Cooking from James May's cookbook | Ft. School of Wok

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  • Опубліковано 3 січ 2025
  • Although James May has a whole section of his cookbook dedicated to Asian Fusion, he still has a lot to learn. To take the next step in his culinary adventure, he's back at the ‪@SchoolofWok‬ to see if his stir-fried chilli beef recipe can be improved.
    Check out the School of Wok channel: / @schoolofwok
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  • @StockportJambo
    @StockportJambo 3 роки тому +439

    "How are you feeling?"
    "As a person? Old. Slightly disappointed."
    Classic.

    • @BodywiseMustard
      @BodywiseMustard 2 роки тому +4

      Imagine how he'd feel if he wasn't a multimillionaire

    • @StockportJambo
      @StockportJambo 2 роки тому

      @@BodywiseMustard Much the same I'd imagine, since he echoes the sentiment of many of us (myself included) who aren't multi-millionaires.

  • @sshuggi
    @sshuggi 3 роки тому +723

    It's weird hearing James say the name Jeremy followed by a positive comment.

  • @JoblyJohnny
    @JoblyJohnny 3 роки тому +302

    James may has taught me that there is never a wrong time for a chip butty

    • @aquaticpears3183
      @aquaticpears3183 3 роки тому +11

      Except after you've already just eaten 2 of them and feel like death

    • @camh7204
      @camh7204 3 роки тому +15

      @@aquaticpears3183 u mean, feel unstoppable and want more chip butty

    • @dominicsignorile9511
      @dominicsignorile9511 3 роки тому +3

      Much Better than Cat Food!!! 😎👍🍺

    • @ChurchladyHmm
      @ChurchladyHmm 3 роки тому +2

      James may has taught me that I can let my hair air dry after a shower

    • @ZeroCrystal
      @ZeroCrystal 3 роки тому +1

      Bad time for a chip butty? Yeah, at NOPE O'Clock.

  • @mcmcnair97
    @mcmcnair97 3 роки тому +426

    Hes done a bit more work than usual, but I'm putting this down as another episode of James tricks someone into making his lunch

  • @Bellocks1
    @Bellocks1 3 роки тому +120

    I love the strong “old dad” vibes from James. I am in my 30s and a dad, and this man’s vibes is what I aspire to.

    • @jaybird0312
      @jaybird0312 3 роки тому +10

      I think many of us here aspire to be just like James. I know I do. In every way. He’s a very class act, that’s for sure.

    • @tomoliver4632
      @tomoliver4632 9 місяців тому +1

      You'll never be an old dad if your a dad in your 30s mate

  • @FH-ug2dg
    @FH-ug2dg 3 роки тому +42

    It's great to see James and Jeremy team up, again. I've followed the 'School of Wok' for a long time, and Jeremy knows what he's talking about. His teaching is excellent and it's great to see him getting the recognition he deserves.

  • @breembo
    @breembo 3 роки тому +45

    James may's when learning life hacks is the best thing.

  • @Czechbound
    @Czechbound 3 роки тому +3

    This is MUCH BETTER than watching a normal cooking show where they just do everything. Getting an "everyman" like James and then quickly showing the expert at the end and comparing the result is very, very effective. Well done !

  • @WaffleShortage
    @WaffleShortage 3 роки тому +41

    only james may would go do a video for a promotion of his own cookbook, and then just be like "yeah, you know what... whatever i put in the book is wrong."

  • @GildaLee27
    @GildaLee27 3 роки тому +8

    I love you, James May.

  • @gregmuon
    @gregmuon 3 роки тому +80

    Besides this being a very enjoyable collab, I actually learned a couple things. Thanks!

  • @SilverScarletSpider
    @SilverScarletSpider 3 роки тому +14

    A little humility goes a long way Jeremy.
    James May is a better chef than Gordon Ramsey don’t you know?

