It's not that scary. Brown outside, raw inside... that's how it works right? But really, that wasn't too bad. Always put the food in to the pan away from you so you don't splash boiling oil at yourself. I would get a thermometer to measure the temp so there's no guessing involved. But my mom always told me to stick a pair of chopsticks in to the oil and if fast bubbles came up then it was hot enough. Once you frying, let it get brown but don't let the bubbles stop coming out. Bubbles means water is boiling and that keeps most of the oil out of your food so it it isn't greasy. But if it tastes good, then you did a good job!
Also, my first job in the books at 14 was as a fry cook. Practice, practice, practice. I used a small set of tongs to grab a fish fry out of the fryer... And stuck my whole hand in, not thinking. You only mess up deep frying once. The burns teach you pretty quick. Also, try using the flat side of the knife and hit it with your fist gently to pound out meat if you don't have a meat mallet.
That's awesome your mom was there to help you out, and to supervise the frying situation. The end result looked amazing and crispy, and so glad to see that you and your mom both enjoyed so much! We will take one each please LOL!! Great video and lots of love to you and your family! 💖🌛🙏🏻
awwww your mum is so supportive!! the final product reminds me of so much of hot star!!!! damn girl well done! also.. i relate to your fear xD i tried to just shallow fry something once and i wanted to put a lid on the oil but i'd just rinsed the lid and didnt wipe it properly and the water droplets when into the pan and it was a crazy hissing of flying oil and water and i had to run away from the kitchen and could only come back once it'd all calmed down.
For your first time deep frying anything you did so good. The chicken looked like it turned out tasty. Your cooking just gets better and better! Your mom really wanted to taste it already😅 Love your videos they're always fun to watch💖
Yum! I’ve been obsessed with Taiwanese food lately. Today I literally meal prepped you tiao donuts, stewed pork belly for over rice, and brown sugar boba pearls lol!! Please make more recipe videos!
5:03 ! LOL!! Your mom so calm n chill and you so nervous ! It is so cute n funny at the same time ! Great job pounding and marinading and cooking it !! You did such an amazing job Chef Meimei !! = D I get so scared deep frying stuff too. That's why air fryer is my way to most cooking now . Love ya !. = D
Wow! You and your mom did an amazing job making this! It looks so crispy and delicious! I’ve always been scared of deep frying stuff... i’ve tried before and let’s just say it did not go too well 😆
Haha aw thank you! It feels good to be trying to cook because I rarely ever cooked before I started to cook for these videos 😊 So glad you’re enjoying them!
Hey Aly!! We love fried chicken. It's one of our guilty pleasures for sure! We remember seeing in one of your videos when you ate this in Taiwan! That's awesome you recreated it! It was great to see the step by step process of how you did the butterfly on the chicken, and the marinade you used looked really good. Chinese 5 Spice has such great flavor, and we have it in our spice cabinet as well!! Frying chicken is no joke, and definitely took Bears a good amount of time to feel confident with deep frying. It's very stressful and scary if the oil gets too hot, and starts slashing everyone, so you really have to temp check quite often to make sure it's maintaining proper heat at 350 for the cooking period!
The marinated is awesome, I feel I can use that for anything, like any meat I am using your own marinate recipe :) and we will be careful with the white pepper hahaha
I love your videos! You are such a bubbly and happy person that makes me bubbly and smily too ahah 😄 The chicken looks delicious! I must try it too Much love from Italy!
I think your knife skills are amazinnn ..!! I loved the seasoning over the big chunky taiwanese chicken/// loads of love from India here ...!! looking forward for your culinary adventures
At first I felt sorry for that chicken. But you did very well and the end result looked terrific. Your mom clearly is well experienced and knows her stuff. She always looks proud of you.
