Ziangs: Chinese Takeaway Chicken and Black Bean recipe

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

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[@ChristianDoesFood]

"If it's the way you like it, it cannot be wrong". Never a truer word spoken!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Excatly:)

[@Mark_Lacey]

Who else likes these videos before watching? :-)

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

me? hahaha

[@Mark_Lacey]

@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop LOL

[@Mark_Lacey]

@@Nick-ep8qv There's always one miserable bastard.

[@helenat7794]

I followed the instructions from your beef prep video and made my husband a beef curry for a change, and it was officially "the best beef he's ever had" So thank you! 👍💐

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Awesome 😊😊😊

[@victoriahollis3454]

I did the beef prep and used the meat for just normal stew and dumplings. OMG amazing it turned out fantastic

[@mewiimewmew4017]

Can't thank you guys enough! Made this last night. It was spectacular!!!! My OH couldn't believe i actually made it. When normality resumes I'm definitely buying the book!!!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

no thank you for watching and trying :)

[@samm.1299]

Just cooked this (along with your Egg Fried Rice recipe) for my family. We all loved it! Nice one guys, thank you x

[@darrenjameswalker9843]

Hi love your shows I have mouth cancer and I'm being fed by tube. But when I'm well I'm going to eat all your food and can't wait. Hope you all are safe 👍

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Holy shit, I’m so sorry to hear that, thought are with you for a speedy recovery

[@jasminebambury5841]

Get well soon🕊

[@ParzivaI72]

Tried this last night another absolute winner! It turned out great again! Massive thumbs up from the Wife she said it was authentic and once again better than the local takeaway. I went with your recommended amount of Black bean and it was perfect! Keep up the great work ...thank you.

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Awesome:)

[@Logicalx]

Oh I just have to say, from my last comment on the chicken noodle soup, it was absolutely amazing. So simple yet delicious. 😋 Thanks guys!

[@Bassman642]

Lovely food, lovely Choo, I wanna see more of you and Choo!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

mum is awesome :)

[@thecassidys373]

Hi. Just found you guys! Love the vids, you both Rock! Made this tonight just as you showed. Totally awesome! We had a lockdown Chinese restaurant themed evening and it was fabulous! We played Chinese music, had candles and used chopsticks. Children loved it. Thank you so much for being so inspirational.

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Awesome! Really happy we could help!

[@highonfire7515]

Just have to say , I recently made the 5 litres of your sweet and sour sauce recipe and it was the best I've ever tasted , and the crispy chilli beef was to die for , great job guys , keep up the good work :) .

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Thats awesome, glad we could help :)

[@tanjamullarkey]

I think you two are great!! Thanks for the cooking lessons

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Thank you 😊

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Check out my daily vlog channel where you'll see all the behind the scene stuff and my life in general, link here kzbin.info/door/PX4joKxkOVMqiN7kW0kzGg

[@Chuckycarp]

Are you able to ship out ingredients from your store still?

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Yes but only to the uk

[@aleksaboye]

Where is the site to order the black beans?

[@Bushy-73]

14:25 can you show me how you can get a heaped desert spoon of water.

[@geetatrivedi3517]

Hey guys, thanks so much for your recipe. Black bean is my all time fave sauce. I've tried this recipe (when you posted it with beef) and it works out perfectly. I always just sub in fried tofu instead of the meat. Spent so many years trying to figure out black bean and had some terrible mishaps with that jar of Lee Kum Kee black bean and garlic sauce.... it is not the same and is sooooo salty!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

yeah its very very salty and used for steamed dishes in small quanites :)

[@MindbodyMedic]

The velveting chicken technique is critical as is getting correct black bean. This took me back to late 90s , to a slightly upmarket chinese restaurant that made beautiful chicken black bean & green pepper.

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Samua3]

Is there something I could use instead of MSG please? I know it is a great flavour enhancer but it is hard to get and I am trying to be more healthy if I can. This looks absolutely delicious by the way!! I could eat like that every day!! Oh how I love the Chinese way of cooking English food!! So yummy!!!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Its been found totakly safe and better for you tha salt sugar and fat, have a chapter on it citing real research in my cook book

[@kellyhampson5973]

Samua3 Amazon I get mine

[@roundrobinsonny9792]

Hi ziangs when you open jars of black bean and yellow bean how long can you keep them in fridge when opened?