  • @rgkeys72
    @rgkeys72 3 роки тому +4

    This is probably the best cooking video ever done. More working chefs need to show home cooks these foundational techniques! Thanks

  • @roblawrence91
    @roblawrence91 3 роки тому +3

    I never thought I’d learn anything from May cooking-wise. But this is one of the best informational videos I’ve ever seen. It’s also great seeing an old dog learn new tricks :)

  • @ulipeterson6112
    @ulipeterson6112 3 роки тому +54

    James should have told him, that he beat Gordon Ramsay in a cooking contest once.^^

  • @stalminenet
    @stalminenet 3 роки тому +13

    Funny to see another Jeremy also using 'speed and power' to get things done :)

  • @ostenfelnextpbenshored
    @ostenfelnextpbenshored 3 роки тому +5

    This is fascinating. I could watch James do tummy and head with a yummy dish in the wok for hours.

  • @archonix
    @archonix 3 роки тому +296

    Must be strange talking to a Jeremy who actually knows what he's talking about.

    • @FishTheJim
      @FishTheJim 3 роки тому +12

      I was going to say that James is learning from another Jeremy. :)

    • @FishTheJim
      @FishTheJim 3 роки тому +22

      @@bodhi2932 Sometimes if you listen very carefully you can hear Jeremy's Genius over the droning of James May talking about Cheese.

    • @ghjong001
      @ghjong001 Рік тому +1

      Best of all, the first trick Jeremy taught him was how to use his cleaver as a hammer...

  • @ZietTiger
    @ZietTiger 3 роки тому +15

    These two have amazing chemistry together. I absolutely love these videos. I hope you make more together!

    • @coryman125
      @coryman125 3 роки тому +1

      Agreed! I'm usually nervous going in to collaborations, but these two are a lot of fun to watch

    • @MrHuddo
      @MrHuddo 2 роки тому

      I concur. Greetings from down under 🍻

  • @chenannabel6256
    @chenannabel6256 3 роки тому +3

    As a Taiwanese, I have seen lots of chef doing that wok cooking skills. But it all feels so complicated and hard almost like an arts work to master lol. Everything comes out of the wok just tasted delicious.

    • @jaidee9570
      @jaidee9570 3 роки тому +2

      My wife is Thai, she cooks everything without fuss or problems, she just cooks. She was amused when I suggested buying a "wok", she asked me what it was, here's it's got a special name, it's a pan. 😀

    • @chenannabel6256
      @chenannabel6256 3 роки тому +1

      @@jaidee9570 YEP. My mom is brilliant at every dishes, but she never uses a wok. It is too heavy. The pan is her "wok" officially. ^ ^

  • @daemonk756890
    @daemonk756890 3 роки тому +3

    I could watch these two cooking for ages.

  • @scottamusmaximus2784
    @scottamusmaximus2784 3 роки тому +6

    I find James May in the kitchen doing stuff thoroughly relaxing. This dish also looks like fun!

  • @Spacemonkeymojo
    @Spacemonkeymojo Рік тому +1

    I want to see James do more wok cooking! This was such a fun video!

  • @shawnhampton8503
    @shawnhampton8503 2 роки тому

    Amazing how much fine point technique there is to stir fry. To the casual observer it looks "easy" but, like most things that take knowledge, practice, and sills it is most certainly not. Great video!

  • @martinfey578
    @martinfey578 3 роки тому +9

    James May's new Foodtribe series idea, " my cooking recipes ripped apart by chefs so you all don't make the same mistakes I did when I assembled the book."

  • @danb8568
    @danb8568 3 роки тому +2

    Pure entertainment watching you guys. Thank you 🙂

  • @pietvanvliet1987
    @pietvanvliet1987 3 роки тому

    13:25 Thank you Lucy. Made me smile.

  • @wearethemags6613
    @wearethemags6613 3 роки тому +1

    James May is the grandmother everyone wants!

  • @miguelonex53
    @miguelonex53 3 роки тому +4

    Soon in US that will be awesome!!

