Binging with Babish recreates the iconic tater tot and sauce tasting scene from the TV show Breaking Bad. He makes five different sauces: honey mustard, French, French dressing, Cajun Kick-Ass, and Smokey Mesquite BBQ, as well as homemade ketchup from scratch. To make the ketchup, he starts with fresh tomatoes, cooks them down to a puree, and then adds various spices and sweeteners. Babish also makes homemade tater tots using a mixture of grated potatoes, flour, and seasonings, which he shapes into cylindrical and puck forms. The tots are frozen and then fried until crispy. In the end, Babish samples the different sauces with the homemade tater tots and declares the Cajun Kick-Ass and French sauces to be the standouts.
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1. The episode is sponsored by Squarespace.
2. The host uses Squarespace to build his websites, including "Basics with Babish" and "Binging with Babish".
3. The episode features a recreation of the tater tot and sauce tasting scene from Breaking Bad.
4. The host makes five sauces: honey mustard, French, French dressing, Cajun kick, and Smoky Mesquite BBQ.
5. The host uses a combination of ingredients, including mayonnaise, ketchup, and spices, to make each sauce.
6. The host uses a blender to emulsify the sauces.
7. The host makes homemade tomato paste by cooking down fresh tomatoes.
8. The host uses the tomato paste to make homemade ketchup.
9. The host makes tater tots by grating potatoes, mixing with flour and seasonings, and shaping into cylinders or pucks.
10. The host freezes the tater tots for at least an hour before frying them in oil.
11. The host fries the tater tots at 350°F (175°C) for 3-6 minutes, depending on size and shape.
12. The host seasons the tater tots with salt while still hot.
13. The host plates the tater tots with the five sauces and tastes them.
14. The host prefers the cylindrical shape of the tater tots over the puck shape.
15. The episode has reached 9.99 million subscribers at the time of publishing.
16. Squarespace is a great partner in supporting the Babish culinary universe and bringing the host's websites to life.
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