Ever wondered how Panda Express makes its legendary orange chicken? Chef Lucas Sin heads inside the Panda Express test kitchen with Head Chef Jimmy Wang for a behind-the-scenes look at how to make their iconic orange chicken and how new dishes are created, including Panda’s spiciest dish yet.
Today, Bon Appétit meets chefs Lucas Sin and Eric Sze just outside Taipei to taste some of Taiwan’s best clay-oven-roasted chicken. Using a time-honored vertical spit roasting technique and only a simple salt seasoning, these chickens are slowly cooked to achieve that perfect golden crisp. The result? Juicy, flavorful chicken with irresistibly crispy skin, served whole and ready to be devoured with your hands.
We challenged resident Bon Appétit supertaster Chris Morocco to recreate a General Tso’s chicken recipe in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen. The catch? He’s doing it blindfolded with only his other senses to guide him.
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Director: Dan Siegel Director of Photography: Kevin Dynia Editor: Rob Malone Talent: Chris Morrocco Guest: Hana Asbrink Director of Culinary Production: Kelly Janke Producer: Tyre Nobles Line Producer: Jen McGinity Associate Producer: Sahara Pagan Production Manager: Janine Dispensa Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hynes Camera Operator: Jeremy Harris Sound Mixer: Brett van Deusen Culinary Assistant: Christopher Liu Researcher: Vivian Jao Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo Assistant Editor: Billy Ward
Join Melissa Miranda as she makes Chicken Afritada. This tomato-based Filipino stew marries hearty vegetables, peas, and olives with tender chicken thighs. To amplify the flavors and keep the chicken skin crispy, Melissa roasts the chicken separately from the veg, reuniting them just before plating.
INGREDIENTS
For the chicken:
1 carrot, finely chopped
1 celery stalk, finely chopped
½ large yellow onion, finely chopped
1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
5 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
2 Tbsp. olive oil
4-6 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs (about 2 lb.)
1 cup chicken stock
1 14.5-oz. can diced tomatoes
3 bay leaves
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. fish sauce
Johnny’s seasoning salt
For the roasted vegetables:
4 small carrots, roll cut
8 oz. heirloom potatoes, quartered
2 medium red bell pepper, seeded, cut into bite size pieces
½ cup olive oil
Johnny’s seasoning salt
To finish:
½ cup frozen green peas
¼ cup Castelvetrano olives, pitted
¼ cup Kalamata olives, pitted
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VIDEO BREAKDOWN
0:57 Prep soffritto
2:47 Brown chicken
3:24 Cook soffritto
3:39 Make sauce
4:44 Roast chicken at 425° until done, about 45 minutes
4:56 Prep veg for stew
5:50 Roast veg at 425°, about 10 minutes for peppers, 20 minutes for potatoes and carrots
7:48 Remove chicken
8:15 Add peas, olives
8:35 Add roasted veg, chicken to stew
8:59 Plating
9:43 Tasting
Today, chef Harold Villarosa is dishing out magic with one of his favorite ingredients: Spam. Though some people have been hesitant to try it, Spam can be a delicious and versatile ingredient - and chef Harold is ready to challenge what people think about it. After a research consultation with chef Chung Chow of Noreetuh Hawaiian Restaurant in New York, Harold sets out his plan to incorporate Spam into a freshly made beignet. Spam doughnuts? I'm down.
Join Bon Appétit associate food editor and chef Rachel Gurjar as she makes grilled boneless chicken breasts in a "tadka-ish" scallion sauce. Skin-on, boneless breasts are ideal for grilling since they cook faster, are easier to carve than bone-in, and the skin protects the delicate cut from the heat.
Bon Appétit joins Lucas Sin at Red Seasons Restaurant on the outskirts of Hong Kong to try the region’s last remaining whole-roasted underground pig. Cooked in deep underground pits, this flavorful delicacy has become rare in Hong Kong since the issuing of new permits for the fire pits ceased.
Chicken feet are a mainstay of many cuisines, but a lot of people still look at them nervously. Not chef Harold Villarosa. In the first episode of his new show, Dish It Out, Harold hits the streets of New York to learn all about chicken feet and their place in Filipino cooking. He then returns to the kitchen to transform them into a brand new dish: chicken feet risotto.
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Join Carla Lalli Music in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she makes 30 minute skillet chicken. Butterflying and flattening the bird might feel like chicken chiropractory, but it’s all in the name of crisp golden chicken skin, and what more noble cause could there be?