Hahaa omg love this video, I guess we enjoy watching someone’s reactiona frying something for the first time 🤣🤣 Always there is fear if that hot oil jumps out to your skin. That’s what we are still scared of whenever we fry something too 😄
Wow I’m gonna have to try this. Looks amazing and not too difficult! Yeah, deep frying is always mildly terrifying but usually really worth it for the good food haha
great job for first time making the dish my first time frying potatoes in a pot of oil was scary too you get used to it the more you do it can not wait for your next cooking adventurer love your videos
Man im abt to eat taiwanese chicken tomorrow 😅 making me too hungry man - if theres one fried thing that i look forward in taiwanese food its def their fried chicken
I was planning to cook it for our meal but I'm really sad coz I can't find 5spices in any store here in our place in Philippines. Huhuhu. I really miss jipai
Looks really good! Love fried chicken but I’m not good in touching raw chicken... it feels weird touching, maybe it is just me🤣 it looks very juicy indeed! 👍🏼
Another good job, well done for first time. May I suggest you tie your long hair back when cooking? Wouldn't want any accidents plus it'll be cooler for you as you stand over the hot stove.
Have you ever deep fried something before?? Is it scary to you or am I just weak 😂😂
It's not that scary. Brown outside, raw inside... that's how it works right?
But really, that wasn't too bad. Always put the food in to the pan away from you so you don't splash boiling oil at yourself. I would get a thermometer to measure the temp so there's no guessing involved. But my mom always told me to stick a pair of chopsticks in to the oil and if fast bubbles came up then it was hot enough. Once you frying, let it get brown but don't let the bubbles stop coming out. Bubbles means water is boiling and that keeps most of the oil out of your food so it it isn't greasy.
But if it tastes good, then you did a good job!
Try air frying :D.
First time was scary. Lot of tiny burns here and there. Now I’m pretty good at it. Just be careful and never add water to oil!!
How did I miss this video! F-ing RUclips!!! Grrrrrr
Also, my first job in the books at 14 was as a fry cook. Practice, practice, practice. I used a small set of tongs to grab a fish fry out of the fryer... And stuck my whole hand in, not thinking. You only mess up deep frying once. The burns teach you pretty quick. Also, try using the flat side of the knife and hit it with your fist gently to pound out meat if you don't have a meat mallet.
“Stop talking, let me try it!” 😂😂 Your mom is always hilarious
Your mom literally is the coolest mom on earth 🌍
That's awesome your mom was there to help you out, and to supervise the frying situation. The end result looked amazing and crispy, and so glad to see that you and your mom both enjoyed so much! We will take one each please LOL!! Great video and lots of love to you and your family! 💖🌛🙏🏻
Your mom is so freaking supportive of you, I love her!
Hearing the crunch when you guys are chewing the fried chicken sounds so good
Your mom is so calm and reassuring!
awwww your mum is so supportive!!
the final product reminds me of so much of hot star!!!! damn girl well done!
also.. i relate to your fear xD i tried to just shallow fry something once and i wanted to put a lid on the oil but i'd just rinsed the lid and didnt wipe it properly and the water droplets when into the pan and it was a crazy hissing of flying oil and water and i had to run away from the kitchen and could only come back once it'd all calmed down.
For your first time deep frying anything you did so good. The chicken looked like it turned out tasty. Your cooking just gets better and better! Your mom really wanted to taste it already😅 Love your videos they're always fun to watch💖
Haha aw thanks girl!! It’s been fun sharing my cooking struggles on this channel 😂❤️
I really shouldn’t watch your videos just before bedtime. Now I’m hungry! Looks so good!
Honestly, your mom is the best! Shes so sweet! Really enjoy your channel 😄
That paper wrap on it definitely makes it Taiwanese street food worthy! Your mom is so impressed, great job there Alyssa! It looks really good!
your facial expressions had me weak LOL i was laughing the whole time you were frying the chicken, so cute when your mom was helping too
Yum! I’ve been obsessed with Taiwanese food lately. Today I literally meal prepped you tiao donuts, stewed pork belly for over rice, and brown sugar boba pearls lol!!
Please make more recipe videos!
*yes fried chicken please big star is massive and I yet haven't tried it!!!omg drooling*
Omg you gotta try it in taiwan!! So cheap and so good. Although they do have other locations around the world but I think it’s more expensive haha
Just from the title...just a word "EXCITED"!! hahaha yes! miss Taiwan and the Street foods! :)
"hey! stop talking! let me try it!" 😂😂😂
Haha just like the hot star fried chicken - now you gotta name this meimei hotstar or something haha
You’re mom really carried the show 😭 she is cute!!
Your mother is the cutest, she says "don't worry about it" hahaha
5 spice is very important and then the soy sauce Great marinate! Classic and simple!!!
