DIY Hot Pockets: The Perfect Make-Ahead Meal for Busy Days

[@thatdudecancook]

HHHHHOOOOOOTTTTTTT POOOOCCCCKKKKKEEETTTTTSSSSSS.......

[@danielgrassman2175]

You get it!

[@bierbrauer11]

What’re you gonna pick‽

[@themusicthrills9282]

Pepperoni ans meatball

[@spaceboypoogie]

*Diarrhea Pockets

[@Torta--is--PLUR]

Make BBQ BEEF hot pockets I miss them so much

[@USMCRonin]

I finally know. Made rosemary salt last night to use with your whole chicken recipe. Punched my fridge.

[@thatdudecancook]

I'm proud of you

[@joshkendrick4728]

Lmmfao

[@andrewknaff9220]

I’m renting my current house from my ex-wife so I can’t punch the fridge. I’m kinda jealous.

[@constupatedtomuch]

@@andrewknaff9220 its alright man you will soon be able to punch a fridge

[@salarycapo]

@@andrewknaff9220 all the more reason to punch the fridge

[@fheering]

That's it, chef! This video has so much of everything I enjoy on your channel. It has more than one great recipe and all of them can be used in various situations. It has great tips on different cooking techniques. It was spiced with humor and laughter, inspired by food where "sadness and depression" reigned as flavors. Great job, Sonny! Thanks! I'll be using your pastry recipe today, with a creamy pancetta and mushroom filling, that the kids have been obsessed about lately. But I'll surely try everything you've presented here, in no time! Thanks again!

[@thatdudecancook]

Thanks for the kind words and happy cooking with the family!

[@fheering]

@@thatdudecancook Thanks, chef!

[@seandupuie3552]

Could totally make pot pies with that extra filling. Pie crust bottom and puff pastry top!

[@BlackJesus8463]

Pot pies are probably a better formfactor than pockets TBF.

[@UBADD2]

Sounds awesome!

[@paulbush8747]

I know the feeling of making so much food for a few people. It's hard to recondition your brain. I was in the Navy and while I was on board the Aircraft Carrier, I was making 15,000 meals a day. 5,000 portions of food 3 times day. Now that I'm retired; I'm making meals at home and have to remember that I'm only cooking for 2-5 family members.

[@kaylabryson1932]

Amazing you could serve that many daily !! Very impressive

[@warrenpenner2315]

Throw a 2.0 video out there for air-fryer folks (if possible). Not important for me to see but could be good for those that don't have space. My 5 year old has dented my fridge after watching a few of your videos. A champ and hero to good eats. Thanks.

[@paulmalcolm342]

I’m so happy for you After working 18 yrs in a challenging industry And now you are doing your own thing I salute you sir

[@joshkolchins7753]

Thanks!

[@thatdudecancook]

Thank you, Josh!

[@scrat9870]

for me the go to hot pocket was always pepperoni pizza. they usually had a good amount of ronis in there, so there wouldn't look quite as sad as the other flavors

[@orenji1625]

fax

[@Anthony-eb8et]

Chicken broccoli and cheddar was my go to. The real GOAT is meatballs and mozzarella

[@alejandroberrios4756]

Yeah the only hot pockets I can remember eating growing up were the pepperoni pizza and the ham and a cheese, had no idea there were as many other flavors as the comments suggest.

[@familylivesmatters]

Great vid per usual dude. I’d like to hear you include some stories from your career as a chef.

[@Captain_Dark]

Second this

[@thatdudecancook]

noted!

[@christophersampson1982]

@@thatdudecancook I totally expected you to say "heard"..I occasionally say "noted" to my Chef which summons a stare so cold it makes Polar Bears whimper!! Love your content Chef, I use your recipes as my go to when I have a brain fart and forget a step or ingredient..

[@familylivesmatters]

@@christophersampson1982 I’ve been saying “please watch out for me because I’m carrying a pan full of hot food and I’ll be walking behind you”. It hasn’t been well received

[@duckyputter]

Yes! I will be making these.