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

1-2 months

[@onamentalcloud]

Black beans (and lots of other goodies), now ordered from your shop :) Thanks again super team!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

awesome :)

[@janflaherty3819]

Choo is a national treasure 😁❤️

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

😊😊😊😊😊

[@claretinkler1831]

Hello, is there any chance you can do a video on how to make chicken Chinese style and chicken satay main dish. They're my husband's faves and would love to surprise him with them! Thanks for these videos, they're great 🤗

[@chrisbendall4215]

Just noticed the orange juice bottles by the microwave "sweet and sour" sauce still a best seller then? If so that's so good to know. Loving the book btw.

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

This video is 2 years old, and they are mango zero bottles, mixers for my gin 😂

[@SkullyRox]

Can’t see Beef and black bean on your feed. Would I prepare the beef in any particular fashion? For example- like you do in the beef chow mein video? I’ve ordered the black beans from your website. Can’t wait to try it!!!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Yes look for beef prep

[@mattmacadamia1336]

I’m in Australia and tried ordering your boon but your not sending it out of the country? Love your videos

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

No not at the moment, sorry

[@postman2758]

Hey there Chin and Choo, thank you for another delicious recipe. Do you have a preference for brand of rice wine, as I’m off to the Asian store tomorrow. Your Mum is still beautiful even if slightly older as she said in the video :)

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Shaoxing rice wine we tend to use :)

[@postman2758]

I bought the wrong one then, I bought Shaoxing Rice Wine - 10 Year Aged, lol I don’t drink,but it tastes vile😂

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

@ that will work, it’s for cooking not drinking :)

[@postman2758]

Chin, Choo,thank you so much for your help and patience answering my questions. You both really are fantastically amazing people. 💐🍻🍻

[@ShaktiSingh-sy3df]

So it’s actually looks fairly healthy aswell trying to find some healthier Chinese options?

[@Qxoyk665]

Another great informative video guys 👍 How about another take-away golden nugget....... Chicken with cashew nuts and yellow bean sauce 😁

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Ooooowww maybe soon

[@8845cobra]

Amazing once again! Keep it up guys 🥰

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Thanks :)

[@rogermiller4929]

Just asking....no oyster sauce? Is that a preference of a different region?

[@gunthercindy]

I love black bean sauce, i prefer to buy it with beef but i cook it with chicken too. Loved the video! Going to look for the beef one now.

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

same beef is far better :)

[@jamesfagan69]

You guys are awesome. You have really inspired me to cook my own Chinese rather than order it. Hope your both doing well in these difficult times!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Glad we could help :)

[@christophercuckow6329]

Great video and want to try it even thought I practically pissed myself laughing and brought tears to my eyes (I do have a cracked rib at the moment) when you explained the starch slurry as 1 heaped tsp potato starch and 1.2 heaped tsp of water :-)

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

equal volume so 80-90 ml :)

[@christophercuckow6329]

@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop I still think we should go into a walk in freezer (although you would have take into account or expansion) or make it in zero gravity to have a true heaped tsp of water ;-) Sorry I'm not taking the pish it just tickled my funny bone and thanks volume.

[@fattmatt200]

There obviously needs to be a official carrot sizing system to stop the confusions. Great video of course!

[@leeball4585]

I believe the word he was looking for is 'girth'

[@amandahugandkiss8011]

I have some left over roasted duck, so would I use the same quantities for the other ingredients? Your dish looks absolutely delicious as always btw... Love ya Chin and Choo!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

yeah it would be the same for the duck as this :)

[@grahamcharlton861]

Another cracking video you two, well done

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Thank you :)

[@highgaloui]

Yum, a fave in our house, will try this next

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Please do :)

[@gumjuicee6746]

Great video, I’d love to see how chicken satay is made and also special fried rice!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Already done :)

[@bowRheezee]

Would love to know how to make crispy wontons. ☺

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

We will make a video one day

[@edwardbroomhead4463]

Yessssssss one of my favourites 😁😁😁 Love it guys!!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

hahah thanks :)

[@StuartTufft]

Going to go ahead and pre-order the second release of your book. Nice one for another video.

