistency looks closer to a dip like humus than anything potato based to me but hey if it tastes it tastes

  • @dangonya1561
    @dangonya1561 9 місяців тому

    I make a southern style sausage cornbread stuffing. It requires no extra stock or eggs or anything because of the amount of pork fat and butter we use. It's amazing stuff. My mom died before writing down the recipe. Fortunately for the rest of the family, I had been helping and paying attention for years!

  • @overdrive7349
    @overdrive7349 Рік тому +48

    "Looks like an inverted rectum" Well, now I can only make my own cranberry sauce now. Great job Josh.

    • @ac-nu8do
      @ac-nu8do Рік тому +3

      I believe the word is, "prolapsed".

    • @samiracle
      @samiracle Рік тому +3

      @@ac-nu8do or “blossom” if you want to sound fancy lol. Not sure canned cranberry sauce resembles it though.

    • @dom6512
      @dom6512 Рік тому +1

      nothing wrong with canned cranberry sauce as long as it's whole berry and its stirred up before serving..

  • @juliebiggerbear7300
    @juliebiggerbear7300 Рік тому

    11:51 until I moved to the west coast, the only way I had ever had sweet potatoes or yams was the ones that were canned, then rebaked in the can syrup, covered in marshmallows.
    And then my wonderful roommate roasted and mashed sweet potatoes that she got at the store, and insisted I try a bite.
    😢😮😳🤯😇
    Those things are amazing when done right! But then, just about anything can be. 😊
    15:39 I made my first cranberry sauce last year. It was lovely, glorious even. What I didn’t plan for was what happened when I put the leftovers in the fridge.
    They solidified into this wonderful jam! That jam is now always in my fridge, because an english muffin with butter and peanut butter crowned with that jam is a breakfast done right!

  • @Vikingwerk
    @Vikingwerk Рік тому +5

    12:38 You can use frozen green beans as well, and they work just fine.
    I’ve had fantastic results mixing frozen green beans with a can of mushroom soup, topping with the fried onions, and baking it.
    But the secret ingredient is:
    Smoked cheddar cheese.
    I grate about a cup of smoked cheddar, mix half of it in with the soup/green beans, and sprinkle the rest on the top with the onions.

  • @hatlessdash6823
    @hatlessdash6823 Рік тому +1

    Man didn't even blink an eye and said steep bonito flakes in milk for macaroni and cheese. I just can't with this dude anymore 😂

  • @Andrew_BIake
    @Andrew_BIake Рік тому +8

    Personally, my favourite thing to add to mac n cheese is a bit of Cajun seasoning.... so good...

    • @HudsonWilliams-hk8og
      @HudsonWilliams-hk8og Рік тому +2

      Absolutely! I did it one year, and now my midwest-ass extended family doesn’t let me make it anymore. Cheese and salt is about all the seasoning they can handle.

    • @Andrew_BIake
      @Andrew_BIake Рік тому

      @@HudsonWilliams-hk8og how to say you’re too white without saying you’re too white.

    • @kittymarch8455
      @kittymarch8455 Рік тому

      I learned that Cajun seasoning trick back in the 80s first time it came around. Don’t have it any other way.
      That said, I wouldn’t bring it for Thanksgiving, because it wouldn’t go with the other flavors.

    • @itsdonuttime7729
      @itsdonuttime7729 Рік тому +1

      I thought that is how all Black and Southern people make the mac and cheese

    • @sydney2141
      @sydney2141 Рік тому

      Wait that sounds AMAZING. Which Cajun seasoning? Like Tony’s or Slap Ya Mama or something?

  • @sistersw0213
    @sistersw0213 Місяць тому +1

    These all sound nice and all, but I go to my mom's for Thanksgiving because she cooks everything the same way she has since before I was born. Just like her mom before her and her mom before her. I love the way the first bite always reminds me of when I was a kid on Thanksgiving. Everything homemade from scratch and delicious 🥰

  • @Seki1987
    @Seki1987 Рік тому +7

    I say the unhealthier the Thanksgiving dinner is, better it is. Be grateful. Treat yourself and your family.

    • @notme2day
      @notme2day Рік тому

      My mouth and stomach are totally with you ... but my brain is going- "my heart, my heart".lolol

    • @Seki1987
      @Seki1987 Рік тому

      @@notme2day hahahah. Good ole' cholesterol

  • @naolink.
    @naolink. Рік тому

    I've been making mashed potatoes like this for years, except that i bake the garlic, i do it with sauteed green onion creme too, or oregano creme, or thyme creme, or sauteed chorizo creme, i use potato flakes because, economy, and it's still a really good dish, i'm glad to know that i have been doing it right haha (we do not have thanksgiving here where i live, but i think that they look delicious ♥)

  • @crazyscarecrow8136
    @crazyscarecrow8136 Рік тому +5

    That stuffing looks bomb, but I love the traditional kind too much to try it on Thanksgiving

    • @lexgoss6505
      @lexgoss6505 Рік тому +5

      I know I would have loved to see him take these recipes and just elevate them rather than changing them completely.

