Chinese-American Kung Pao Chicken | Kenji's Cooking Show
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- čas přidán 12. 07. 2020
- This video loosely follows my recipe for Chinese-Amercan Takeout-Style Kung Pao Chicken: www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2...
You may have seen it on menus as "Diced Chicken with Hot Peppers and Peanuts." It's a variation on the classic Sichuan gong bao ji ding, which you can see me make here: • Food Lab Basics: POV K...
In this particul[ar dish, I use a blowtorch to get the effects of wok hei, the smoky flavor you get from cooking over a high-output gas burner in Chinese restaurants. It's easy to do with a torch at home. I use a butane canister with an Iwatani torch head. This one: www.amazon.com/dp/B01HVZR3DI/... - Jak na to + styl
You ever seen a man toss some chicken in one hand, torch it in another hand, whilst recording using his head?
Welcome to the club.
@Sosa Kenji is next level coordinated.
Lemme just break out the F16 afterburner for my chicken...
😊😊@@manwithafork
It took me a second but when I realized the joke "peppers FLOORentine" I almost snarfed.
I'm convinced he dropped that pepper just to make the joke.
I only got it when I read your comment
Top tier dad jokes. I love it
s n a r f
This joke caught me so off guard. Definitely adopting that bit for dropped food.
This is my favourite ASMR channel
I really can't stand eating noises, so i'm always out before the first bite :) But i'm totally loving this channel...
The Nintendo Switch click at 1:09
ColstonDK couldn’t agree more! That always makes my stomach churn.
Agreed, it's a bit much with headphones especially. BUT, small price to pay for a great channel.
This is my favourite BDSM channel
3:55 "Peppers Floor-entine"
That floored me.
Jamon is so cute 😍 The way he always carefully sniffs the food
I got my first chef's knife a couple days ago, and it was the first knife I could actually slice a tomato with. Also, I cut a chunk out of my thumb without it bleeding. Best purchase I've ever made.
Yeah good knives are mostly a great thing but it's easy to underestimate how easily they can cut skin. Just pay attention when you're cutting an you'll be good. Take it for someone who gave themselves a couple new scars for being dumb lol
I once cut my thumb whilst slicing potatoes into wedge shapes. The knife went through so smoothly I had enough time to gasp, look at the cut then hold it to stop the bleeding whilst I finished cutting the potatoes and put them in the oven. Sharp knives are great, you'll really reduce your chances of cutting yourself when knives are properly sharp.
How did you cook the thumb chunk? Didn't let it go to waste, did you?
@@jpaxonreyes I usually like to de-bone mine, and stuff it with cheese. Then deep fry. The family loves it 💜
@@jpaxonreyes No thumb chunk, just a deep deep cut
Wok cam is truly a great teaching tool. Definitely shows good technique for keeping the pan moving from a unique perspective.
"Peppers floor-entine"... Your dad joke / pun game is strong, Kenji. Love the channel! Definitely my favorite cooking channel on CZcams these days.
I've never seen a dog give up a piece of chicken in my life. I wish my boys were as self-restrained as your dog haha.
He is just old... And it is probably too spicy for him.
@@Commievn as far as I know, dogs either can't detect spice, or they just ignore it. They can get heartburn though if fed too much spicy food, but one piece of spicy chicken should be fine.
Kenji: Do you want a piece of chicken ?
Dog: Nah. It doesn't look very good
Kenji: Are you sure ? It is very good
Dog: I told you. Not interested.
Kenji: Ok then.
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Dog one minute later: What an idiot I am.
@@Commievn Also, the vinegar is prob off putting for them.
It looks like a chinese breed. Its probaly a kung pao purist. 🐶🇨🇳
This recipe has been a weeknight favourite for the last five years - just when I thought I had nailed down the technique there is another piece to make it even better! Awesome, you are my favourite teacher
Always cracks me up when you say "oops!" You're an amazing chef AND also real to your followers. 🤩
This dish was my favorite for years. I like take out style recipes in general. It’s what I grew up eating. Thanks, Kenji!