  • @willadams9001
    @willadams9001 3 роки тому +6

    I’ll be waiting for ‘Uncle Roger Reacts’
    Hai yaaa! I put my leg down from chair

  • @simewood2040
    @simewood2040 3 роки тому +1

    You guys are terrific! and educational. 🙏🏻

  • @Mistahhuntah
    @Mistahhuntah 3 роки тому +3

    If you follow this recipe in the book it makes a HUGE amount.

  • @maybeken
    @maybeken 3 роки тому +1

    What you need to do with veg with wok is that you need to first do something called 走油 which literally means run it thru the oil so you get the moisture out, take them out before you put them back to wok with things like meat.

  • @samchapple6363
    @samchapple6363 3 роки тому

    Thank you food tribe for introducing School of Wok ☺️

  • @fdk7014
    @fdk7014 3 роки тому

    Top video this time! Thanks!

  • @nigelclark7360
    @nigelclark7360 3 роки тому

    Excellent cooking

  • @peterxyz3541
    @peterxyz3541 2 роки тому

    Love this!!!

  • @rattijuoppo5539
    @rattijuoppo5539 3 роки тому +3

    Very nice!

  • @travisspaulding5835
    @travisspaulding5835 3 роки тому

    Abridged cookbook… coming to a bookstore near you soon

  • @grizzly._.
    @grizzly._. 3 роки тому +4

    I look forward to James May's "Oh Wok!"

  • @danielwebster9442
    @danielwebster9442 3 роки тому +1

    Would love to be eating this right now!

  • @arronbloomberg605
    @arronbloomberg605 3 роки тому +3

    Great video

  • @WaffleShortage
    @WaffleShortage 3 роки тому +2

    request for next vid- james may makes peas and fish-finger stir fry in the bunker

  • @Veilingmeat
    @Veilingmeat 3 роки тому

    As a subscriber to Foodtribe and a fan of James, having watched him attempt this stirfry, I feel like I have in fact done this myself now and will never need to attempt it personally!
    ...Result!

  • @JesusisJesus
    @JesusisJesus 2 роки тому

    Excellent cooking lesson.

  • @craighorton9398
    @craighorton9398 2 роки тому

    Great show. I would suggest that you use lard and salt and pepper.

  • @gildardo
    @gildardo 2 роки тому

    The best how to thanks to James May's.

  • @pauliusthemad3498
    @pauliusthemad3498 3 роки тому +15

    James May needs to release errata for the recipies then just a little page of "do this instead it's better"

    • @rgkeys72
      @rgkeys72 3 роки тому +1

      Encyclopedia’s used to publish a year book and a bunch of stickers you would paste onto encyclopedia articles referencing the year book page with updated info, he could do that.

  • @trongkhainguyen7628
    @trongkhainguyen7628 3 роки тому

    SPEED AND POWER for the cooking right there.

  • @pl7868
    @pl7868 3 роки тому

    really like these wok shows :)

  • @simeonorive145
    @simeonorive145 3 роки тому +7

    I notice James head shakes when he concentrates with hand tasks increasing.

  • @ShepFL002
    @ShepFL002 3 роки тому

    So with your pub you should also make a Parsnip Gin Barrel Aged Spruce Tip Dunkel to go along with this dish.

  • @jeanlongsden1696
    @jeanlongsden1696 3 роки тому +18

    what is it with James being told he is doing it wrong by Jeremys?

    • @FishTheJim
      @FishTheJim 3 роки тому +3

      He really lives for it :)

  • @Johnny.f.face1
    @Johnny.f.face1 2 роки тому

    Never was a chef’s jacket tailored more perfectly

  • @stumaclean111
    @stumaclean111 3 роки тому +1

    James’s School of Wok or James’s Wok of shame? Well done!!

  • @jaimel2037
    @jaimel2037 3 роки тому

    “It’s better, annoyingly “…classic May😂😂

  • @irandomlyshare
    @irandomlyshare 3 роки тому +3

    Food! May! Fun!

