They said 7up Makes all Meats Better, so we Tried!

[@JustinGrigor]

petition for guga to start a channel called " all about the sides" where he goes through all the "side dishes" he makes with exact measurements

[@anonymousindividual2593]

he did that already, look at his oldest videos on this channel

[@MadisonRamanamabangbang]

I thunk he doesn't give exact measurements because he doesn't use exact measurements. Just wing it

[@pinsandscrews6459]

Please Please Please remember Guga, if you are using a Soda Marinade from outside of the US, you need to learn if the soda has Sugar or High Fructose Corn Syrup as the main sweetener. It completely changes the taste of the marinade if you use HFCS soda instead of Sugar Soda.

[@samphadhavihara4035]

Beat me to it. Famous example is that US and Mexican Coca Cola taste different. Same applies to damn near all the fizzy drinks. And even amongst the differing non-US countries there will be some differences, concentrations usually, but sometimes locally sourced ingredients as well. 🤷‍♂️ He'd probably be closer to the Filipino style by using Mexican 7-up rather than the US variant. Because the number of additional chemicals tossed into the US versions is kinda ridiculous. There's even one Yank specifically doing a KZbin channel on this issue. He's just lucky to be near a store that imports heavily from the EU. So pricing becomes more reasonable.

[@johnnguyen3023]

I think they use soda to tenderize the meat. That means using soda on a good steak is a no no.

[@silent2163]

​@@johnnguyen3023Hey I'm Filipino and you're absolutely right. We use soda to tenderize our meat and to add a little sweetness as well.

[@silent2163]

​@@johnnguyen3023well we also use soda on beef as well. It's just that we braise it. We Filipinos never tried marinating steak with our Filipino BBQ sauce 😂 might try it soon to see what it tastes like on beef steak lol.

[@kevinbane3588]

Yep. It’s completely different.

[@RolandSchlosser]

I see Angel is still in the dry-aging proccess

[@Cyberterr0rTheOriginal]

Can't wait to see how he comes out 😁

[@kukuhimanD]

​@@Cyberterr0rTheOriginal gonna be funky bro

[@Ton3_2x]

What happened to Angel?

[@KalijahAnderson]

​@@Ton3_2x he's out of country on vacation.

[@travv88]

@@KalijahAnderson in a dry ager

[@slashroar]

6:10 Missing Plugin is my favorite brand of grill

[@guga]

Yeap, no power required that is why SNS grills is my favorite!

[@JoyScreams]

@@guga Yeap, no power required that is why SNS grills is my favorite!

[@EdwardDanielBaldeviano]

OH YEEEESSSS! As a Filipino, I'm genuinely proud and happy to see the humble Pinoy BBQ on your platform. Filipinos from all walks of life love this kind of barbecue, as this is considered as street food, along with fish balls, squid balls, kwek-kwek (quail eggs with orange batter), and many more. Just an observation, that banana ketchup looks chunky because of the pureed bananas, but that's what you get when you made your own, as every banana ketchup sold in the market doesn't have any trace of banana puree texture. Maybe sifting it with a strainer would help, but I'll still get a hold of that banana ketchup. Regardless, using 7-Up (or any clear lemon-lime soda) on a BBQ marinade is a "10 out of 10, will highly recommend". Aside from the flavor, the carbonation works really well in marinating meats for BBQ. I guess it won't really work with beef or any other meat with strong flavor, based from your reactions.

[@monkeydrew97]

Guga maybe lossing the desired salt from using low sodium soy sauce when on the beef

[@damsonrhea]

@@monkeydrew97 maybe adding salt and pepper _after_ the marinade, rather than before.

[@dropthehammer1360]

He shouldn’t have tried to make his own banana ketchup, that did not look good. Also, 7-up is already sweet so maybe he could have left out the additional sugar. I agree he could have used regular soy sauce.

[@khyleesikihel3552]

2:55 We call this "kanto" barbeque in the Philippines. Best dipped in vinegar in an open jar exposed to the elements.

[@jorensleong4202]

bus out some atchara, 5 sticks satisfy me.

[@Dycaite]

I love Missing Plugin, great brand

[@tazafresh]

Are we the only ones that didn't skip the ad? LOL

[@stuffmybelly]

"Missing plugin" was briefly flashed at the beginning of the ad lol

[@madmayhem2000]

Came to the comments for this 😂

[@privacyvalued4134]

What's weird is that I can't seem to find the Missing Plugin brand on Amazon.

[@derick-smith]

This is brilliant if intentional. The top comments are all about the missing plugin for SNS Grills. More attention than they'd get without the error!