See a Kenji video.. always like and watch instantly. Always informative and you learn new recipes.
Finally, a Chinese-American stir fry that doesn't suck! I've seen so many recipes get it wrong by overcrowding the wok or stir frying on too low of a heat but you nailed it! The blowtorch idea is genius and I'll definitely be using that to get a little more wok hei out of my stir fries
That oil comment at the 6 min mark was a little nugget of gold! Thanks for sharing the tip.
Hey Kenji, small piece of feeback. In your earlier videos you showed actually getting all the ingredients out. While I can understand why you've removed it (It was a little chaotic and vertigo inducing) it was something I learned a tremendous amount from how you moved in the kitchen and how your space was organized.. I know it's probably harder to do and less "professional" but after watching you I actually changed some of my kitchen layout and it helped me keep things organized in my kitchen better.
Great vids overall and keep up the great work!
I sometimes leave it in and sometimes cut it. Depends on how long the video already is.
@@JKenjiLopezAlt Just wanted to echo his sentiment that seeing you move around a kitchen and utilize everything was extremely instructive and encouraging to see someone move with such fluidity and confidence in their kitchen. Love the videos.
I third this. Actually reorganized my whole kitchen after starting to watch this channel, really helped my efficiency
I think that's more the theme of his late night videos, which makes sense.. But yeah I agree that's motivated me a lot! I bought a set of those round plastic half pint food containers and it's really motivated me to prep!
Once you cook a lot you kind of already do what he does. Seeing him gather the stuff is definitely instructive, especially for new cooks. Keeping organized, and gathering everything you need, and cleaning as you go is a HUGE timesaver!
I've been playing around with gas-torching food while cooking it in a frying pan for some time now. Though I don't think it's revolutionary, it's funny how everyone comes up with the same tricks!
Jamon seems like the absolute sweetest pup.
I made this tonight and it was delicious, the best home stir-fry ever.
Hell yeah, I'm super hyped to try making this. Thank you for all the useful videos Kenji!
even though 500k subs is quite a lot this channel’s still very underrated and underexposed for the quality of the content
So spread the word man
This wok hei via blowtorch technique is absolutely genius!! Can't wait for your book on cooking with a wok. Thank you Kenji for all these amazing tricks and culinary pearls you teach us =]
This recipe is killer! I cooked it for a bunch of friends and family and they were blown away haha! Thank you kenji!!!
Thank you for sharing your content! It's so educational and fun. Your dogs are absolutely adorable.
I love your cooking videos! Definitely trying this recipe soon
The little clips at the end of you feeding your dogs puts a smile on my face every time!
100/10 cooking video 👏
Yay. You and Tim Chin are my favorite cooking teachers. Thanks again for the awesome content and teaching me how to cook :)
I use the same torch for my sous vide steaks. The flavor is awesome! Can’t wait to try this. Thanks, Kenji!
the cut of the bell pepper was exotic ASMR!
Hey Kenji, would it be possible for you to do a video on General Tso's chicken??? I've gotten down how to fry said chicken up, but putting together the sauce is like rocket science to me.
Binging with Babish has an episode on it. Worth a watch!
Serious Eats actually has an article/recipe for General Tsos chicken. i think Kenji wrote it a few years back
@@yeahj6633 Thank you so much.
I don't know how I missed that. Tso's was always my go to take out dish, and I have been missing it like crazy.
@@hhhhzk Second the recommendation about Babish. We've made his multiple times, it's really a great recipe.
Just a couple of notes:
You probably want to about double the sauce i his recipe. If you're worried about it being too much, don't, you just toss it at the end, so if you see it's too much for you, just don't add it all. But the first time we made it, it was WAY too dry for it.
If you're planning on putting it over rice and/or adding broccoli, you probably want to triple it so there's sauce for the other stuff as well.
If you're like us and want to make some extra for leftovers the next day, don't toss it all in sauce. There's basically no way for the outside to be crisp the second time. Toss what you want to eat in sauce, then leave the rest separate. Heat up the chicken in the oven/toaster oven at like 400 so it crisps up while it heats, then toss it in the sauce just before eating.
