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Chicken ragù, mushroom pâté and a Recipe30 kitchen reset

Joel's two new recipes swap beef for chicken and build a meat-free spread around dry-fried mushrooms.

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The Meal That Makes You Forget Everything Else Going On

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0:20Cook pancetta gently in olive oil, then add diced carrot, celery and onion.
2:46Deglaze with dry white wine before adding peeled tomatoes and chicken stock.
3:46Whole milk goes into the chicken ragù before it simmers uncovered.
4:47Cook tagliatelle shy of al dente, then finish it with ragù and pasta water.
6:02Top the plated pasta with extra ragù and freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano.
7:07The cooking gives way to a morning coastal walk with Kenji.

Joel adds milk to the ragù, finishes the tagliatelle in the sauce, then heads out with Kenji. Recipe30's most-watched new upload makes room for both dinner and a coastal breather, with the cooking finished well before the video is.

"The Meal That Makes You Forget Everything Else Going On" has drawn about 56,000 views. Chicken thighs replace beef, joining pancetta, carrot, celery and onion before white wine, tomatoes, stock and milk go into the pan. The pasta finishes cooking with the ragù and a splash of its cooking water, then gets freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano.

The comments find their own connections to that pot. One viewer recalls making pasta by hand with their mother when there was no beef; another describes a much-used casserole dish received as a wedding present half a century ago. Kenji's walk has its own constituency, too, with viewers picking out his backward glance from the water.

The other new upload, "The Mushroom Pâté that Tastes like Meat", is the channel's busiest individual video right now. Its opening-day audience was almost identical to the ragù's. Joel starts the mushrooms in a dry frying pan, adding butter, shallot, garlic and thyme later, then white miso and lemon. He recommends pulsing rather than blending smooth, leaving some texture for the toast.

Recipe30 added roughly 10,000 subscribers over the week, while daily views are running comfortably above their usual level. Among nearby-sized food channels, Feelgoodfoodie is also enjoying a substantial lift in daily viewing. Back in Joel's catalogue, October's Lebanese chicken skewers and weeknight cassoulet remain active draws: garlic toum for one table, a crackling breadcrumb crust for the other.

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What viewers say

Love this ! Joel I have a large Le Crueset casserole dish like yours that was a wedding present. We've been married 50 yrs and I still love cooking with it. The cream enamel inside is evidence of the many meals enjoyed over the years .. cheers Jas
@JasmineSmith-x2xSee it on YouTube
i love how Kenji looks back at you, in the water, as if to say "aren't you coming in too"? recipe looks incredibly delicious as always, i look forward to giving it a go!
@crimson49erSee it on YouTube
This bring me back to my childhood when my mom would make it because we did not have any beef I would help her make the pasta by hand I miss her
@padlock40See it on YouTube

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Strange, we all love your cooking yet what we really enjoy is kenji’s morning walk.
@KarenCopeland-f4hSee it on YouTube
This looks like a dahlia blooming in the kitchen. It is thrillingly beautiful.
@MasakoOgawa-k1jSee it on YouTube
Dear Chef Joel,
You are the best!
I absolutely love your videos.
The music, videography and editing are superb.
Most of all it's fabulous that you take time to reply to us all.
Exceptional stuff.
Thank you 🙏
@johnnystorm74See it on YouTube
We are having company over for dinner tomorrow night. I will cook this recipe for dinner I’m sure we will love it as we love all your recipes.Thx Joel.🙏🏻👨🏼‍🍳🎉Hugs for Kenji!💖😘🍁🇦🇺🇺🇸
@coolabah-blueSee it on YouTube
Chef, this proves that you know exactly what it takes to put flavors together and make a simple recipe something that everyone can enjoy. Thanks chef Joel, and please give Kenji a big hug. Absolutely enjoy your videos
@cliffgrenfell350See it on YouTube