Making General Tso's Chicken At Home | But Better
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- Опубліковано 16 січ 2021
- We went to Panda Express, PF Changs, Pei Wei, and many, many more only to find many places were clean out of General Tso's. We picked a select few, went head to head, and well... you'll just have to watch the video to see if our homemade General Tso's chicken was the true winner.
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Strange request: but make Lindt chocolate truffles but better
Yyyyyyyaaaaaaaaasssssssss
omg 😍 I don't know how that would be possible but that would be incredible
Roast the beans and do the whole thing from scratch
Yessss
Ooooh
"Mouth dimensions may vary"
Valid point
* whispers "Lil' bits" *
As someone whose wisdom teeth have just been removed, I can confirm
You are too old to be dispensing with punctuation, Alex. By international law, only semi-concussed teenagers from tik-tok may avoid commas and periods.
My mouth has been stretched to obscene proportions.
Edit: I just now realized how bad that sounded
The reason it is so chewy is because chinese restaurants usually freeze the chicken after they deep fry it and then fry it again when you order. I worked in a chinese restaurant for several years.
Well tell them to stop that.
That's awful, but explains a lot. Might as well just buy the shit out of the freezer section.
@@nobodyspecial313 Lol pretty much. They didn't use to do that back in the day but it's cheaper to not have to pay someone to stand by the wok and deep fry fresh chicken all day.
You probably worked at Panda Express Hood Chinese spots shit be fresh
@@nTrubl3 I worked at an independent restaurant, owner's were from hong kong. And I suspect you've probably just never had good asian food.
Would love a “but easier” series where you make delicious food but with few ingredients or fewer dirty dishes
But simple
Y’all soft
@@pvnchos1478 we got jobs and don’t have time lol
@@loganknox7 I do too but I make time lmao Naa only with basic shit tho ngl
theres a similar thing called but cheaper
“I’m about to put a fucking hole in a wall” 😂😂
Anger issues from stress mood🤣😂😅🤡🥶
Laughing while crying emoji
Laughing while crying emoji
@@skylertherat Yeah but no
Kinda reminds me of Michael Reeves 😂
“We won, we always do”
Krispy Kreme laughs in the distant shadows
😂 petty
Also that starbucks one
😂
don't forget the Doritos.
Tbh commercial mass produced foods can never be achieved the gourmet way . As for Krispy Kreme the closets anyone has come is chefsteps
Joshua: Takes 20 minutes 💕💕🥰
Me: spend 20 minutes chopping garlic and ginger, drives 4 hours to my nearest asian grocery store to find his fancy wine.
Same! Except I forgot the shirodashi... Now I have to go Walmart and see if han dashi will work...
was it good? Might make it
@@konradhorabik9550 it slaps but it ain’t a quick meal unfortunately, more like a 2 hour activity for friends and family lmao
There is a lot of prep work that can be done ahead of time, but actual cooking is about 20 min
@@konradhorabik9550 I made it and it’s incredible but it most likely will take longer than if you order some general tso from takeout.
Absolute love your channel for the simple thing of saying measurements, temps, ect..... in both standard and metric! You are a true educator!
You should open up a “but better” restaurant and just serve all the dishes but better 😂😂
Making stuff at home of small portions will taste much better than making it at restaurants
@@vishikhathavale1354 so what
@@neptune-cs3gh So the food will be significantly more expensive and it will take ages to cook. This defeats the entire purpose of a restaurant.
im pretty sure that infringes some form of copyright, and is probably illegal
@@Dinglebopper1210 nope; depending on how they promote the restaurant, it would be considered parody. McDonald’s had a Whopper and Burger King had a Big Mac.
The uncle roger "wok hay" KILLED me
💀💀💀
That was gold
IKR it threw me off lol
Dude... I've been meaning to make this for quite a while and even though I couldn't get my hands on all the ingredients due to the lockdown here, this is HANDS DOWN the best dish I've had the pleasure of making. I simply can not thank you enough... Amazing content and love your enthusiasm. 👍🏽
“Only takes 20 minutes”
“Let marinate 1hour to overnight”
**me**
👁👄👁
On top of that. Any average person can’t cook this in 20 mins even if you don’t marinate it IMO. Think of all the stuff you have to chop up. The oil you have to preheat. This isn’t taking in account the fact you have to go buy the items to make this. Some of the items can’t be found at every supermarket. Also it takes time to clean the dishes you’ll create while making this dish. Not hating on Joshua though, I love his channel and recipes. I may even still make this dish still. I just need to buy some the Asian ingredients online.
