Basic Sweet Chinese Dough

You can use this to create traditional chinese bakery buns at home. I got this from Jo’s Deli Bakery, with some revisions of my own 🙂

Won Ton Appetizers

These are so cute! Be careful- don’t let these dry out while you’re finishing them off, or they’ll become sticky. Keep a damp teatowel over them. They’re very healthy too. The amount of wrappers needed is just an approximation. I’ve given two sauces, choose whichever you like. The first one is a traditional one, the second one isn’t. Also, if you feel the chives are a bit fiddly, place on a tray and bake these at 170 degrees C for 10 minutes for a healthy alternative to deep frying.

Crab “soup Dumplings” (Dim Sum)

Not soup with dumplings in it, but dumplings with soup in them. This is a famous kind of steamed dumpling for dim sum. You bite a little hole in the dumpling, then carefully sip the scalding hot broth out of it, then dip the rest of the dumpling in a dip and eat. It’s amazing how they get it inside-out like that. I have just learned, from a cookbook called “Dim Sum and Other Chinese Street Food” by Mai Leung, that the secret is to gel some broth with agar-agar and seal the solid broth inside the dumplings. When the dumplings are heated, the broth liquifies again, so you get dumplings full of soup. I haven’t tried this recipe yet, but I don’t usually make my own dim sum, so I thought I’d go ahead and post it for those who do. She says you can only make these a few hours in advance, and if you do, you should refrigerate them before steaming.

Chinese Sweet Sausage Omelet

This is a cheap and delicious dish my Mom use to make for breakfast. In my house it’s for any time of the day. I also make it without the sausage when I don’t have any on hand.

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