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Thanks :) this was a fun video to film :)

[@WelshVilliageDad]

Love all your content . Keep it up.

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Thank you :)

[@leahherridge8486]

Made this and it was nice but tasted bitter, what do you think I did wrong? Used MSG and followed recipe, too much black bean maybe? Thanks for help, i want to try again and perfect it!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Yeah black bean of you use to much is really really bitter

[@MartyMcfly8539]

Another awesome video, your mum is so funny.

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Thank you 😊😊😊😊

[@Samua3]

Fantastic thank you for this!!

[@leewoods1030]

YES!!! Oh my god guys this was so insane to taste mmmm loved it 🥳🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@davidtaylor2054]

Mmm, delicious. I wish I knew how to measure water in heaped dessertspoonfuls.

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Hahah yeah that was my bad

[@rutho8838]

Can't seem to find Black Beans like this. What do i need to ask for. All shops just want to give me a pre-prepared sauce :(

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

We sell them on our webstore www.chinandchoo.com

[@iain21beeston]

Definitely will be doing this tomorrow as we have most of ingredients, we don’t have the rice wine or the black bean but we do have a jar of Lee kum Kee black bean garlic sauce, not sure if you have used this but how much would you suggest using, thanks in advance and stay safe

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

its not the same as this, of you use the LKK sauce it won't turn out right

[@iain21beeston]

@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop thanks for the reply will try pick up the black bean tub you have in your video next time in Chinese supermarket

[@andrewmorgan9216]

Help me Chin and Choo; you're my only hope! About your egg fried rice recipe, I note you recommend Green Dragon thai hom mali in the fried rice recipe video, but then in your overnight rice video you suggest a mix of long grain and thai. Which is it for fried rice? 100% Thai or the mix of long grain? Additionally, I'm having problems with my thai rice being very sticky in the rice cooker. Admittedly I'm using supermarket thai rice and this may be the problem, but I put in too little water and it is undercooked, too much and it is sticky and doesn't work in the pan. I've rinsed well and tried very accurate measuring but there seems to be no sweet spot - no problems with long grain but the texture is all wrong. Also, when putting the rice in the fridge overnight should this be covered or not to allow the moisture to evaporate? Love you guys x

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

No we say you have to blend it with triple A grade long grain rice

[@andrewmorgan9216]

@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop Thanks so much for replying. Do you recommend a brand of long grain to do the blend with? Also should the rice be covered at all in the fridge?

[@PaulEcosse]

Hi Ziangs, Is Pearl River Bridge a good brand of sauces to buy?

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Yes, it is!

[@PaulEcosse]

@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop Excellent! Thank you so much.

[@G3N13_M4N]

Can i follow this with yellow bean sauce instead? Thx!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

No it would be a completely different dish

[@G3N13_M4N]

@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop ok fair enough

[@TheGrumpyGardener]

Makes me laugh, peeps complain about MSG but are prepared to buy a sliced loaf from the supermarkets that contains a lot worse :) Great vid!!

[@Sarah-pc7ds]

Mick Watson I love msg

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

And there bodies naturally produce it too 😂😂

[@cragzuk]

Hello new subscriber and love chinese food (I seem to ruin it when I make it myself). On one of your videos you are going through a kit you sell. I cannot find it on your webshop. Do you plan to put anymore kits together ?

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

It’s sold out and we can’t soruce it all to put it up

[@geedee1633]

Chin one of my local takeaways does chicken and black bean but theirs is quite spicy compared to a normal version. How would I achieve that? I was thinking a few dried chilli flakes or would I need to add fresh chilli?

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Fresh chillies :)

[@Squidgy55]

@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop Do you gut the seeds?

[@BHartworks]

Lovely, another one for me to try! Cheers :)

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

thanks you for watching :)

[@LinuxUsersonly]

Amazing food and content as always

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Thank you 😋

[@BIKEVIDS-11]

Black beans always remind me of a high quality dark chocolate, nice video thanks

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

I get that, the colour

[@BIKEVIDS-11]

@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop no the smell

[@rachelwhitla2593]

you guys are hilarious! your mummy is a wee doll x

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Mum is awesome 😎

[@fruitloopuk1238]

Awesome vid as always ❤❤ cant wait to try it 😁

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Thanks :)

[@shannonhp]

just went to purchase the black beans on your shop but out of stock 😭😭😭 when will you be getting more?

