Ziangs: REAL Chinese Takeaway Lemon Chicken recipe
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You two should be on a TV cooking programme. You always make me laugh! Great recipe as well.
We'd love to be on tv, but no one would have us hahha
@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop rip . also a lot of Chinese food in the UK is westernised, and not Authentic Chinese food ,
How can anyone thumb down on this? It's so quirky, informative and brilliant!
Because we use msg and we are weird and talk alot lol
All the takeaways getting pissed they’re revealing secrets haha.
This is one of the best cooking accounts on TH-cam. The little details alone are a gold mine, but as a bonus you're both adorable. I hope people realize how generous you two are to put this much work into making videos like this.
Thank you means alot to hear :)
I can almost smell the lemon from here and it's making my mouth water. Thanks for a great video. I genuinely laughed out loud when Choo went off on her 'orange' tangent - it fitted perfectly with the citrus theme, though.
😂😂😂 mum is so crazy
Love it. My fave cooking channel by far. Choo is hands down THE best!
Mum is awesome :)
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I haven't watched it yet but I'm so excited. Your videos are great you and your mum are just right for this. Once again thank you.
Thank you, means alot to read
Amazing sound and visual of the boiling oil!
Just discovered you looking for at home takeaway for 2020 NYE (because we can’t do anything else!) and you have a new subscriber, I love you both you’re adorable! And awesome recipes! Thank you!
I have just made this at home and it was absolutely delicious. Guess what I'm having tomorrow- yes, more lemon chicken!
Awesome 😎
Great video guys! Always make me laugh! Looking forward to trying this one👌 thanks 😁
Thanks man, always great to see you commenting :)
Superb lemon chicken just ordered the book so good thanks
We followed your recipe today (made the sauce yesterday, fried chicken today), and holy crap it's amazing, the sauce is identical to our tasty Chinese takeaway version! Great timing considering they'll be closed soon for Chinese New year, so we can still get our 'fix'! Hurrah! Thank you both!
Awesome, really glad we could help 😊😊😊
Making my way through all your videos. Amazing food, and I just love you two you make my heart smile and my belly hungry. 👍🏻❤️
Hahah brilliant :) really love how you like our content :)
You guys are great , mums a natural so funny 😄 oh and the food looks amazing 👏
Just made this, was delicious! I’ve tried a few lemon chicken recipes over the years and this is the best by a mile. Thanks guys
Awesome 😊😊😊
Yay, I can't imagine a sat morning without you two. Mum, you brighten up my weekend,
Thats so lovely to hear :)
Ziang's Oriental Food Workshop you are a good boy sharing your fab mum with us all.
You guys are just hilarious! every time you pop up I have a laugh at the star of the show! She is magnificent
Thank you :) and mum is just amazing
mmmm gonna try this recipe looks yummy many thanks to you both xx
Let us know how it turns out for you :)
Oh hello lovely meal thank you so much for sharing .
No worries :)
great stuff, will try this this week sometime
Thanks let us know how you get on
I am going to try this with quorn and tofu. Looks delicious. You two make me hungry! Thanks
Awesome :)
We cooked this today, was really lovely.! Thanks Chin n Choo. 😉👍🏻
No worries glad you enjoyed it!!
Just made this !! its now on each week's menu at my house, Fabulous thanks guys ❤❤
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Wow thanks, enjoy your videos
Thanks :)
Great vid guys, and thanks for putting my Foo Yung at the end!😎😎
I love the smell of lemons, I've got an aftershave with a lemon scent that's awesome!
I'm definitely trying this when I get my essentials kit, could you use the same batter on chicken thighs? I much prefer them tbh.
Also, lol at mum sounding disappointed theres no drugs in the lemon sauce😂
Thank you for your videos Guys ❤️
No worries and thank you for taking the time to watch and humor us :)
Awesome - LEMON CURD (like this almost as much as seaweed)!! Love lemon chicken, but the thought of seaweed and lemon curd... I can't wait!!
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Loving the channel guys! One of my favourites! I’d love to see Chicken in Black Pepper Sauce 😉👌👍
Keep up the excellent work!
Thanks and its in the request list already
Ziang's Oriental Food Workshop 👌👍👍
Another great video.
