Recreating a General Tso’s Chicken Recipe From Taste | Reverse Engineering | Bon Appétit

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We challenged resident Bon Appétit supertaster Chris Morocco to recreate a General Tso’s chicken recipe from 'The Woks of Life' in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen. The catch? He’s doing it blindfolded with with only his other senses to guide him.
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Director: Dan Siegel
Director of Photography: Kevin Dynia
Editor: Rob Malone
Talent: Chris Morrocco
Guest: Hana Asbrink
Director of Culinary Production: Kelly Janke
Producer: Tyre Nobles
Line Producer: Jen McGinity
Associate Producer: Sahara Pagan
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hynes
Camera Operator: Jeremy Harris
Sound Mixer: Brett van Deusen
Culinary Assistant: Christopher Liu
Researcher: Vivian Jao
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Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo
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@bonappetit 4 месяца назад

Want even more Chris Morocco? Listen to the Dinner SOS podcast where Chris & the BA staff solve your kitchen conundrums listen.bonappetit.com/dinnersosyoutube

@peterflom6878 7 месяцев назад

When will Chris go shopping again? That was part of the fun!

@ClaireMooreSteel 7 месяцев назад

I loved it and I think helped him to see alternatives on the shelves next to what he was planning to buy.

@justin_sample 7 месяцев назад

Agreed.

@andrewjolly319 7 месяцев назад

Agree! Maybe he didn't like it?

@kogure7235 7 месяцев назад

They seem to have stopped during lockdowns for understandable reasons, guess they realized it was too inefficient and took too long? Or Chris didn't like doing it, but that seems less likely.

@johnmillay6790 7 месяцев назад

Amen

@warrenroberts1912 7 месяцев назад

When she knew he didn't listen about the double fry I laughed soooo hard! The looks she gave the camera was hilarious! lolol

@KimbaLoveAdams 7 месяцев назад

He never learns. She knows her cultures food better than he does. He should always listen. But he chooses to think he knows better. Why is that? 😂

@davidschwartzman2986 7 месяцев назад

@@KimbaLoveAdams Because he can still be an arrogant jerk????

@pjacobsen1000 7 месяцев назад

He heard, he listened, and then he ignored.

@ecMathGeek 5 месяцев назад

His response, "What I assumed you might have meant..." and her look, like a teacher that's not buying the student's excuse for doing the assignment wrong... was so funny.

@eew12 7 месяцев назад

It's so like Chris to be literally told what to do and still think his way is better. LOL

@koolguy728 7 месяцев назад

I don't think thats what happened. Sounds more like a misunderstanding, he said it himself he thought the wok was the second fry

@2phresh 7 месяцев назад

That was no misunderstanding. He actively ignored a clue that was generously given to him

@zaccaryjohn 7 месяцев назад

@@koolguy728no, that’s literally just how Chris is lol. He does it all the time. He doesn’t mean any harm by it, he just has his own instinct and thoughts on how to do things. But it’s a common occurrence. I would say it’s more rare for him to take and use advice, than it is to take advice just to not use said advice.

@TravelingStacker 7 месяцев назад

I mean, your way can be better if that's the way you prefer a dish.

@DylonsBBGorl 7 месяцев назад

@@TravelingStacker But that's not the concept of recreating a dish exactly (which is what the point of this series is...???) like...LMAO

@pinkmatter8488 7 месяцев назад

Being told it's a double fry and then dismissing it immediately after, then claiming "It's fussy" when confronted. Why ??? 😂 I love these videos but Chris can be so needlessly pedantic sometimes lol

@BroJobs2 7 месяцев назад

I guess he meant that it's too much effort lol

@itsgoingtobeok-justbreathe4808 6 месяцев назад

he did the same thing with the compost cookie episode...well he wasn't given that hint but he mentioned it himself and then dismissed it b/c it was too much effort. That kind of seems counter to his otherwise precise and fastidious nature

@writeordie5452 7 месяцев назад

We will need a full episode of Chris learning about soy sauce. It IS useable content!

@davidschwartzman2986 7 месяцев назад

Agreed. I have 7 types of Soy Sauce in my pantry (most of them are admittedly Japanese variants not Chinese) plus 2 Tamari styles and other Asian sauces.

@ieatstheinternet 7 месяцев назад

Double fry it dude! She couldn't have given a more clear clue. Mansplaining is too real. We can do better boys.

@CarbonSpire 7 месяцев назад

I really need a supplimental 5min "Chris tastes Soy" episode.

