• alokir@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    There are many youtube channels that aim at beginners. Find recipes there that are easy (no advanced techniques required) and require few ingredients that are easy to prepare.

    The advantage of youtube is that you actually see how the food is made, how it should look, how much salt “to taste” means etc.

    Stay away from short videos with titles like “most delicious meal with only 5 ingredients, I make this every week”. They’re mostly made to farm views and don’t actually teach the basics. Not to mention they’re mostly unhealthy.

    Look for stews, soups, casseroles and oven cooked meat. They’re the easiest to make in my opinion, you prepare everything and wait until it’s done, maybe you stir every 10-15 minutes. Eastern European recipes are generally easy to make, cheap and taste very good. Simple Italian pastas are also great for the same reason.

    Pay attention to the heat level, wash your ingredients, follow the instructions to the letter for the first several recipes and don’t worry if your first few meals are too salty/spicy or tastes bland. Take it as a learning experience, you’ll do better next time.