Jamie's Dream School | Jamie vs. Nuggets

Summary

In this cooking demonstration, the instructor teaches a group of students how to make homemade chicken nuggets quickly and affordably, comparing them to store-bought processed nuggets. The focus is on healthier, fresher ingredients, emphasizing the simplicity of cooking from scratch. Students learn to handle raw chicken, use proper food safety techniques, and create a breadcrumb coating. The process is compared to frozen nuggets, highlighting the superior taste, cost-effectiveness, and quality of homemade food. The lesson concludes with the instructor encouraging students to recreate the dish at home.

Takeaways

• 🍗 Processed food, like frozen chicken nuggets, is often bought because it's cheap, easy, and quick to prepare.
• 🔢 The instructor counts 44 ingredients in processed chicken nuggets, highlighting how many additives are involved.
• 🥩 Only 54% of the nugget is actual chicken, raising questions about what the rest of the ingredients are.
• 💷 Fresh, homemade nuggets using British chicken can be made for the same price or cheaper, and they are healthier.
• ⏲️ The instructor demonstrates how homemade nuggets can be cooked in less than 10 minutes, comparing it to the frozen option.
• 🥄 The process involves basic ingredients like chicken, flour, eggs, and breadcrumbs, and is simple enough to be done by students.
• 🐔 Emphasis is placed on using fresh, local ingredients, specifically British chicken, which supports local farmers.
• 🍳 Students learn proper food hygiene, such as separating raw chicken from cooked food to avoid contamination.
• 👨‍🍳 Homemade nuggets are not only faster and cheaper but also taste better and are visually more appealing than processed ones.
• 🎥 For homework, students are tasked with making the nuggets at home, filming the process, and including a balanced meal with vegetables or salad.

Q & A

Why do people buy processed or frozen food according to the speaker?

People buy processed or frozen food because it's easy, quick, and cheap, as well as perceived to taste good.

How many ingredients does the processed chicken nugget package contain?

The processed chicken nugget package contains 46 ingredients.

What percentage of the processed chicken nuggets is actually chicken?

The processed chicken nuggets contain 54% chicken.

What is the speaker trying to prove by making homemade nuggets?

The speaker is trying to prove that homemade nuggets can be made faster, cheaper, and with better quality ingredients compared to processed frozen nuggets.

How long does it take to bake frozen nuggets compared to homemade nuggets?

Frozen nuggets take about 16 minutes to bake, whereas homemade nuggets can be made in under 10 minutes.

What ingredients are used to make the homemade nuggets?

The ingredients for the homemade nuggets include British chicken, eggs, flour, and breadcrumbs.

What lesson does the speaker emphasize about handling raw chicken?

The speaker emphasizes the importance of never mixing raw chicken with anything like salads or cooked meats to avoid cross-contamination and potential food poisoning.

What is the comparison made between the appearance of homemade and processed nuggets?

The homemade nuggets are described as crispy on the outside and flaky and shiny on the inside, while the processed nuggets appear gray and less like real chicken.

How do the homemade nuggets compare in taste and smell to the processed ones?

The homemade nuggets taste better, have a cleaner smell, and can be enhanced with a squeeze of lemon, whereas the processed nuggets have a less appealing, dirtier smell.

What is the speaker’s homework assignment for the students?

The students are assigned to take a bag of ingredients home, make the homemade nuggets for their families, and possibly film the process or take pictures to document it.

Outlines

00:00

🍽️ The Reality of Processed Foods

The speaker begins by engaging the audience, asking why they buy processed or frozen foods. Responses include ease, quick preparation, and low cost. The speaker challenges these notions by examining the ingredients in a processed food product, emphasizing how little chicken is actually in it. He introduces the idea that homemade options can be cheaper, faster, and healthier, despite what people may believe. The comparison highlights the misleading nature of processed food convenience.

