Transcript for Tired of turkey? Chef Yia Vang cooks a turkey alternative
>>> OH, MY GOSH.
THAT'S SOME BATTLE SCAR, HUH?
>> YEAH.
>> HE LIT YOU UP LIKE THE FOURTH
OF JULY.
>> I KNOW.
I THINK MY FINGER
>>> OH, MY GOSH.
THAT'S SOME BATTLE SCAR, HUH?
>> YEAH.
>> HE LIT YOU UP LIKE THE FOURTH
OF JULY.
>> I KNOW.
I THINK MY FINGER WAS, I WENT TO
THE SIDE.
HE TURNED.
>> HE TURNED SO FAST.
>> WE'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE
STICKER OR STAR I THINK.
>> YEAH.
I WOULD LIKE THAT.
>> A STICKER?
THAT WAS A NAIL BITER OF A CLIP
FROM OUTDOOR CHANNEL'S NEW SHOW
WHICH HOSTS YIA VANG.
TRAVELS THE COUNTRY FINDING
UNIQUE FOOD SOURCES TO CREATE
NEW MEALS WITH.
>> HE IS IN THE BUILDING.
SOME ALTERNATIVES TO TURKEY THIS
THANKSGIVING.
JAMES BEARD AWARD-WINNING CHEF.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE IN OUR
"GMA3" STUDIO.
NO TURKEY.
>> NO TURKEY.
>> WHAT SHOULD WE GO WITH?
>> WE'RE STICKING WITH A BIRD
THOUGH.
WE ARE DOING DUCK.
DUCK LOB.
THIS DISH IS SPECIAL TO ME.
DAD ONLY DID IT WHEN THERE WAS
SOMETHING SPECIAL.
I LOVED IT.
IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE.
WE CAN START GET GOING ON IT.
IF YOU COULD COULD HELP ME.
>> SURE.
>> GRAB THE CORIANDER, CUMIN AND
ONION AND PUT IT IN THIS BOWL.
>> IT SOUNDS DIFFICULT, BUT YOU
SAID THIS IS A SIMPLE RECIPE.
YOU'RE DAD WOULD ONLY MAKE IT ON
A SPECIAL OCCASION.
>> SOMETHING HE GREW UP WITH.
WE WILL MAKE A LITTLE MIX HERE.
>> DRY RUB?
>> YEAH.
>> AND WE'LL JUST RUB THE FLESH
SIDE RIGHT HERE.
WE HAVE THIS GOING.
>> SOUNDS GREAT.
>> TV MAGIC, WE GOT ONE GOING.
WHEN YOU DO DUCK, ALWAYS MAKE
SURE YOU GO SKIN SIDE DOWN
FIRST.
THAT'S WHERE THE FAT IS.
YOU WANT TO RENDER THE FAT.
SO THE FAT GOING DOWN.
MY DAD ALWAYS MADE THIS FOR US.
I WAS ALWAYS EXCITED DOING IT.
I HAVE TO CHANGE A COUPLE
THINGS.
IF HE'S WATCHING, SORRY, DAD.
>> ALL RIGHT.
HOW LONG DOES IT GRILL FOR?
>> I ALWAYS SAY YOU DO LIKE,
ABOUT SIX MINUTES DEPENDING ON
HOW THICK THE BREAST IS.
AND THEN YOU TURN IT ON THE
FLESH SIDE AND JUST GIVE IT A
KISS.
YOU DON'T WANT TO OVERCOOK THE
DUCK.
IT GETS REALLY DRY IF YOU DO.
>> GIVE IT A LITTLE KISS.
>> YEAH.
IT SOUNDS SEXY.
NOW YOU HAVE THIS.
SUPER CRISPY.
YOU CAN TELL HERE.
AND YOU WANT THAT PART.
WE WILL SLICE IT UP.
LOB TRANSLATES TO, LIKE, SLICED
THINLY.
SO IT'S A DUCK LOB.
SLICE IT REAL THIN HERE.
GET THAT SLICE REAL THIN.
WHEN YOU'RE EATING, ESPECIALLY
IF YOU'RE EATING AROUND PEOPLE,
YOU DON'T WANT BIG CHUNKS IN
YOUR MOUTH.
>> FOR THE CONVERSATION.
>> GET SOME OF THAT SMALL
CHOPPING.
AND THROW IT IN HERE.
NEXT THING YOU WILL DO -- WE
WILL PUT ALL THE AROMATICS IN
IT.
SHALLOTS.
AND A REALLY ICONIC, YOU KNOW,
PART OF LOB IS THE TOASTED RICE
FLOUR.
YOU HAVE THIS TOASTED RICE
FLOUR, RICE POWDER YOU CAN GET.
AND LEMONGRASS.
HAVE YOU EVER USED LEMONGRASS?
>> YES.
>> THE THING WITH LEMONGRASS, IF
YOU CRUSH IT AND SMELL IT, IT
ACTUALLY SMELLS LIKE FROOT
LOOPS.
>> REALLY?
>> YEAH.
>> FROOT LOOPS.
>> I'LL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT.
>> THAI CHILIES.
DEPENDING ON THE SPICE LEVEL YOU
WANT IN IT.
GARLIC.
AND ALSO FISH SAUCE HERE.
>> YUM.
>> AND YOU JUST MIX THAT UP.
>> AND PRETTY MUCH YOU'RE DONE.
PRETTY MUCH YOU'RE DONE.
YOU HAVE THE MEAT COMPONENT TO
IT.
AND WHAT'S SO COOL IS THE GREAT
THING I LOVE ABOUT LOB IS YOU
HAVE THIS WHOLE AREA OF ALL
THESE DIFFERENT VEGETABLES YOU
CAN ADD AND DO IT.
WHAT WE WILL DO IS WE HAVE ONE
ALREADY PREMADE HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO GRAB THIS.
THROW IT RIGHT ON THE LETTUCE.
AND PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS WONDERING
WHAT DID I DO WITH THE LETTUCE.
>> IT'S A LETTUCE WRAP.
AND YOU CAN GARNISH WITH
WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE, RIGHT?
>> CILANTRO, THAI BASIL, MINT.
I LOVE CUCUMBERS ON THERE.
PEOPLE GET SO EXCITED AND GO
OVERLOAD ON IT.
>> AND IT GOES --
>> YES.
I WOULD SAY LESS IS MORE.
>> IF YOU HAVE LEFTOVER TURKEY,
YOU COULD DO THIS SAME THING.
SLICE IT THINLY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THANKSGIVING AROUND THE CORNER.
YOU HAVE LEFTOVER TURKEY, THIS
IS A DISH WE CAN DO.
YEAH.
IT'S JUST SO FUN, TOO, BECAUSE
ON THE SHOW WE GO OUT ALL ACROSS
AMERICA.
WE GET TO FIND THE ANIMALS THAT
MOST COMMONLY PEOPLE DON'T PUT
ON THEIR DINNER TABLE.
WE GET TO WORK WITH THAT.
IT IS SUPER EXCITING WITH
OUTDOOR
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STARTING NOVEMBER 28th.
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