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

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

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3 ай бұрын

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.
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
Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward
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@bonappetit 5 сағат бұрын

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@peterflom6878 3 ай бұрын

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

@ClaireMooreSteel 3 ай бұрын

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

@justin_sample 3 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@andrewjolly319 3 ай бұрын

Agree! Maybe he didn't like it?

@kogure7235 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

Amen

@warrenroberts1912 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@pjacobsen1000 3 ай бұрын

He heard, he listened, and then he ignored.

@ecMathGeek Ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@koolguy728 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@zaccaryjohn 3 ай бұрын

@@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.

@freighter1097 3 ай бұрын

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

@DylonsBBGorl 3 ай бұрын

@@freighter1097 But that's not the concept of recreating a dish exactly (which is what the point of this series is...???) like...LMAO

@writeordie5452 3 ай бұрын

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

@davidschwartzman2986 3 ай бұрын

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.

@CarbonSpire 3 ай бұрын

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

@rays7843 3 ай бұрын

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

@Arch3r666 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

@@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 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@pinkmatter8488 3 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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

@itsgoingtobeok-justbreathe4808 2 ай бұрын

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

@TeamPerry5 3 ай бұрын

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

@eden6770 3 ай бұрын

“A little bit of retronasal soy” 😂

@jaekimchi 3 ай бұрын

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.

@51rwyatt 3 ай бұрын

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

@zoarai 3 ай бұрын

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. 😢

@Nasalkeihpos 3 ай бұрын

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.

@jennawhite1277 3 ай бұрын

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.

@DanielTorres-hh3lw 3 ай бұрын

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

@Reeezeful 3 ай бұрын

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

@jansenart0 3 ай бұрын

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

@cutapacka4 3 ай бұрын

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

@user-vt1iy2pn5z 3 ай бұрын

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

@rantsandfaves 3 ай бұрын

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

@RozielTV 3 ай бұрын

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

@mmarksz86 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@RubyChopsticks 3 ай бұрын

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

@ForkNinjaa 3 ай бұрын

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

@lynnna5136 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@BramdeWijs 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

@@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.

@kimberlycooper6321 3 ай бұрын

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.

@mammontustado9680 3 ай бұрын

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

@ohok5174 3 ай бұрын

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

@SeventhEve 3 ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

I completely agree!

@tracksuitJohn 3 ай бұрын

Ah yes 'umami' with the hand gestures. Very legit

@Narra0002 3 ай бұрын

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

@spotdogit 3 ай бұрын

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

@Niscimble 3 ай бұрын

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

@purpleKrysis 3 ай бұрын

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

@dtemp132 3 ай бұрын

10:52 Chris makes oobleck by accident, lol

@suhben 3 ай бұрын

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

@kalliwashere 3 ай бұрын

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

@ItzBwo 3 ай бұрын

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.

@gwarfle 3 ай бұрын

Tastes brown sugar, uses white again!

@onemightymill 3 ай бұрын

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 👀

@KimbaLoveAdams 3 ай бұрын

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

@heyheyhohi 3 ай бұрын

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

@TheVeryLastFeather 3 ай бұрын

My favourite segment on BA! Wish they did more of these!!!

@janisecristina4238 3 ай бұрын

Yessssss I screamed when i saw a new episode! 💕

@itsgoingtobeok-justbreathe4808 2 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@user-co1es7tw2h 2 ай бұрын

All seasons are beautiful for the person who carries happiness within.

@crazycracrawoman7557 3 ай бұрын

I have missed these so much

@be7ue 3 ай бұрын

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

@lacrossedude32 3 ай бұрын

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

@ArielK1987 3 ай бұрын

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

@user-ni2jv4cg6o 2 ай бұрын

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

@anglepie100 3 ай бұрын

I miss when Chris would go shopping

@Numadong Ай бұрын

Such a genius. Most impressive

@doineedone 3 ай бұрын

Finally!!!

@bejoubum 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for this... YUM!

@mattbolster2105 3 ай бұрын

Yayyyy!!! Ba back!!

@amsterdamshusi 3 ай бұрын

“Sometimes it’s not what you’re friend says, it’s just the comforting sound of their laughter” is my new mantra.

@vespadoeliseu 3 ай бұрын

We missed these videos 😮

@MrK-ti5lt 3 ай бұрын

Fun video! I wish there were links to the recipes (especially the one he was comparing against) so I could try it out!

@JP-nl6lb 2 ай бұрын

"Bowl of Corn Flakes" Chris cracking me up today. xD

@JVelthoven 3 ай бұрын

It's been SO LONG since we've had a test kitchen located video!!!

@buffienguyen 3 ай бұрын

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

@user-iz3kv6nx2s 2 ай бұрын

She finally understood that grief was her love with no place for it to go.

@danielt4449 3 ай бұрын

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

@ieatstheinternet 3 ай бұрын

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

@trippyricann1351 3 ай бұрын

I missed Chris videos 😂

@busslayer4790 3 ай бұрын

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

@phyternl 3 ай бұрын

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

@user-ed8ki1bg6v 2 ай бұрын

Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.

@KiNGxDREAMER 3 ай бұрын

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

@user-jj9gk9wj3e 2 ай бұрын

Patricia loves the sound of nails strongly pressed against the chalkboard.

@deprofundis3293 3 ай бұрын

Reality missed these!! Please do more! Super fun and informative!

@user-ez9qt2bl6n 2 ай бұрын

He quietly entered the museum as the super bowl started.

@artistlovepeace 3 ай бұрын

I'm on Hana's team.

@rudekki 3 ай бұрын

Kikkoman in a Chinese dish is making me cry

@norf2690 3 ай бұрын

Golden Mountain is a Thai soy sauce, which is quite different than the standard Chinese soy sauce. If you're wondering why your homemade Thai food is not hitting it, try replacing the soy sauce with GM.

@SpazticMuffin 3 ай бұрын

Uncle Roger we need you!

@somethingcleverhere 3 ай бұрын

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

@justin_sample 3 ай бұрын

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

@Dilly958 3 ай бұрын

YUMMMMM

@dgdigital2659 3 ай бұрын

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

@justinc5356 3 ай бұрын

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

@masterlee4370 Ай бұрын

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?

@2825jim 3 ай бұрын

does it come with the eggroll???

@GLieb-yg9cm 3 ай бұрын

Can we please get a detailed video on different soy sauces???

@user-if8nh1kj9c 2 ай бұрын

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

@AdventuresinEverydayCooking 2 ай бұрын

Is that how you say shaoxing wine?! Learn something new everyday!

@user-du4bm4ql5f 2 ай бұрын

A thing long expected takes the form of the unexpected when at last it comes.

@clandestinecoherence 3 ай бұрын

16:50 yeah…no 😂

@dobbmob 3 ай бұрын

golden mountain seasoning sauce >>>>>>>

@madelinepalmer1391 3 ай бұрын

I miss when he went shopping!!!!

@clydefrog5609 2 ай бұрын

His boyfriend must love all the food he cooks!

@schmidtyschmidty4115 3 ай бұрын

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.

@kai_nems 3 ай бұрын

18:59 how do you misspell his name when he's the star

@user-nw7cw9uc8t 2 ай бұрын

The things that one most wants to do are the things that are probably most worth doing.

@vidavanhpratt3487 2 ай бұрын

i grew up think the green mountain seasoning soy was normal soy sauce

@user-ux7sd1hy8i 2 ай бұрын

I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.

@ashcadelanne8524 3 ай бұрын

Definitely could’ve cut that in

@austrolopitecosmart 3 ай бұрын

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

@_SurferGeek_ 3 ай бұрын

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.