Fine dining on a budget (pt 2)

[@Saya_562]

Replacing scallops with mushrooms is visually astounding and probably still tastes pretty good

[@copelana6786]

its so damn good

[@wildiris229]

@Saya_562 Can confirm. King oyster mushrooms are fantastic. Cheaper than scallops but still on the 'special' side of the grocery cart in terms of mushrooms.:)

[@gokuxsephiroth4505]

That looks like vegetarian scallop replacements for us veggies!

[@kittenmimi5326]

​@gokuxsephiroth4505 yes and it tastes great too cos mushrooms are so flavorful!

[@professionalprocrastinator8103]

Realistically, mushrooms are much more bland and chewy, but hey that's eating on a budget.

[@rockzyk1291]

When I was young, my mom used to cut up that fake crab into bits and put it over spaghetti with alfredo sauce. It was actually pretty damn good. Edit: For those that want it, this is exactly how she made it: "I made fettuccine. I microwaved the sauce slowly, stirring often. Then dished up the pasta, put the crab on top and spooned the hot Alfredo over it."

[@ElDoctor0311]

That sounds so good

[@Top_Nep]

nothin beats mom's cooking

[@JohanJolos]

it's just pollock soaked in crab stock(water leftover from boiling crabshells), nothing weird or gross pollock is a whitefish, they make fish sticks out of it

[@rockzyk1291]

@@JohanJolos I never meant to imply I thought it was. I ate that stuff for lunch in school all the time because I loved it.

[@isaacrubin9291]

I don't wanna hate but that sounds gnarly. Nothing but respect to your mother making things work tho

[@hmno2238]

For the lobster roll, I suggest tearing/shredding up the meat! It makes it soak up the butter and sauce a LOT better and makes the texture a lot more natural on the tongue

[@maestro-zq8gu]

Never tried myself but I'd concur.

[@megan-mr9vk]

maybe instead of a full shred, you could kinda squish down and loosen the shreds while still keeping the chunks in tact! increasing surface area but not changing the texture

[@westendgirl444]

I used to mix Campbell's mushroom soup with rice, a splash of white wine, grated parmesan cheese and call it poor man's risotto.

[@zoezzzarko1117]

Yummnyyyyyy❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@tinabradley2046]

You could go even more poor and grow ur own celery a ND use a homemade cream of mushroom with a bit of celery, butter flour and milk

[@SaltyWafle]

I would heat up cream of mushroom with a Lil milk and Cajun seasoning and pour it all over my rice and ugghhhh 🤤 soo good

[@westendgirl444]

@@SaltyWafle Ooh, spicy poor man's risotto 🤤 That sounds yummy! I have to try that.

[@chriswest7639]

Risotto is literally peasant food

[@LeeYangDraw]

bro i used to hate imitation crab, but now as a cheap alternative, i appreciate it so much more. its so good!

[@googotygame]

I liked imitation crab but my mom insist that it's unhealthy and rarely let us eat it.

[@taylorswiftsucks]

​@@googotygamethere's a lot of worse food you could be eating, and activities worse for your health. and you know what? you only live once, make the most of it!

[@xtinanunyu1624]

Just don't google how it's made😬

[@Staroy]

@@xtinanunyu1624 wdym its just fish..

[@sarahnova1567]

Lmao, I got so confused if it was imitation crab or not since I didn't think to just read the packaging and places tend to differ largely in their food availabilities. I think I like imitation crab, but the recipe should be a good way to work it properly!

[@Ernie-w7w]

Glad I’m here for the start of your success, this homie approves of your fine dining on a budget ❤

[@SauccEats]

Thanks homie, I appreciate it 🙏

[@yourmypookiewookiebear]

same it looks so good

[@der_werner]

@@SauccEats We all know which other creator you're shamelessly copying, lol

[@Ernie-w7w]

@@der_werner the fact that his content pops up on the algorithm first, means it’s unique content he created. You don’t know what you’re talking about, keep your energy to yourself if you’ve got nothing but negativity energy to spread. Your just a hater man, grow up

[@habilzas3008]

​@@der_werner I dont. Who is it, though?

