hiiiiii communists who live in my pc, do any of you know how to cook?
i don’t. at all. a few days ago my roommate taught me how to scramble an egg, and i had never had broccoli or cauliflower or (most other vegetables 🙃) until he let me try some of his, so that’s approximately where i’m at with food knowledge. given that i’m clueless and live with several people in a completely open plan house, i try to avoid cooking anyway because i’m constantly being watched in the kitchen and people are making their little comments. BUT work is sending me traveling so i have a kitchen all to myself for 2 weeks and an affordable supermarket about 10 minutes walk away. i plan to use this time to try to learn a bit <3
the only problem is that i have absolutely no clue where to start. i can make rice and boil pasta and that’s about it. do any of you have recipes that are accessible for a noob and will help me grind my skill up? 
or any idea of places online for my situation?
i have no dietary restrictions and i’m open to trying pretty much anything once. i’m just confused and every recipe i click on online seems to be some artisan shit that needs 2 hours and tools and ingredients i’ve never heard of
my proverbial teachers were Julia Child and Jacques Pepin.
One of the fundamentals I learned before cooking was prep work, which is like the majority of the process. You don’t want to start cooking and then realize part way through you’ve been sautéing the onions that you forgot to throw in your carrots or celery. You gotta do your prep work by groupings of the steps you’re gonna take during the cooking process. My fundamental base for almost anything I cook is the Mirepoix - even though I literally call it a soffritto all the time - which is a 2-1-1 of onions, carrots, and celery. Soup? Soffritto. Curry? Soffritto. Spaghetti bolognaise? Soffritto. the strogonoff I made yesterday? Soffritto, even though it actually didn’t need it it just adds to the depth of flavor.
Another fundamental is knife techniques. You gotta learn how to use a knife and to use it safely. No matter what you do first when learning knife techniques is that you have to learn it slow to do it fast. You can’t rush yourself into it, thats how you end up getting hurt. Focus on keeping your movements smooth and consistent and as you gain experience you’ll adjust yourself naturally to your advancing skill level.
Don’t be afraid to look for help from others but make sure you look for things that are within your skill range. Don’t have that toxic mindset of watching some master chef knock out something like a terrine with ease and go “Yeah I can do that”
Also don’t be afraid to spend time experimenting and learning flavors so you can apply them to whatever dish you’re making without having to follow a recipe. my days of experimenting involved using boxes of instant mashed potato and making like two or so tablespoons worth of the mash then throwing individual herbs like marjoram, tarragon, or even anise just to understand how they taste individually then start fucking around by seeing what mixes and what doesnt. its also a great way learning how to figure out the ratios of spices for your own personalized curry blend.
the cooking part, don’t be distracted when you’re actively cooking. a minute of dicking around on your phone is enough time to burn your food if you’re using a frying pan. if you’re gonna listen to something, set it up beforehand so you don’t have to fiddle with it while cooking. if you do want to fiddle with it, wait until you’re not doing something that requires active attention like waiting until you moved your soffritto from your frying pan into the soup pot for you to relax and diddle around.
knife techniques. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nffGuGwCE3E
onions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaJWqEXaG9Y
garlic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3ENOZgEqXg
carrots, chives, shallots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf6sX4DyDFU
leek (soup) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8esRoGQmOP8
eggs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhSspy4t0sI
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