Simply Ming

Uber-chef Carla Hall, co-host of The Chew, stops by to give a fresh take on a shrimp classic. Pulling from her Southern roots, Chef Hall creates a delicious Sea Island Shrimp with Grits while Ming cooks up a Shrimp and Squash Grit Tempura.

Jacques Pepin joins Ming to cook with Sole and soul. Chef Pepin creates a fantastic Onion-Crusted Sole with Anchovy Butter and a Butternut Squash Saute, while Ming follows with Brown Butter Onion Glazed Sole with Creamy Zucchini "Risotto."

Rick Bayless (Mexico: One Plate at a Time) stops by the kitchen to bring us back to his Mexican roots. Rick starts us off with traditional Mexican Chilaquiles, while Ming puts a spin on nachos with his Crispy Rice Cake Chicken "Nachos."

Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto stops by the kitchen for a showdown. Chef Morimoto makes a traditional Deep-Fried Pork Cutlet Tonkatsu and his house Ramen, while Ming counters with a vegetarian version of Portobello Tonkatsu atop a House Rice.

Chef Sara Moulton, a protege of Julia Child, joins Ming in the kitchen to make some family comfort food. Sara slow cooks a flavorful Alsatian Onion Pie, and Ming follows with one of his Sunday night favorites, French Onion Apple Soup.

Simon Majumdar travels the world and makes a stop at Ming's kitchen to cook up chicken two ways. Simon makes his favorite Chicken Tikka Masala, while Ming shares a taste of his childhood with his Mom's Curry-Apple Chicken with House Rice.