[@vladd821]

This is some of the nicest cooking content I've seen on here. Nothing crude or over-the-top, nothing crazy or overdone, just cooking. And helpful cooking, too.

[@Warmaka]

This is how KZbin chefs started. Before they all began spastically slapping their ingredients, smash cutting every 0.25 seconds, throwing knives around and deep frying 1000 foil potatoes in pure duck fat.

[@polarbear20149]

@@WarmakaFr tho

[@datcheesecakeboi6745]

If you serve any of this to someone it should be a crime unironically

[@MaximusChivus]

​@@datcheesecakeboi6745 It's far from bad food lol, imitation crab is not that bad.

[@papajim6930]

​@@datcheesecakeboi6745 bruh what? This looks delicious

[@addisonjeffries4790]

I literally just made the lobster rolls for my wife and I. You seriously underestimated just how good they would be! We were REELING. Good stuff. Adding this to my regular dinner rotation. Thanks!

[@blank-men]

Your Welcome From My Unkel That Did This when he was 24 he is Now 62 He was Laughing at this Video like Come see who Made my Recipe Made him very Happy

[@crunchytatertots]

@@blank-men you really think you're uncle was the first to do this? lol

[@blank-men]

@@crunchytatertots yes no one was doing this he came back from Japan with some fake Jelly fish . in Usa this was not even Known yet

[@crunchytatertots]

@@blank-men how do you know that lmao

[@blank-men]

@@crunchytatertots Just Told you LOL ? How

[@stefanmurray393]

This guy is legit saving 5% of relationships that shouldnt of happened

[@Impositivelygay]

Have*

[@jenalynmasula4277]

When I was young if we're broke only rice with salt and warm water is our meal... But these experiences makes me grateful everyday for what we have today❤️

[@archedzero4398]

I did the same when I was a kid. I would have rice, then add a little butter and salt. I remember thinking it was pretty good.

[@Spleenatron9]

I had risotto once a long time ago and didn't really like it. Then my friend made some at the cottage, but he kinda underdid it. He's a professional chef but he was making 5 dishes at once for like 14 people, so I won't flame him too hard. And other than crunchy rice, it was great. So I tried to make some about a month ago with chicken stock and had it with boneless fried chicken thighs. Risotto is actually nuts good when you give it enough love and really focus on it. Plus, being basically rice and stock, it's cheap as hell. I've made it like 9 times since 😂

[@LastKnight0727]

Risotto is one of those dishes that are easy in theory, but so easy to mess up.

[@8xottox8]

@@LastKnight0727 It's not really that easy to mess up, any more than any other rice dish. You literally just boil rice until it's done. That's it. The only way to ruin it is to either burn it or try to make it with normal rice.

[@cutmeloosebruce1955]

@@8xottox8 You have clearly never made actual risotto then. Actual risotto, made to order, is not boiled, it is cooked in a pan, with ladles of stock at a time on a lower heat, to allow the rice to absorb the liquid and become a thick, creamy texture.

[@Alsry1]

​​​@@8xottox8 nope. You can easily ruin it by overcooking the rice. thats how you get risotto that is like porridge, or extremely hard rice because you undercooked it. You can also ruin it by dicing the onion too roughly. risotto is the one of the only dishes that dicing onions super fine actually does something. No grating will not work because it gives you a different texture. since risotto is also a dish that relies on stock, your stock making skills will also need to show, bad stock = bad risotto.

[@JapanischErfahren]

Every 6 year old can cook Risotto.

[@emtheintrovert9021]

I'm allergic to shellfish, so this is actually a really great alternative for me :) thanks for posting!

[@huntercolson5814]

😂

[@MattHuarez-yh9zj]

You are no longer allergic to shellfish

[@MissFairyFay1887]

Imitation crab actually has crab in it. Not a lot but some. So be careful if you eat it!

[@stopreplyingtome]

Did you forget lobsters and crabs are shellfish

[@voidfloof]

​@@stopreplyingtomelook at the packaging again

[@Aavora]

Hey, if my BF ever cooked like this for a date, he’s 100% a keeper. Not only does this take effort but it would be kinda cute ngl. Like he wants to make things fancy for the date but doesn’t have the money so goes all out on effort and creativity. 100% respectable and would make the date far more memorable than just a typical date at some restaurant. I’d love him for this.

