Sweet and Sour Chicken from my childhood | John Quilter

[@foodbusker]

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[@Zipfei_Kloatscher]

Looks awesome - but where's the MSG, John??... 🧐🤔😁

[@roberthallard89]

One of the most underrated food channels on KZbin.

[@maximmatselinskiy583]

The tricky part is that sometimes you just don't serve this amazing chicken straight away and it gets soggy! That subtle crunch is an ultimate joy, tbh

[@jollylumpy6295]

I am starting to hate you, after making your cottage pie my whole family wants me to cook it more often. Now you come around with sweet and sour chicken...my wife wants me to cook it as soon as possible. Cheers Stay safe and well.

[@izandevainmyheart1129]

I made that cottage pie too. It was the best thing I've ever done. The umami tsunami thing has helped with a million dishes. I love the Busker. Best dude on the tube.

[@krylosz]

Yes John. Just made the recipe and it came out great. My whole family loved it! Just forgot to take a pic.

[@EricAlainDufresne]

Happy to see you again. Keep the peace and pass it on.

[@79Rigel]

So glad you’re back. You’re one of the best. I’m from Eastern Kentucky and my mom admitted (in her southern way of criticism) that your fried chicken was damn fine. Thanks for the videos brother. Keep it up!

[@tayster55]

Should this have had Ginger in? Saw it just sitting there. Good to see ya, John, ✌️ ☮️

[@blueenglishstaffybreeder6956]

My fav chef, can’t wait til you’re back doing food busking to the people old son

[@chriswells569]

so good to have you back x

[@florianb81]

So happy to see you back John. Increase the peace !

[@CookinWithSquirrl]

Sweet and Sour Chicken by John Quilter aka Food Busker Ingredients: Meat and marinade : 2 boneless skinless chicken breast 1 tbsp fish sauce 2 tbsp soy sauce drizzle of sesame oil Sauce: 1 large yellow onion 1 red bell pepper 1 yellow bell pepper 1 green bell pepper (replace with orange if you don't like green) 1 medium fresh pineapple 2 tbsp tomato paste 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar ?? honey ?? corn starch mixed with ?? water Batter: 60 grams rice flour 130 g fine milled flour like dumpling flour or typo 00 (all purpose will work if you don't have) 4 tsp baking powder 230 ml water Method: 1. Cut chicken into bite sized chunks 2. Marinade chicken in the soy, fish sauce and sesame oil 3. Place on a rack in a baking sheet and place in the fridge to marinate and dry out (several hours) 4. Cut onion and peppers into 1 inch chunks 5. Peel pineapple and slice into 1/2 inch by 1 inch chunks, discard core 6. Heat a wok or high sided heavy bottom pan to medium high 7. Add a tablespoon of high heat neutral oil to the pan 8. Saute onions until starting to go translucent and getting a touch of color on the edges 9. Add in peppers and 2 tbsp of tomato paste, cook out for at least 2 minutes 10. Add in pineapple and cook until warmed through 11. Deglaze the pan with the apple cider vinegar 12. Stir in the honey stir and allow to cook for 4 minutes. 13. Make the corn starch slurry and whisk into the sauce and allow to cook until thickened. 14. Mix the flours and baking powder in a large mixing bowl 15. Gradually whisk in 230 ml of water until you achieve a thick smooth batter 16. Assuming your chicken has dried sufficiently in the fridge, dredge your chicken in the batter and fry in batches without crowding the pan for 3-4 minutes in 170C/338F frying oil of your choice. 17. Place on a rack or paper towel lined plate to drain. 18. Toss chicken in the sauce and plate up with some white rice. 19. Top with toasted sesame seeds and enjoy.

[@sevenproxies]

Glad you're up and about, Chef!

[@KevinPuls]

This looks incredibly delicious! I have to try it myself. I am so glad, that you are back on track, John :)

[@Ash_G]

Same here. My first love in Chinese cuisine was Sweet Sour Chicken. But then at the buffet, I always stuffed my plate with spring rolls, fried wontons, sesame prawn toast, prawn crackers, crispy duck pancakes and lots of crispy seaweed.

[@Ash_G]

@@xuedalong Oh deary me! There was a Chinese restaurant down my high-street in Golders Green and this is what they served. They were all friendly Chinese staff and owners. The buffet went bankrupt in the end and I was so sad. It was like a girlfriend breaking up with me.

[@TheWolod]

Welcome back sir. Glad to see you around again.

[@daisymayes7462]

Love it 😍

[@Angusyoungmusic]

Hello 👋

[@UncleEbenezer77]

None of the Chinese restaurants here in the US include onions/peppers/pineapple anymore; just plain orange/red sauce. Sad! I love that you used honey rather than all the sugar. Looks awesome. kudos!

[@boxesrotses]

I love this meal so much. Definitely in the top five of Chinese dishes.

[@chefandrewchung]

Nice one mate, glad you didn't add MSG. Looks delish.

