You’ve Never Seen Chinese Food Like This (British Takeout Test)

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Recently I discovered a TikTok that left me speechless. Curry sauce? Chicken balls?? There’s something wild going on with Chinese food across the pond, and I’m determined to find out exactly what. 🤘🏼 Adam THE TIKTOK… https://www.tiktok.com/@charlyannec?lang=en FOLLOW ALONG ON SOCIAL… https://www.adamwitt.co/social-links DISCORD… https://discord.com/invite/aFQ4h4BXg4 CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROCERY FUND! (Patreon)... https://www.patreon.com/adamwitt ________________________________________________________ TIMESTAMPS… Intro (0:00) What is British Chinese? (1:16) Curry Sauce (2:40) Sweet & Sour Sauce (4:30) Chinese Mustard (5:40) Prawn Toast 🦐 (6:34) Chicken Balls 🐓 (9:08) Salt & Pepper Chips 🍟 (11:18) Crispy Chili Beef 🥩 (13:20) Taste Test (16:34) Sloppin' It Up (20:36) Thanks for Watching! (21:25) ________________________________________________________ RECIPES… Crispy Chili Beef School of Wok - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W1saae425s Salt & Pepper Chips Khin's Kitchen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilh4N4yK2U0 “Chinese” Chicken Balls (British Takeaway-style) Khin's Kitchen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAYyD0z5MRk ________________________________________________________ Sweet and Sour Sauce Adaptation from - Khin's Kitchen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAYyD0z5MRk Ingredients: ½ cup Ketchup 2 Tbsp Tomato Puree ½ cup White Vinegar ¾ cup Sugar 1 Tbsp Chili Flakes 1 cup Water 1 Tbsp Corn Starch ½ tsp MSG (optional) Kosher Salt, to taste Prepare the sweet and sour sauce by combining its ingredients in a saucepan. ________________________________________________________ Chinese Curry Sauce Adaptation from - BBC: https://www.barefootfarmbyron.com/chinese-curry-sauce-recipe-bbc/ Ingredients: 2 Tbsp Neutral Oil ½ Yellow Onion, chopped 2 cloves Garlic, minced 2 Tbsp Curry Powder *see below 1 Tbsp sugar 2 Tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar 1 cup Chicken Stock 2 Tbsp Light Soy Sauce 1 Tbsp Cornstarch, dissolved in 2 Tbsp water ½ tsp MSG (optional) Kosher Salt, to taste Black Pepper, to taste Curry Powder Ingredients: 2 tablespoons ground turmeric 1½ tablespoons ground coriander 1½ tablespoons ground cumin 1½ teaspoons ground ginger 1½ teaspoons mustard powder 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon 1½ teaspoons ground cardamom ½ teaspoon ground cloves ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg Toast whole spices. Grind to a powder. Technique: Heat the vegetable oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and minced garlic, and sauté until they become translucent. Stir the curry powder, sugar, chicken stock, soy sauce, vinegar, a pinch of salt and black pepper into the pan. In a separate bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in water to create a slurry. Slowly pour the slurry into the pan while stirring continuously to thicken the sauce. Simmer for an additional 5 minutes to allow the flavors to meld together. Taste and adjust seasoning. If the sauce is too thick add a dash more stock or water, if the sauce is too thin add a bit more cornstarch slurry. Remove from heat and let the sauce cool slightly before serving. ________________________________________________________ Prawn Toast Mix of videos: 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpFfvKlbVEQ 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y8gMO35Auw 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYpJFVNEj2k&t=357s Ingredients: White Bread Shrimp Egg White Sugar Kosher Salt White Pepper Corn starch Sesame Oil Sesame Seeds Neutral Oil, for frying Smash shrimp with cleaver into a paste. Add everything but bread and seeds to bowl and mix. Spread shrimp onto bread, lay face down in sesame seeds. Fry at 350F until golden brown and crispy. Trim edges to make uniform and presentable then cut on the diagonal. Plus the extra make for lil snacks. ________________________________________________________ #Chinese #ChineseFood #British #Chef #Takeout #Takeaway #Food #CookingChallenge #Cooking #Recipe #OmnivorousAdam