[@stephaniemiller4105]

So, this is a pastry hack I picked up off the interweb. I think it's brilliant, but tbh I haven't actually tried this yet; but I totally will when I make this short crust pastry! Hack is this: Freeze your butter and grate it into the flour. Saves you from having to freeze your cutter and the time & effort of cutting the butter in (which always feels like it takes forever to me!).

[@dianac52176]

A quick help for cleaning the burned peppers. Slice them open, remove the top, seeds, and veins, then roast, or broil them until they’re black. Peel, and use. It saves so much time, and effort cleaning the sticky, slimy yuck when they’re done. Watching you from Mexico City. Love your channel. ❤

[@guachatierna]

great! Im going to make them. So, Let's go! Thank you Soni.

[@kencult]

Hey Sonny! For future videos, I would LOVE if you could talk about freezing and re-heating things. These pockets seem like the perfect thing to make in large batches and freeze. I make batch breakfast burritos and Gyoza that I love to reheat for a quick snack/lunch. Would these work if you baked them from frozen? Thanks!

[@davidbuben3262]

Yes! I do the same. I cook a 3-5 lb. Boston butt or whole pork loin, low and slow, for chimichangas, and they freeze really well. Nothing but the meat filling for half, and the other half is the the meat and shredded cheddar. So freaking good.

[@farisidean2414]

Sonny I just love you and your videos. You make everything so easy for me to follow. Thanks for being you.🥰❤

[@heavyq]

I loved the ham and cheese and BBQ hot pockets. Those are my favorites.

[@river7874]

I don't have a pastry cutter, so I grate my butter with a box grater. It works wonders.

[@james.randorff]

This is sooooo extra, and I absolutely love it! I don’t know if I will ever go down this exact rabbit hole of perfecting something that never should have been allowed to exist in the first place, but you nailed this!

[@joshkolchins7753]

Sonny, one of my best college buddies is still a Hot Pocket fanatic. How he's alive after all these years and all those microwaved pastries of gastric destruction, I don't know, but I'm making these for him to try to get him off the junk. Love your channel, man!

[@james.randorff]

I also learned more about Béchamel sauce today, and will be adjusting my baked mac & cheese recipe to use almost double the flour of my butter. Thanks for that!

[@chriscrew4478]

Reminds me of pasties they have in england

[@Kurtwuckertjr]

I watch your videos with my three year old son, and he hits the fridge now when we’re cooking together. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@70smusicfanatic34]

Sonny, when you likened the stuffing of the hot pocket to that of a beef Wellington, you created a moment of serendipity - Beef Wellington hot pocket! Gonna try that along with your techniques presented here, and Gordon Ramsay can eat his heart out!

[@grizzlyaddams3606]

Giga can make one out of a $1 steak.

[@rebeccavalicoff1581]

You could make a casserole with biscuits with extras

[@billbush1270]

Velveeta melts so well! It is the taste of my childhood, and is great as part of Mac and cheese in the cheese mix. It was the cheese on our cheese toast, and leftover biscuit halves toasted with a little Velveeta on them are not a bad breakfast item.

[@burnttavernnj]

New favorite part of these vids is seeing Marcus get to try the food.

[@lambbonesdev]

Next Marcus is gonna punch the fridge

[@burnttavernnj]

@@lambbonesdev Marcus gets down on all fours behind the fridge while Sonny pushes it over

[@chrisaitchison8282]

Nice pasty.

[@kevincrossgrove1802]

For some reason I remember meatballs and mozzarella as a fave. Great vid as always! Now let’s go!

[@leonasty69]

oh hell yeah those slap

[@MacMcCaskill]

There's no way I'm ever going to make these, but it was fun watching Sonny do it. 😂

[@BlackJesus8463]

If I ever did I'd make a bunch and freeze them. Seems like a small amount of additional time to make a lot more.

[@ssl33p]

I dont even know why I watch cooking shows Basically anything that isnt stir frying everything in one pan, I'm not doing it.

