I grew up here in San Francisco on those barbeque pork buns. They had already become a grab and go option in Chinatown and on Clement Street, and most of my students are familiar with them too. It turns out that making the dough is pretty easy, once you have experimented a little with yeasted breads. The night before we planned to roll and fill the dumplings I suddenly realized we needed 3/4 inch rolling pins, having only one I had found for rolling small amounts of pasta. It was late in the evening, no way to get to an open hardware store. So I looked in the storage closet and found a welcome volunteer:
The carpenter side of my husband was very proud.
The next day went well, as we rolled and steamed the buns (filled with a mushroom/tofu/ginger filling). They rounded out our “Pacific Rim” meal:
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| Chicken Adobo over Rice, Sauteed Choy with Peppers, Steamed Vegetarian Bao, Individual Egg Custards |
More soon, as we get into the fourth quarter there are several projects ahead beyond our classroom cooking that will be fun to share!