[@skywalkergreen9012]

I’m sure you are still having some pain, but so glad to see you feeling well enough to ring us this incredible content :) much love from New Orleans :)

[@Eoin1082]

Birthday dinner for me tomorrow! Was going to make General Tso but I’ll give this a go instead. Great to see you getting back to us with new videos. Missed this channel 😎if you wanted to do a new burger video I’d be ok with it #justsaying #increasethepeace

[@george-1961]

It looks amazing, I’d love to try making this 👏🏻

[@etherdog]

Inspiring dish, Chef! I like to deep fry in my wok because it is a lot less messy, so I'd do the chicken first, filter the oil, then cook the veg in the wok as you have done and pop the chicken back into the sauce.

[@brumsgrub8633]

Chef, a while ago I asked you to do a sweet a sour food busker style. Tell me you did it for me chef. Next Saturday night I'll do this. Love it pal

[@silatdan]

My mouths watering!!! Favourite chinese dish but with battered pork. I going to try this!

[@TheStwat]

Fantastic. I have to make this. It's great to have you back, John.:)

[@abdulmajied4941]

this is a good recipe compare to my country sweet sour recipe which is moderate ingredients. We use chillies sauce, tomato sauce, seafood sauce, bird eyes, garlic, onion and pineapple.

[@raymondwelton1477]

Great recipe love the fresh pineapple, also the batter is great for apple fritter

[@GarethStringer]

This is epic. Never tried it at home before but will now!

[@guygreenwood]

I just made this. It was Awesome ☺️ nice one John.

[@natbarron]

Looks flippin delicious

[@m0nks]

Looks absolutely bang on that! GIving it a go at the weekend for sure

[@godsizekeiron]

Wheres the MSG at 🤙

[@bigboimackenzie5836]

Love it John keep up the good stuff, increase the peace brother!

[@BL4iM]

This looks simpler than I imagined, thanks for the video

[@harry-coelho]

That hits the spot! Will definitely be trying this!

[@izandevainmyheart1129]

Quality brother. Quality.

[@edwardyc700]

little question here, what if you have fresh fruits or lettuce also in the fridge? will the uncovered raw chicken contaminate the entire fridge? love your video and so glad to see you up and running again, cheers!

[@heavyq]

Well that looks fantastic. I LOVE sweet and sour chicken.

[@alisonsoifer4191]

Yes please! I’ll make that for sure!

[@anarchodandyist]

Good to see you back crushing it John lad. 👍

[@唐小静-q6z]

I've seen your lovely and hard work. I wish you all the best.

[@melotxavier8220]

Good bless you John

[@Master-Mo]

Amazing dish as always. I gotta admit weirdly enough I've never had sweet and sour chicken but it looks very delicious so I need to change that asap. Nice one!

[@MeliaMedia95]

Aw John I fuckin love you mate, I used to love this when I started eating chinese food and always wondered how to make it and every single recipe has Ketchup and I'm like you, what that shit is makes my skin crawl! So this is absolutely perfect, increase the peace brother! 👊

[@acrophobe]

John your flexing on everyone with your knife and pan flipping and twirling skills is reaching such heights of absurdity that I think we're going to need you to go full teppanyaki on us and commit to nonstop flipping and twirling of all your cooking utensils all the time. Even when you're not cooking.

[@markd5266]

Great video John but, why no carbon steel wok, I'm 😲 I'd love to see a video of a takeaway chowmein vs a at home chowmein and how to get that umani flavour without a 11kw gas supply. I've been trying for year's and have the recipes from the local Chinese etc, and KZbin channel's. I use the same brand of ingredients etc but can never get that umani flavour. And yes I've tried msg. I'm convinced it is to do with the heat.

[@pop6491]

I prefer it to be way more sour than sweet. During covid a restaurant opened up as a takeaway. You can taste the difference.

[@TerryC69]

If I was not committed to this keto bit...DAMN that looks good, John!

[@jackosallotment6224]

I was never into sweet and sour chicken as I to always found it over sickly and sweet but this sounds good to try. Wolverhampton loving that as I live in Netherton, Dudley ! Good to see you fit and back cheers 🍻

[@NorJeber]

This looked really damn good

[@gregmcbride5882]

You are brilliant !!! Inspiring x

[@gymz4065]

After I made this dish for my girlfriend she proposed to me... I said only if she sub to your channel. Now we are married! Thanks John!

[@shatabdachakraborty7550]

Mate your channel deserves way more subscribers, try changing the branding of the thumbnails and titles to - John Quilter presents Food Busker/Busking to establish a brand.

[@foodbusker]

Appreciate the feedback brother, thank you ✌️

[@stevewilliamson1971]

loving the Wolverhampton shout out.

[@nathanchilton803]

Oh no! My American Chinese sweet & sour chicken sauce was definitely ketchup based, and no chunks (yes that was an Oxford comma). When I moved from upstate NY to Boston the sweet and sour had pineapple chunks...ruined it (for me). But I’ve also been to China (Shanghai) and Hong Kong. There is no sweet & sour chicken. And Chinese broccoli is so much better than the filler so many takeaways use.

[@JohnJones-wo1bc]

looks awesome!