@rays7843 7 месяцев назад

I very much agree. I love Soy sauce. I love Tamari.... But then I tried La Choy Soy Sauce. It was awful.

@Arch3r666 7 месяцев назад

world of Soy Sauce is on the insane side especially with how it tastes and how you use it. But the manufactured Soy Sauce that cheating the process has me really worried

@CarbonSpire 7 месяцев назад

@@Arch3r666 your note doesn't make any sense to me. The thing is, Chris had 7-10 different soy sauces presented to him. This whole series is based on him being a "super taster" and having the most delecate taste buds on the planet (honestly, it's why I hate all. His recipes... Bc they usually turn out so bland).... But I'd love to put his super tastely bids to the test and have him blind evaluate 10-200 different soy sauces!

@bobatron2639 7 месяцев назад

You can tell Chris doesnt make a lot of Chinese food because Velveting the meat is a very common technique for restaurant Chinese Food.

@RubyChopsticks 7 месяцев назад

Agree, even my mother who rarely cooks and didn't even learn until her late 20s taught me about velveting meats for Chinese dishes

@zangrat 3 месяца назад

How do you velvet chicken?

@lynnna5136 7 месяцев назад

I’m really annoyed with his attitude about the double fry. First, he asked the token Asian for help then proceeded to ignore it. And then determines it’s a fussy step. Chinese cooks have developed this technique for centuries and there’s a reason those techniques are still used today.

@ashlayydee04 7 месяцев назад

Was looking for this comment. "That's so fussy to me" hello??? Rude 😭

@BramdeWijs 7 месяцев назад

And then he says next time he will double fry cornflakes. So childish. Is it so hard to accept that you made a mistake and learned something?

@mmarksz86 7 месяцев назад

He made an objectively worse dish as a result all because he "thought he knew better" than generations of talented Chinese chefs. He consistently whines about techniques that are even moderately involved, and I think he makes worse food because of it.

@nutritionalyeast704 6 месяцев назад

@@mmarksz86 most recipes online don't call for a double fry. don't act like you are an expert or be offended on someone else's behalf.

@SeventhEve 7 месяцев назад

I can't believe Chris disregarded Hannah's advice, how arrogant can you be? I think he needs to sit down with some Made with Lau videos and learn some basic Chinese cooking techniques.

@tarablethoughts 5 месяцев назад

I completely agree!

@TeamPerry5 7 месяцев назад

Oh dang!!! I binged like, every episode of reverse engineering! To see a brand new episode is AMAZING! Please do this more!

@eden6770 7 месяцев назад

“A little bit of retronasal soy” 😂

@RubyChopsticks 7 месяцев назад

I'm baffled that Chris asks for a clue/hint, literally gets told what to do and then decides not to do it....who does that? I'm always so on the fence on how I feel about him, that streak of arrogance oy

@jaekimchi 7 месяцев назад

Disappointed in Chris when he equated helpful advice to "lets just double fry everything now". Extremely dismissive and felt a bit defensive that he could be wrong about something.

@4folks 7 месяцев назад

Chris so out of his element. A little uncomfortable to watch.....techniques different for asian restaurant cooking - double frying etc

@51rwyatt 7 месяцев назад

I'm surprised he was resistant to the second fry. It's the key.

@jennawhite1277 7 месяцев назад

I miss when recipes had a specific chef attached. A lot of times the ingredients would reflect that chef’s POV, it was a lot more fun than making a more general version of a type of dish.

@gwarfle 7 месяцев назад

Tastes brown sugar, uses white again!

@johndoe-wn5fy 7 месяцев назад

This series lost its edge. Most of the last vids he does't actually have to figure out the dish, it's obvious. For example this video. Tso's. He didn't have to use his "super taster" ability. He just had to try to match a dish he already knew. And he couldn't do it, even when told to fry it twice. Put this series out of its misery.

@itsgoingtobeok-justbreathe4808 6 месяцев назад

it's interesting how Chris is always so hard and demanding on himself, yet he tried to get away with totally ignoring Hanah's literally telling him to double fry the chicken!

@seanthebluesheep 7 месяцев назад

BA really isn't beating the "not listening to PoC staff" allegations, huh?

@rantsandfaves 7 месяцев назад

The disregard, followed by petulant sounding 'Totally, Thanks Anna!' Lol this guy is funny...He gives male 'corporate Erin' universe vibes

@Nasalkeihpos 7 месяцев назад

I love that Chris realised he made a non Newtonian fluid. I do want to see Chris be able to do try as much as he can until he is very happy with the end result.

