Chinese Dumplings & Baozi

Anthony and I watched a couple of YouTube videos last night on making dumplings because I wanted to find a good recipe for them. Here are the awesome videos we saw: video 1, and video 2. I reviewed the videos this morning before running to the store for a few items. I also checked out a similar recipe here.

When I returned from the store I set to work making my dumplings. I had leftover filling so I made baozi as well.

Dumplings Dough:

All-Purpose Flour

Hot Water

Filling:

Ground Beef

Green Bell Pepper

Sweet Onion

Garlic Cloves

Soy Sauce

Balsamic Vinegar

Vegetable Oil

Ground Ginger

Table Salt

Romaine Lettuce

Dipping Sauce:

Soy Sauce

Vegetable Oil

Garlic Cloves

Baozi Dough:

Self-Rising Flour

Hot Water

I sprayed the buns with oil so they wouldn't stick to the steamer.

I cut up a pineapple while the first batch was cooking.

Yum!

For breakfast in the morning . . .

Sandwich, Knot, and Bar

Today I sent along a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, a garlic knot, and a chocolate chip protein bar for Anthony's lunch and snack pack. We have lots of breads and bagels in the freezer since I loaded up on groceries a couple weeks ago just in case I had the baby early. I just pulled a couple slices of bread from the freezer, stuck them in the toaster, then they were sandwich ready. Creamy peanut butter and red plum jelly completed Anthony's sandwich. I wasn't very hungry so I just had an apple with peanut butter for my lunch.

Italian

Tonight we had our neighbors over for dinner. I decided to make Italian. On the menu was Anthony's favorite, garlic knots! Also on the menu was Luigi Vitelli's Penne Rigate, my own special meat sauce with Reggano's Mushroom Pasta Sauce  as a base, and steamed vegetables. Can I just say, I love Italian food! Dinner was tremendous!

Shari's Meat Sauce

1 lb. Ground Beef

1/2 Sweet Onion

4 Garlic Cloves

Soy Sauce

Reggano Mushroom Pasta Sauce

Unfortunately, I'm not giving out my garlic knots recipe.

Easy Corn & Beans Fajitas

This afternoon I made a meal in minutes! All you need is:

Tortillas

Corn

Beans

Minced Garlic

Cumin

Red Pepper Flakes

Salt & Pepper

Yogurt

Salsa

Anthony's Favorite Chinese Food- Baozi!!!

Tonight was my second attempt at Baozi. They turned out amazing thanks to a YouTube video that Anthony and I watched last night on how to prepare them. It is called "China Cooks! Baozi by Tang Hua." You should check it out here.

I substituted a few ingredients here and there from the YouTube video. These are the ingredients I ended up using:

2 Cups Self-rising Flour

Water

1 lb. Ground Beef

1/2 Sweet Onion

1 Head Romaine Lettuce

Vegetable Oil

Balsamic Vinegar

Soy Sauce

Ground Ginger

Salt

I steamed the Baozi for 25 minutes.

Second Batch

Eating the first batch!

Waiting for the second batch.

Very tasty with vinegar.

Mexican Fiesta Stew

I asked Anthony what he wanted for lunch. He said Baozi. I have to thaw some meat for those though so we are going to have them for dinner instead. I looked through the cupboards and pulled a can of black beans with jalapenos, a can of diced tomatoes, and some pasta shells. I dumped the can of tomatoes with the juice in a pot, added pasta, water, oil, and salt, put it on the stove, and turned the front burner on high. After it came to a boil I added the beans, leftover garlic & onion tomato sauce from pizza making last night, and cumin. I cooked my stew until the shells were done, emptying the dishwasher, and loading it all the while. I added yogurt and black pepper to my personal bowl of soup, yum yum, while Anthony added yogurt and tortilla chips to his.