One of the frustrating parts of being an adult is learning that your mother was right: You do, in fact, have food at home. If you're craving takeout at an inconvenient time, it's easy to get caught up in resenting the stuff you have in your fridge. When visions of dance in your head, the sight of some chopped up chicken pieces under wan refrigerator lighting can feel like cruel mockery from the Grocery Gods who guided your hand when you went shopping a few days ago.
But worry not! Although you'll need quite a well-stocked pantry in order to exactly approximate the shiny, tangy bites of perfection that your Chinese place offers, you can — that you may already have in your kitchen. It's a simple, tasty sauce, and it'll be ready before your delivery driver can even put some shoes on. Three ingredients is all it takes The first and most prominent of these three ingredients, as you can imagine, is the and is tasty enough to make Paddington Bear proud.
It's the ingredient that adds that precise mixture of sweetness and tang that any good orange chicken delivers. The barbecue sauce comes next, adding more sweetness and a little smokiness that will be more than welcome in your dish. Then, of course, there's soy sauce — because no succulent Chinese meal would be complete without it.
Start with one cup each of marmalade and barbecue sauce and add 2 or 3 tablespoons of soy sauce depending on how much umami flavor you prefer. After that, all you have to do is stir to combine, put the.
