Won Ton Wrappers
Won Ton Wrappers
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tps salt
1 egg
2 Tbspwater
Mix well & knead on a floured board
Cover & let st& for 15 min
Roll as thin as paper
Cut into 3-inch squares
Steamed Beijing Cake
Steamed Beijing Cake
Source: Chef Jim Coleman
4 large eggs
1/3 cup cold water
1/2 tps vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 tps ground cinnamon
1/2 tps baking powder
1/4 cup granulated sugar
Separate the yolks from the whites
Beat the whites until stiff
Beat the yolks with water & vanilla extract
Blend the flour, baking powder & cinnamon
Add sugar & sift
Spray the bottom & sides of an 8-inch round cake pan with nonstick spray
In a large saucepot with a rack, heat 2 quarts of water until it comes to a boil
Mix the flour mixture into the egg yolk mixture
Fold in the beaten egg whites into the batter
Pour into the cake pan
Place the pan on the rack in the saucepot over the boiling water
Cover & steam for 25 min or until a thin knife comes out clean
Remove the pan & place a plate over the pan & flip to remove the cake
Serve warm
Hoisin Sauce
Hoisin Sauce
Source: AP Recipes, Dee Wang, wh advised using the first ingredient in each item where there is more than one listed o a line
Yield: 1 serving
4 Tbspsoy sauce, (usual/dark/light)
2 Tbsppeanut butter/black bean paste
1 tablespoon honey/molasses/white or dark sugar
2 tpss white vinegar
1/8 tps garlic powder
2 tpss sesame seed oil
20 drops Chinese-style hot sauce, habanero, jalapeno
1/8 tps pepper
EXPERIMENT! Now you have control of the taste
Lighter for chicken & pork, stronger for beef & game
Sweeter for Dim Sum
The commercial recipe is presumably the black bean paste
I presume they are the same as Mexican/Spanish black beans
Different types of soy, molasses, some of the oil being hot pepper oil, other styles of pepper sauce
All kinds of variations
However, with light soy & honey, the taste of peanut dominates
Simply mix together
At first it does not appear like it will mix but keep at it just a bit longer & you have Hoisin
Letting it rest does not appear to improve the taste