    • @TeamIFDVideos
      @TeamIFDVideos Рік тому

      Yeah these are not even close. @@lexgoss6505

  • @prettycyclops
    @prettycyclops Рік тому

    Not me crying in the shower because your sweet potato casserole is reminiscent of my "butter chicken" butternut squash soup! I also used your gnocchi recipe to help make Sweet and savory sweet potato gnocchi. Marshmallow and pumpkin pie spice cream sauce for the sweet, and an "American morné", kinda like a super Alfredo for the savory. It's content like yours, and @mythicalkitchen that helps me seriously up my cooking game!!

  • @evandempsey1682
    @evandempsey1682 Рік тому +34

    Everything else looks delicious, but I’ll definitely be sticking to my classic sweet potato casserole. I don’t even like sweet potatoes, but the marshmallow casserole is so good

    • @jamie6387
      @jamie6387 Рік тому +1

      1,000% - he either needs a new recipe or just reaching!

    • @richmondvand147
      @richmondvand147 Рік тому

      @@jamie6387 I can't stand overly sweet food and hate marshmallows (i find sweet potato on its own too sweet) so not a reach just different. Like JW said "not judging" you do you boo but heres a different take and man it sounded great - can taste it in my mind light curry sorta korma like - creamy, the sweet potato combining then the crunchy oniony taste maybe add more heat and work that with the sweet of the potato for balance

  • @DannySettle-yi2ef
    @DannySettle-yi2ef Місяць тому +1

    Respect and Love ❤️ Thank's and Bless you ❤️ Congratulations 🙏 ❤️

  • @itssharktime6560
    @itssharktime6560 Рік тому +10

    Next year do a video where you combine thanksgiving sides, like this year I'm combining duchess potatoes and twice baked potatoes.

    • @ShadoClone
      @ShadoClone Рік тому +1

      If they come out well, you could call your recipe "Double Dutch potatoes".

  • @98areece
    @98areece Рік тому

    Loved this one, I can tell it took a long time to make. One Thanksgiving I decided to make the stuffing (first time our family didn't have stovetop) and I mixed in some rye bread and basically used Claire's (from BA) recipe. My grandma said it was the best she ever had. That I was my last Thanksgiving with her. Take some risks and make some memories. Not everything will turn out perfect but give it a shot.

  • @swee7jimmy
    @swee7jimmy Місяць тому +3

    you strike me as a younger, angrier Col. Sanders.

  • @angeljudkins7788
    @angeljudkins7788 Рік тому

    Ok, I need to know about your pots and pans. I thunk I'm in love. I just switched to aluminum clad stainless, but yours are amazing

  • @samiracle
    @samiracle Рік тому +6

    Totally trying the jalapeño upside down cornbread. That’s probably the only thing I’d try from this video lol, (that and the cranberry sauce - he makes a classic recipe, I just wouldn’t blend it like he does). So many of the rest of the dishes have too many big flavors to work into one holiday meal, that menu would keep your guests up all night.

  • @cutepet81
    @cutepet81 Рік тому +1

    You are very best food cooking ! Thank for your great sharing 😊

  • @chefmatthewlafferty
    @chefmatthewlafferty Рік тому +4

    What have you done to my beloved sweet potato casserole? 💢💢💢💢💢💢💢

  • @waltergrimes5652
    @waltergrimes5652 Рік тому

    Thanksgiving is about compromising what could be great in order to get something good/okay for lots of people. Would I like to make all these, sure, can I in the limited confines of my parents kitchen with the small amount of time I have? No. But I pick my fights and generally will probably use one or two of these recipes. Thanks Josh!

  • @codymills4101
    @codymills4101 Місяць тому +9

    That sweet potato casserole is a war crime. Adding weird ingredients doesn't make something better lol. It might get you $200 a serving in a "fancy" resteraunt, but my family would downgrade me to only bringing silverware after bringing that thing.

    • @Martinez99999
      @Martinez99999 Місяць тому +3

      Bruh I busted out laughing reading this, yeah that thing was weird asf. The Mac and cheese looked good but the Bonito flakes are +$10. Good butter is already expensive without spending $10 on A spice. Watching this in 2024 economy is rough lol. I will say though that CORNBREAD looks delicious and budget friendly.

    • @mattburkett9419
      @mattburkett9419 Місяць тому

      His “cornbread” is also wrong. If it has wheat flour and honey/sugar it’s a corn cake, not a cornbread.
      Same for his dressing/stuffing.
      Half of his dishes are the shit that the weird in-law brings that no one eats after the first bite.
      He’s definitely lost what made watching him worth it. He now makes videos for people who think caviar tastes good, and not real people.