05:06

👩‍🍳 Preparing Homemade Chicken Nuggets

The speaker walks the audience through the process of making homemade chicken nuggets. He explains the importance of handling raw chicken safely and keeps cooked and raw ingredients separate. The steps include seasoning the chicken, coating it in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs, and making sure the nuggets are properly prepared for cooking. The instructions are detailed, emphasizing the simplicity and benefits of homemade cooking over processed alternatives.

10:08

🔥 Cooking the Nuggets to Perfection

The speaker guides the audience through the cooking process, encouraging them to manage the heat to ensure the chicken nuggets are golden and crispy without burning. He highlights the importance of fully cooking the chicken and maintaining heat control. As the nuggets cook, he reminds them to clean their space and prepare plates for serving, ensuring a smooth workflow in the kitchen.

15:08

🥇 Comparing Homemade vs. Processed Nuggets

After cooking, the speaker compares the homemade chicken nuggets with the store-bought version. He notes the differences in texture, color, and smell, pointing out the superiority of the homemade version in taste and freshness. The homemade nuggets are quicker to make, cheaper, and healthier, using better quality chicken. The speaker emphasizes the advantages of making food from scratch, especially when considering cost and quality.

📚 Final Lesson and Homework

The speaker wraps up by reviewing the key steps of making the nuggets, from cutting the chicken to cooking them. He assigns homework for the audience: take the ingredients home, cook the nuggets for their family, and document the process. The speaker encourages them to include healthy sides like salad or vegetables. He reflects on the lesson’s effectiveness and urges the participants to replicate the process at home with confidence.

Keywords

💡Processed Food

Processed food refers to food that has been altered from its original state for convenience or shelf life, often by adding preservatives, flavor enhancers, or other ingredients. In the video, the presenter criticizes processed foods like frozen chicken nuggets for containing numerous additives and being less healthy compared to homemade alternatives.

💡Convenience

Convenience, in the context of the video, refers to the appeal of processed and frozen foods because they are perceived as quick, easy, and cheap. The presenter challenges this idea by showing how homemade food can be just as fast, more affordable, and healthier, thus questioning the rationale behind buying pre-made foods.

💡Ingredients

Ingredients are the individual components that make up a food product. In the video, the presenter highlights the excessive number of ingredients (over 40) found in processed chicken nuggets, most of which are not chicken. This is contrasted with the minimal, natural ingredients used in making homemade chicken nuggets.

💡Homemade

Homemade refers to food that is prepared and cooked at home using fresh, whole ingredients. The presenter advocates for homemade chicken nuggets, emphasizing that they are healthier, contain more real chicken, and can be made quickly, challenging the notion that processed food is more convenient.

💡British Chicken

British chicken is emphasized in the video to highlight the importance of locally sourced, high-quality ingredients. The presenter contrasts British chicken with imported Brazilian chicken, suggesting that supporting local farms ensures better quality and healthier food options.

💡Cost Comparison

The presenter makes a cost comparison between processed chicken nuggets and homemade nuggets, showing that homemade is not only healthier but also cheaper. This challenges the common perception that processed food is more cost-effective, with the homemade version being 10 pence cheaper.

💡Cooking Time

Cooking time refers to the duration it takes to prepare a meal. In the video, the presenter emphasizes that homemade chicken nuggets can be made in under 10 minutes, debunking the claim that frozen nuggets are faster. This supports the idea that homemade food can be both quick and healthy.

💡Food Quality

Food quality is a recurring theme, referring to the nutritional value, taste, and texture of food. The presenter contrasts the quality of homemade chicken nuggets, which are crispy, fresh, and flavorful, with processed nuggets that are described as gray, lacking real chicken, and having an inferior taste.

💡Healthier Choices

The concept of healthier choices is central to the video's message. The presenter encourages the audience to choose homemade, minimally processed food over convenience food, arguing that it's better for both health and well-being. The emphasis is on using fewer, more natural ingredients to ensure a healthier diet.

💡Cooking Skills

Cooking skills refer to the basic techniques needed to prepare food at home, such as cutting, seasoning, and frying chicken in the video. The presenter teaches the participants how to handle raw meat, coat it with breadcrumbs, and control the heat while cooking, demonstrating that these skills are easy to learn and essential for healthier eating.