[@danielcooke3243]

Great recipe John, even if your being lazy you can whip together a quick sauce with Apple Cider Vinegar + honey, tastes unreal!

[@davidpaul5884]

Mate, this looks SO bangin'. Wish I could heat up a pan of hot oil in my enclosed kitchen :(

[@MorroWolf]

you got such a good fry up off that chicken did you double apply the coating?

[@misterfeast2987]

do some korean takeaway dishes john, love these types of vids

[@FilmFactry]

In the US, the stores sell only these gigantic chicken breasts. Twice the size or more of what you used. They are usually rubbery or tough.

[@sherry866]

Hi, just read your comment. I live in the US, Ny. I feel I need to help you along when it comes to cooking chicken for dishes. The Reason you feel your chicken is Rubbery, isn't because it comes in big pieces, its because you need to know how to Cut it properly in order to come out Tender. All chicken comes in big pieces no matter where you go on the world, but the way you slice it makes All the Difference in your dish. Now, when you get your big chicken breast, lay it down and at the narrowest end, cut it at about a 45' angle in very Thin slices. Remember to Angle that blade and make sure it's sharp too. Just keep it angled and thin. You're cutting against the muscle which creates immediate tenderizing. When cooking any Asian dishes, take those thin slices and put in a bowl and add about a teaspoonful of Cornstarch and a tablespoon of Soy sauce and 2 tablespoon of water and mix. Same goes for Beef. Cut beef same way as chicken and marinate the same. Put aside for 15 minutes while you cut up your vegetables or whatever. You will be Extremely pleased at your, Silky, Soft , Marinated chicken or Beef. I promise you will be very pleased 😁👍❤❤ This dish is chunky, but any other dish use sliced thin strips like I've described above

[@jamalcampbell9237]

Yes now that's a proper sweet and sour chicken

[@donovanvaz3289]

Love your videos. Love the look of this. What I need to know if the quantity of vinegar and honey? Or do I just add a bit at a time and taste until I am happy?

[@donovanvaz3289]

Oh and what happened to the lime? When did you add that?

[@osamamuneer8495]

I will definitely try it chef... but for the moment, it was an awesome dish. Such vibrant colours, gosh got have technology to smell that.. Great job chef :-)

[@squirrl78]

Well done sir!

[@foodbusker]

Qui Chef ✌️

[@ChrisTheButcher]

We need Uncle Roger's Approval lol

[@ShanTsung]

He's using a wok but no MSG, haiyaa...

[@mandylavida]

Yum!

[@SpirusTheVirus]

Does is work with the chicken not being fried?I'm on a diet and fried food is a "no no",but i really wanna try it!

[@petermercury4020]

John, if you have't tried Tifinbox's Chilli Lamb wrap (Harrow Place by Liv St.) then you haven't lived. Give it a go and then let's see you make it.

[@shawnfoodfever]

love that sweet and sour from the vinegar

[@thehaymaker3660]

Great recipe but I'm confused. There's ginger and lime on the table but I don't see them go into the dish?

[@MichaelBrink93]

Awesome recipe! Quick question to the FB community: my girlfriend cannot have honey. What do you recommend as a replacement for that in this recipe?

[@jojobudipranoto]

I think maltose,maple, or sorghum syrup will do. Hope this helps man, cheers.

[@sasi7822]

Corn or tapioca starch... you should include that..

[@jamewakk]

That looks like my go to dish i made 2005, i used ketchup though.

[@Karel1er]

Great memories from Beijing 😍

[@michaelkearon9892]

We're are you, waiting for your next brilliant video 📹 😄

[@lenswork4]

This will save me some cash and boost flavor. Thx.

[@Dharmawick]

Watching again and again 😭

[@SamMaffs]

Whereabouts in Wolverhampton are you from? I’m born and raised in Perton.

[@kzgc8y3n]

Aw, mate!

[@jaytlamunch4459]

Looks amazing but a lot of work involved JQ! :-)

[@archerjoii3673]

Increase the peace gang

[@toddellner5283]

Natural sugar is still sugar.

[@gaydarskiy13]

I kinda want you to jump into the whole that fried rice hype train)

[@misterwizz5690]

and what's amount of calories in an average portion.....?

[@mrlieenn]

Where can I find the recipe?

[@mrlieenn]

I can't find the measurements

[@soggybrick772]

Hi iohn

[@lewiscarter4245]

marry me, Quilter!

[@GregSzarama]

I wish you used canned pineapple. Great video and recipe either way.

[@lovingjk]

No written recipe?

[@artic0x]

Quilter get outta here this is def something I would eat EVERY week lol

[@Gray_WB]

Man, this looks sooooo good. That's all I am gonna say. Have a nice day guys. :D

[@brunel23]

Noooo! You need to use rice wine vinegar! Good to see you back Chef though.

[@TheSlinq]

You forgot the MSG

[@Paul-bw6eo]

Beauty

[@sabbage100]

Dude, replace that wok🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ginNjus]

Thinking the pineapple isn't ripe yet...it would have made a difference in sweetness otherwise its a beauty of a recipe.