Recently I discovered a TikTok that left me speechless. Curry sauce? Chicken balls?? There’s something wild going on with Chinese food across the pond, and I’m determined to find out exactly what. Adam

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TIMESTAMPS…
Intro (0:00)
What is British Chinese? (1:16)
Curry Sauce (2:40)
Sweet & Sour Sauce (4:30)
Chinese Mustard (5:40)
Prawn Toast (6:34)
Chicken Balls (9:08)
Salt & Pepper Chips (11:18)
Crispy Chili Beef (13:20)
Taste Test (16:34)
Sloppin' It Up (20:36)
Thanks for Watching! (21:25)
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RECIPES…

Crispy Chili Beef
School of Wok    • Easy Crispy Chilli Beef Recipe!  

Salt & Pepper Chips
Khin's Kitchen    • Chinese Takeaway Salt and Pepper Chip...  

“Chinese” Chicken Balls (British Takeawaystyle)
Khin's Kitchen    • Takeaway Style Chinese Chicken Balls ...  

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Sweet and Sour Sauce

Adaptation from Khin's Kitchen:    • Takeaway Style Chinese Chicken Balls ...  

Ingredients:
½ cup Ketchup
2 Tbsp Tomato Puree
½ cup White Vinegar
¾ cup Sugar
1 Tbsp Chili Flakes
1 cup Water
1 Tbsp Corn Starch
½ tsp MSG (optional)
Kosher Salt, to taste

Prepare the sweet and sour sauce by combining its ingredients in a saucepan.
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Chinese Curry Sauce

Adaptation from BBC: https://www.barefootfarmbyron.com/chi...

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp Neutral Oil
½ Yellow Onion, chopped
2 cloves Garlic, minced
2 Tbsp Curry Powder *see below
1 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar
1 cup Chicken Stock
2 Tbsp Light Soy Sauce
1 Tbsp Cornstarch, dissolved in 2 Tbsp water
½ tsp MSG (optional)
Kosher Salt, to taste
Black Pepper, to taste

Curry Powder Ingredients:
2 tablespoons ground turmeric
1½ tablespoons ground coriander
1½ tablespoons ground cumin
1½ teaspoons ground ginger
1½ teaspoons mustard powder
1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1½ teaspoons ground cardamom
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Toast whole spices. Grind to a powder.

Technique:
Heat the vegetable oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and minced garlic, and sauté until they become translucent.
Stir the curry powder, sugar, chicken stock, soy sauce, vinegar, a pinch of salt and black pepper into the pan.
In a separate bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in water to create a slurry. Slowly pour the slurry into the pan while stirring continuously to thicken the sauce. Simmer for an additional 5 minutes to allow the flavors to meld together. Taste and adjust seasoning. If the sauce is too thick add a dash more stock or water, if the sauce is too thin add a bit more cornstarch slurry.
Remove from heat and let the sauce cool slightly before serving.
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Prawn Toast

Mix of videos:
1    • Make Fried Shrimp Toast, A Crispy Hon...  
2    • The Best Prawn Toast (Shrimp Toast) R...  
3    • Gok Shows How To Make Delicious Sesam...  

Ingredients:
White Bread
Shrimp
Egg White
Sugar
Kosher Salt
White Pepper
Corn starch
Sesame Oil
Sesame Seeds
Neutral Oil, for frying

Smash shrimp with cleaver into a paste.
Add everything but bread and seeds to bowl and mix.
Spread shrimp onto bread, lay face down in sesame seeds. Fry at 350F until golden brown and crispy.
Trim edges to make uniform and presentable then cut on the diagonal. Plus the extra make for lil snacks.
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