Highlights

Instructor discusses how processed and frozen food is often purchased because it's easy, quick, and cheap.

The class compares store-bought chicken nuggets with homemade nuggets, noting the difference in ingredients and quality.

Instructor highlights that store-bought nuggets contain 54% chicken, questioning what the rest of the ingredients are.

Homemade nuggets use only a few ingredients: chicken, eggs, flour, and breadcrumbs, emphasizing simplicity and health benefits.

The instructor states that homemade nuggets cost £1.90 for the same weight, slightly cheaper than store-bought ones.

Students are encouraged to make their own nuggets in under 10 minutes, learning basic cooking skills.

The lesson emphasizes using local, British chicken over imported chicken for better quality and support of local farms.

Proper food safety is discussed, particularly the importance of keeping raw chicken separate from other foods.

Students are instructed to coat chicken pieces in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs, learning a step-by-step process for making nuggets.

The instructor teaches about controlling cooking heat to ensure the chicken nuggets are cooked through without burning.

Homemade nuggets are compared to store-bought ones, with students noting the color, texture, and smell differences.

The class discovers that homemade nuggets are more flavorful, healthier, and contain more chicken than store-bought versions.

The instructor encourages students to try cooking the recipe at home for their families, emphasizing the importance of sharing good food practices.

The lesson reinforces the concept of mindful eating, focusing on the quality and origins of ingredients.

The practical experience helps students gain confidence in cooking, with the aim of making healthy, homemade meals quickly and affordably.

Transcripts

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guys guys all come to the front please

