Chef Dan Giusti returns to show us just how much is possible with a can of seafood and some ingenuity. Watch as Dan prepares a day’s worth of meals, each taking canned seafood from the mundane to something unexpectedly delicious. The best part? All 4 will cost you under $12 in total.
Dan Giusti, formerly the head chef of Noma, is the founder of Brigaid, a company that places professional chefs into institutional food spaces like public schools. Brigaid chefs bring their experience, knowledge and technique to institutional kitchens to improve food quality. Similar to how Brigaid works–by bringing professional chefs into institutional spaces to apply their knowledge to new environments– The Smart Cook intends to do the same by bringing Chef Dan’s experience and knowhow into your home with delicious recipes prepared on a budget.
Learn more at https://www.chefsbrigaid.com
Follow Dan on Instagram at @dan.giusti and @brigaid
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0:00 Introduction
1:01 Breakfast – Salmon Frittata
4:38 Lunch – Sardine Salad
10:53 Snack – Clams Casino Toast
16:57 Dinner – Tuna Chowder
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25 Comments
Is too much tuna
One of the best skills of cooking in the real world is resourcefulness! No one has stocked fridges with every ingredient, knowing how to use what you have available is game changing. Great video!
What are we even doing here?
Thanks for doing budget meals. Unfortunately, Canadian prices are a lot higher, and I rarely can find Yukon Gold potatoes anymore. Small “yellow” potatoes don’t quite taste the same.
Bro immediately went into a meal over $3
What are we even doing here?
Finally, a yt channel that shares delicious recipes without making your wallet scream at the grocery store. I can't wait to try that salmon frittata!
I don’t understand why you didn’t wash the lettuce
COOK EM DANNO!!!
Wish I had known this sooner, but now's still a great time! WONDERFUL to make these recipes available to all the world! THANK YOU!
He sounds like Jimmy Kimmel
I'm impressed that you used Wild Planet canned seafood! That and SafeCatch are the safest canned fish and lowest in mercury. Also that you used Daisy sour cream! Daisy diary products have NO gums or other toxic ingredients. Just sour cream! Then you used 'vegetable oil'. 😨😱😱 NO SEED OILS!! Toxic. Oh well…I guess no one's perfect.
I'm totally into this. So many random Kansas seafood. Now I know what to do with them.
Using bean water as the agent to make a dressing that would usually otherwise use mayo is so smart especially for me because idk why but I just hate real mayo. Veganayse? Fine, but mayo is a no
One recipe i love with a can of sardines is to sauté some onion, add 8 oz tomato sauce, add 1 can of sardines. Place a lid and simmer for 5-8 minutes, place that mixture over jasmine rice. For a change up in flavor, add a tsp. curry powder to onions before adding the tomato sauce. Sardines mixed with cooked potatoe and fresh herbs, make tasty pan fried patties. Canned salmon tastes great with curry powder, mayo or greek yogurt, celery, tart shredded apple capers, or golden raisins, and chili crips is a tasty addition. Thank you for sharing your recipes.
The clam toast os something my husband would like. I would pull some of the bread out of the middle to make more room for the filling. Similarly to making a Spoon Burger where you take a non split hoggie, cut a bit of the top off for a "cap", scoop out most of the bread, add cooked taco meat and cheese, put the cap on it, roll in foil and bake for 20-30 at 350* remove and add whatever taco toppings you like. Enjoy 😉 may require a fork and knife! Don't toss out the bread you remove, make breadcrumbs with it.
Video doesn't say how long he roasted the chickpeas for, and there's no link to a recipe
Please please bring him back and make more videos like this.
WOWEEE! i just made the salmon frittata and it was so delicious. I used crème frache because that’s what i had it was probably the wrong consistency but still so delicious. i could have eaten the whole thing. What a wonderful affordable breakfast. Next am going to make the sardine salad. Thank you for this video!!
I know I'm late to this, but, heck ya!!! 🎉😅 I'm FOR SURE gonna be making these, (especially that tuna chowder)!!!!! 😋
That salad won't feed 4 people.
My bowl is bigger than yours 😂
No indication of how much water for the Tuna Chowder in the instructions. Unless it doesn't matter.
Would broil step go wrong if i used my airfryer instead?
Microwave is bad!!