Philippines Food Recipe?

Question

What is this recipe called: Chicken inside the kinda sweet Dough. Please, tell me what its called and if you know how to make it as well! Thanks!

Answer 1

Siopao - it's very labor itensive to make but you can buy them frozen at an oriental food market or fresh at a Filipino bakery.

SIOPAO RECIPE - Method #1

Ingredients:

6 cups flour

1 package active dry yeast

1 lb cubed pork loin or chicken thighs

1 cup white sugar

2 teaspoons cooking oil

1 cup lukewarm water

1/2 cup boiling water

6 hard-boiled eggs

2 green onions

4 teaspoons light soy sauce

4 teaspoons brown sugar

4 teaspoons oyster sauce

1 teaspoon cornstarch, dissolved in 2 t. water

2 cloves garlic

3 teaspoons salt

6 teaspoons baking powder

Procedures:

Mix flour, salt and baking powder in a medium bowl, set aside.

In another bowl dissolve yeast in lukewarm water then add 1 cup of the flour mixture.

Mix thoroughly.

Cover with a cloth and let rise 1 hour.

Meanwhile, dissolve the white sugar in the boiling water.

Stir well then let cool to lukewarm.

Pour into the yeast mixture, then add the rest of the prepared flour mixture.

Stir to blend well.

Grease a large bowl.

Turn dough out onto a floured board and knead for 3 minutes-you want your dough smooth, not sticky.

Place ball into bowl, turn once and cover with a damp cloth.

Let rise 2 hours or until doubled.

Meanwhile saute the garlic and onions in a small amount of oil in a wok.

Add meat and stir fry for 1 minute or until meat is no longer pink.

Add soy sauce, oyster sauce and brown sugar.

Pour in the dissolved cornstarch and stir fry quickly until meat is glazed well.

Remove from heat and let cool.

Punch down dough and knead on a floured board for 3 to 5 minutes.

Divide dough and roll each half into a 12×2 inch log.

Cut each into 12 pieces, making 24.

Roll each piece into a ball using your hands then rolling it flat into a 3 inch diameter circle.

Dust with flour if needed to prevent sticking.

Place 1 slice of egg into center of dough round, then 1 T. of filling with sauce.

Gather sides of round, pinch together and twist.

Place pinched side down on parchment paper and place in steamer.

Repeat until done.

Cover with a damp cloth and let rise for 1 hour.

Steam Siopao for 20 minutes.

You can freeze cooked Siopao, simply re-steam for 10 minutes.

SIOPAO RECIPE - Method #2

Ingredients :

3 c. All purpose flour

3 tsps, yeast

1 1/2 c. luke warm water

4 tbsp. Sugar

1/2 c. shortening ( crisco)

1 tsp. salt

Preparation:

Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water.

When dissolved, add sugar and 2-1/2 c. flour to make a soft sponge. Beat thoroughly

Set aside to rise until double in bulk. ( 20 - 30 minutes).

Add remaining flour and 1/4 cup shortening, and mix well. Knead until smooth

Divide dough into 24-36 pieces depending on desired size

Form into balls. Set aside

Filling:

1/2 k pork or chicken (cut into small pieces or coarsely ground) 1 c. onion (chopped)

1 clove Garlic (chopped finely)

3 tbsps. soy sauce

3 tbsp. Hoi sin sauce (can be fine at Oriental store)

3 tbsp. Sesame oil (or crisco is fine)

1/2 cup water

2 tbsp. sugar

1/2 tsp. ground pepper

6 hard boiled eggs (cut in slice or cubes)

1 tsp. MSG (if preferred)

Filling Preparation

Procedures:

Saute garlic, onion in a sesame oil (or Crisco)

Add pork or chicken

Cook till lightly brown

Add water, soy sauce, hoi sin sauce, sugar, ground pepper, (MSG), and corn starch (or corn flour)

Stir until sauce boils

Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 2 minutes

Remove pan from heat

Add hard boiled eggs

Let cool for 5 minutes

Filling the dough:

Take each ball of dough and roll out on floured surface.

Place one round of dough in palm of hand.

Put one table spoon of filling in center of siopao dough.

Press edges of dough together.

Take the 2 ends of bun, bring them up over the pinched edge and twist together firmly.

Cut 12 pieces of greaseproof paper (wax paper) Into 2 inches square.

Brush one side lightly with oil.

Place a bun upside down, so the smooth rounded side is uppermost, on each oiled piece of paper.

Steam siopao dough for 20 minutes.

Answer 2

Pizza with chicken

Answer 3

Chicken Empanada?

http://filipinorecipes.org/chicken-empan...

Answer 4

chicken adobo roll? chicken adobo in pan de sal? chicken bola-bola siopao?

Answer 5

Its simillar to making chinese or vietnamese pork buns..

Its the same dough, but different fillings.  

Answer 6

Yeah those are good thought they were "pork buns" also!