Haha yeah! Just figured I’d use whatever I had in my kitchen :)
Mom is the best cheerleader! we need her in our life!!! Can we borrow her pleeeeeease???
That five spice really adds such a great flavor to it
1:10 -1:15 is a whole mood/theme song of my life. love the vid tho :)
LOL too real 😂
5:03 ! LOL!! Your mom so calm n chill and you so nervous ! It is so cute n funny at the same time ! Great job pounding and marinading and cooking it !! You did such an amazing job Chef Meimei !! = D I get so scared deep frying stuff too. That's why air fryer is my way to most cooking now . Love ya !. = D
Wow! You and your mom did an amazing job making this! It looks so crispy and delicious! I’ve always been scared of deep frying stuff... i’ve tried before and let’s just say it did not go too well 😆
Dang girl your becoming a chef. Awesome video. Wish I could eat that right now. Stay awesome and keep up the great videos. 👍🤗
Haha aw thank you! It feels good to be trying to cook because I rarely ever cooked before I started to cook for these videos 😊 So glad you’re enjoying them!
This episode brings me back to Taiwan when I first landed and the first thing I ate was Taiwanese XXL Fried Chicken! Thanks Alyssa!
Hey Aly!! We love fried chicken. It's one of our guilty pleasures for sure! We remember seeing in one of your videos when you ate this in Taiwan! That's awesome you recreated it! It was great to see the step by step process of how you did the butterfly on the chicken, and the marinade you used looked really good. Chinese 5 Spice has such great flavor, and we have it in our spice cabinet as well!! Frying chicken is no joke, and definitely took Bears a good amount of time to feel confident with deep frying. It's very stressful and scary if the oil gets too hot, and starts slashing everyone, so you really have to temp check quite often to make sure it's maintaining proper heat at 350 for the cooking period!
It turned out pretty great Alyssa!
Great job, you just unlocked the deep fried cooking skill badge 😉 👍🏻
The marinated is awesome, I feel I can use that for anything, like any meat
I am using your own marinate recipe :) and we will be careful with the white pepper hahaha
That asmr though..
Mom is the cutest 🥰
This is the first vid of yours I came across, how come I love your mom already haha.
I love your videos! You are such a bubbly and happy person that makes me bubbly and smily too ahah 😄 The chicken looks delicious! I must try it too
Much love from Italy!
Oh snap that fried color of the chicken looks really tasty! Love how you wrap the chicken like the streets style!! So good looking!!
Hahah thank you!!! I wanted to try to make it as authentic as possible 😂
Looks SOOOO GOOD!!
Haha aw thanks so much Karen!!! ❤️❤️
The amount of screaming and confusion in this video is perfect I love it
LOL I was too scared 😂
Dont want to burn the house down! Next scene! Hear then splash of oil 😅😅, Mom!!! To the rescue haha 😂
I think your knife skills are amazinnn ..!! I loved the seasoning over the big chunky taiwanese chicken/// loads of love from India here ...!! looking forward for your culinary adventures
You did great!! New subscriber here!! Your mom is so adorable ❤️ Need to try and make this soon!
Wow. Biting sounds are just perfect ASMR 👍
let us try! haha, Mom's approval is a great sign :)
That ASMR sizzle!
This looks amazing!!! Definitely going to make it this week :)
Hehe thanks Tania!! 💕💕 Yay hope yours turns out great 😋
We miss Taiwan too!
It looks so good! I'm now craving for chicken but it's still 3 am ugh!
You did pretty good!! looks good to me
Haha aw thanks Carmen!! 💕💕
I love this video You did a Great Job ❤. Definitely Delicious Chicken ✅😀
Yesss Taiwanese fried chicken!
Loving the large taiwanese fried chicken! It looks so delicious !!!!!!
I miss the real thing in Taiwan so much!!
At first I felt sorry for that chicken. But you did very well and the end result looked terrific. Your mom clearly is well experienced and knows her stuff. She always looks proud of you.