3 hours later lol
@@vortexca888 Honestly, I make chinese food at home pretty often, and I can make it in around 20 minutes if I want to be extra speedy and don't lolligag in any way, but it normally takes around 40. Still totally worth it though, I'm gonna be honest.
Day 1 of asking Josh to make a series where he shows us his gone wrongs and talks about what can go wrong, especialy for his complicated recipes.
Important: full credit to jAyDeN lIu. This is his great idea. Hope everyone will join us, and hope papa will listen.
Up
This is a good idea!
This sounds amazing
Yes please.
Yaaaaasssss
It’s funny to me that General Tso was real, and will forever be known for his chicken. It’s like if a man who lead and fought in a war became known for putting peanut butter on his waffles *one time* and nothing else.
fuuuuck now that you say it that sounds good
Don’t worry, I remember him as the guy who planted trees from the high school history textbook.
@@Renteks- Try waffles with butter, then peanut butter, then sugar. Quite tasty.
@@DooodyTube try mixing a good squirt of maple syrup into a few tbsp of smooth peanut butter and using it to spread on a sandwich instead of pb&j. It doesn't taste or smell like maple syrup and it's delicious, but no one outside my family trusts us on this.
@@jasonhunter2819 Damn, a few tablespoons of peanut butter is 600 calories. Maybe just a single tablespoon?
Just made this for the first time using your recipe. ABSOLUTELY outstanding. Can't thank you enough. 😎
This was really good. I'm excited to try more of your recipes.
I want Joshua's explosion in success too in this 2021
I believe Josh can reach to 5 mil in 2021
*Papa’s
Make sure you use his name
Hola
is it me or there is a private video on this series
I see what you did there.
Day 22 of asking Josh to make a series where he shows us his gone wrongs and talks about what can go wrong, especially for his complicated recipes
The other one got more likes xD
@@clauteletuby 😩
PAPA can do no wrong!
@@clauteletuby smh cuz he posted it before me so people saw it first, plus the more likes= top comment= even more likes
@@evilthekane funny you say that because he literally talked about him taking a couple of tries to make his recipes
I cooked your recipe today, only ingredient not already on hand was the chilies. Substituted with sriracha sauce.
Rice and stir-fried up side dish of shredded cabbage w/ slivered/julienned carrots/onions/red bell peppers/almonds/dash+ of hoisin sauce. Super delicious, everyone loved the works. Thank you!
PS to make it simpler and cleanup easier, I advance prepped everything, flour/corn starch waiting in a bowl on the counter, the other mixtures in the fridge while the chicken marinaded.
I’ve been making Asian chicken for years and this is by far the BEST chicken we’ve ever had. It will now be my go to recipe.
"We won, we always do"
Me: *looks at Krispy Kreme episode*
At homemade yeah but also no
I always think of this episode and how he had to change it later that he actually lost bc everyone was was just like no
@@johngehrig9110 sometimes the loses can help you
I can give him Krispy Kreme. It is possible it doesn't look as pretty and uniform but still tastes a lot better.
Doritos he straight admitted it wasn't as good.
@@sd.2528 nah it looked visually denser and dryer than Krispy Kreme. Nobody can beat their yeast donuts
sitting in josh’s cabinet is always the highlight of my day
Just made this.... my friends, this man has cracked the code. I was skeptical it was actually going to taste like take-out. It does. And even better. As a "professional" cook for a small time I usually just register ingredients and order of function but I did my best to replicate exactly what he did here. 100 percent worth it. Shout out to Josh too for sharing your wisdom, not everyone would do that
I just made this and it was amazing. Thanks for the recipe.
