Secrets of a Restaurant Chef
With lessons learned through restaurant experience mixed with a pumped-up passion, Anne Burrell takes the mystery out of the professional kitchen and starts making special meals for guests, but easy enough for a rushed weekday evening.
- 2008-2012
- 9 seasons
- Television Food Network LLC
- Reality
With lessons learned through restaurant experience mixed with a pumped-up passion, Anne Burrell takes the mystery out of the professional kitchen and starts making special meals for guests, but easy enough for a rushed weekday evening.
Season 9 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
The Secret to Seared Cod with Blood Orange Glaze
Sun, Jan 8, 2012 20 mins
Anne proves with a few tips and tricks, healthy meals can be delicious. On the menu: seared cod with a blood-orange glaze; Israeli couscous with celery, scallions and cranberries; crispy kale; and a blood-orange-and-red-onion salad.
Episode 2
The Secret to Grilled Skirt Steak
Sun, Jan 15, 2012 21 mins
Chef Burrell prepares a grilled skirt steak with herbed breadcrumbs and bagna cauda; fennel-and-fingerling confit; roasted-beet salad with pears and marcona almonds.
Episode 3
The Secret to Crispy Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Sun, Jan 22, 2012 21 mins
Chef Anne Burrell gives her secrets to making weeknight chicken. Crispy chicken breasts, stuffed with mushrooms and goat cheese, are served alongside wilted escarole with pine nuts and raisins.
Episode 4
The Secret to Calzones
Sun, Jan 29, 2012 21 mins
Anne Burrell reveals the secret to preparing perfect homemade calzones. Calzones are stuffed with broccoli rabe and sausage and served alongside roasted-garlic-asiago dip with homemade crackers.
Episode 5
The Secret to Seared Duck Breasts
Sun, Feb 5, 2012 21 mins
Give your chicken recipe a break; Anne shows duck breasts can be easy. Seared duck breasts with grape sauce, served with roasted baby carrots and parsnips with wilted radicchio.
Episode 6
The Secret to Arctic Char
Sun, Feb 12, 2012 21 mins
Anne Burrell shows how to be good to your heart, & your sweetheart. A healthful & romantic menu featuring seared Arctic char w/kumquat compote; wilted romaine salad with pears, Taleggio cheese & hazelnuts; and cinnamon-orange crème brulee.
Episode 7
The Secret to Pork Sausage
Sun, Feb 19, 2012 21 mins
Anne Burrell shows how easy it is to make her Garlic Pork Sausage at home. She also makes roasted sweet potatoes and apples; and mustard dipping sauce with horseradish and parsley.
Episode 8
The Secret to Veal Piccata
Sun, Feb 26, 2012
Episode 9
The Secret to Coriander Chicken with Hammered Cauliflower
Sun, Mar 4, 2012 21 mins
Chef Anne breathes new life into chicken with her Coriander Chicken recipe. In addition to the chicken, she also prepares hammered cauliflower; ginger ice cream; and molasses cookies.
Episode 10
The Secret to Asian Braised Pork Shoulder
Sun, Mar 11, 2012 21 mins
Chef Anne Burrell brings her favorite Asian flavors to the table. Asian braised pork shoulder is made, along with ahi poke and a pickle-cucumber-and-daikon salad.
Episode 11
The Secret to Pork Porterhouse
Sun, Mar 18, 2012 21 mins
Chef Anne Burrell shakes things up with a juicy Pork Porterhouse entrée, along with dried-fig Saba sauce and spiced carrot puree.
Episode 12
The Secret to Salt-Crusted Fish
Sun, Mar 25, 2012 21 mins
Chef Anne prepares a whole roasted fish using a tried and true technique: salt-crusted whole fish, served with grilled broccoli rabe and herbed bread pudding.
Episode 13
The Secret to Noodleless Butternut Squash & Pork Lasagna
Sun, Apr 1, 2012 21 mins
Pasta-free lasagna? Chef Anne Burrell shows you how, with butternut-squash-and-pork lasagna, served with a simple arugula salad.
Episode 14
The Secret to Lamb Burgers
Sun, Apr 8, 2012 20 mins
Lamb burgers are topped with a homemade pickled-feta spread and served on whole-wheat pitas.