[@nightmode5000]

i'd use premade dough and just make the filling

[@catmandude2357]

From one dude to another, I really enjoy your channel, especially the fridge violence.

[@catmandude2357]

@@kernow9324 Lol

[@catmandude2357]

@@kernow9324 That's cool, a couple of handsome fellas they are. Give the elderly guy some love from the US.

[@thegodofpez]

If you haven’t seen the Jim Gaffigan comedy bit about Hot Pockets, I highly recommend it. (:

[@lostboi3974]

Yes. It one of the best!

[@thatdudecancook]

The best!

[@danielgrassman2175]

Seen it and agree!

[@knightsofneeech]

I made your rosemary salt cured brisket. Tallow covered butcher paper and all!

[@SamSolasdonSaol]

Mmmm. I'm going to make the chicken bacon ranch, with a few changes, tonight. I'm going to add mushrooms and onions, roll it inside a crepe and top with breadcrumbs mixed with Swiss cheese on top. Ohhh yeah!!! Thanks for the inspiration Sonny!

[@briandelanis7348]

Best cooking shows I've ever seen!!!! Thanks for making it fun dude.

[@phothewin6019]

Ham and Cheese Hot Pockets are still elite, my guy. Along with Dino Chicken Nuggets. Stop the cap.

[@Makincoffee]

That was satisfying

[@Chong1975]

NOW LET'S GOOOO!!!!!

[@alexedwards8485]

Love you two! Thanks for the videos!

[@PacoRobbins]

Philly Cheese Steak was always my favorite.

[@dmrapoport]

I loved you before, but making a point of peppers NOT being authentic to a Philly Cheesesteak is frickin EPIC! You may be one of the only, if not the only, chef on social media that understan that. I cant tell you how many "Philly cheesesteaks" I've seen with peppers in them. NO!! Thank you, Sonny. I bow to you.

[@salarycapo]

Sweet pepper, jalapeño, mushrooms and onions

[@dmrapoport]

@@salarycapo Heathen!!!!

[@janitarjanitar]

Dude... ham and cheese Hot Pockets were my go to.

[@andrewknaff9220]

My favorite Hot Pocket from my teenage/college years was the ham and cheddar.

[@thatdudecancook]

a classic indeed

[@leonasty69]

💀

[@leonasty69]

ham and cheese hot pockets are not good

[@grizzlyaddams3606]

Nobody even mentions the pepperoni...

[@leonasty69]

@@grizzlyaddams3606 I like pep pizza and meatballs and mozzarella hot pockets

[@xedjflowx]

I forget where I saw it but Chefs in Italy (or was it France?) will use either a cold roux and hot milk or vice versa. Chef John also uses this - it won't clump, dirties one less thing, and takes less work AND time.

[@joeblack4436]

A filling I love for this type of thing is a chicken, shallot with white wine and herbs of choice, but yeah... Thyme. Realistically speaking though - The sky's the limit. There are relatively few dishes which are not great in a crust. I think a good rule of thumb is - If it's good in a sandwich, then it's probably great in a pie. I mean even PB & J will probably rock.

[@YoshimoshiGarage]

Well I guess I have new plans for this weekend, now

[@kylemain4314]

Dude! You and Marcus rock!!!

[@websterforrest]

This looks so good. I hope you made a few hundred pockets and gave them out to people. And I am loving the new epic fridge segments! You should collab with the slow mo guys and detonate the fridge eventually.

[@mmgbtv]

When I saw how much butter you started with I thought, maybe he’s food prepping for the next 2 months! Good idea with the béchame, gonna try it with ham, swiss, snd broccoli

[@LordWaterFarts]

Probably the best cooking video I've seen. And I've seen quite a bit lol

[@betterwithrum]

omg, top NY prime strip?! These are going to be 10-12 dollar hot pockets each!!! This man made philly steak from NY strip with valedia cheese! You're a mad man!

