Simply Ming

Chef Ming Tsai prepares bok choy two ways. First up is Red Roast Chicken with baby bok choy and sweet potatoes spiced with red wine, Thai bird chilis and star anise. Next is a vegetarian version that includes Red Roast Squash, baby bok choy, sweet potatoes, scallions, garlic and ginger. Ming also stirs up cocktails -- a Five Spice Old Fashioned for Ming and a Five-Spice Black Tea for Henry.

Chef Ming Tsai cooks up two versions of Okonomiyaki. He makes a delicious Smoked Salmon and Crispy Fennel Okonomiyaki, and then a vegan Okonomiyaki made with rice flour, shiitake mushrooms and cabbage, seasoned with garlic and fresh ginger. To cool things down, he mixes a refreshing Cucumber-Mint Saketini for himself and a Cucumber-Mint Spritzer for Henry.

Miso, ginger and sushi rice are featured today. Chef Ming Tsai cooks salmon coated with shiro miso, minced ginger, sesame cucumbers and sushi rice. Then he prepares a vegetarian version using Japanese eggplant and miso glaze, which he serves on top of sushi rice cakes. He also shakes up two versions of a cocktail -- an Orange-Ginger Wine Spritzer and a non-alcoholic version for Henry.

Chef Ming Tsai prepares Henry’s famous Five Spice Orange Pound Cake and his warm gluten-free Chocolate Rice Cake. Before cooking dessert, he stirs up an Espresso-Bourbon Cream Martini and a refreshing Lemongrass Tea for Henry.

Chef Ming Tsai and Henry are cooking two versions of a classic dish -- Broccoli and Beef. First, Ming cooks delicious Beef and Broccoli Noodles with garlic and fresh minced ginger. Then, he cooks a vegan version -- Vegan Beef and Broccoli Bing. Before he starts cooking, he mixes up a tasty Wasabi Michelada for himself and a Virgin Wasabi Michelada for his son, Henry.

Chef Ming Tsai is cooking ravioli two ways. He starts off with a Buttery Shrimp Ravioli in a Watercress Nage, and then follows that up with a vegetarian version -- Edamame-Shiitake Ravioli served in a Thai Coconut Broth. To begin with, he prepares a Ginger Margarita for himself and a non-alcoholic version for Henry -- a refreshing Ginger Pop.

Chef Ming Tsai is going big on crab. He starts off with delicious Crab Cakes with a Lemon Aioli, and then follows that up with a vegetarian version -- gluten-free “Crab” Cakes with Lemon Aioli. Ming also makes a Pineapple Smash.

Chef Ming Tsai and Henry pay homage to Boston as they cook Sausage and Peppers Fenway-Style, and a vegetarian version of this dish, Vegan Sausage and Peppers Bings. To get things started, Ming stirs up a cocktail -- a Thai Basil-Lemon Smash with bourbon and a refreshing Thai Basil Lemonade for Henry.

Chef Ming Tsai makes sushi, home-style. He starts by preparing Maki Rolls with toasted nori, fresh fish, poached shrimp and avocado. And there’s nothing better to accompany the delicious sushi than a Sake Royale made with Junmai sake and cassis, and a non-alcoholic Cassis-Lime Spritzer.

Chef Ming Tsai is in Hawaii visiting his mom and dad. To celebrate the occasion, Ming prepares a festive Tsai Family Hot Pot, accompanied by Shrimp Wontons and complemented by red wine.

Chef Ming Tsai cooks a delicious Sole Meuniere and a vegetarian version -- Napa Cabbage Meuniere, both accompanied with Chive Rice. Before beginning to cook. he stirs up two Agent 00- inspired cocktails -- a Vesper and a non-alcoholic version, a James Bondi.

Chef Ming Tsai cooks two of everyone’s favorites: Buffalo Chicken Wings and Vegetable Tempura. And there’s nothing better to accompany these favorites than a Classic Shandy.

Ming Tsai travels along the Rhine, cooking with some of the best chefs in Europe and sampling the local cuisine. Dishes include Kohlrabi with Wild Herbs and Chanterelle Vinaigrette and Choucroute Royale Garnie with Bacon and Pork Liver, a dish built around salted and aged cabbage.