[@bernardjosephwilliamsiv4760]

"It's super simple " followed by 200 ingredients 😂😂😂

[@MetalSlugzMaster]

IKR? I'll try this no problem, but with less ingredients.

[@UnfadingSilence]

Hey one bite you know the rule... oh wait wrong video

[@notsomadscientist9602]

To be fair, they are simple ingredients that aren't real hard to find. You could also order the banana ketchup instead of making it. It really is a simple dish that I can't wait to make!

[@MetalSlugzMaster]

​@@notsomadscientist9602they're easy to find, but that's not the issue. If you get all that and not use even half the ingredients for other applications, that's quite a bit spent just for the sake of a single marinade.

[@ibeondagrind]

​@@MetalSlugzMasterit actually wild to me you even had to explain this to someone lol.

[@raisinmancereal]

I know I mentioned this last time, but I'm a big fan of Sebastian. I can relate to him a lot more and he seems so positive. Angel will always be the OG best, but would be happy too if Sebastian becomes a regular.

[@Dynasty0612]

Yup. 7-up is a common marinade liquid here in the Philippines.

[@Xani13]

Tama po! ^_^ My wife uses it with Shrimp. I want to try it with beef and pork now, though. :D

[@Dynasty0612]

@@Xani13 our fam does it most with pork chops

[@marcalonzo8401]

Sprite or 7 up mga kabayan hehe

[@Donsanity]

Yup my Mom would make some dishes with 7up.

[@eldee9242]

in Mexico 7-up (like Coke) is made with cane sugar. Is it like that in the Philippines? I wonder if using 7-up with cane sugar makes a difference

[@MelonusMelon]

Guga please try this experiment: Dry age some steaks regularly, then remove the pellicles and re-dry age them covered in msg, hoping to get the flavour from both the dry age and the savoriness from the msg

[@ericwallen]

I like it, but I would dry age in MSG first, then dry age it after, think it would be more efficient, and you are only removing the top layer at the end, that probably had too much MSG on the surface anyway.

[@lilkittygirl]

He already did this

[@jaybird7300]

For Turkey Day, try cranberry ginger ale as a brine. Brine bird for 12-24 hrs in a baking bag. Remove and season with salt and pepper etc. Onion and celery in the cavity. Roast/bake as desired. Happy Turkey Day!

[@olligesd9343]

It does! in the military, I used to do a lot of grilling for events, and they'd buy those cheap Bubba frozen burgers. To get them tasting awesome, i'd cook them on the grill, but put them in an aluminum roast pan on the cold part of the grille with 7-up and a French dip au jus soup packet thrown in. Before serving, i'd throw the cooked patties that had been marinating in the 7-up and au jus mixture back on the grille for 10 seconds or so before plating. Adds an awesome flavor to sub-par hamburger!

[@zachsensei9667]

Guga is the Bob Ross of steaks 😍🥸 .. and side dishes 🤤

[@jamiesuejeffery]

"Happy little trees...it is your world."

[@lbertlopez83]

@@jamiesuejeffery😂

[@someguy9701]

2:07 Guga I bought the vacuum sealer at Walmart and the lid was broken when I opened the box. Returned it to Walmart to get another one that was broken in the box as well. I did get the griddle though and I am very happy about it, but I was very sad about the vacuum sealer.

[@gerrycorbino66]

Your videos are so entertaining and educational. I also like that you have what I am assuming are family members participating in the tasting of each experiment? Everyone is so likeable and representative of what makes America great.

[@shorthash]

Angel leveled up his looks dang and why does he seem happier and more engaged

[@minismoke6728]

Proud subscriber from the Philippines. Im glad u did this expirement. 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@shanomac69]

I DEFINITELY appreciate the honesty on this experiment. Was just thinking that you should have also tried chicken, but it would probably be great too. I'll stick to my usual marinade for beef for stir fry only, not going to ruin a good steak by messing around. It's AWESOME that you do these experiments Guga, that way we see which methods work and don't so we aren't wasting our time and money. I AM going to try this on the pork and will try it out on some chicken skewers as well. Thanks guys, another great video 🔥🔥🔥

[@willcool713]

Using 7Up as an ingredient was more common in the '70's. My mom used to do 7Up roast sometimes. Chicken too, for grilling, I think, instead of beer, but she used the oven.

[@christophercraig5240]

A. Garlic butter sauce, use gee or butter oil. If your gonna use butter, brown it and add some butter oil to thin it out a little. B. Need added savory notes? You just showed us how in a newer video. Sesame Oil. Sesame Oi and any type of Ketchup is amazing! C. Need a little more sweetness? Try using aged banana. Just let your bananas sit out until they start to brown, then refrigerate them until they start to blacken, then freeze until they turn black. Heat them up in a microwave, peel, and scrape the inner flesh off of the skin. You should be left with paper thin banana skins. This will result in an insanely sweet and ripe flavor. The sugars that develop in the aging process will add extra caramelization. Love you Guga!

