Thanksgiving Sides | Basics with Babish

Enter offer code “Babish” at Squarespace.com for 10% off your first purchase, or visit: http://smarturl.it/BWBsquarespace This week on Basics I m showing you my favorite recipes for these classic Thanksgiving sides: green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, and yams. Recipe: https://basicswithbabish.co/basicsepisodes/thanksgivingsides Shopping List + For the mashed potatoes: 3 large russet potatoes (peeled and sliced) 12 Tbsp butter Salt and white pepper 1 cup heavy cream + For the yams: 3 yams (peeled and sliced) 12 Tbsp butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup raw sugar 1 Tbsp cinnamon 1-2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg 1-2 cups whiskey 1 cup Craisins 4-5 Tbsp ricotta cheese 1/2 cup toasted pecans Honey (for drizzling) + For the green bean casserole: French fried onions: 2 large onions 1 cup buttermilk 1 cup all purpose flour (as needed to coat onions) Vegetable oil (enough to fry onions in a cast iron) Kosher salt Cream of mushroom soup: 8 ounces Cremini mushrooms (stemmed and sliced) 3 Tbsp butter 1 heaping Tbsp flour 2 cloves crushed garlic 1 Tbsp cognac (to deglaze the pan) 1.5 cups chicken stock 1 cup heavy cream Dash of soy sauce Green beans: 4 cups fresh green beans (ends trimmed) Special Equipment + For the mashed potatoes: Vacuum sealer Sous vide Mesh sieve + For the yams: Casserole dish + For the green bean casserole: Mandoline (optional, for slicing onions) Mesh sieve Instant read thermometer Casserole dish Music: "Apple Pie and Butterflies", "KickFlips" by Blue Wednesday https://soundcloud.com/bluewednesday https://www.bingingwithbabish.com/podcast/ My first cookbook, Eat What You Watch, is available now in stores and online! Amazon: http://a.co/bv3rGzr Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/2uf65LX Theme song: "Stay Tuned" by Wuh Oh https://open.spotify.com/track/5lbQ6nKPgzkfFigheb467z Binging With Babish Website: http://bit.ly/BingingBabishWebsite Basics With Babish Website: http://bit.ly/BasicsWithBabishWebsite Patreon: http://bit.ly/BingingPatreon Instagram: http://bit.ly/BabishInstagram Facebook: http://bit.ly/BabishFacebook Twitter: http://bit.ly/BabishTwitter Twitch: http://bit.ly/BabishTwitch