@DanielTorres-hh3lw 7 месяцев назад

Him thinking the twice fry is an exclusively Korean thing is mind boggling to me

@justinc5356 7 месяцев назад

Normally a huge fan of these…. The huge failure here is technique…. Basic fundamentals of Chinese cooking…. So much to learn.

@mammontustado9680 7 месяцев назад

"Come here and teach me something" A few minutes later "Yeah no, I decided I'm unteachable"

@ForkNinjaa 7 месяцев назад

Any content with Chris Morrocco is usable content! Please keep doing the bloopers!!!

@jansenart0 7 месяцев назад

Okay, now I wanna see this guy do a peanutbutter and jelly sandwich, just to see what he says.

@cutapacka4 7 месяцев назад

That would be a hilarious April Fools - maybe cut it into bite sized pieces and stack them to throw him off the scent.

@eaweig 7 месяцев назад

He notoriously hates peanut butter so he'd probably say a bunch of stuff about that.

7 месяцев назад

He’s so pretentious

@casvanbecelaere6454 7 месяцев назад

The audio design made me want to quit this video multiple times.

@kalliwashere 7 месяцев назад

Chris should be allowed to voice memo his gut reactions, to listen to while picking his first ingredient list.

@ohok5174 7 месяцев назад

I can't afford to watch this channel when Im hungry.

@RozielTV 7 месяцев назад

The pure amount of ingredients for Chris to identify here is staggering.

@mmarksz86 7 месяцев назад

It's actually a pretty standard stir fry with a few minor tweaks to get more in the spicy, sweet direction. I think he just doesn't know much about Chinese techniques and common ingredients.

@deprofundis3293 7 месяцев назад

Have to agree. I'd have done worse but I'd have gotten almost all of the ingredients just by expectation of what is typical. @@mmarksz86

@zoarai 7 месяцев назад

Ugh FINALLY! We need a series of JUST this!! There’s not enough content, I’ve watched it all and wait and wait and wait for what seems like FOREVER. 😢

@tobyv1.643 7 месяцев назад

I feel like this has made me less of a fan of Chris as he got told what to do n just went no I know what to do

@tabithaterborg3658 5 месяцев назад

Unpopular opinion : While these videos are very entertaining, Chris can be sooo condescending at times & his “know it all” attitude sometimes is his own demise. He was given one of the biggest hints in technique, chose to ignore it and then couldn’t even be up front about it. It can leave a sour note to the video unfortunately.

@StoneUSA 7 месяцев назад

Chris got robbed on the appearance score first round. That was darned near 100%. High 90s at least.

@Reeezeful 7 месяцев назад

best series on youtube - hands down chris recreating those dishes is always 10/10 entertainment and makes my whole day

@milehiaviation 7 месяцев назад

Dang, they really butchered what was a great series. No Chris shopping, and only two tries. Horrible.

@ItzBwo 7 месяцев назад

Speaking of General Tso's Chicken let me put ya'll on: Jane G's Dim Sum House in University City West Philadelphia makes quite literally the best General Tso's Chicken you will ever have. It's a tad bit expensive but it's so unique and delicious it's worth every penny.

@kimberlycooper6321 7 месяцев назад

Not surprising that he didn't catch the hint Hana gave him, and the way he tried to talk his way out of it by way of the cooking in the wok being the second fry..! So pompous. SO typical! I cracked up at the new credits during the outro having Morocco labeled simply as 'Talent'. Pretty funny!! I bet he loves it.

@Niscimble 7 месяцев назад

You guys need to do an episode where you have him taste one of his own dishes and see if he can recreate it

@capichinola1151 7 месяцев назад

I don't watch anything on this channel..... unless Chris has a blindfold on

@glossaria2 3 месяца назад

Chris: "The person who is judging me GAVE ME A TECHNIQUE FOR FREE after I asked her for help, so of course I shall disregard it."

@dtemp132 7 месяцев назад

10:52 Chris makes oobleck by accident, lol

@anglepie100 7 месяцев назад

I miss when Chris would go shopping

@ArielK1987 7 месяцев назад

This dish is just as complex as when Chris tried to recreat Aaron Sanchez's Chili Rellenos.

@Grantbearkc 7 месяцев назад

Interesting editing… sometimes Chris has black fingernails, sometimes none. 🤷🏼‍♂️

@be7ue 7 месяцев назад

Retro Nasal Soy - should be the name of his cook book

@busslayer4790 7 месяцев назад

A video just on soy sauce might be something to consider.