Josh needs to make a kitchen towel with his little smily face on it . That way when he makes a dough , he still has the smily face, but doesn’t need to use plastic .
The great question: Why was General Tso a general, but Colonel Sanders only made the rank of colonel?
One of life's great questions, indeed.
Lol
Harlan Sanders was a member of the Kentucky Order of Colonels, some major charitable organization in the state.
“I’m too drunk to taste this chicken” -Col. Harland Sanders
There is a long and storied history of people pre-mass media/internet just *calling* themselves colonels and not being disputed/found out.
Hey Josh! I followed your recipe and woah! I was truly amazed by how tasty it came out! Thanks bro!
Dude love the channel. Love the comedy. Love the recipes.
That snippet of Uncle Roger's wok-hay was ~chef's kiss~
The only thing that might have made it better was if it was when he added msg
Don't you mean fuiyoh ?
@@freddybear89 Fuiyoh, General Weissman did put msg 4:35
Joshua Weissman is good nephew! He use wok. He put M-S-G! Fuiyooooohh!
I cannot support someone who supports this CCP lover Nigel Ng. Unsubscribed
I just made this and he's right, this is the best general tso's chicken in the world. Everything came out perfectly.
Do you know a good replacement for Shaoxing Wine, I don't have access to any
@@SuperMustache555 I actually didn't have any. It's a small part of the recipe. It worked just fine without it.
@@SuperMustache555 Just use white wine.
I would add more chili's coz I like it super spicy🤗 this is wonderful food
@@SuperMustache555I just used mirin as a replacement and it was delicious
I remember watching this some time ago and now I finally subscribed. You are a great UA-camr. Keep doing your best!
These turned out so good! I used korean Chilli peppers as I didn't have dried chilies and added in green Bell peppers and white onions.
That “wok hey” from uncle roger reminded me of Mortal Kombat...
Romanticism.
"Toasty!"
Uncle Roger is about to be the Stan lee of the Joshua Weissman culinary universe.
Haiyaaa
JWCU
Screw uncle Roger, I want to see him cook some Wok with Wan recipes. Lol
Until the CCP makes Josh publicly apologize for saying his General Tso's is better.
MSGCU 😊
This tasted amazing, thank you for all the content you make! You're keeping me well fed!
Did you use chinese chili flakes? Because I'm wondering if I can just crush arbol chilis for that
@@fcnator yeah! I found them at my local Asian market
@@CamaroMD nice, just finished cooking it and used crushed arbol. It was really spicy lol but good.
@@fcnator I should try that then! The spicier the better, haha
I like how Josh’s videos are so easy to watch, even if other people are around you, he has humour, passion and excitement, but is realistic and doesn’t put pressure on you at the same time. Awesome work man!
Delicious!
General Tso's is a lot like crab rangoon in that it resembles nothing a Chinese person in China would actually prepare or eat, but it slaps anyway
Good ol Americanese!
@@kjdude8765 thank u same with pizza lol Italian start making pizza because Americans we come over asking for pizza lol
Are you a special type of stupid? Pizza was created in Italy first, in Naples. It isn't even close to being American.
You probably think tacos are American too. Idiot.
General Tso's is chicken candy. Of course no Chinese person would actually cook it. It's goddamned delicious though.
Also fortune cookies.
We got Colonel Sanders
We got General Tso
Now introducing, Papa Wiessman
I made this for my husband tonight. Holy buckets!! It was delicious! He raved over it! So incredibly tender! Amazeballs! I wish I could add pictures!
Did you use chinese chili flakes? Because I'm wondering if I can just crush arbol chilis for that
The first place I've ever had this.... It was actually called grandpa chicken and the chicken was in very thin strips and fried...it was amazing.... Once they moved to a new location... They started doing the big chunks....I loved the original way
Dang, I saw this 14 seconds after it posted. I’ve never been this early.
I loved the uncle roger cameo lmao!!!
fuck uncle roger
@@dhruvshah3909 😂
@@dhruvshah3909 dang, you wanna do that to uncle roger?