  • @SWR_Quackula
    @SWR_Quackula 3 роки тому +3

    I just bought a wok from the local charity shop courtesy of James
    and then discovered the apartment I'm moving into has induction hobs, and said wok won't work on them

  • @ScenesThroughTravels
    @ScenesThroughTravels 3 роки тому +1

    A Plate of happiness James

  • @davidkalavsky1760
    @davidkalavsky1760 3 роки тому

    beautiful toss James

  • @PixelSchnitzel
    @PixelSchnitzel 3 роки тому

    James should do like I do and watch School Of Wok. He'll enjoy what he learns. :-) LOL. BTW, I learned about School Of Wok from this channel. THANKS!!!

  • @ItsToXley
    @ItsToXley 3 роки тому +3

    Need some more bunker videos

  • @MisterSynonym
    @MisterSynonym 3 роки тому +1

    You can tell that Jeremy is a passionate educator.

    • @MrHuddo
      @MrHuddo 2 роки тому

      Absolutely. It’s captivating

  • @adawg6791
    @adawg6791 3 роки тому

    James may is a legend

  • @markainsley231
    @markainsley231 Рік тому

    I cam recommend Jeremy’s book. Takes the fear out of a wok

  • @mattmartin15
    @mattmartin15 3 роки тому +1

    Professional chef is also professional at patience.

  • @bigdaddigaming
    @bigdaddigaming 3 роки тому +2

    I think it's amazing how they all know how to use chopsticks, I spent the first 30 years of my life growing up in England and the past 20 here in America and I don't have a clue how to use chopsticks, and of all the hundreds of Asian restaurants and takeaways I've been too I've never even once been offered or had a chance to even try to use chopsticks, I wonder how people who have never been to a country that uses chopsticks learns that skill

    • @thomasmccourt215
      @thomasmccourt215 3 роки тому +1

      At home ?

    • @clockwork9827
      @clockwork9827 3 роки тому

      youtube. always youtube

    • @bigdaddigaming
      @bigdaddigaming 3 роки тому

      @@thomasmccourt215 Cant even buy chopsticks to try at home, where I'm from in England they was at the time unavailable and where I currently live in America there unavailable
      And I'm not paying a bunch of money online to get a couple of sticks to eat with

    • @StockportJambo
      @StockportJambo 3 роки тому

      @@bigdaddigaming You can buy packs of them on ebay for a couple of dollars. Also, it's just practice... just like using a knife and fork is, although you were too young to remember.

    • @pheart2381
      @pheart2381 3 роки тому +1

      @@StockportJambo I'm british and often eat with chopsticks out of preference,especially rice. I dont even notice I'm doing it,except when I try to pick up a whole cherry tomato! Rice definitely tastes better with chopsticks. Daddi,once you get the hang of it you will wonder what the trouble was,and chopsticks can last years. I keep a short pair in my handbag for emergencies.

  • @korosi1862
    @korosi1862 3 роки тому

    awesome video

  • @CincinnatiDan
    @CincinnatiDan 3 роки тому +1

    Ms. Lucy Brown actually eating and willingly… she’s growing!

  • @jordansmith4040
    @jordansmith4040 3 роки тому +2

    cooking is a skill one can become proficient in from the comfort of their own home.

  • @thechosenone8590
    @thechosenone8590 3 роки тому

    Brilliant

  • @gmrick1412
    @gmrick1412 2 роки тому

    Jeremy says veggies first, then meat. I'd think meat first so that the veggies would be less likely to become too soft or not hot enough at end. I'm trying to learn and this point would seem to be an important part of the process.

  • @austenpowers
    @austenpowers 2 роки тому

    Would love a cooking course with this guy

  • @TheAxeaman
    @TheAxeaman 3 роки тому

    James is an awesome student.