  • @brinsonmcbride
    @brinsonmcbride Рік тому

    I elevate my carry in dish every year and my history has earned me the responsibility of all thanksgiving things this year. 86 my Wednesday and Thursday boys

  • @ivycrussel4933
    @ivycrussel4933 Місяць тому

    I made half of all of this and the cornbread was the headliner for sure. Thanks man 👍😁

  • @hamzamaken9323
    @hamzamaken9323 Рік тому +8

    make more of those "every way to cook" videos bro i love seeing you come up with the best versions at the end

  • @Kyler_mahaney79
    @Kyler_mahaney79 Місяць тому +1

    Everything Josh makes is the “greatest of all time” he believes own hype as much as vegeta

  • @joyfulinhope1210
    @joyfulinhope1210 Рік тому +10

    Not gonna use any of these for Thanksgiving, but I might try that cornbread recipe sometime.

    • @Spiritchuckpvp
      @Spiritchuckpvp Рік тому +5

      Yeah I'm pretty sure my head would be mounted on the wall the next day if I brought any of these to Thanksgiving. Cooking for 65-90 year olds and a bunch of kids means they're a lot pickier than a group of 20 somethings.

    • @boyscouts5000
      @boyscouts5000 Рік тому +1

      Especially the sweet potato casserole he made.

    • @eldritchbeauty
      @eldritchbeauty Рік тому +1

      ​@@boyscouts5000No kidding. I'm sure these recipes are delicious, but I think they stray way too far from the traditional recipes... I'd be the laughing stock if I brought something like that sweet potato casserole to Thanksgiving.

    • @claddagh143
      @claddagh143 Рік тому +1

      ​@@eldritchbeautysame. Unless I brought both. My family is at least a little forgiving of experiments/variation if the traditional one is also there. But replacing it completely by something else and you're never going to hear the end of it.
      I made one *minor* (to me) change to the sugar for a family cookie recipe once. Instead of 1 and 1/2 Cups of white sugar I replaced some of it with brown sugar. I thought it was better. The rest of the family didn't think so. They ate them, but they made sure to tell me that it wasn't "right". 😂
      I can't even imagine how bad it would be if I showed up with any of these things without bringing the traditional option as well.

  • @ratnacook56
    @ratnacook56 Рік тому

    for sure I will come to his house for thanks giving dinner. some thing different , spicy and a lot the garlic in mash potatoes yummy
    maybe will try to make the corn bread some day, looked so good.

  • @jessvs6124
    @jessvs6124 Рік тому +5

    Please do Christmas dinner cook off with your mom/ parent lol and a blind taster to judge

  • @Melissa-pb6wv
    @Melissa-pb6wv Рік тому

    This is the best video I've ever seen. Thank you. Happy Thanksgiving.

  • @GlitchScatter
    @GlitchScatter Рік тому +6

    Remember to always try out new recipes BEFORE you make them for thanksgiving.... lol

    • @Laticia1990
      @Laticia1990 Рік тому

      Yeah, release videos like these at the beginning of November. Lol, this man trying to break up families!

    • @itsdonuttime7729
      @itsdonuttime7729 Рік тому

      at the very least to practice it first

  • @theblueyedhat
    @theblueyedhat Рік тому

    Easy to pull out like a tea bag.
    And now I can start my day.

  • @sebastiantysvr1978
    @sebastiantysvr1978 Рік тому +6

    You giving out free recipes weirdly makes me want to buy your cookbook more.

  • @Taureanfitness
    @Taureanfitness Місяць тому

    That homemade curry sauce looks amazing.I think I would make that with chicken instead of sweet potatoes.I also love fried shellets and that cranberry sauce look pretty tasty. Oh , and the mac and cheese I have got to try that

  • @OracleFefe
    @OracleFefe Рік тому +9

    May you put timestamps in the video for each recipe? It can help a lot skipping to a specific one we're looking at.

  • @sivarkoeleman2129
    @sivarkoeleman2129 Рік тому

    I finally got your cookbook: Texture over Taaste! So excited!!

  • @itvidnanag8206
    @itvidnanag8206 Рік тому +7

    What happened to the easiest burger video

    • @CameraMan-it4qz
      @CameraMan-it4qz 2 місяці тому

      Wouldn’t the easiest burger just be buying one from a fast food restaurant near you? (I understand why one one make a homemade burger, but it’s definitely not the easiest)

  • @brokenedges74
    @brokenedges74 Рік тому

    I LOVE STOVETOP STUFFING IDC IDC STUFFING IS ELITEEEE

  • @TheBd0g
    @TheBd0g Рік тому +6

    What happened to the burger video :(