Wednesday, April 09, 2008

kuih pau and the clash

firstly, had to get this out of the way, before i forget. conversation heard between sarah and sarina.
actually sarah was singing to the clash's nyer song ' rock the casbah'.

sarah: mock the catbox, mock the catbox
sarina: no sarah, it's not mock the catbox...it's rock the catbox..rock the catbox

hahahahahahahhahahahahahha.....


this is the flour..i beli nengok gambar..ada gambar kuih pau jer , gerenti ni tepung pau..they also sell tepung chwee kueh tau..i bought it also but belum try buat :)

anyway, remember a while back i made this pau. it turned out okay but not great. the filling was delicious and i will share the recipe later, but the dough yang buat problem kan. it is because i didn't have baking ammonia and dunno where to get it lah. of course now i know , that i could get it online. not sure if walmart has it..need to look more carefully. anyway, i substituted here and there lah to come up with the baking ammonia nyer compound. the dough after kukus, tak segebu that i'd like it to be. anyway, online, i found out that the baking ammonia is not that expensive. for a few dollars i could get quite a bit..but get this..to ship it to me costs like $10..boleh..shipping cost is more than the price of that thing itself..so i am still debating about it. nak still look around for it in salina or just go ahead and order it. oh i just got off the phone at the bulk foods place and they sell baking ammonia..yeayyyy! this weekend kalau tak buat trip to pick sean nyer trike, we will go to this place which is near wichita and hutchinson. :)


ikut instructions on the packaging..lepas uli, kena let the dough rest for 30 minutes.

anyway, about a couple of mths ago, while doing grocery shopping, i came across this vietnamese pre-packaged flour..and guess what it is for..it is for making pau lahh..so i bought it and semalam baru i tried it out..guess what....so the lembut and the gebu..macam kat kedai nyer tau..no kidding. even sean said that it is better than my first attempt. anyway, dapat lah 18 medium sized paus and i kukus adalah 10 biji gitu..sean and 2 and i ate the rest..pendek kata badan i naik macam jueh pau tu jugak lah...hahahaha.


ni pulak, the sauce for the filling. the chicken, you bake or pan fry dulu..or kalau nak ikut style diorang, you kena panggang dulu using the char siew sauce. the sauce you can buy lah..but i main bedal jer the baked chicken. then lepas tu cut the chicken intu cubes and gaul with this sauce. yummss! i got the recipe from a dim sum cookbook.

i am still feeling a bit blue..i guess it has to be hormonal..but who knows. cam takder mood nak buat aper2 lah..niari i made paninis for sean and sarina and i also made mee siam goreng. maybe when this mth is over i will be okay..hopefully lah..insyallah.

and voila! the finished product..which is finished already. last one i makan this morning after nuking it for 30 secs :)




this is tomatillo...nampak macam tomato kan but not at all..rasa dia masam but i love adding it to guacamole and last night i made chilli verde..meaning green chilli...panas seh perut semalam malam bila nak tido..apa tak...it uses a lot of fresh green chillies..hahahahaha.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

tomatillo to kalau cecah ngan sambal kicap sedap tak?..taruk kat asam rebus pun sedap gaknyer..ehee...wa..buat kuey pau sey....i tak pernah cuba...asik main belik jer...nak tgk chwee kueh u nanti...i buat, tak selembut expected...ke mmg cam tu eh????anyways...good food good job u!!

Anonymous said...

A few weeks ago I found a recipe for char kwey... and i think also pau... if i find it again, i'll send u... diorang pun ada cakap pasal that baking ammonia powder... ammonia boleh makan ke? heheee Glad u found the distributor, kalau tak, memang $10 for postage for a small bottle of powder is too much.

Tomatillo tu looks cute! Nak jugak try some day... love masam2 :)

Love your new skin!! The greens is very mengancam!

Ok, hope u're feeling lots better now. *hugz*

Nora n.s. said...

kueh pau memang all time favourite... Wah! ini kes betul2 mengidam kan.. I can imagine, apa jer pun sanggup buat. :))
next time, u try pulak isi sambal tumis ikan bilis (Fried the pau)... Sedap!!
kat sini skrg yg instant pun dah banyak..spoilt for choice.. sbb tu da tak kosa nak bikin sendiri.

inti dia macam macam betol.

Nora n.s. said...

btw, jangan feel blue-blue lagik eh.. mari nyanyi lagu phil collins.. "When i am feeling blue..all i have to do.. is makan muruku.."
atau dengar lagu sudirman... *dah nak weekend ni...so just enjoyz*

Meraq Kayangan said...

Oh this bun flour I pun nampak kat Cambodian store but I tak beli sebab bila nampak tulisan/nama kat packing
dia berbelit2 macam tertutup selera gitu..hahaha. Ada instruction kat packet tu eh? Well kalau betul2 teringin nanti I beli lah jugak.
Rock the catbox??? with cat poop in it?

Anonymous said...

wah kak rosma,tu kak sri dah kasi suggestion taruk dalam asam rebus,apa lagi lain kali you experiement lah..anyways i dah naik serik dengan dia nya masam.i bought it once thinking that it will ripe,tunggu punya tunggu tak ripe ripe dah tu i masuk kan kari lah..and on top of the asam i use(fish curry)it made everything very sour...havent bought it since then but will let Dan know it can be added to guacamole..

Your pau fillings looks delish i can imagine biting into one,i love siew mai..you pernah buat tak?

bunkerangs said...

sri..i think you might like it..but texturally kan..i think lebih bagus kalau you cook the thing or cut it up into pieces and mix it with somthing else :) kuih pau tu sebab tekak teringin nak makan lah..hahha


sweets..ah ah..they use the ammonia in the skin..it is called ammonia bicarbonate..agaknyer kalau pakai sikit2 okay lah tu eh..hahah. i read that kalau nak buat cha kueh pun kena pakai baking ammonia..so we'll see when i do get it. i love tomatillos...very pretty fruit.. as for my mood swings..dah better a bit now thanx :)i think i prefer darker colour background lah..tak clash with other colours that i have here..hahahah *hugs back to you :) *

nora..biasalah kalau dah hidup merantau ni kan :) tulah..i ingat nak beli lagi the flour and nak try buat inti sambal or sardin or kacang. kat sini ada jual kacang merah so nak try my hand at making the smooth dark and sweet filling :) aiseh kalau dengar lagu sudirman habis lah...meleleh2 air mata oi..haha


kak za..i saw it sevral times but i tak pick up..then one day tekak dah betul2 nak makan kan..pick up jugak lah..hehe. and yes instructiond easy to follow :) catbox senantiasa ada poop..hahhaa


zee..i was thinking of that also..like belimbing buluh gitu kan..but texture dia is not like that lah..macam tomato albeit a bit firmer..kalau i think nak memasamkan lagi yes..mmg boleh taruk tomatillos...:) i nak try bila masak lemak lada padi..hehe. at first i thought it was tomato too..until i read up on it :) yes i pernah buat siu mai..wan ton and all that :) best makan pansa2 ..hehe

Acaii Jawe said...

kak ros, even akk macam baru try buat pau tu tapi mmg nampak menyelerakan sungguh,huhuhu...:) sy tak pernah taupun ada tepung buat pau tu,hihi..:) agaknye sbb sy tak rajin nak pi tengok kat pasaraya,hehehe..:)