[@paradoxparade1]

"Angel likes coke" + 08:03 is perfection. 🤣🤣

[@richardbuffolino9384]

Mountain Dew Baja Blast age lets go.

[@frencisballa1716]

Love the missing plugin error

[@rodawg25]

Haha we all make mistakes I thought they was funny too.

[@frencisballa1716]

@@rodawg25 I was a mistake also, does that make me funny to?

[@kenta326]

​@@frencisballa1716maybe?, tbh idk

[@guga]

Yeap, no power required that is why SNS grills is my favorite!

[@melvinvalk6844]

@@guga Guga out here with the comebacks!

[@DamOneMan]

I knew you was going to melt that butter, I was thinking there was no way you going to serve shrimp with cold butter

[@delbert9357]

While I was in the Marines in 80's we were in the Philippines for 3 months deployed from Japan. Best food I have ever had! Those skewers were everywhere on wooden carts outside of every bar. We called it Monkey meat, I'm not saying it was or Dogs or Cats but it was unbelievable !! Great video!!

[@pinoypapapizza]

BRAVO! You managed to praise and insult Filipino food at the same time!!

[@OveToranger]

I like the small touches like "if anyone wonders about the garlic butter I put it on a food warmer" ! The food looks fire !!!

[@Kodanikage]

It makes sense that soda makes meat taste better, the acid tenderizes it, while sugar helps with color and flavor. That being said, I would still be interested in your experimenting with different sodas. I found that gamier meats tend to taste better marinated in dark sodas (elk with root beer), and sea food tastes better with citrus or straight up soda water ( sprite in fried squid batter).

[@satura4113]

This channel has evolved into something amazing

[@pynkiered]

I love 7 up! It’s the only soda I drink. I’ve used it for a marinade for a few different things. You can even bake with it.

[@devinanni8117]

Let me add 50 things and cook it 3 times. Marinade the food. Use a special container. And its just that easy.

[@seanyjizz]

Yeah that marinade had way too many ingredients all to be called bland at the end lol

[@yanagida_01]

he actually made it a hassle because he made the banana ketchup from scratch🤣 in the philippines, we already have banana ketchup available from every store around the corner, the ones in the bottle only costs like 40pesos($0.70) also that meat skewer is too dry, they didn't even make a dipping sauce for it.

[@alexspera3116]

@@yanagida_01you can get it at an asian market, too. Hmart by me has it.

[@finnmarr-heenan2397]

I want to make the 7 up pork skewers , what dipping sauce and side dish would I recommend

[@biyahenibrian924]

@@finnmarr-heenan2397 for dipping sauce, you gotta try vinegar with chopped cucumber and onions. add a little bit of sugar to taste and chilis to add spice if you want it hot. it pairs perfectly with the pork skewers

[@paulc.9871]

The traditional Filipino barbecue with that type of marinade is typically dipped in a mixture of white vinegar, garlic, and black pepper. That’s what makes up for the missing salt element

[@amyunknown2977]

Love The Content could you do 1 with pistachios cream please

[@ok0then]

my dad was a professional chef and every year he would cook for the local firefighter in Christmas morning. He's go to recipe was a 7up ham. Huge ham that he based in 7up with spices. it was so good we never had leftovers

[@vinhartong666]

I used Ginger Ale to brine bone in Pork Chops. It gave a great flavor, added tons of juiciness, and helped tenderize the meat. Highly recommend

[@tmmmedia731]

Yes, it definitely helps traumatize the meat

[@rlegato364]

If you have a vacuum canister for marinading food, you can use the same to quickly saturate your wooden skewers instead of soaking them overnight.

[@silent2163]

Tempura and Filipino BBQ! One of my all-time favorite streetfood! 😍😍😍😍 And yes marinating meat with Sprite or 7Up tastes better and jucier and it gives sweetness as well! ❤❤❤❤ Love lots from 🇵🇭

[@TheJeracuda]

Sprite is a lemon lime drink so it probably works to tenderize the meat and the sugar probably slightly mixes in with the meat and w/e you throw in for the marinade

[@johnwanamaker84]

My wife and I like compound butter with our steak, pork, chicken, and seafood. I make a chive and parsley butter for steak, chicken, pork, and shrimp. I make dill and lemon zest butter for fish.

