Binging with Babish: Sugar Chicken from Rick & Morty

Okay so yes, this was pretty much just an excuse to make orange chicken. BUT: little did Rick & Morty writers know that their (frankly scathing) joke at Panda Express’ expense would set in motion a chain of events leading to my discovery of just how sugar can be a carrier of orange flavor. Or did they? I mean they wrote Rick & Morty, I’m clearly out of my depth.

Music: "XXV" by Broke for Free

My playlist of preferred cooking tunes, Bangers with Babish!

[babishculinaryuniverse]

MORTY! Wake up Morty, I did it, I reinvented- I reconfigured the-the-the PANDA (burrrrp) EXPRESS sugar, sugar-style chicken! The key was the sauce Morty, th-th-th-those panda f*cks were f*cking with one paw tied behind their back! C’mon Morty we’ve gotta, we’ve gotta deliver the recipe to the, warrior princess Shi’lah of the (burp) Shlorgerian peace, accords! No f*ck that Morty no time for chicken, only sauce Morty! You’re granddad’s little saucy buddy Morty!

[FPSCarrbrook]

Panda Express: "Here's how you make our recipe!"
Babish: "No."

[levis.sutton]

There's a Spongebob episode titled "Pizza Delivery", where Mr. Krabs turns Krabby Patties into a pizza. Could you make a Krabby Patty Pizza?

[kaleblanoue]

Petition to get Babish to recreate the Guac Hat from Despicable Me 2

[kellyscott]

Made the “improved” version tonight and it was spectacular. The breading is light and crisp and the sauce is intensely orange flavoured. Definitely sweet, but not overly so. Thanks Andrew, this one is a keeper.

[Basun]

everyone: whats tiny whisk doing?
Babish: his best

[designator]

“Even with your very biggest sautépan this could be tricky” man owns every piece of kitchen equipment ever invented yet has never heard of a wok

[dylanlake]

I would like to think majority of the fast-food/restaurants that release a recipe to the public, certain parts are omitted or ingredients are shifted so it never taste like it is suppose to so you still have to go to them to get the proper flavor

[justinerwin]

Me, who knows nothing about making Chinese food:
"Yeah, this second recipe is more like orange chicken."

[BigFella]

Panda Express: *gives Babish their recipe*
Babish: “I’m about to do what’s called a pro gamer move”

[josephhoward]

Babish has managed to keep me entertained thru the entire pandemic

[seventhreboot]

former employee of panda here, and you pretty much figured out the real recipe 🤠 recipe for orange sauce has dark soy sauce, chinese cooking wine, rice vinegar, cornstarch, and then once in the wok, its garlic, ginger, chili flakes, orange sauce, and sesame oil. actual recipe has an UNGODLY amount of sugar though!! the orange chicken base sauce is literally 1/4 sugar—it’s literally like kool-aid ❌🧢

edit: meant to say orange extract**

[xmelaniex]

Could you try and recreate Mr. Galini’s “Coconut Cream Pie” from iCarly

[CREDLACE]

"and let it rest for twelve hours"

Waiting with babish

[MetanteiTriforce]

Ok here's one--is there ANY way you can actually make the Linguini's Special Order meal from Ratatouille work? I know you already did the more famous meal from that one, but honestly sweetbread, cuttlefish tentacles, fungus, pureed rose petals, and only rescued by a brand new _sauce_ ...how is that even _possible?_

[rollinlikebuer]

*adds a half cup of Tang to the tempura batter

*chef's kiss

[YxngUrkel]

“Crunchy, tangy, saucy, juicy... goosey”

I laughed way too hard at this

[brandonwordmusic]

“It’s not how many you win. It’s how many you show up for” -Wayne from Letterkenny (who knew he was talking about tiny whisk?)

[LuisRosa]

Babish: "MSG makes everything taste better"
Uncle Roger:

[NovaHendrixx]

6:13-6:22 was literally perfectly rythmic and synced with the song