all come to the front who knows what

that

is okay so this was on most people's um

uh food Diaries right now what's what's

one of the reasons for buying processed

or frozen

food e Che quick Qui okay easy quick

cheap okay this is basically two squid

two squid for sou Fried Chicken dips I

want you to count the amount of

ingredients from here to there just

count the ingredients out loud one two 3

easier quicker cheaper yeah that's the

deal that's why you're buying into this

stuff yeah right and it tastes good 20

don't taste that good talk out loud loud

out loud 3 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 4 44 okay

chicken how many ingredients in there

guys okay how much chicken I want to you

you're buying chicken 20% okay so what's

the rest Ah that's the question tiger

that's the question no but seriously if

it's 54% chicken what is the rest

where's the 46 okay so there's 46

ingredients 54% chicken how much is it

brother 2 okay guess what guys wait for

weight this is the this is going to make

the same amount of nuggets okay right

making nuggets to start off with that's

2 this is £190 fresh I bet it don't take

10 minutes okay she said it don't take

10 minutes how long does it take to bake

those nuggets from Frozen to cooked 4

into 16 minutes that's not even cooked

when it's that much you got to do it for

longer they lie cuz they're half cooked

when you cook it

so let me introduce you to the kind of

world of fallacy and rubbish that is

fast food convenience food 16 minutes

they're saying you're saying more okay I

will do this in under 10 minutes easily

2 pound this is for the same weight this

is you know rspca Freedom food chicken

eggs flour breadcrumbs and this is £190

it's 10 P cheaper I'm going to do it in

half the amount of time and this is do

you think this is better for you or that

okay so when you buy chicken what do you

want chicken chicken okay so you're

getting half the chicken I'm going to

give you total chicken right now listen

here's the deal right this is one of the

things that we're going to do first of

all what do we do with

this if it ain't quicker if it ain't

cheaper what do you want it for nothing

nothing okay so we're going to put it

back in the freezer for a rainy day

right I need you to listen to what I've

got to say right I need you to listen

out for what I've got to say I only want

you to do what I tell you to do and

let's should we make nuggets in under 10

minutes yeah okay

what we'll do is Ben go and put those in

the oven do you know where that chicken

came from it's Brazilian chicken this

this is British chicken okay so what

what lessons have you just learned in

this last three minutes it's cheap

easier to do British chicken quier and

health healthier okay and cheaper

cheaper and also what happens if you

spend money on British chicken rather

than fore chicken

froms the Farms brilliant the British

Farm

what we're doing okay now listen please

go to your sections and wait for me to

tell you what to do if you do what I say

in 10 minutes we'll be eating lovely

homemade

nuggets I want you to get your one large

gas hob on

please put it on just under full

whack get your largest pan on the medium

heat on the big Hub okay

who's never touched raw meat before put

your hands up hands up high if you've

never touched raw meat right one of you

okay okay I want you to unwrap your

chicken right I want you to put your

chicken on the plastic board only you

never ever want to mix raw

chicken with anything like salads or

cooked meats okay

never you'll get you because if it's got

s vanilla you know you could transfer

that to the cooked meat then you eat it

and then you've got it and you got a

problem okay so always keep cooked and

uncooked separate okay so dead simple

we're going to use this knife everyone

and you're doing this in pairs okay who

knows what a centimeter looks

like okay the thickness of your little

finger I want you to slice the chicken a

centimeter thick then just cut it into

sort of nice nugget sized pieces when it

gets thicker then you slice it um a

centimeter thick now you want them to be

sort of big enough to look nuggety yeah

so make sure it's a nugget size

the next stage I want you to put with a

hand that hasn't touched the chicken a

nice generous pinch of salt and pepper

on the

chicken and mix that up with your hand

but do not put it back in the salt and

pepper

afterwards cuz then you're putting the

raw chicken on your salt you don't want

that you put pepper

salt and pepper on the chicken then mix

it

up now you can see you got bags next to

you get the bag of flour

guys and put the chicken into the flour

and then zip it up and just gently shake

it

about now leave the chicken now go to

the egg take the egg out of the bag tap

it on the side and then crack it back

into its bag and then throw away the

eggshell then put your hand in the bag

of egg and whisk it up with your fingers

I need to go back into the bag shake off

the flour off the chicken and put it in

with the eggs so go into the flour

chicken shake off the excess flour and

put it in with the eggs okay once you

got the flour chicken in the bag mix it

up with the eggs guys

yeah mix the eggy chicken up yeah

so mix up the chicken really

well okay the next stage is put the eggy

Chicken in with the breadcrumbs so just

yeah just drop it in to the bag so

that's the same amount of chicken one

egg a little bit of flour and some

breadcrumbs that's £190 that's enough

chicken for a family of four right so

it's the same quantity as the as the as

the pre-bought stuff now I want you to

shake around the nuggets in the

breadcrumbs guys you can get rid of your

flour and egg bags in the

bin look at that put in the I can do

that it's really important that we make

sure that the chick the Chicken is

really coated in the breadcrumbs okay

now what I want you to

do is empty the chicken and the

breadcrumbs onto your board and get the

chicken and make sure it sticks to all

the breadcrumbs yeah so get your little

nuggets of chicken and just lay it on

the

breadcrumbs you don't want to see any

egg

that's it that's good boys what you can

do yeah is you can Pat just Pat and Pat

and flat it makes them flatter it makes