Someone is attracted to uncles/
Bruhhh when he had the uncle roger “wok hei” that was beautiful
Love the vids :) makes me hungry though
Bro, you won me over with the humor, edits, and good food!!!! New subscriber! Keep up the amazing work!!!
So I made this myself. This is really good but kinda heavy with the ginger (and I'm a fan of ginger). Maybe it's because I did the marinade overnight? I'd skip the ginger in the marinade and maybe just use half the amount in the sauce. Everything else though, the texture of the breading on the chicken, the sweet-spicy glaze of the sauce, and the tenderness of the chicken are all above the normal Chinese take-out standard.
(also, when I made the sauce, I had the foresight to have the dry and wet ingredients at the ready, and it's a good thing too because it comes together in less than a minute before you add the slurry)
Did you use chinese chili flakes? Because I'm wondering if I can just crush arbol chilis for that
@@fcnator I had gochugaru (korean chili flakes) on hand that I used. But yeah, it'd change the flavor a bit, but I don't think it'd not work as a substitute
Could you make a video dedicated to frying that covered what you should do with the leftover oil, not making a mess, proper temperatures, etc?
But Better: Bloomin’ Onion from Outback
The Bloomin Onions are individually hand battered and fried to order (I used to work there) so... Good luck? lol
@Zach Saris bruh
Your wish has been granted
@Zach Saris how did I fall for this-
This recipe is definitely a winner! Thank you.❤
Made this tonight. It was a hit!!! This is the first of your videos I've watched. There will be more. Many, many more.
At the beginning he says "But Better" several times. But what I heard was "Butt Butter." Which honestly peaked my curiosity for what he could make that was so good it could have that name and still be something people would be willing to eat.
Butt butter does not sound very tasty, even for a hungry slav.
Lol
Butt Butter sounds like a type of anal lube, haha!
😂😂😂😂so true!
Let’s have him do an “Uncle Roger’s Fried Rice - But Better”
Are you trying to start a civil war? :P
Haiyah
Wouldn't be difficult Josh. Kind of like how that Michelin Star lady made a bomb ass fried rice much than his.
that's a death wish
@@Ryucopasetic world war, world war
4:16
W o k H a y
My favorite food it’s delicious. Tried ur recipe and now my life is complete
You should make a "But Healthier" series and include the calories and macros as well.
Honestly healthy food is rather boring
no
@@phamhuy8436 So?
@@phamhuy8436 that'd be half the point of the series, to make it not "boring" to people like yourself.
Please don't
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS also try to do a five guys cheese burger but better
I made this tonight and it is the best thing I’ve ever made. Thanks papa.
I just tried this, with a bunch of modifications because I'm cheap: I didn't have anything to deep fry with, so I just breaded some regular cut up chicken breast with panko and baked them. I couldn't for the life of me find any rice wine, so I used white whine, and then I substituted the chili flakes for regular chili powder. Also, I used an even 2 pounds of chicken, so I doubled the recipe and had just enough sauce
It turned out fantastic. Even if you're worried you can't make something this fancy, try it, it's easy and amazing
Nice working with what you had. Do you think I could use crushed arbol chilis instead of the chinese chili flakes?
"...Shaoxing wine"
*Chinese cooking demystified has entered the chat*
Would be as nice without this? I can't find it anywhere local to me 😅
You can use Mirin instead. I made this for dinner tonight and it was fantastic 😋
@@kirstiebarkley6909 Thank you!
Cherry is what I replace it with.
@@ponypony1234441 as someone else said- mirin is tasty but not similar to shaoxing wine. Way sweeter. A dry sherry would be a better sub.
The garlic chili paste with the rooster on it does a great job of replacing the chili powder and garlic in the sauce. Super easy.
Just made this with the wife we doubled the recipe except chili flakes and peppers we went 1.5 it was delicious with just the right level of heat!
Just made it and it came out amazing , thanks for the recipe 👍🏼👍🏼
I love how on every "tester's" face after they've tried Josh's they like stand there waiting in anticipation, it's just that good! 😁😁❤❤ Love your videos, they are such a treat!