[@kikobbell]

the boyish wonder in Marcus’s voice when he whispers “chicken bacon ranch” is how I knew you really cracked the code on this one

[@alexrivera8239]

How would you recommend we change the recipe if we want to food prep and freeze these?

[@fylo45]

Awesome video, send some leftovers my way ......😉😁

[@MrJhchrist]

these looked so good I went and bought some hot pockets.

[@7eIla]

I don't usually comment but that phily feeling looks delicious, gonna do some pies with it

[@oliverjantz1108]

This vid was great but the best part was when u spit that garbage 900 million ingredients bite of hot pocket in the trash where it belongs ✅❤️❤️🙌 Can’t wait to make these sonny you make the best and most inspirational cooking energy on KZbin THANK YOU!!!

[@domenicpolsoni8370]

"This one sucks and I remember it wrong." ~ Marcus lol

[@GotEmAll1337]

Looks good, though I do feel like you could have made the filling a lot more meaty by halving the entire bechamel recipe... and then after cooling the two fillings, form into rough logs, toss in the freezer for a bit. Then be able to really tightly wrap the dough around the filling in order to get a much higher filling:dough ratio in the final product

[@theofficialvayne0420]

I always loved the ham and cheese one

[@-Jacco-]

Sonny! Considering your time in the Netherlands.... Teach the world how to make Kroketten. I'm sure you've dented your fair share of fridges in our little country after eating those. Thanks for your great content!

[@thatdudecancook]

great idea!!

[@grizzlyaddams3606]

Isn't denting a fridge a capital offense in the Netherlands?

[@tomblackburn6781]

Bro I've been following your channel forever it's awesome. Me and my girlfriend were just talking about recreating this or the bistros... Thanks for doing the hard work can't wait to try it out myself.

[@ChefboiRed]

The beauty of a hot pocket is to just throw it in the microwave for 3 min and go

[@kaylabryson1932]

Absolutely love this video!! Would love some guide lines on freezing and cooking times. Chefs don’t realize how regular home cooks do not have judgment …even though I’ve cooked for 35 yrs… still need direction for everything, since I’m always trying new things and have zero Cheffy talent.

[@meriahaiello]

On look at you!! Skills😎

[@awall8512]

Flawless sir

[@Ishimarisan]

“Tastes like peppers and sadness…” now that’s a promo Hot Pockets should use on the box!

[@grizzlyaddams3606]

Or, "we removed 90% of the filling and lined our pockets with your money."

[@throwalot9547]

love your content sonny

[@HOCUS-POCUS.]

The Marcus addition is top notch.

[@shanegabbard6861]

Sweet!! Homemade hot pockets! Screw corporate trash food..

[@buzz6283]

The best thing I've seen made on yt.

[@sakuralove606]

those hot pockets looked so good!

[@andy175a5]

These look amazing, because the idea of hot pockets is great, but as you said the filling is usually sad, and the crust is tough, so this knocks it out like that damn fridge

[@joncarroll2040]

I always thought Hot Pockets were disgusting... But yours look great.

[@albimazzone2347]

Today the fridge attack went so brutal ahahahah

[@ryancrowe7604]

I love the pepperoni pizza hot pockets. They're my little guilty pleasure

[@Whiteangelstar]

Mmmmmm! Looks amazing!! 👉🙏

[@nightwing321]

The Philly cheese + Ham and cheese were my favorite growing up. I’m surprised you landed on chicken and bacon was a top favorite. I don’t think I’ve ever tried or seen it in store. Typically it’s ham/cheese and pepperoni in most places. Thanks for the recipe. I’m excited to give these a go!

[@thatdudecancook]

I liked the grossest one of all....cheeseburger

[@johnathanryder3233]

Rhett and Link recently did a Good Mythical Morning episode tasting all the hot pocket flavors. They decided Chicken Bacon Ranch was one of the top flavors so that was probably the inspiration for deciding to use that flavor in this video :)

[@BurntBits]

Growl with fridge knock down. These must be epic.