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Thank you for introducing chef Wang Gang to us, he is a joy to watch.
I've been watching a lot of your First Person view videos. It's nice to see that you drop food on the floor as much as I do.
I've always wanted to be tossed in a wok by Kenji
I bet you're into the wok hei effect..😂
My daughter said this is one of her favorites! Thank you, Kenji!
I have heard a turkey fryer burner outside works pretty well too for wok work. It also has the benefit of keeping the smells outside if your SO doesn't care for them.
Thank you for showing the torch trick. I have an induction stove which I love, but I do miss gas for stir fry.
I love this recipe!!!
(I add roasted salted cashews, instead of peanuts. So delicious!)
Thank you very much! ❤
My favourite chef too.
Love the wok-hei action!
Oh yes. finally the day has come. Kung pao with lot of sauce!!!! yeah!!!
Amazing work Kenji!!
Just fyi, if you make a sauce out of dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, shaoxing wine, sesame oil, chicken stock, tblspoon of sugar, and a bit of chinkiang vinegar and chili sauce, it would make a shoe taste delicious.
lol
Love the outro on the newer videos!
Unintended GOOD consequence of COVID. Kenji’s YT cooking!!!! Look forward to every post!!!
Most of my favorite restaurant Kung Pao Chicken came from Vietnamese restaurants that also did Chinese and Thai dishes...and used dried red chiles and water chestnuts w/ celery (no fresh peppers/chiles or onions).
With the torch-wok technique your outro is finally complete!
Floorentine, that's how I prepare most of my food :D :D
Woah that blowtorch wok hei technique is brilliant.
Great stuff as always Kenji!
thanks for being such a great (and socially responsible) creator, Kenji. Don't let insta get you down!
Thanks Kenji! Can't wait to try that!
I love these videos
If I tried those sweeping wok moves, everything would be in the burner instead of on it. Great content and I really enjoy this channel.
Just watched some of the NYT and Wired content, while it was good, there's nothing quite as great as watching you cook POV and talking in your kitchen. Keep doing what you're doing, it's great.
Hi Kenji, would you do a video on kitchen organization? Loving how you organized all your spices/bowls
Kenji- thank you for the recipe, I just cooked using it last night for dinner, and it turned out very well. Though, my family thought I was kinda nuts when I used the propane torch to cook the chicken and the peppers!!!!!! Thank you very much!!!! Peace.
I’m sooooo gonna make this❤️❤️
Man, this blow torch thing is genius!
Made this tonight and it is so delicious!!!
Kenji that blow torch technique is brilliant damn
Great video, and awesome outro Kenji!
I made this and the broc beef last 2 nights. Spectacular! I do want to note that for me, I CAN taste the bitterness of the slurry well after eating. Ive noticed this in chili that I have made also.
Just a thought
Hey Kenji, big fan of your cooking videos! Maybe you've already addressed this or have written about it, but it'd be cool to see how you learn new recipes and adapt them -- how you'd try to approach new cuisine and try to make do with what you have in a home setting :) great vid as always!
I made this tonight with shrimp instead of chicken and it was delicious! I used like half the number of chiles de arbol that you used though and it was still on the upper limit of my comfortable heat tolerance 😅
I've been cooking so many of your recipes in my university dorm that I've been given the title as the dorm chef 😅 I usually add my own style to some of your recipes (which mostly turns out to be pretty bad) but I'm learning I guess as I'm only 22. Still a long ways to go. Thanks you for your videos. You are easily one of my favourite CZcams channels.
What and interesting take on this famous recipe, wish I had seen your videos before uploading mine!
I watched that many of your videos I've started rummaging through my drawers like you. Next step to be able to cook like you 😂
Kenji, you the man bro ✌
tell ya man watching this dude makes me want to cook.
Finally, the secret to the home kitchen wok hei!!!