  • @0farmerjohn0
    @0farmerjohn0 3 роки тому

    More of this collaboration please,

  • @Glamrock01
    @Glamrock01 3 роки тому +6

    "I played all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order"....classic line for the informed among us....😎😎

  • @DiegoMartinezCoria
    @DiegoMartinezCoria 2 роки тому

    Y'all really should get Jeremy to do a couple more episodes, he's a great presenter.

  • @d.l.whitton6260
    @d.l.whitton6260 Рік тому

    I used a thin carbon steel wok for years, but then I got an induction hob 😮. High powered but couldn't use my round wok anymore. Got myself a Skottsberg carbon steel wadjan (fits my Indonesian/Scottish ancestry) but you cannot toss a wadjan 😢. Do you think it's possibly to use a flat bottom classic (thin and cheap) wok on an induction hob??

  • @jakemacgregor-boyle6397
    @jakemacgregor-boyle6397 3 роки тому

    Nothing like a wok toss 😁

  • @FenrirYT13
    @FenrirYT13 3 роки тому

    James head is twitching when cooking. He has a WOK Tick now

  • @felipe7k
    @felipe7k 3 роки тому +2

    What happened with the audio ….??????

  • @Drinkyoghurt
    @Drinkyoghurt Рік тому

    James May having a cookbook shows me that my dream of owning a Pagani is not that far fetched and unrealistic.

  • @TheOriginalFreak
    @TheOriginalFreak 3 роки тому

    so happy to hear that I am not the only one who says "...I've wasted so much of my life..." LOL

  • @anderss1293
    @anderss1293 3 роки тому +2

    Jeremy Pang is amazing! Thanks for the info. James, stick to the cars...

  • @tomtucjr
    @tomtucjr 3 роки тому +1

    Love the collab with School of Wok. Do Sortedfood next!

  • @Mike_5
    @Mike_5 3 роки тому

    James May has been to Matalan and kitted himself out with a stylist check shirt specially for the occasion

  • @TheTwoFingeredBullDog
    @TheTwoFingeredBullDog 3 роки тому +2

    Wok and roll baby.

  • @mch1684
    @mch1684 3 роки тому

    The Muzak is spot on.

  • @samueljack3648
    @samueljack3648 3 роки тому +3

    I really wish May would start doing a Keith Floyd and drink during these things

    • @brianartillery
      @brianartillery 3 роки тому +2

      One of the world's great wonders: Keith Floyd cooking something whilst hammered. Once seen, never forgotten.

  • @AccessAngle
    @AccessAngle 3 роки тому

    this is very entertaining!

  • @williebauld1007
    @williebauld1007 3 роки тому +1

    I’m hungry now!

  • @akolade2354
    @akolade2354 3 роки тому

    He's the man of all trades

  • @venom5809
    @venom5809 3 роки тому +3

    There's hope for guys named Jeremy in this world after all. LOL

  • @andrzejbryll5379
    @andrzejbryll5379 7 місяців тому

    James being humbled by a professional😂

  • @ludecom-cz1wz
    @ludecom-cz1wz 3 роки тому

    Would that recipe work with Spam?

  • @dark4x440
    @dark4x440 3 роки тому

    With all this new found cooking, and deep frying everything you find if in Scotland, where's the haggis Mr Slowly?

  • @websterforrest
    @websterforrest 3 роки тому +1

    Love watching 'Isambard Kingdom May' & Jeremy Pang doing stuff in the School of Wok studio kitchen! Pity the sound quality has let you guys down in this one though... Would be a great video to see Jeremy in James's pub making a steak and kidney pie or something! :D Can't wait for the next video!

  • @rhyswilliams4893
    @rhyswilliams4893 2 роки тому

    The amount of smoke when the pro was cooking. I must be a pro

  • @gamershadow1
    @gamershadow1 3 роки тому +1

    @FoodTribe Please fix the audio for later episodes if possible. The frying sound is completely drowning out the speaking.

  • @unacceptablebilly1689
    @unacceptablebilly1689 2 місяці тому

    I want that stovetop!!