[@Fatmonke112]

this very amazing guga i am a very huge fan keep up the good work

[@notsomadscientist9602]

I like to put Venison in 7UP and milk for 24 hours before cooking... It's amazing! This might be my new favorite Guga video! My mouth has been watering since the start! I'm only 5:26 in!

[@MichaelGammon21bravo]

Dry aged packed in Freeze dried butter powder would be a cool one to try!!!

[@Sarge-ue5ov]

I don't always buy plug-ins, but when I do I buy the missing plug-in

[@guga]

Yeap, no power required that is why SNS grills is my favorite!

[@Matthew-he6id]

"Before you think I'm crazy" Guga, I hate to break this to you, but you're already crazy

[@goldmemberr]

We’ve been doing this at baseball games in Canada since the 90s: cheese burgers pattys cooked in 7up and bbq sauce

[@reynaldovillarreal4289]

Honestly I looked up your grill way before this video I liked it now it's better I have to get one

[@SnSGrills]

We’d love for you to have one🔥🙌🏻🔥

[@Echo3-1]

Hey! Those bananas were perfectly normal...above average even!

[@amarenee2020]

Hi Guga, wow this looks so good! Thanks for sharing with us!

[@cajunsmurf4354]

I've marinated steak in 7up before. Be sure to add your salt and pepper after removing it from the marinade. It will bring your savory part back to the beef.

[@jasonchung4968]

My mom has been using Sprite or Coke to marinate galbi for decades. Pro tip - Also use kiwi slices which really help to break down the fibers and tenderize the hell out of the beef.

[@exploringwithsolwalk3726]

I enjoy seeing videos about making pork juicy. You do so much with beef, it's a nice change.

[@GuntherVonB]

Another awesome video! The one thing I would have changed, to go along with the 7-Up experiment, is to use 7-Up in the shrimp batter instead of water.

[@TheRealOtakuako]

Hey, Pinoy Barbecue! If 7-Up is not available, you can use Sprite as well. We also use 7-Up or Sprite when cooking Beef Bistek and Adobo. Oh, about that comment that it is missing the saltiness and savoriness, you forgot to add soy sauce. That's it. It's an element in any Filipino cuisine, especially you deal with meats. 😁

[@andyrey100]

You should try the romanian "Mici", everyone who tastes them fall instantly in love and maybe search more romanian cuisine, i am sure everyone will love it ;)

[@ringlesable6405]

Suggestion: for an experiment like this one, try showing the difference between with and without the star ingredient. meaning: 1 set of kabobs with 7-up in the marinade, a 2nd set without. Same thing with the steaks. You could also try including 7-Up in the shrimp tempura batter. The carbonation will have a noticeable effect on the resulting fried coating.

[@Tonyhouse1168]

There’s a control steak and a marinated steak in the video. Guga almost always has a control protein for the comparison.

[@kenchandrasena2070]

It would be pretty good on chicken as well. To get the saltiness you're missing, I think they hit it a little harder with the soy sauce. They use a special soy sauce called toyomansi, which has soy sauce and calamansi (special lime) flavor.

[@Quietlyragin]

Guga: It's super simple. Also Guga: Throws the whole supermarket in the bowl.

[@thejmelus]

oh yes, Filipino street barbecue at every other corner during summer nights 😋 everybody's got their own marinade its pretty crazy, the spectrum of flavors

[@adambarron4015]

I don't have a SnS grill, but I did buy the insert for my kettle. Great for setting up hot and cool zones. The best use is turning your kettle into a smoker. I've got a pork lion I'm planning on smoking later today.

[@SnSGrills]

We appreciate your business 🔥

[@robedmund9948]

7-Up and Worchester sauce in equal amounts works very well for skirt steak for fajitas.

[@mr.blazeph1868]

Guga the only missing is the rub that we use for Grilling, Banana Ketchup+Soy Sauce+Brown Sugar+Oil

[@Screwdriver346]

Guga, you make pilgrimage to Vietnam. It’s foodie’s paradise. Of course, Thailand is a must.

[@michaelseifert7137]

Use the 7-up in your batter for the shrimp it works great!

[@Mintra44444]

in Philippines, we called that pork skewers, BBQ. The burnt sugar in charcoal is what we want. we also know it cause cancer, but still.. we love it😅

[@zeprillo]

For the shrimp swap AP flour with cake flour then do the ratio of 1:1:2 water:sprite:Vodka I promise that would be a crunchy and delightful tempura

[@ChristysCookingLifestyle]

Awesome video, all the recipes just kept getting better and better. I love my SnS MasterKettle too😊

[@SomeDudeOnline]

Something that's worth noting, is that the soda down there is a bit different than the soda here. I don't remember if I looked at the ingredients, but it tasted like it was a mix of regular soda and diet soda.