Check out the recipe here: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/chicken-under-a-skillet-with-lemon-pan-sauce
Check out Carla's Instagram: @lallimusic
Join Andy in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as he makes pomegranate-glazed chicken. The yogurt in the marinade, along with the honey and pomegranate molasses in the glaze, will give the chicken lots of color. Go with it. The very dark charred parts are extra tasty.
Check out the recipe here: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/pomegranate-glazed-chicken-with-buttery-pine-nuts%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="StackedRatingsCardWrapper-ghvskg ffDePc SummaryCollectionGridSummaryItem-HgAzv kSXTun search_result_item-60d1fd981d63e7fd170a9a72">
Join Chefs Harold Villarosa and Tiana Gee as they prepare skewers two ways, with Tiana taking on prawns and Harold choosing chicken. To compliment the skewers, Chef Harold makes his version of a popular vinegar-based Filipino dipping sauce called Suka, with garlic, chilies and fresh ginger.
Harold Villarosa, like many of us, grew up eating General Tso's chicken. It's a takeout staple that you've probably ordered at some point. We challenged Harold to make his own General Tso's chicken with fried rice faster than it takes for delivery to arrive. Was he up to the challenge?
Looking for a way to support restaurants and cook at home? Do as Harold does in this new video and take on takeout: order your personal favorite delivery dishes and try to cook them at home in the same time it takes for them to arrive. You’ll be putting money into the restaurant industry, challenging yourself, and you'll have double the food. See if Harold, who grew up eating General Tso’s chicken at countless Chinese-American spots in The Bronx, can create a version similar to the takeout one.
Today, Bon Appétit joins chefs Lucas Sin and Eric Sze in Keelung as they eat their way through an iconic Taiwanese night market for only $18. From specialty pork trotters to charcoal oyster omelets, you can easily indulge in an epic feast on a budget at Taiwan’s night markets.
Join Chef Harold Villarosa as he makes Grilled Chicken Inasal, a Filipino favorite marinated in garlic, ginger, lemongrass and lemon-lime soda. Paired with Harold's tangy macaroni salad, this Chicken Inasal is just asking for a feast with friends.
Join Molly Baz in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she makes roast chicken and potatoes.This isn’t the crisp-skinned, high-heat roast chicken you’re probably familiar with. Instead, it’s a melt-in-your-mouth tender, schmaltzy, slow-roast version that’s more similar to rotisserie chicken—except (bonus!) it gets slathered in the funky-spicy-sweet gochujang.
Filmed on November 4, 2019.
Join Tiana Gee as she makes sticky patis chicken wings. These wings are first marinated in a fish sauce, garlic, bay leaf and peppercorn mixture before being fried and tossed in a caramel. But that's not all. The wings are then paired with a beautifully bright calamansi aioli. If you're unfamiliar with calamansi, they are a variety of citrus common in the Philippines.
We challenged Chris Morocco to recreate Frida Kahlo’s Oaxacan black mole in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen. The catch? He’s doing it blindfolded with only his other senses to guide him.
Director: Chris Principe
Director of Photography: Ben Dewey
Editor: Jared Hutchinson
Talent: Chris Morocco
Guest Judge: Dan Siegel
Director of Culinary Production: Kelly Janke
Senior Creative Producer: Mel Ibarra
Culinary Producer: Stevie Stewart
Line Producer: Joe Buscemi
Associate Producer: Oadhan Lynch
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Tania Jones
Camera Operator: Caleb Weiss
Audio Engineer: Michael Guggino
Culinary Assistant: Amy Drummond
Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo
Additional Editor: Paul Tael
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell
Director, Creative Development : Maria Paz Mendez Hodes
Senior Director of Content, Production: Ali Inglese
Senior Director, Creative Development: Dan Siegel
Senior Director, Programming: Jon Wise
VP, Head of Video : June Kim
For chef Amanda Freitag of Empire Diner, diner food is all about comfort food staples that you can get at any time of day or night. Watch as she demonstrates the secret to her lemon chicken with seared citrus, and learn how to recreate her dish at home.
Bon Appétit meets Chef Lucas Sin in Hong Kong to try curry fish balls. This snack is one of Hong Kong’s defining street food snacks, and it’s becoming increasingly rare to find a shop handmaking them the traditional way. Fortunately, Lam Law Ping is keeping the craft alive at his shop, Tak Hing Fish Ball Company, and has even been dubbed the ‘Fish Ball King.’
