About the Show

Ming Tsai is a new style of chef creating cutting-edge American cuisine. His original yet accessible recipes are based on superb pairings of basic flavors from Western and Eastern traditions.

Most Popular Recipes

All East Meets West With Ming Tsai Recipes

Roasted Shiitake and Yukon Gold Potatoes

Chicken Fried Steak with Smashed Yukon Golds and Soy-Vidalia Gravy

Teriyaki Burger with Caesar Salad and Shoestring Potatoes

Slow Roasted Veal Shank with Melted Cabbage and Cippolini Onions

Asian Pesto with Grilled Shrimp

Real Time Cooking -- Out of the Fridge and Pantry

Vegetarian Satays with Asian Pesto

Chicken Liver and Shiitake Custard with Edamame Sauce

Chicken and Vegetable Bourguignonne with Egg Noodles

Ming's Sesame Tofu and Cucumber Salad with Soy Sauce Eggs

Hot and Sour Pumpkin Soup with Chive Cream

Roasted Spicy Pineapple with Passion Fruit Glaze

5 Peppercorn Beef Tenderloin with Celeriac-Potato Cake Fried Garlic and Baby Spinach Saute with Basil Oil

Pecan-Yogurt Apple Cake with Star Anise Caramel Sauce

Salt-Crusted Prime Rib with Star Anise-Shiitake Meat Jus

Seared Madras Haddock with Broccoli Sauce

Passion Fruit Mango Pudding Cake with Pineapple Soup

Herb Crusted Trout with Shiitake Sticky Rice and Shiso Oil

Chipotle Puree and Chayote Slaw

Homemade Ginger Ale and Its Candy

Leftovers: Duck, Mango and Caramelized Onion Wrap

Spicy Shrimp and Mango with Snow Pea Salad

Sake Poached Salmon with Somen and Fennel Salad Wasabi and Leftovers: Salmon Salad Sandwich with Taro Chips

Braised Chicken Curry with Yams

Honey Roasted Poussin on Horseradish Beet Puree and Soy Butter Sauce

New Style Hamachi Sashimi with Curry Oil

Seafood Spring Rolls 'Sticks' with a Citrus Dipping Sauce

Crispy Chocolate Banana 'Split'

Crab and Shiitake Ravioli in a Corn-Lemon Grass Sauce

Turkey Sausage and Roasted Pepper Lasagne with Spicy Tomato Sauce

Roasted Turkey with Shiitake-Leek Pan Sauce and Candied Yams

Sake Poached Salmon with Somen and Fennel Salad

Ming's Thai Chicken and Zucchini Calzone

Banana-Rum Macadamia Flambe with Brown Sugar Ice Cream

About the Host

Ming Tsai is the James Beard Award-winning chef/owner of Blue Dragon in Massachusetts and his latest venture BABA at the Yellowstone Club in Big Sky, Montana. An Emmy Award-winner, Ming hosts PBS-TV's Simply Ming, now in its seventeenth season. Ming is the author of five cookbooks: Blue Ginger: East Meets West Cooking with Ming Tsai, Simply Ming, Ming's Master Recipes, Simply Ming One-Pot Meals and Simply Ming In Your Kitchen. Ming supports many charities including Family Reach, a non-profit whose mission is to provide financial relief and support to families fighting cancer, of which he is currently the Chairman of the National Advisory Board.

East Meets West with Ming Tsai