[@rogueintellect]

7-Up, absolutely, but now that we're headed into the holidays, I'm really curious how Sprite Winter Spiced Cranberry would work in a marinade. And one thing we haven't seen Guga cook is turkey - at least, not as far as I can recall.

[@haros2868]

1:22 SIMPLE TO MAKE??! It had like 20 ingredients just for a sausage what are you talking.

[@edmardenosta5006]

You forgot the oyster sauce for the umami, makes alot of difference

[@thebubbacontinuum2645]

If you want a good pork glaze, reduce some apricot nectar with Marsala or sherry and add salt, butter, garlic and sage. Another really great pork glaze: hoisin sauce, straight from the bottle. Do it with a rotisserie to brown the glaze.

[@arrowghost]

I love how you made the Satay as they're called in Southeast Asia.

[@ralphmarahay]

I think satay is different. I imagine that to have a peanut-based marinade. We just call it bbq here in the Philippines, and many common people will not know satay.

[@Lockdown22]

moms friend did this one time shes fillipino she brought over the marinate and asked me to deep fry it, but it wasnt this marinade, different but it did have 7 up in it, think she used soysauce instead, they were pork short riblets and it was pretty good and even deepfrying it the flavor of the 7up and marinade penetrated the meat

[@thebadennio3353]

Great video Guga

[@Ghost_717]

"Just hear me out before you think I'm crazy" we already do Guga 😂

[@duncanmackay310]

Banana ketchup is brilliant! It also has a great back story.

[@sprats1241]

There were so many flavorful ingredients in the marinade it made me wonder if the 7up would even be missed if not added. The hint of sweetness could easily be from all the brown sugar. I wouldn’t mind an experiment where the 7up would be allowed to have a more obvious influence.

[@Madmax-fq9go]

Bro just the fact his knife glides through the meat like butter was great

[@deandee8082]

looks good buddy, I see you stepped up your game, very nice!

[@fhertlein]

Pork looked yummy. Love shrimp and those looked great. I don't like sweet on beef.

[@oregontrailgenxer]

I put a baby ham in a crock pot with a can of 7up and was amazed how good it turned out

[@archangelmichael1978]

I used to eat those skewers all the time when I lived in SE Asia. They sell them at street vendor food carts.

[@airiannawilliams3181]

Marinade in something using Mountain Dew instead, it's got a nice citrus kick and a tempered PH so it shouldn't eat the steak before you do. I suggest a wine that tastes good with properly grilled steaks like Rum. (Yes, I know rum isn't wine, but the flavor would taste good with the char and dew together)

[@gundamzing]

Philippine cuisine rising up to join Vietnamese, Thai, and Indonesian food in the Southeast Asian pantheon.

[@DavidArnold67]

No chance

[@plessis2023]

Step dad bastes Roasting turkey with 7Up., which makes turkey to sweet. I bet that pork does taste good with this marinade. Pork likes sweeter sauces and such.

[@bobbyb9258]

Angel is unrecognizable with that mullet and moustache.

[@skitburg8764]

Guga just summoned the Filipino crowd...

[@Onqotkarlovo]

This food and this amount of it is basically what I am eating in 1 meal, without the dessert.

[@dtravisspins]

That banana ketchup doesn't look like the one you buy in the store. Glad you did it!

[@pyrex2177]

Guga I would love to see you do more dishes with veal! I know you guys love beef but veal technically is just beef from the past :D

[@denisyogore9660]

Dude! You just made Filipino style pork shoulder barbecue! Hope you like how it turned out when your taste buds got bathed in the flavors!

[@deadcell66]

It might be called the vein on shrimp, but that's actually it's bowels. So I don't blame people for not wanting that in their shrimp

[@gabrielangel1923]

for pork, try equal portions soy sauce and western French dressing as a marinade and sauce. Minnesota stye pork skewers.

[@lesterksi4521]

To make the skewers last longer from burning, soak it overnight so it's saturated with water

[@havensplace]

new cooking channel to look forward to ill be sure to try some of these

[@masonmaralit3025]

just the sight of the skewers i can smell my grandma’s and taste them, i dont know if its exactly how she makes them but makes me definitely want to ask ! Represent 🇵🇭

[@amandahaj7608]

Keep cooking we will keep watching..thanks for the video

[@RenataLBSantos]

Gotta love Sebastian ❤

[@youngkingyoungking1481]

Day 13 of asking guga to dry age steaks in rendang paste

[@francislobo5534]

4:48 Bro some butter 😅😅