Episode
Good Eats: Shell Games
Overview
Oysters are a mystery to many and downright spooky to some. Join host Alton Brown as he unravels the secrets of this bivalve, cracks a safe or two and reinvents classic applications like oysters ""Rock-A-Fella."" Recipes: Baked Oysters Brownefeller Horseradish Cream Sauce Oyster Soup
Details
- Series
- Good Eats
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2004-06-23
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
Shell Games is Episode 2 in Season 8 of Good Eats. It aired on 2004-06-23. The runtime is 21 min.
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Episode 1: Hittin' the Sauce
With a few simple tools and some basic chemistry, host Alton Brown simplifies the most common sauce quandaries. Throw away your boxed preparations and find how simple it is to create an elegant hollandaise and peppercorn sauce for your favorite steak.
Recipes: Strip Steak with Pepper Cream Sauce Hollandaise
Episode 3: Flat is Beautiful II
These days we're all looking for ways to make more out of less. Alton Brown's favorite strategy: flatten meats wafer thin and cover them with flavor. New looks at old classics like Chicken Kiev, Turkey Piccata and Carpaccio.
Recipes: Beef Paillard Chicken Kiev Turkey Piccata
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Episode 4: Circle of Life
Everybody loves donuts but nobody seems to make their own...until now. Join host Alton Brown as he delves into this country's favorite pastry. Not only will you learn how to make your own you'll find out how the donut really got its hole.
Recipes: Yeast Doughnuts Doughnut Glaze Chocolate Doughnut Glaze
Episode 5: Wonton Ways
The humble wonton skin may look exotic but it's also the most versatile pasta you can invite into your kitchen. Join Alton Brown as he stuffs and folds and fries and steams and bakes up a mess of good eats out of this Chinese restaurant standard.
Recipes : Perfect Potstickers Vegetarian Steamed Dumplings Pear Walnut Wontons
Episode 6: The Big Chili
Join Host and cowpoke Gerald P Hobbs (Alton Brown) and his sidekick Rusty as they rustle up a good, honest bowl of red. Along the way, they'll ponder the chili mythology, grind up their own chili powder (that's chili with an ""i"") and do some serious work under pressure.
Recipes: AB's Chili Powder Pressure Cooker Chili
Episode 7: Sandwich-craft
To some it's a couple of pieces of bread with something shoved between. To others, a sandwich is a sublime balance of flavor and texture born as much of technique as ingredient. Alton Brown and his nephew Elton dose up a little Sandwich-craft.
Recipes: Cuban Sandwich Pan Bagnat Roasted Vegetable Spread
Episode 8: Soups On
A good soup is like a cooking school in a bowl and class is in session for host Alton Brown's nephew Elton. Join the two as they work together to craft an old classic and (perhaps) a new one.
Recipes: Garden Vegetable Soup Grape Gazpacho
Episode 9: Say Cheese
Join host Alton Brown for a collection of short films about his favorite food: cheese. Learn about everything from pasteurization to pairing, Lactose to graters. Learn how to make cheese into soup, crackers, and a spread to end all spreads.
Recipes: Cheese Soup Fromage Fort Parmesan Crisps
Episode 10: Art of Darkness III
What could possibly be more chocolaty than chocolate? Join host Alton Brown as for his third journey into the world of chocolate.
Recipes: Chocolate Truffles Ganache Frosting Good Eats Fudgepops
Episode 11: True Grits
Whether you're cooking up a mess of grits or a pot of polenta cornmeal may just be the most powerful player in the pantry. Join host Alton Brown as he battles with cultural claims, doses up some science and cranks out an upside-down cake with a twist.
Recipes: Cheese Grits Savory Polenta Pineapple Upside-Down Cornmeal Cake
Episode 12: Stuff It
AB's gone on record as saying the stuff is evil and yet, hundreds of protest letters have him rethinking his position. Can a stuffing be designed that's good for diner and bird alike?
Recipes Stuffed Squash Turkey with Stuffing
Episode 13: Puddin' Head Blues
In an effort to pay off the IRS, host Alton Brown decides to enter a pudding recipe contest being held by the TV pudding queen: Auntie Pudding. Recipes: Indian Rice Pudding Tapioca Pudding Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix Chocolate Pudding