@purpleKrysis 7 месяцев назад

I’m glad to hear people pronounce it the same as me because I’ve had people not know what I was saying because they’ve only heard it pronounced another way

@_SurferGeek_ 7 месяцев назад

I've had at least 15-20 versions of General Tso’s Chicken and they were all similar but, all different as well. Trying to replicate *one* version seems a useless effort.

@Narra0002 7 месяцев назад

So happy they’re bringing this series back! I missed it

@SpazticMuffin 7 месяцев назад

Uncle Roger we need you!

@KimbaLoveAdams 7 месяцев назад

Thank goodness these are back!!!! Missed Reverse Engineering!!!

@dgdigital2659 7 месяцев назад

this dish is one of the easiest and I'm shocked he wasn't very close 😂 its okay

@somethingcleverhere 7 месяцев назад

No big deal, but shaoxing is more or less spelled like it sounds? Also, dark meat is the correct choice, of course.

@lacrossedude32 7 месяцев назад

He should do an episode where he has to figure out a recipe he made, and see if he figures it out.

@suhben 7 месяцев назад

I come back to this channel for test kitchen videos. Keep em up

@TommileeCashOConnor 24 дня назад

You guys should prank him and make him remake his own recipe

@danielt4449 7 месяцев назад

I would like to see him try Navajo or "Indian" tacos sometime

@Arvin-i9b 7 месяцев назад

Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway.

@spotdogit 7 месяцев назад

Yay! Welcome back! I’ve missed this show so much!

@doineedone 7 месяцев назад

Finally!!!

@heyheyhohi 7 месяцев назад

LOVE this show, i’ve been watching since the start🌻👹

@trippyricann1351 7 месяцев назад

I missed Chris videos 😂

@bernadineh7107 7 месяцев назад

actually miss the shopping part of these vids...

@austrolopitecosmart 7 месяцев назад

why is it so edited? feels like a compendium of trailers

@onemightymill 7 месяцев назад

Chris is truly a cooking savant - even when he doesn't get it 100% I am always so impressed by him just identifying so many major ingredients. Maybe some day he can come visit us at our test mill and bakery in Lynn, MA and do a taste test with our stone-milled whole wheat organic bread versus the industrial roller milled competitor 👀

@buffienguyen 7 месяцев назад

haha I do love very typical Chris not listening to instructions and going with his way. But yeah it seems like this is not Chris' specialty and if Chris wants I'd love to watch him try recreating more Chinese food to see if there's a learning curve :D

@DukeSaragono 16 дней назад

Raw chicken and no gloves???

@andrewwessel9384 6 месяцев назад

I don’t understand the nails

@rudekki 7 месяцев назад

Kikkoman in a Chinese dish is making me cry

@artistlovepeace 7 месяцев назад

I'm on Hana's team.

@dobbmob 7 месяцев назад

golden mountain seasoning sauce >>>>>>>

@justin_sample 7 месяцев назад

These need to be 2x a month rather than once every 3 months lol

@bloatedtreeful 7 месяцев назад

How did he know the pepper was red (1:55)?

@KHobbies_cina 7 месяцев назад

because red chillies are the most suitable to be dried. not green

@deucey222 7 месяцев назад

also he knew it was a general tso's chicken and that's traditionally served with red chiles

@schmidtyschmidty4115 7 месяцев назад

I am waiting for the moment they put something like a hotdog or Döner before him and just say nothing and let him cook in all the forms he can.

@mrsminthelibrary 7 месяцев назад

The disrespect! Throwing the book at Chris and giving him those low participation scores!

@masterlee4370 5 месяцев назад

There is a dish at the Chinese restaurants in the south that have "Imperial Chicken" It is similar to General Tso's. I can't find the recipe anywhere and I have looked everywhere I can think of even under rocks lol. Anyone know where I can find it?

@clandestinecoherence 7 месяцев назад

16:50 yeah…no 😂

@KiNGxDREAMER 7 месяцев назад

I'm going to say this again: Y'ALL DON'T MAKE THESE ENOUGH!

@joedevine6658 7 месяцев назад

Hana seems kinda mean. I want fun and funny! Chris can certainly be intense and focused, that’s enjoyable. But the judge?! Lighten up!

@sotorodriguezingridalanis3998 4 месяца назад

I thought they were gonna fight BC HAHAHAHA “at the end i gave you the highest score..ugh” LOL

@2825jim 7 месяцев назад

does it come with the eggroll???

@kristalortiz1626 3 месяца назад

I miss the shopping element even if sometimes he doesn't find ingredients he needs, it's the adventure! Give him a break, give him a 3rd try on the recipe!