I want a compilation of him doing a “British” accent bc thats the best ive heard from an American
WHEN DID HE TALK BRITISH
@@uprise2229 he called the chicken an “absolute unit” in a British accent post saucing like 3/4 of the way through.
you should listen to Brittany brosky
Best General Tso recipe I've ever made. The sauce is perfectly balanced. Some recipes are too vinegar-y.
Here's a tip. We buy chicken thighs on sale and make about 10 pounds of deep fried nuggets and freeze them. Then when we want to make a recipe like this, we only have to make the sauce. We heat the nuggets in the air fryer and they come out as if we just fried them.
Oh nice tip. Did you use chinese chili flakes? Because I'm wondering if I can just crush arbol chilis for that
I made some coated chicken in a wok recently and seeing Joshua do it the same way I did brings SO MUCH JOY. I DID IT THE RIGHT WAY. PAPA’S GONNA BE PROUD.
"You can make this in like 20 mins"
-Marinade your chicken 1hr or overnight
After marinade yeah but whole cooking yeah in still 20 minutes
@@izabelanemeth9382 Cooking time should include marinade time. It's just kinda misleading.
@Fresh there’s a difference between PREP time and COOKING time. :)
@@post-lobotomy both should be included when someone says "it takes 20 minutes to make"
@@Fresh4 that is prep time don't mess up
That was a GREAT French accent papa!! Shout out to you and your amazing recipes that got me into enjoying cooking!
Excellent looking version.
When I lived on South Beach there was a restaurant called Kim’s. It wasn’t sweet. It was a savory version. No sugar. It had green and red peppers, water chestnuts and a brown sauce. Very similar to a Kung Pao. Maybe a Korean version.
IT WAS AMAZING!!!
I’d love to see a show on how that’s made.
Unfortunately, Kim’s may be closed, so the recipe may be gone forever.
As someone who orders general tso’s at almost every family-run Asian restaurant (the ones in my area are fantastic) I appreciate this video
"We won, we always do."
*laughs in Starbucks episode*
Stop trying to hide the truth Joshua!
Don't forget Krispy Kreme...he tried to convince us it was better but we didn't all agree🤣🤣
Doritos too lmao
Also Krispy Kreme
@@themidnighttruthseeker1549 to be fair to Josh, most of the comments I saw that were against him were complaining that the hole was too big and made the doughnut look worse. Sadly we haven't ate them, but I'm sure they are at least on par.
I'm so glad I was recommended your channel Papi. I laugh every time, and almost, almost, feel like I could make what you show, but in reality I can't. XD
Subbed.
I love everything you make. The chicken tikka masala has been ✨mastered✨and I’ve been making it every week for months. Time to master this bad boy!
3:16 me realising papa is gonna call me 😍😍
M Munilora he already called me 😐
@@jasmin3369 Lucky...
Me: making food in the kitchen
Phone: rings
Me: ohno, PAPPA no, I didn't mean to-
Your A*s: ( ( #)
I need to start going to your channel for recipe ideas. Thanks for this.
Josh if I want to actually follow your recipe I have to play it at .5 speed and go back every time you say a new ingredient. Do you think you could make it easier in any way for people to actually use the video as a guide? Maybe write a list or something, paste it in the description? So I don’t have to pause every second to write down the amount of each ingredient while you rattle them off at top speed?
Remember when josh didn’t hate all of his channels in-jokes
??
This comment right here
@@giulianogisotti4107 no
@@kolbastein2728 ok
Hate is a strong word. It’s possible he may not want things to get stale and gimmicky or he could simply be bored with some of them. His instincts have been excellent, so let’s let Josh be Josh. So far, he’s been the best man for the job.
Nice recipe. I'd go with honey for the sauce instead of sugar (or maybe, in addition to sugar, replacing half of the sugar with honey), but other than that, I've got to try this, because it looks great.
Yeay the frenchi are here !!!!
By the way excellent video keep it up !!
holy cats that turned out great! Thanks, Your bagels are in the rotation, so happy to now have this to add in, too. Thank you 😊
Joshua:”it takes like 20 mind
Also joshua:”marinade chicken for 1 hour”
Made this in my head several times over the last couple of months and just made it in actuality today. We’ve searched for the perfect GTC recipe for (no kidding) 3 decades. This is IT! We are forever in your debt, culinarily speaking!