[@21randyo]

Sure

[@kirerunte1046]

How about you cook? O that's right women don't want to do anything but work and be awful to men, hope he wises up someday about how women are

[@sxra1ya662]

@@21randyo Was that a sarcastic sure? Because if so, literally going to do this for a dinner date night 👌

[@ARedMagicMarker]

@@sxra1ya662 He had an IncelMe account for SURE. XD

[@21randyo]

@sxra1ya662 idk what the other person means by an "incelme account" weird lingo. And sorry i thought the comment read their partner did what they are describing as opposed to a hypothetical. But i also wouldnt eat imitation crab; therefore, i wouldnt serve it either. To each their own

[@jacobe9187]

This channel is going to single-handedly improve my mid 20’s.

[@thenecromancer5007]

this looks so good! it'd be neat if you showed the total cost of the ingredients used so we could see how affordable these dishes are!

[@majorquackquack]

Yo these are pretty interesting. Even if you're not broke its a good way to show that something doesn't have to be expensive to look good and taste good

[@shyaaa182]

I can't lie... this looks absolutely bangin my boy

[@Rpgreat]

I just did it, delicious as all hell

[@VaugnP]

ngl using the seafood ramen soup pack for stock was genius

[@RedHunterOfficial]

if you want to lose your hair

[@TORQ111]

@@RedHunterOfficialbro what 💀 one ramen pack is not gonna give you a fucking receding hairline

[@inglouriousmofo]

@@RedHunterOfficial what the wheat or what?

[@RedHunterOfficial]

@@TORQ111 oh wow thanks, good observation.

[@dragonrings14]

Fish stock is cheap. You don't need to buy ramen for the stock unless you want the noodles as part of the dish.

[@dranoroc2622]

All things aside, the king oyster mushrooms as scallops is an amazing idea and they look ridiculously good

[@Breadisgooder]

This guys voice makes me happy

[@BlazeFire1995_yt]

I honestly have been doing my budgeting wrong in terms of doing groceries and these simple and helpful steps can allow me to go crazy into inventing, new different kinds of dishes! Your advice is very sound and please, it is our sincere request for you to continue on with this because it is truly an educational experience! on behalf of all the viewers and those were subscribed to your channel, we thank you for giving us the education that we never knew that we needed but is also helpful to us financial wise!

[@DustyOrange]

Something relatively cheap, tasty, and easy to make is chopped cheese. Recipe is everywhere, but my wife hates bread, so we use a tortilla and make it into a cheeseburger wrap! It uses ground beef, but can be almost any ground meat or soya (textured vegetable protein), and since you chop up the meat after crisping it up, the surface area is bigger without actually using up too much meat. It satisfies your fatty, burger cravings while being relatively cheap and healthier than if you got a burger (assuming you load up more on the veggie side and less on the meat and sauces). You can also sautee up some onions and mushrooms in the meat fat too to add more veggies and flavor.

[@BlazeFire1995_yt]

@@DustyOrange also just adding a little bit of Cajun, paprika and coriander while the meat is cooking can bring up some wild flavors! Thank you so much for replying back, it means a lot, and I’m looking forward to many of your creations in the near future while on budget!

[@Oudeis000]

I love human ingenuity! One bright spot of tough economic times is all the mock dishes that people create. I can’t believe we’re having to revive cheap eats like my parents endured in the 70s, and my grandparents suffered in the 30s. I guess we’ll have stories for future generations.

[@EeveeRealSenpai]

"Saute some diced onions and-" * loud as fuck sizzling sound * "-risotto"

[@wahidaayu9300]

I liked this. Very simple 😊

[@fevenhabtezghi8937]

Finally a cooking video that puts the ingredients on the screen! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@ceciliareed1495]

The sandwich slapped! Can’t wait to make the risotto next week!

[@Arcademan09]

Finally, a cooking channel that speaks to me

[@altpudding4776]

i KNEW i saw crab on the package dude just gaslighted me into thinking it was fake lobster

[@suziequzie]

I've had imitation lobster (made of pollock) that cheaply satisified a craving. I'd use it in this.

