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.
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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…
When will ATK make that Rural Road dish “Poodles and Noodles?”
Biang Biang Mian with the ribs. What a great combo! Thank you all.
Even though that duck was long time dead I still cringed watching her cut the head off
This is by far the funniest episode. Gang bang those noodles!!!
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 ❤️ .
Don’t use food colouring, just use dark soy, that’s what is is for.
wrong noodle technique
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.
I dont know if that was a woman or man cutting the beets. Why all the tattoo's? Who are you hiring atk??
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?
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.
So cool!!
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?
smile Dan
Love watching Dan cook.
I should have stopped watching this show 20lbs ago. Yum!!!!!
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
It never actually shows them eating the noodles. Too hot for them lol.
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.
Sorry, I don't like the new set, which cuts off the test kitchen in the back.
I'd rather call it Cantonese Style Bbq Spareribs. Most of the other types of Chinese style spareribs wouldn't be sweet.
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 YouTube!!! I can rewatch it whenever I want! Thank you!
I love char siu pork <3
Why can't I get this recipe online, it wants me to pay for it
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 .😉😋😙
FYI The links for the recipes are behind a pay wall
Can I just move into the test kitchen lol . Seriously, both dishes have me salivating right now at 3:49AM. Damn shame lol
biangbiang 面😂😂😂
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!
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.
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?
What is your guys food budget when testing knives/gear? Thats a lot of chicken & things to chop.
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
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.
Wow those noodles and those ribs 😋 can't wait to make these! Hey could you guys by any chance ever make those pulled noodles?
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!
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🥰
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!!!
I love watching you guys & all that you do!! One of my favorite shows.
Liking this before the video starts😋
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.
Love this channel
"Bang bang"? Bruh, she didn't even try. Lol
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.