I feel like my whole life has been vindicated! J Kenji preps bell peppers the same way as I do!!! :D
Eeey an outro! Love it.
It's always interesting seeing the variations on american-chinese food. Growing up I used to go to the same chinese restaurant every sunday. The owners were from Hunan so theirs wasn't the traditional Sichuan style or the way a lot of american chinese restaurants cook it. Just like yours it didn't have the numbingness of Sichuan Peppercorns as would be traditional, but it also didn't have the bell peppers or celery that yours has. They instead went for an addition of broccoli stems and water chestnuts (they really liked water chestnuts based on how much they used them).
That and their Firecracker Chicken, which is also nothing like what i'm seeing as the standard in a lot of other places, were my favourites. Their Firecracker Chicken was a narrow strips of chicken (their menu said shredded but i wouldn't describe it like that) and it was cooked with long strips of celery and carrots. But what I see for a lot of other places is cubes of chicken.
That place was really unique and special and it's a shame they had to close cause their parents got sickly. They moved back to Hunan and that was that :/
Absolutely love your super in depth authentic cooking. Any chance to get a tutorial on how to make DouHua MiXian 豆花米线？
Alex: *rebuilds a portable gas burner to crank up the BTUs and also makes a charcoal stove for the Wok Hei*
Kenji: "Torch machine goes *BSHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGHHHHHHH* "
Wow yr fantastic cook
Bravo for you sir the best
Absolutely amazing video as usual. My love for cooking has been enhanced after binge watching your videos. Also, where was Shabu?
I finally have an excuse to buy a blow torch. Thanks, Kenji!
As long as you are doing regional American-Chinese dishes, please do Boston-style shrimp and lobster sauce. Man, I miss that stuff!
I've seen that knife he's using.. Can't remember the name of the maker, but the maker is a well regarded master, his knives are all handmade and the when he produces a set of knives he auctions them to the highest bidder.. They go for a lot!
On the menu, just what I need tonight...
I love your videos
Beautiful knife you got there!
Pan cam is so cool!!
Gonna make this for dinner tomorrow!
The king is back
jamon says 'thanks kenji, but no thanks ;)' looks amazing man
Where is Shabu?!
I am using that blowtorch to make my sunny side eggs in small cast iron (6") pan with oil. I torch the whites so they are done with the yolks at max runniness.... I get that wok hei affect from the extra oil. Didn't know what it was called till today. Thanks.
I think my favorite thing is how you'll drop stuff, rinse it off and throw it right back in. Little floor never hurt anybody.
I never thought anyone did any different! But it’s nice to see unscripted videos that include stuff like that. Let’s you know everyone is human.
Always enjoy your videos, I appreciate all the content you create. Question: do you ever make Japanese style curry? I looked through your videos, but didn't see anything.
The dishes always look restaurant quality even though it's homemade. I would ask how you do it if i didnt just witness it. Mine never turns out like yours though :(
yes
Haha I love that outro
Kenji, really appreciate you sharing the torching, can you please show us how to do it with chicken fried rice.
You should try creating some on Indian version of chinese dishes especially Schezwan Fried Rice
I’m glad Kenji is fine with the gallon of vinegar like me. Use it for cleaning OR eating.
Hey Kenji, I'd like to apologize for the rude comment I left on a previous video. Took a bad day out on your channel and that was wrong and I deleted it. Love your channel, already love this dish even though I haven't cooked it yet. Kung Pao is amazing, keep the good content coming!
Thanks, I appreciate it.
That’s really sweet of you.
I was in a HUGE rut in trying to find a safe and affordable way to achieve wok hei at home. This is probably the most important thing when it comes to Chinese stir fry. Thanks so much Kenji! Also, what torch do you recommend is best for something like this?
Awesome..... and Looks really good! Thank you you for sharing your recipe, but where can I find that wok you are using?
I really think the key are videos with sexy foods we all love, or want to learn to make. A dank thumbnail, some delicious classic food (somewhat sinful), done the Kenji way POV and educational...That's the recipe I think. Keep it up! Love these vids.