[@duncantalksalot]

wdym homie that is fresh lobster my guy 😭

[@SomeGoatedPerson]

@@duncantalksalotit’s imitation crab sticks

[@caprisun445]

@@SomeGoatedPerson hate all u want. ur just jealous u can't afford lobster 😂😂😂😭🙏

[@guccipucci69420]

​@@caprisun445How is he hating? Just cause your mommy and daddy buy you whatever you want doesnt mean people can't enjoy other things 🤓

[@clairejagels9598]

Oh yessssss I love city girls!! So happy to see the track out in the open 💕❤️💙

[@beemerwt4185]

Vertical cut (usually labeled "brat") buns are KEY.

[@sonialoves444]

this REALLY is fine dining on a budget…awesome

[@Faith-ix2ef]

Very lucky living in the scottish isles with my skipper boyfriend. He fishes crab and lobster and brings me some home for tea whenever i fancy. Get amazing fresh high quality shellfish for free aaa i love him sm

[@ulto6000]

You look like minx

[@Faith-ix2ef]

@ulto6000 minx who? The Irish lassie?? If so big thanks she's a stunner

[@shelbyf3529]

you're living the life! Are you going to make this fine dining on a budget but with real crab and lobster?

[@Justyouraveragechaosenjoyer]

That's so amazing! What a catch! Wishing y'all the best :]

[@slackjaw4270]

Get married and make some we borns.

[@kyrakephart]

Tbh this is great for a shellfish allergy, too. Nice going, it looks delicious!!

[@akinlikesfilms960]

that ‘lobster’ roll goes crazy! thanks for the recipe

[@nathanstrange168]

Damn my man out here putting in work to help out the broke homies. God bless ya brother 🤣🫡

[@8921434113]

second dish would actually make a killer vegan meal if you used a kombu + shitake to make a soup stock

[@coryfan5872]

Imitation crab is made from fish.

[@ShinmegamiPersona]

Imitation crab is fish man

[@MaxV_GC]

I don’t think it would be hard to exclude the pollock

[@A.A.S_125]

@@ShinmegamiPersonathey said second dish. The risotto. Learn to read.

[@plant_12]

​@@A.A.S_125 the second dish had shredded imitation crab

[@Justin-wc4vt]

you just blew my mind making that split bun from a normal hot dog bun

[@PanickinSkywalker]

Here in Charlotte, NC cheap eggs are around $2.75, going up to $9.99 for organic pasture raised.

[@HandofHolmes]

I love scallops and definitely cannot afford them so this oyster mushrooms trick just might be the ticket! Thank you!!!! 🙏🏽

[@discodancer1234]

Wow! Didn’t think I needed this in my life!😂

[@LoRdInTeRwEbS]

I RAN AWAY FROM MY FEELINGS

[@blubberduck2430]

I was looking to see if anyone else recognized it lol!

[@rohagobena8469]

Still don't know no better baby

[@GenerallSeagg0]

Love songs drug dealing

[@afineegg1040]

Ho it's one time for my villains

[@ur.catx2]

Lately nothing makes sense, 'cept for being with you

[@elgenpatterson-caesar4367]

I love these videos lol.

[@F_C...]

That imitation krab roll is brilliant. No idea why you don't see that in restaurants. I love lobster rolls but I don't love paying 30 bucks for one.

[@Bowblaxian_Tricknology]

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[@tangsolaris9533]

Id pay $3 for a good imitation crab roll

[@jmap]

Come to Canada and pay $27 in a restaurant for a sushi roll that's 99% imitation crab meat lol :)

[@norbertobotello2806]

Dude your creativity is off the charts! Great videos! 🙌

[@huon9luu]

This is dope! The mushroons legit look like scallops! Well done homie 👏🏼

[@JennyNobody]

Ngl, Im the type of woman who is WAY WAY WAY more impressed by a meal like this than the most expensive fancy restaurant. Ive had both and lemme tell you, know my man has skill makes me *moist* 😂

[@Bowblaxian_Tricknology]

Who tf asked

[@superapple2908]

this actually looks so good wtf

[@ThatCaptain]

I really love this series! Keep it up!