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Should be instock now :)

[@shannonhp]

Ziang's Food Workshop woooooo perfect!! i will wait until the self raising flour is back in stock so i can order everything i want at the same time 😃🤤🤤

[@danhaines]

You've definitely done a chicken and black bean recipe video before, I've been making it for at least a year!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Hahahhaha our bad, honestly thought it was beef

[@Squidgy55]

@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop I watched both. One thing I noticed is that in the first video, you use 2 tablespoons of Soya Sauce but in this one you only use a few drops. Is there a reason for that? Also, do you know an alternative for rice wine? Thanks in advance, I love your Channel ❤

[@loneill6895]

Are you going to make your book available on Kindle? I can't order it from Canada 😩

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Yes im working in it as we speak

[@loneill6895]

@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop can't wait 😊

[@nitemare3904]

Hey i am searching a recipe for a dark, savory (not sweet), thick garlic sauce chinese takeaways offer. The Sauce is very garlicy. I really wonder how its made or whats it called. Do you have an idea? I am pretty sure it does not have black soy beans in it so it is not the sauce from the video.

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

not really sure what it is, i will look into it

[@catniplightpaw]

Ziang's Food Workshop I think this is what our local do with either beef and mushroom or just mushrooms, dark thick sauce with lots of aged garlic, so much garlic it looks like the top of a snowball cake. Might be oyster sauce in it too. I’ll google and facebook if I find a pic 😺

[@nitemare3904]

@@catniplightpaw yes could be

[@davidogram1]

please please please I love your videos. But I cant find MSG anywhere. HELP.

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

We sell it on our webstore www.chinandchoo.com/shop

[@Thehuntedfew1]

Can you make chicken and pineapple next please, really enjoy it but most Chinese takeaways have closed near me and I have a real hankering

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Yesh we have plans too :)

[@Bushy-73]

Iceland frozen chicken on the bags it says "with added water for extra succlence"

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

That’s the stuff

[@KernohansNotSoSecretDiary]

Hi Chin! Wanted to order the black beans from the web store but it says it is out of stock. Do you know when you will get more?

[@KernohansNotSoSecretDiary]

Also sent you a steam friend request 😁

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Awesome and yes tonight, we got some in on the stock run but havent had a chance to stock take them yet until today

[@KernohansNotSoSecretDiary]

@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop great! Cant wait to make some vegan black bean 'chicken'

[@ryanricardo]

That looks so delicious 🍽

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

It is :)

[@tomtucjr]

Did you move house or just using a different kitchen now?

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

we explained it a couple of videos a while back, we have 2 kitchens now, one electric and one for gas cooking, just to show that it can be done on both

[@tomtucjr]

@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop ah, must have missed that one! Thanks for explaining

[@Rolex-s1f]

Would love to see how to make takeaway Roast Chicken Chinese style

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

great idea

[@ChilliChunks94]

That carrot description could have taken a wrong turning very quickly 😂 (I know grow up, but in the current situation we can all try and get away with some childish humor to lighten the mood)... On a more serious note, I've seen so many varying recepies for this dish and all of them try to way over complicate it! This recepie looks perfect. So simple yet so delicious. Ill try this as soon as I next can!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

😂😂😂

[@amandahugandkiss8011]

I was watching this video and my 6yr old was watching Disney short film Bao and he said "Oh mum that guy cooking looks like the son off Bao, look"... Chin you need to watch Bao and see how cute he says you look! 😘

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

hahaha I will do :)

[@Logicalx]

4:47 How are you not laughing 😂

[@gtxviper]

Your amazing... a heaped dessert spoon of water? that must be some sort of magic trick lol

[@IainInLondon]

You beat me to it - that did make me laugh!

[@marky437]

dessert spoon of ice....aaaaahhhh easily done Hahahaha

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

hahah but didn't i say equal volume? so a heap dessert soon voulme would maybe be 90ml?

