MAKE YOUR OWN PANDA EXPRESS TAKEOUT

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Tofu is lower in calories and suitable for vegetarians; chicken thighs are more affordable than breasts.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener; brown sugar is often cheaper and adds a different flavor.

Trim the fat off chicken thighs and cube them up.

Make the marinade with egg white, pepper, corn starch, and salt. Let it sit for about 30 minutes.

Prepare the sauce with a one-to-one ratio of hoisin sauce, soy sauce, and gochujang chili paste.

Cut zucchini, red bell pepper, and onion into medium-sized pieces for even cooking.

Heat up a skillet, add oil, and sauté the veggies with salt and pepper until translucent.

Add the cubed chicken to the skillet and cook thoroughly, noting that the vegetables will continue to cook with the chicken.

Prepare the orange chicken sauce with minced ginger, minced garlic, soy sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, chili flakes, and chicken stock. Mix well.

Make the batter for the orange chicken using flour, corn starch, and club soda, adding salt and pepper.

Fry the chicken by floating it in the oil to prevent sticking. Remove any crumbs to avoid burning.

Heat a pan for the sauce, adding garlic and ginger, and cook until it caramelizes and becomes bubbly.

Prepare honey walnut shrimp by whipping egg whites, adding cornstarch, and then mixing in the shrimp before frying.

Toast walnuts under the broiler for a couple of minutes, then melt sugar and toss the walnuts in it.

Make the walnut sauce with Cupi Japanese mayo, honey, and condensed milk, and toss with the walnuts.

For fried rice, dice carrots and onions, scramble one egg in oil, then add the diced carrots and onions and cook for a minute.

Add garlic and ginger to the fried rice, then incorporate cooked rice and soy sauce, adjusting to taste.

Add frozen peas and scrambled eggs back into the fried rice, seasoning with salt and pepper.

For chow mein, sauté noodles in oil until translucent, then add a mixture of soy sauce, hoisin, and chicken stock.

Prepare wontons by cutting up jalapeno (optional) and mixing with other ingredients.

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