[@Sweet_Ghoul]

It had been a really long time since I saw cuisine content that made ny mouth water and it's new use of ingredients ❤

[@alyasfukename3355]

I work for an american subsidiary of the largest imitation crab distributor in Japan. Man, do we care about our product and I swear it is because of our parent company. I hear all the time we make the best imitation crab compared to other brands who are based in the US. I love working somewhere that cares about it's product. We handle fish all day, and it hardly smells like fish at all on the production floor. The benefits are really good too. It may be factory work, but we've got so many employees who have been here for 5 or more years. That's saying something for factory work.

[@jmap]

As someone who really hates imitation crab sticks, you've actually sold me on trying your company's ones. Too bad you didn't (and quite reasonably probably can't) share the name of the company :(

[@alyasfukename3355]

@jmap I'm totally fine with sharing! It's a really secure facility with several scanned entrances so I'm not too worried about it. It's Trans Ocean products. We actually just started supplying Aldi in the midwest and southern states. We make these little snack packs that are pretty cheap but the best is the chunk or leg style imitation crab. I'm not a huge fan of it alone but there are some really good salad recipes on the packets and also crab rangoon with the shredded imitation meat tastes exactly the same as dungeness crab to me.

[@alyasfukename3355]

@jmap as a side note, I have worked a ton of food service, including in food service maintenance, and I genuinely mean it when I say I have never worked somewhere that cares so much about cleanliness. We actually meet the multinational standards for a gluten-free facility, not just the US standards. We hire an independent firm three times a year to inspect us on top of the standard OSHA and US food safety inspections.

[@jmap]

⁠@@alyasfukename3355thanks so much for taking the time to share, that’s super interesting. Japanese companies’ rigor and attention to detail is really impressive, generally speaking. Can make for stressful work conditions but it sounds like you have the best of both worlds working in the US subsidiary :) Looks like your products aren’t available where I am now but I’ll find the parent company and give them a try when I’m in Japan this winter.

[@ishaanc712]

One of the best series on this app imma say it only 2 in

[@harrisonsilver4707]

This is also my second time seeing one of these vids. I concur

[@EverywhereAndyMorrison]

This is phenomenal. Great work man. Keep it up

[@ilyasbenabouche9473]

MAN I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS IM A STUDENT AND BRO DO THESE VIDS HELP ME GET OVER IT

[@SauccEats]

Thanks for watching bro, wishing you well!

[@BowForGlory]

If you say so lol

[@markNazerzadeh]

Wow! Interesting video!

[@E-A-Z-Y]

Yo, those mushrooms as scallops is crazy 😯

[@EeveelutionStorm]

See, this is how you do budget cooking, so you don't feel so much like your down on your luck. You can have beautiful, lovely food on a budget.

[@SMOKEtillUReyezBLEED]

Get the brioche hot dog buns to hit that first one with a double dose of pimpin bois

[@KennyKCmusic]

As a certified broke hommie I approve this video

[@ramemarie6060]

Love this video concept! Would love to see more.

[@ThomasMyles-u3w]

this is actually good, the first actually good food youtuber I've ever fucking seen.

[@an33y]

if someone made this for me I would totally eat it and love them

[@difipo1972]

I would totally eat them and love it

[@Zerigala1028]

Imitation crab gets a bad rap; I could eat it all day.

[@node1186]

I know, personally I love the stuff It's one of the closest things to shellfish I can eat without having a problem.

[@Renvaar1989]

Maybe don't search how it's made...

[@Zathren]

@@Renvaar1989 We know how it's make. Same as hotdogs and sausage. Don't care, still delicious.

[@slicedtoad]

@@Renvaar1989 It's just fish meat that's been ground, flavored, shaped and cooked.

[@tuttuti123]

@@slicedtoad yeah like the paste that looked disgusting? Yeah, that's what you'll have to deal with if you want to make your own fish cakes. Just part of the process. Heck if I bring over a lorry full of unshaped burger patties it would look disgusting as well.