[@JakeStewart1343]

I wish I had his growl! Indeed a great panty dropper! 👙👍

[@sniffableandirresistble]

Mini beef wellington... lol 🤣

[@Saminthefloof]

I think Marcus is my spirit animal. Hoooooot Pocket!

[@dougc.3998]

I would have added mushrooms to the chicken bacon just because I really like mushrooms and added garlic to the onions in the Philly cheese steak. both of those really look like something I want to try. looks like a project for a cold rainy day.

[@tushfinger]

14:50 thatdudecan... make me laugh every time

[@deliadee4686]

I just don’t have the energy to make these. Maybe I can break it up into several days. I’ll be happy to take your overflow 😮😮😮

[@JakeStewart1343]

That's what she said 🤷‍♂️

[@TDust]

1:00 right. so, puff pastry. 2:28 right. so, velveeta. 4:42 right. so, rotisserie. 7:15 right. so, ranch.

[@SelfMadeHundredaire]

You gotta do a sequel video with Jim Gaffigan :) God bless you, brother. You're my favorite cooking channel.

[@CrippledZombi3]

Fridge stood no chance today

[@aaronbailey23]

When I was a kid, I loved the pepperoni hot pockets. Haven’t had them in at least a decade though because I want to stay alive 😂.

[@grizzlyaddams3606]

FINALLY SOME ONE MENTIONS THE PEPPERONI ONES!!! The only ones I really ever ate. Like Totinos though, they lack any filling nowdays. Definitely NOT the same.

[@aaronbailey23]

@@grizzlyaddams3606 I was thinking the same thing! I thought the pepperoni were the most popular but apparently not lol.

[@proudamerican4050]

Hahahaha the ROAR 😂 🦁 You're the best 👍

[@randyshifter]

You nailed it, "hot pockets".. is it time to say you can call it a Texas style hot pocket yet...😂, great video sonny....

[@marknorman1273]

These look familiar, Alot like what we would call "pasties" in the UK. Keep up the good work Sonny

[@ronsmith3905]

Ok, so I recently subbed to your channel and really love it. I totally agree with everything you said about the hot pockets (Pepperoni Pizza and Ham & cheese here). I'm definitely going to try these, and I'm thinking maybe make a whole bunch of them and freezing them. To be fair to hot pockets, you critiqued their amount of filling, and I agree, however, once yours cooked up, they sorta looked shy too....just saying. And your ingredients to theirs...it wasn't even a contest...UNTIL...you added velveeta cheese. I was crushed, I couldn't believe you did that. I mean provolone, gruyere, cheddar, for the love of God, American slices. Ok, so I just had to get that off my chest. Still can't believe you did that. Love the channel Sonny, I've been binge watching alot of your stuff...it's all great. Still haven't figured out why you beat up your fridge....but it's funny. Any hey, you even got Gordon Ramsey to watch. You the man. Will look forward to the next video. Cheers!!

[@jasonm4480]

I hear you on the cheese but remember it’s Philly cheesesteaks, which a LOT of traditionalists would insist it be cheez whiz, so velveeta is about on par with that.

[@mendisuarez1595]

I had a large family growing up so cooking for 2 now is hard lol. I freeze alot!

[@averagesmartape5833]

I did a similar experiment this week with my kids, but I'm the form of Philly cheese steak and rotisserie chicken Thai sweet chilli sauce spring rolls. They loved em.

[@JPShadow]

My favorite one is the classic pepperoni and mozzarella cheese one.

[@JVerschueren]

I dig they're good straight out of the oven, but: how well do they freeze and reheat in the microwave? -the pastry should do fine, but the filling?

[@BlackJesus8463]

Nice!

[@monkeygraborange]

I actually made a butt-load of chicken pot pie hot pockets for New Year’s and my friends were amazed and impressed!

[@Jokr_Meta]

Yup jealous af of Marcus getting to be your cameraman/taste tester lol

[@piyushdwivedi7195]

I'm pretty sure you've got the most experience fighting a fridge.