[@gtxviper]

@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop lmao I hope not... 1dtsp = 10ml, 1 dtsp(h) = 15ml (ish depending on angle or repose). So a 1:1.2 ratio based on potato starch would be 15ml of potato starch to 18ml of water or a baw hair more than 3.5tsp. But then it was joke lol we all knew what you meant. I made a verson of that for dinner... it was excellent. Probably over did the black bean though!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

I’m talking mass, so the equlivent mass or more accurately the space in which it occupies, so it for example the starch filled up 10cm cubed you’d use 10cm cubes of water

[@DannyBizzel]

What is "you'll want some of this?'

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Confused.com no idea what you’re asking 😂

[@94george94]

How many people is this meant to serve?

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

1 we do recipes as 1 portion

[@94george94]

@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop can you cook more than one portion in the pan or will it be over crowded?

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Yes, max 3 for best results

[@HandbagmadTV]

Love you guys xx

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Thank you :)

[@Sarah-pc7ds]

Choo I still say mod con, my daughter looks at me like 😳 I say deal with it! I’m a child of the 70s 😂

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Ill let her know :)

[@raydanschofield3542]

hey chin, i always wondered why do you always put the meal on the side of the rice instead of the top, good vid made me Hungary.?

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

its just for photos :)

[@PVflying]

No shaoxing wine??

[@PVflying]

Or maybe that was the rice wine you added?

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

I can't remember if we added it, if not its not needed

[@joanneharris3618]

Can you do a smoked chicken video 👍

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

At some point yes :)

[@kennyyellop]

nice

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Thanks

[@marcread7963]

Please do chicken yuk sung, I need it

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

We are doing yuk sung at point :)

[@marcread7963]

I cooked your chicken chow main yesterday and my neighbours tried it,they said it was really good

[@jenniparello1724]

Chin I am still waiting for my book

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Did you order a pre order??? There not here yet

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

I just checked and on the date you ordered it there was already a note saying that the original mid/end of april relesse date has been pushed back to due to the world health crisis, hope this helps

[@jenniparello1724]

Ziang's Food Workshop sorry miss understanding 👍🏾

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

👍👍👍👍

[@colinmckinlay5479]

Back doing takeaway videos 👍

[@niamhclarke-shannon2904]

Not in a racist way - you guys remind me of the Disney mini movie Bao. I love it!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Hahah we get that alot

[@bertrandgonthier8381]

J'adore!!!!!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

thank :)

[@rectify2003]

Nice !!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

:)

[@aryanspecialtruthonly.2311]

Black bean love the deep flavour

[@aryanspecialtruthonly.2311]

Actually most flavoured food I think !

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Yeah its so hard to describe too

[@sambomcl]

Made this today, it was fucking awesome. Thank you. (I did make one mistake and added too much water, so had to reduce longer so veg lost crunch, but that was my fault obviously!!) Anyway, I watched the beef one too and you added the black beans at the start on that one, not sure why? Thanks anyway! Will be making this loads more!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Lol glad it tasted good though :)

[@rickysteven1990]

For some reason I love Green peppers and like red peppers but I don't like using yellow 🤷‍♂️😂

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Same, i used to hate them

[@firsteerr]

Chinese people infecting us with humor and good food ....thank you !!!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

You had me, for a second i thought this was going to be a rasict rant 😂😂😂

[@marky437]

denying us of the golden poaching pot how dare you!!! People will unsubscribe Hahahaha but I agree with you 3 times is more than enough and linking to past videos is way easier and will lead you onto a culinary adventure :)

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

i know I know hahahahahah

[@leeball4585]

Oh and didn't you do this recipe before, about 2 years ago? I seem to remember a discussion about chicken feet in that video!

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Yeah but it was beef :)

[@Ojtank]

Notification gang❤️

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

hahah :)

[@leeball4585]

Help! How do I measure 1.2 heaped dessertspoons of water??? Just kidding, anyone with sense knows exactly what you meant! Keep up the good work 'guys'

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

lol yeah was hard to discribe lol

[@bodeciawoman]

Always more black beans.. Lol.. ❤️

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Lol :)

[@rickzor2700]

Loocckk-up... hahahaha. Choo you gangster

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

she really is lol

[@kmr1157]

Recipe starts 3:45

[@ZiangsFoodWorkshop]

Thanks Karen

[@jabber67]

Can you do salt n chilli fried rice with crispy king prawn and a satay sauce 😁