them cook quicker and it makes the bread

crumb stick to

it

okay doing well lay it out on your tray

okay guys everyone listen up put your

chicken and your breadcrumbs onto the

tray and Pat them down flat and with the

bread crumbs on

okay so that's

it everyone have a look at this please

right this is what we're looking for

right now we want chicken in flour then

egg then breadcrumbs looking like this

Pat it out flat you're doing very well

as well

darling brilliant looks great right guys

are we ready to cook y okay now I want

you to turn the heat up on your pan to

sort of nearly high right I want you to

put about one or two tablespoons of

olive oil into the

pan and then I want you to pick up your

nuggets one by one and put them into

your pan and sort of drag them through

the olive

oil so I want you to put a little bit of

olive oil 2 tablespoons in the pan

try and get them all in at the same time

so they cook at the same time nice and

quick now guys remember we're racing the

uh dodgy

nuggets right we got chicken going in

guys say yes or no it's all in all in M

chicken nuggets

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right

guys if it's starting to color too much

turn the heat

down so guys get yourself a

fork and turn the Nuggets over

it's just well done that's all just well

done it meant to be like this yeah

that's what we wanted we done this on

purpose yeah we want a properly cook

well done chicken yeah none of this just

medium rare yeah none of that golden

brown nonsense no no one likes golden

brown well

done turn all the chicken over guys use

a fork or a pair of

tongs they should be nice and golden not

black

if it needs a little bit of olive oil

you can put a little bit more

in I need you to focus now on turning

those nuggets beautiful and golden in

theory by the time they're beautiful and

golden on both sides they will be cooked

through okay so let's just if it's going

too fast turn the heat down okay this is

called heat control

whoever's not cooking and turning wipe

down so we're doing nice and

clean are we to need these TR see the if

you go in the cupboard underneath you

there'll be plates get yourself one

plate

please if they're golden on both sides

remove them to a

plate when your nuggets are golden brown

on both sides a little sprinkle of salt

put them on a plate and then come and

see me

please

okay okay guys

okay put them on a plate guys not a

bowl and then turn your gas stoves

off okay let's have a look brilliant

yeah very good little bit caught brother

so slightly lower

temperature Ben can you go and get those

nuggets out the oven

please guys can you come down now

please okay first things first right I

want you to rip open one of your chicken

nuggets oh God they're hot well ideally

not one that's Rosy hot now if you just

split it open like that see see when I

opened that it's crispy on the outside

and it's like flaky and beautiful and

shiny on the inside yeah right now I

want you to open one of these cheap

orble nuggets and I want you to look

inside

that

it do you notice the color looks almost

gray compared to your chicken it's nice

and white and look at the texture it's

not really like chicken is it no it's

like right now smell your nugget and

then smell the other one your your one

should sort of smell quite clean SM and

then the other one smells a bit

dirty now guys I want you to take if

your chicken's nice and white and cooked

like that and feel free to come and have

some of mine darl come down come down

come get get involved there you go have

a look I want right I want you to taste

now the reason you might be thinking

when you go home today and they say what

did you cook with Jamie you say nuggets

they're going to be a bit shocked okay

but the point is guys we still did that

quicker than these right and we made

them and it was the first time and it

was messy yeah and you're all talking

right we did it 10 P cheaper

right and can you tell the difference

just taste your one and then taste this

one and also if you want to just see how

nice you can make it squeeze a little

bit of lemon juice on your one and see

how nice it

tastes you it you

it what that put your hands up if you

think the homemade ones t tasted way

better than the other ones EAS right

okay so these are more expensive yeah

these took longer Chicken in them

there's less Chicken in them and the

chicken nuggets and it's from England

and we know from so your homework today

is I'm going to give you a bag of these

ingredients you're going to go home and

you're going to cook them for your

family and if possible film it on your

on your phone make make it a complete

meal so I put some veg and some salad

and stuff with it as well ni um take a

picture guys what did you did you like

that

what was rubbish about it

nothing did you find it hard that

there's so much talking going on you're

so used to it aren you okay so are you

happy yeah okay so I'm going to just

quickly before I break you for lunch CU

I'm half an hour over so I'm going to

get a tell off for this first day though

right how thickly did you slice a

chicken right what did I put on the

chicken

next the flour salt and pepper salt and

pepper sorry what FL flour then what egg

then what uh bread crumbs and then what

did we do in the

pan no push it push it down push them

down flatten out push down and then we

had a hot pan what did we do with the

hot pan oil dragged it in the oil little

bit of olive oil right and then you look

after it now guys one of the things I

saw you were guilty of was some right

there's not there actually there's

nothing wrong with that right right

that's almost perfect a little dark and

that's a little C if it's too hot what

do we

do or remove it from from the heat you

are in control was that lesson useful to

you yeah can you do that tonight on your

own yeah okay will you do a nice little

salad and stuff with it cuz I was

supposed to I was supposed to do a

chopped salad but I was so rubbish that

I didn't get to

it okay do a nice little s guys you

happy right let's have a quick clean

down and then we'll break for your next

lesson

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