Good job! I miss it very much that taiwan's fried chicken we enjoyed eating after our work in Taiwan as OFW fr. Philppines.❤️👍
Mmm! That marinated chicken looks good! Gotta experiment with the ingredients to your liking and the flour dipping! 🙂
I like these DIY cookings.. ube pancakes, omurice, and now Taiwanese fried chicken! 🙂
you are hilarious... oh my god from the beginning, it was hilarious hahaha
the holes hahaha
Did you use bread crumbs? Looks really good. Thank you so much for this. Using a meat tenderizer would've made them so tender and easy to eat I think.
I miss Taiwan too! Nice job on the food :)
Hopefully we’ll be able to travel safely soon! Thanks so much ❤️❤️
Hahaa omg love this video, I guess we enjoy watching someone’s reactiona frying something for the first time 🤣🤣
Always there is fear if that hot oil jumps out to your skin. That’s what we are still scared of whenever we fry something too 😄
Wow I’m gonna have to try this. Looks amazing and not too difficult! Yeah, deep frying is always mildly terrifying but usually really worth it for the good food haha
Yes do it!!! The scariest part is deep frying, otherwise definitely doable 😊
great job for first time making the dish my first time frying potatoes in a pot of oil was scary too you get used to it the more you do it can not wait for your next cooking adventurer love your videos
Haha glad to know I’m not they only one! Thanks so much for watching ❤️❤️
Thank you
Lol when you were frying the chicken and needed mama 🤣🤣 I would do that too. That chicken looks wonderful, so crispy 🥰
LOL I definitely needed supervision 😂❤️
I love this chicken the fried chicken yummy. Sending
my full support here see you and keep safe.
Man im abt to eat taiwanese chicken tomorrow 😅 making me too hungry man - if theres one fried thing that i look forward in taiwanese food its def their fried chicken
You should try Shihlin’s XXL chicken!!! So good🥺😩💕
Ah yes I’ve been there many many years ago!! But I need to go back 😋
*I cant wait to go to taiwan for this chicken cutlet*
Yesss do u know when ur going?!?
I think your mom was ready to try that chicken from the moment you took it out of the pan hahaha
"I probably should have mom to supervise me" hahahaha
Omg I never deep fry anything before too!! "This girl needs help" 😂
sooooo crunchy hahaha
Wow went golden brown in second :0 woah 😳 super hot, The heat was too high? 😂 not conviced lol
love fried chicken
damn, now you made me crave some fried chicken! 🤤🤤
Meimei: beat them thoroughly
Me: ahh this sounds sooo wrong 😂😂
I was planning to cook it for our meal but I'm really sad coz I can't find 5spices in any store here in our place in Philippines. Huhuhu. I really miss jipai
I have never deep fried anything in my life either! well you have now lol..... I need to fly over to Taiwan to get that $2 chicken 😋
Much focus 😂😂 I've never deep fried before either but I was hit by that oil when my mom used to cook haha!
Looks really good! Love fried chicken but I’m not good in touching raw chicken... it feels weird touching, maybe it is just me🤣 it looks very juicy indeed! 👍🏼
The hole on the chicken doesn't look right for sure 😂 but hey, no waste! gonna fry them still ;)
Half freeze the chicken before cutting. Way easier.
Make sure to get the oil to 350°F at least to deep fry. Looks like it's hot enough!!
LOL I think it was too hot 😂
Very juicy! - check.. The size of your head - check... mom approved again! Congrats on another fine kitchen masterpiece! 😋👍
that looks soo good and the color yess soo nice! Hot Star watch out! :)
hope this is not the last time you deep fry. it wasn't that bad in the end, right?
This was me the first time I made empanadas 😅
Uh ohh,mom wants some too.lol
Do anyone already tried this one? same taste like taiwan chi pay? 😊
There’s something called the air fryer, I feel like that will be easier😅
I love Taiwanese fried chicken! Only a few spots in Toronto to grab it. At 1:17 oh god... that reminds me of... yikes
New subscriber here..
i only deep fry Vietnamese egg rolls at home
Hahah omg yummmm
Whats with the criispy sound😂😂😂
MouseRat rules.
Hahaha I’m glad someone noticed!! 😁
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Another good job, well done for first time. May I suggest you tie your long hair back when cooking? Wouldn't want any accidents plus it'll be cooler for you as you stand over the hot stove.
Plz give me One.
Haha but you can get the real thing in Taiwan!
Wtf