Agreed. We also have tried many and they never hit the mark.
Did you use chinese chili flakes? Because I'm wondering if I can just crush arbol chilis for that.
Edit: used crushed arbol and it was good but really spicy.
@@fcnator I used the crushed red pepper flakes I had on hand. The kind you'd sprinkle on pizza.
@@larrypresnall5360 thanks
I made this yesterday and it is delicious. I like your version better than the others out there and it’s not as sweet. Thank you for sharing
Thank you it came out great for me and the kids we appreciate you
So I've heard that for an authentic light, and cwispy exterior the recommended "fry batter" is literally potato starch, and water slurry of sorts.
Should test it out!
I was literally looking for this yesterday! I ended up making the orange chicken
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So incredibly good. All must try. I was surprised at how good this was.
Delicious recipe! I made it for the first time, flavor is on point! Your recipe tastes better than Panda Express for sure. Thank you for sharing. Will definitely keep it
"It only takes like 20 minutes to make." Oh awesome. "Now let that chicken marinade for an hour or overnight." Wait what
This is what I'd like to see this series develop into. You make a standard recipe, using a fast food version of the dish, a modestly priced local version of the dish, and maybe like the best (not most expensive) version of the dish that you can buy in your city. so you have differing things for your guest to taste. Less of a vs, and more of a here are 3 to 4 different versions of said dish, is mine the best?
Check out Sorted food. Those guys do a ton of different series, but they have a series where they do that with a couple recipes
Finally got around to cooking one of the Weissman recipes. For a first time Tso's Chicken, turned out so phenomenally that it brought a splash of euphoric gratification to my emotional well being. So much umami.
Thank you Joshua for this fantastic dish. I hope to discover that the rest of your recipes can compare to this great first impression!! 💕
I've altered his lava cake recipe slightly and oh my days do I make amazing lava cakes nowadays that look like they came straight out of an anime. I've also used his chicken fry recipe too and that turned out decent despite me substituting ingredients because I was out of certain things at the time. I should give this recipe a try too
@@justalpha9138 Those cakes sound fantastic!!
As for the Tso's recipe; absolutely give it a shot, you won't be disappointed. You can get away with reasonable substitutes for the niche ingredients, and the fresher the better!
@@BrightChimeraDragon They are. :")
@@BrightChimeraDragon And yeah, I should give this recipe a try.
Looks good. I worked as a cook for a Chinese man (calmest hardest working nicest man ive ever met. EVER) he would make a batter a little less hearty than a pancake batter would take 3 sec to fall of chicken bite sized. The recipe was easy 2 parts cornstarch to 1 part flour and salt to taste. It is an exzact copy of what you get at most Chinese resturant.
Pretty much most of Chinese restaurants are using orange chicken or sesame chicken as their preferred dishes as they sell a lot more than general Tso’s nowadays.
Josh: takes 20 minutes
Also Josh: let it marinate an hour to overnight
**afk time isn’t factored into this estimate**
Thank you so much! I have been looking for a little taste of home for a while
Joshua, all of the flavor is in the coating or the outside of the chicken. Even if the chicken is over cooked (which I often encounter) try just chewing vigorously each piece and enjoy the flavor, but don’t swallow the remains. After removing the chewed chicken, follow up with some rice. Just try it, it may be satisfying or not! If not, then go for the white meat only chicken and skip the rice!
I’d love it if you guys did “but better” with premade sauces. Like here, do pei wei vs Chinese place vs premade sauce vs yours.
Joshua should definitely take his dish to the franchise he buys from and be *wham*
"Papa cooks better!!" 😂
We made this and it was excellent. And yeah, the shaoxing wine makes all the difference. TY Josh!
Just discovered your channel, video editing amazing, comedy on point, food... amazing. Instant sub
Nobody:
Not even a single soul :
Josh: oOh LoOk ItS pAnDa
yikes a “nobody:” joke in 2021
Hahaha
Every foodie from childhood sees a restaurant mood
@@izabelanemeth9382 :D
Not funny