209

Orange chicken is just chicken nuggets tossed in sauce. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by gofsckyourself@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

78 comments fedilink hide all child comments

(page 2) 29 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[-] vexikron@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Unless you go to basically a non franchise, non chain, actual asian/chinese restaurant/take out place... yeah basically if you dont do that, you are getting pretty much reconstituted chicken puree doused in... not really even real orange chicken sauce.

As with much modern food in America... its got waaaay more sugar and is missing other vital parts of the original way of making it.

Real orange chicken from a real chinese place tastes significantly different, and varies from place to place if they actually make the sauce on site. Usually a different medley of spices and oils... way more flavorful than extremely sweet orangeness.

[-] NathanUp@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's pretty easy to make at home too. I make vegan orange chicken often.

Edit: the downvotes you get the minute you mention the "v-word" are hilarious. Some of you people are so touchy about a stranger on the internet just having a nice time and eating whatever food he wants to, god damn.

[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Cauliflower or some kind of texturized vegetable protein?

[-] NathanUp@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I usually buy the gardein nuggets as they have a really good texture for it. You can use the big TVP chunks. If you do, you should hydrate it in stock with a splash of vinegar, press the moisture out, sautee in lots of fat until a good sear develops, and then coat in breadcrumbs or corn-starch and fry.

I'll do tofu as well. You have to buy good tofu though, not that mealy garbage in the plastic container full of water.

Fried cauliflower is delicious, but devoid of protein, so I never use it here as I don't want to be hungry in an hour.

load more comments (5 replies)

load more comments (6 replies)

[-] Kyatto@leminal.space 2 points 1 year ago

standard white gravy is just butter, flour, and a lot of milk, that somehow turns from liquid into a paste as you stir and heat it.

[-] unphazed@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Gotta have bacon grease to be good.

load more comments

this post was submitted on 26 Feb 2024

209 points (81.0% liked)

Showerthoughts

33567 readers

145 users here now

A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

Rules

All posts must be showerthoughts
The entire showerthought must be in the title
No politics
- If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
- A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
Posts must be original/unique
Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.

Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

vatlark@lemmy.world

forkball@lemmy.world

Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world

SuperEars@lemmy.world