Another great looking recipe I can't wait to try. I have bought many DVDs cookery books celebrity woks cleavers etc and given up because i never cooked anything that tasted close to takeaway food or even anything worth eating so i got rid of all the woks and books. After watching your egg fried rice recipe I went to a local bargain store for one last attempt at Chinese cooking I bought a £4 wok some blue dragon egg noodle for 59p dark soy and light soy sauce just to try, my first egg fried rice beat my local takeaways boiled rice with a bit of egg and a few peas for taste hands down and the plain Chow mein was absolutely delicious. I am also an msg convert it adds a great savoury taste. Thank you so much Choo and Chin. How about chop suey ( I know it was made for us Brits but I still like it)
This is amazing to hear, but if you get the ingredients brands we say it will take it to the next level :) blue dragon isnt very good but if that all you have access too it much better than nothing :)
Ooohhhh I cannot have a Chinese without my lemon chicken order in there! I love it!🥰
It’s so good right!
Just made this and impressed how good it tastes, thanks again :-)
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great videos, keep up the good work
Thank you :)
Your mum is just awesome!!!
Thanks she really is :)
Hey hey 😁 can't wait for this yummy recipe!!!
Thank you 😊😊😊
@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop you are welcome 😁 I love lemon chicken!!!
I just made this! This is my first ever attempt making something from your channel. The entire time it's been cooking and also whilst eating it I have been repeating to myself, "oh my god" - it actually looks and tastes and is the real deal holyfield! Some schoolgirl errors slicing the breast and also deciding to do singpore noodles at the same time (2 tabs open). Too much MSG on the onions in the sauce meant it looked kind of brown. My kitchen is obliterated but my belly is smiling. Woo hoo! Thank you! ✊
Thats the browning of the msg and should do that :)
The Tango part 😂😂😂😂 your mums ace.
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I am 36, and spent the 90's, in the playground saying "You know when you've been Tango'ed"...
Don't worry, Choo, this lass got the reference 😁
😂😂😂 the advert got banned because people kept slapping people 🙌😂
@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop ... I was among the slapperers...
There were other adverts, like a big wobbly hand down the face, or yelling in someone's face. I vaguely remember a burst balloon or something... But we just kept recreating them all 😅
My wife cooked this yesterday after getting the book.
😲 My God it's delicious 😋
I was a bit puzzled when I looked at the recipe and saw custard , lemon curd and cordial but this is culinary wizardry 🧙♂️
Thank you for your recipes 👍👍👍
Awesome glad you liked it :)
How did I miss this video? I can wait until the weekend to try this one out! :-)
Haha lets us know how you get on :)
I've just made this for our lunch today as it's my wife's favourite Chinese dish, and she's said it was the best lemon chicken she's ever tasted. Dunno where to post the photos of it though. Keep up the good work Chin & Choo, love the channel :)
Thats awesome do you have Instagram? Id so tag @chin_ziangs in it :)
@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop I've tried on Instagram, not sure if you have the pics?
Be nice to see restaurant style dishes. Love your channel btw
We will eventually :)
Hi Guys, Booked turned up yesterday and my daughter has picked this dish for 1 day next week. Looking forward to it.
Awesome 😎
Great work tried this recipe tonight. I really enjoyed it but my other half thought it was too sharp. Love your videos. Watching your mum skipping without a rope was priceless. Definitely would love to see more traditional recipes and restaurant grade as you guys really know your stuff
Great to know and i l9ve shapre food, i litterally eat lemons like oranges, the sour the better :)
@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop Haha yeah I loved it. Really that is awesome. I have quite a lot of the base sauce leftover could you freeze it
yeah you can freeze it :)
Brill thanks I have done so as had quite a bit left
Visit our webstore www.chinandchoo.com/shop to buy the actual ingredients that the Chinese Takeaway use in quantities suitable for the home chef. Also, you can register interest in our Chinese Takeaway Cook Book that’s basically a manual on how to run a takeaway. Happy cooking, happy eating, Chin and Choo xxx
Really really glad to find somebody else who isn't afraid of salt!
No salt, no flavour!
Awesome recipe, cooked this last night and it was great success. Thank you for sharing absolutely knockout. This is not a dish I would choose when buying from a takeaway having had a few duff ones, this recipe is a cut above the average and really worth making. Thank you! 👍 🏴
Amazing 😁
Another great vid guys you are getting better.
Roll on next Friday.
Thank you :)
Your laugh 😂 😂 cracks me up!!
Made this tonight absolutely gorgeous can see it becoming a firm favourite
Awesome, so glad it worked out well for you :)
That is a lovely sauce. I will make this .
Awesome, let us know how you get on :)
Just came across your channel 😊 yum,yum time to start cooking
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Hahaha!! Dude I love your mum she’s hilarious 😂 she reminds me of my mum.
I don’t know if she’s trying to be funny or like my mum and oblivious to the comedy that comes out 😂
mum has no idea whats going on at all lol its constant lol
I’ve tried many recipes in your book but my wife loves this recipe
Easy to food recipes so thank you
Great to hear, got a favourite?
