Orange Chicken from Panda Express (CopyCat Recipe)

Orange Chicken from Panda Express (CopyCat Recipe)

Orange Chicken and Panda Express go together like the Big Mac and McDonald’s and the Whopper and Burger King. When you pick up your Combo Plate, you always have to fill one of your entrees with the delicious sweet and tangy, Orange Chicken.

Panda Express seems to be a staple in most strip malls or shopping centers. Currently as of the writing of this post, they are only in 45 states with the only holdouts in the North East of the US. (Sorry Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.)

Finding this recipe was a difficult task and took a while to perfect, but this is my best guess and I think it comes pretty dang close.

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Orange Chicken from Panda Express
The timeless classic that is Orange Chicken from Panda Express. It is quick and easy to make and sure to please everyone.
Cuisine Chinese
Prep Time 45 Min
Cook Time 25 Min
Passive Time 1 Hour
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Chicken
Orange Chicken Sauce
Cuisine Chinese
Prep Time 45 Min
Cook Time 25 Min
Passive Time 1 Hour
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Chicken
Orange Chicken Sauce
Instructions
Cooking and Serving
  1. Trim the Chicken into bite sized chunks. Throw the chicken bites into a couple ziplock bags and add the egg, salt, pepper, flour, corn starch, and soy sauce. Slowly add water to make this an even coated batter. Let this sit in the fridge for 1 hour.
  2. Heat up some oil for frying (enough to cover the chicken). Fry the chicken until golden brown. Drain the chicken and wait 3 minutes before adding them into the sauce.
Sauce Prep
  1. Add all sauce ingredients into a pot and heat until a slow simmer, constantly stirring. Cook until a dark golden brown.
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Spicy Marinara Sauce

Spicy Marinara Sauce

Today we are going to be taking a look at a KILLER Spicy Marinara Sauce.  Nothing says Italian Cuisine more than a classic tomato marinara sauce.  Nowadays we are saving time by opening those bottled or canned marinara sauces at the cost of flavor.  Who makes the best spicy marinara sauce?  I have to say that the best marinara sauce is the one you slow cook at home!

Most American’s have no idea what true, homemade marinara sauce tastes like.  So let me be your genuine Italian Guido and fix that.  NEVER EVER buy canned marinara sauce again.  It’s expensive, you lose flavor and nutrients, and this one tastes much much better.

Sure it will add some time to your day, but YOLO right?  Why waste your life with crappy marinara sauce?

Now this recipe is going to take some time, so buckle up partner, I never said it would be easy, I just said that it would be worth it.

Check out our Rattlesnake Bites Copycat Recipe to pair with this marinara.


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Killer Marinara Sauce

A classic tomato sauce with a spicy kick that is not overpowering. This will be an instant classic in your home and can be made in large batches and saved for later.

Killer Marinara Sauce

Cuisine Italian
Keyword Sauces

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Passive Time 20 minutes

Servings
servings


Ingredients

Cuisine Italian
Keyword Sauces

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Passive Time 20 minutes

Servings
servings


Ingredients

Killer Marinara Sauce


Instructions
  1. Take your tomatoes and steam them for 10-15 minutes. This is to release the skin from the tomatoes. Peel the tomatoes and set aside.

  2. Heat up the oil and saute the onion for about 5-6 minutes on medium heat. Add the Basil, Garlic, and Spices and add the tomatoes one by one smashing them with a potato masher or your hands, whichever you prefer.

  3. Let the pot simmer for as long as you can let it simmer. Normally, this is about an hour so that all the flavors can marry.


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Lime Cilantro Aioli

Lime Cilantro Aioli

Lime Cilantro and Jalapeños.  How can that be bad at all!  This stuff is pure gold.  It is a spicy and fresh sauce to put on any sandwich, salad, eggroll, jalapeño poppers, tacos, burritos, rice, beans, ice cream, brownies, or whatever your heart desires.  (Don’t really put it on your ice cream or brownie, that’s weird.  I know some of you will.)

It is super simple to make and can store in the refrigerator for several months.

This would go perfectly with the Rattlesnake Bites we made earlier.

 

 

 

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Lime Cilantro and Jalapeño Aioli
A spicy and tangy sauce that compliments any Tex-Mex meal.
Lime Cilantro Aioli - Hungry Doug
Course Sauce
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword Sauces
Prep Time 10 minutes
Passive Time 3 hours
Servings
a lot
Ingredients
Course Sauce
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword Sauces
Prep Time 10 minutes
Passive Time 3 hours
Servings
a lot
Ingredients
Lime Cilantro Aioli - Hungry Doug
Instructions
  1. Combine it all in your blender and puree until it runs smooth.
  2. Make sure to stick it in the Fridge for at least 3 hours for the ingredients to marry.
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Cuban Ham Croquettes (Croquetas de Jamon)

Cuban Ham Croquettes (Croquetas de Jamon)

HEY MAN, YOU KNOW I’M HALF CUBAN RIGHT?

You should see the looks I get.  I am probably one of the whitest Latinos you have ever seen.  I guess my 1/4 Irish and 1/4 English heritage won out on the looks department.  THAT BEING SAID…Let us take a look at one of the staple appetizers in the Cuban household.

HAM CROQUETTES

They can be served with anything for any occasion.  Being that they take a long time to make, it isn’t something that you can whip up in a few minutes.  You need to plan to make them.

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Cuban Ham Croquettes
A classic Cuban appetizer that is a staple for any Cuban dish or party.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Cuban
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Passive Time 3-4 hours
Servings
Croquettes
Ingredients
Croquettes
Dipping Sauce
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Cuban
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Passive Time 3-4 hours
Servings
Croquettes
Ingredients
Croquettes
Dipping Sauce
Instructions
Directions
  1. Throw the ham in a blender or food processor. Keep going until you get a total of 2 cups of pureed ham.
  2. Combine milk, flour, salt and pepper and set aside.
  3. Melt the butter in a 2 qt. pot and saute onions over medium heat until translucent.
  4. Add the milk mixture and stir constantly over med-hi heat until the mixture begins to thicken into a dough-like consistency.
  5. Remove from the heat, add the minced ham to the mixture and combined until it is thoroughly mixed.
  6. At this stage, you will want to transfer the “masa” to a bowl and put in the fridge to chill for several hours or put in the freezer until the masa is firm but not frozen.
  7. When the masa is firm enough, take a tablespoon of meat in your hands and roll it like a small hot dog and continue until you’ve made approximately 16 croquettes. If you make them small/party size, you’ll end up with roughly 30-35 of them. Place the croquettes in a container that will fit in your freezer, using a sheet of wax paper in between the stacks.
Breading and Frying
  1. Beat the two eggs and spread the cracker meal on a plate or shallow surface. Dip croquettes in the egg, then cracker meal, twice.
  2. Heat the oil in a pan or deep fryer to 375 degrees. Fry croquettes until golden brown. Transfer from pan to paper towels, to soak up excess oil.
  3. Enjoy!
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