[@benji_san]

im fully convinced "fine dining" only means small play date portions and clean presentations 😂

[@Meela9088]

Clever. I don’t know if the mushrooms really would taste scallopy but they would be nice

[@tobaccoc1316]

Those fake craps taste really good, as far as I know they are made from tuna. When I eat hotpot, that is essential.

[@bloodstainedwander9585]

i love how this is to a degree seafood for people who dont like seafood

[@rachelhatchet]

Ok brilliant ideas and delicious looking recipes, but(and please call me out if I'm wrong) I can't be the only one who is thinking that while yes cheaper than the actual seafood, imitation crab and mushrooms are still on the pricey side. Am I wrong or over thinking this? Lolz🤷‍♀️

[@IsabellaM-tk7fx]

Imitation crab is pretty cheap.it’s pretty much just starch

[@eddiekane1202]

Imitation crab masquerading as lobster should be a crime

[@artsyhyd]

Damn I love ur videos!

[@61frogfoody]

the lobster in the roll is supposed to be cold

[@SauccEats]

Oh tbh I've never had one LOL

[@61frogfoody]

@@SauccEats yea so I woulda shred the imitation crab meat and used mayo then refrigerate it the hot toasted bun and the cold meat is what compliments eachother

[@egilbert1884]

There are hot "connecticut style" rolls, but those toss the lobster in melted butter not mayo

[@LeahMoonbeam]

I love this! Food is the best art! Well food and Music. ❤❤❤

[@somethingillregret]

I really appreciate this... if only king oyster mushrooms weren't more expensive than scallops where I live 😂

[@ItsFinigan]

SIMPLE! We love it

[@Varanids]

if you can make risotto, you are unstoppable, regardless of the quality of ingredients you have.

[@Crazy4konig]

What rich restaurants make and charge you 10,000 for a bite:

[@SilverMichi]

Wow... those look amazing i bet they taste fantastic too

[@ChelsSeaShells]

if my bf made me this i'd have zero objections, that looks so good!

[@MysterySteve]

One of the quickest times I've ever clicked sub

[@denniscastillo3410]

Honestly this is a great budget friendly nice meal

[@sarina229]

I'm so glad someone else does this AND posted it! I don't make content but I surely make this and call it "Poorman's Lobster Roll" It's absolutely delicious! 😋

[@Iamwhoiam993]

Love it! 😋🦞🌭

[@JerKur18]

WHOA 😮 I've got to try these!

[@Crow_Row]

Looks so good honestly

[@ImmortalLemon]

Not only do I believe that would be kinda better tasting (barring real crab. I mean the mushrooms as scallops) but it’s more nutritious cuz mushrooms are way healthier for you

[@CarolinaJoubert]

I totally tried this. It was good thanks dude.❤

[@aaronbrungardt2917]

An authentic lobster roll is on my food bucket list. Midwest life makes it tough sometimes.

[@DavidNam-l7z]

This is insane. You earned a sub!

[@chaunceymattei5049]

Just goes to show with good understanding of various cooking techniques you can produce amazing flavors with pedestrian ingredients!

[@NubiaBlake]

I love this, not only because it's cheap but also shellfish allergy friendly 😊

[@metaspherz]

Calling that crap lobster is like calling a hotdog wiener a Ribeye steak!

[@kaktusdesiberie7196]

This is smart and it looks very good 👍

[@instayville-is2no]

The mayo is not just any mayo It's Japanese KEWPIE (キューピー) mayo, folks!

[@sharonmiller7213]

These whisper narrators make instructions so clear

[@TheJanusBiscuit]

Just made the risotto for my mom and said it was one of the best things I made. :D Rice was a little under cooked but the mush- I mean scallops were great! (Tip: For the brown hat of the mushroom, make cuts to the top like the scallops and brown the top to make like a mimic steak)

[@ameg2707]

Amor de madre 😢❤ no hay nada que se le parezca.

[@cinnarenaroll1292]

king oyster mushrooms are my absolute favorite so I support this

[@bigj2637]

Subscribed love it 😊

[@tanzghiboyiddle6420]

Hell yeah brother, I’m excited to start doing this!!

[@beloved505]

Very creative on a budget!

[@justindaniels3956]

Bro. That low budget lobster roll is delicious. Thanks for the recipe!