@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop my favourite is between chicken noodle soup and salt pepper chicken but I think the book has great recipes
You guys are hilarious should go on tour with stand up also amazing tips for Chinese cookery will try this
😂😂😂 that would be so werid, just talking on stag lol
Just made this. It was great thanks.
My wife said it was better than local takeaways. I think when you freshly fry the chicken it tuens out better than takeaways that probably prefry it first then reheat.
Glad we could help 😊
Now my local take out going to miss me. This is my favourite dish. Never would have thought to add custard powder. Gonna look at your website as I'm supporting you both. I love pineapple. Would peppers go with this or should I avoid. You both inspire me to home cook on a weekend. Big thumbs up 👍👍👍
Thank you, means so much to hear!
Love all your videos, but I don't think I'll be trying this one, I hate lemon chicken. On the other hand I love your Mum (and you mate), she's hilarious. Can't wait to find the ingredients to start cooking your recipes. BTU as always.
I love this, but i love lemons lol and let us know how you get on
hi more top tips...keep up the good work ...I thinking about patreon..as I can see you both have the drive for this youtube .....I have a plan to try my own street foods one day just got to get the right plaice...oh well off to work ....hope you both had a great weekend
Thank you and we really do, making youtubes is so much fun :)
Lemon chicken.. now this has to be one of my favs 😋☺️
Awesome 😊😊😊
Made this tonight using oven chips and it was so much less greasy than a take away but had the authentic takeaway taste. Yummy!
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Making this at the weekend, wish me luck!
Good luck!
@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop success! Tasted fantastic! Thank you 👍
Oft this is sooooo getting made cheerz
Awesome :)
I prefer the breaded to the battered one so I usually make it with panko breadcrumbs and deep fry like katsu, but I'll have to try the batter with the custard powder. The egg thing is really interesting, I've definitely had that happen before. I usually put some custard powder in the sauce too. And I'm sure takeways don't do it but you should use the lemon zest too! You can get a really lemony flavour without all the sourness.
Great tips!
Great lemon chicken recipe, I have had it with pineapple, but a long time ago.
Same, its not that common in our area
So cute you two 😂
I've never had lemon chicken before. Got to try this one.
Its awesome :)
Awesome as alway. You guys should be on tv
Lol we wish
3:15 chicken
4:32 sauce
Fantastic to say the least!
Thank you :)
Great video, I love Lemon Chicken from a takeaway :)
Some of the local take aways have lemon and/or pineapple pieces in the sauce
Thank you :)
Nice. 👍
Okay smashed the egg fried rice and chicken fried rice my son's In heaven with all the fried rice!! Im hoping to find satay chicken on your channel too. I'm looking forward to doing this one it looks tricky damnit 😂😘
We have satay beef but just replace the beef with chicken :)
Keep up the great work had a order a week or so back great stuff get more stock lol best wishes
Thank you :) We have to wait a month for evey delivery, and thd online store has been slow so we did a small order last time
No worries I understand I will be buying more don't worry best wishes to u and your mum all the best my friend it's great to see. U need to move to Kent open up a restaurant be in every day lol
Also that satay sauce the nuts lol great for my BBQ doing chicken thighs on the rotisserie so good
You could almost say it was po'zest' ....... Thank you I'm here all week
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Interestingly, for your duck in plum sauce recipe you do use egg in the batter? Is that because it is deep fried rather than pan fried?
great vid
Thank you :)
Hey Chin - it was really interesting how you said the coating won’t burn. Do you think places like McDonalds use a similar coating on their chicken nuggets, so they keep a nice pale colour even when they’ve been fried a long time to get that fully cooked texture? When I make nuggets at home they are too dark, so maybe I should use custard powder and potato starch?
😂😂😂 your mum. Oh yeah custard powder, did I hear tat right 😮
Mum is so funny :)
Love the batter it's so crispy , I prefer orange chicken so I actually adapted this and swapped everything lemony out for an orange equivalen with your measurements! Turned out great and now I have some Msg to use in other recipes
Very nice :) glad we could help some experiment :)
Wow great idea I cooked this last night without msg but definitely like the sound of making it orange instead of lemon
@@scottjackson1812 one thing I learnt is not to put so much sugar in if you try orange, as I think the orange acted as a sweetener compared to lemon
Oh nice one thanks for the tip. Will definitely try
I always do lemon, plum, or sweet and sour sauces with at least some chili (even the ones that come out of a jar)...
I love pickled chillies!
MSG Massive here and well!!! Great stuff Chin and Choo.
Hooooooolllllaaaaaaaaa hahhaha hey guys hope youve been well
@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop All good thanks, eating steel dust as usual!
Love the recipes, can you do salt and pepper (chilli) chicken wings soon? Keep up the good work!
Its on the request list but were thinking of doing it for miles stone
you and your mam are class.
Thank you :)
I remember seeing a Ken Hom video must be 30 years ago where he made lemon chicken and he used custard powder. Blew my young mind, then I realised that custard powder is nothing more than flavoured corn flower. If I remember correctly Ken Hom used the custard powder when making the sauce, not for making a batter. In fact, I don't think he breaded/battered the chicken.
We've never used custard powder to thicken, since the 50s we've and everyone else we know has always use potato starch, the reason custard powder is used is that it gives it sweetness without sugar so it doesn't burn, colour as with out starch doesn't really brown and for the batter to have a richer flavour, one that I'd never put into a sauce, but if it works for you brilliant :)
@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop It was just a happy memory that popped into this old head. Like I say, I don't think Ken even coated the chicken. When I used to make it for friends it was basically stir fried chicken breast in a sauce made from custard, sugar and lemon. I would have been about 17. I'd probably gag on that now. I've only very recently discovered your channel and I like it very much. Anything I ever comment will never be a dig, or negative. I love cooking and can see that you and your lovely mum do too. It's a pleasure to watch and a I'm always learning.
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Hi there folks! Are you still selling your essential Chinese ingredients? I can’t seem to find them on your website. Love the videos folks ATB. Joe
Yes and no, low stock of everything that goes into it, it’s a nation wide shortage due to the countries it all comes from having lock downs etc, hopefully shipment will land uk side this weekend and we should get stock on Thursday or Friday
I've always preferred the taste of lime to lemon lol....this looks defo yummy. love chicken thigh way more flavour esp for making stock. never been a fan of chicken breast lol.
Chicken thigh is way better!
Lemon curd, squash and custard powder? I'm beginning to suspect this isn't an ancient Chinese recipe handed down over the generations!
😂😂😂😂 no sorry, no Uk Chinese Takeaway food is, it’s 90% westernised
@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop Nice - we're down on Exmoor in a couple of weeks, looking forward to eating in the restaurant (or getting a takeaway)!
nice tip on the batter.. I use egg and it always falls off when cutting...
No worries :)
ive never herd of lemon chicken untill I was watching one of your videos looks nice why do you use custard powder for the batter again another cool video defo gonna try this this weekend peace and love
It colours the batter and adds a sweetness that doest burn, if you added sugar the batter would burn before the chicken was cooked
@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop o right cheers for your knowledge I'm gonna cook this today I've never had it looking forward to it peace and love
Great video as usual, could you make a video of a vegetarian meal, maybe something with tofu
Yes we do 1 vegan/veggie video a month
I love lemon chicken
Same :)
Hey guys, great recipe I've not tried it yet but made variations of it. Do you both have a fave takeaway meal and a fave traditional Chinese meal? Hmmmmmm 🤔
Going to answer this in a qna video 😊😊
I love the balance in sweet and sour recipes like these, there is no real weight or measure depending on how much you're making you have to add the sugar and taste, add the lemon or vinegar and taste, I do a very similar one to this using orange, and I even heard of someone using jam, once you get the starch for thickening and the balance of sweet and sour then add garlic or peppers/chilli etc it really comes together, I just don't make these very often as they are quite fatty and bad for teeth ;) If you get this from a takeaway the batter is usually dark dark brown from over used oil with nasty kinda processed hard chicken inside that shoots out from the batter when you bit it uuuuugh :/
Yes as we say as the in this and most of our videos, this is a guide, cookimg is so subjective that there are no right or wrong answers, if it works for you then thats all that matters 😊😊
Made the 100th like, but sad that the recipe didn't at least include my favourite Swan option :-)
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Please can you help
I bought ktc lemon juice from chinese supermarket
How mutch would i use instead of lemon cordial
Thanks
Lemon juice and cordial are very different, lemon juice is just lemon juice
@@ZiangsFoodWorkshop oops cheers i bought it from hoo hing as well lol i thought it was work
Trying to get my head around the chicken coating, I mean..custard powder is basically corn starch, egg yolk and vanilla, then you add potato starch also?, wouldn't it be better to use some rice flour instead?, just wondering, anyway really enjoy your videos.
If you want exactly what the takeaways do then follow this, or improve on it and do your own thing, we dont teach the "best" way we teach the takeaway way :)
You been Tango! :D LOLOLOLOL
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