OT - Keema Bao

caliking

I’ve had bao (steamed Chinese buns) on the brain for a couple of days now. Plenty of places to get different kinds of bao in these parts, but I felt like making my own... with a slight twist. 

Started by making keema (minced goat/chix/beef... whatever strikes your fancy). Made the bao dough and filled with said keema. The dough calls for some cornstarch, which makes the dough silky and elastic. 

Steamed in a bamboo steamer on the stove. 

Will have one for lunch shortly. The quality control sample tasted pretty good

JohnInCarolina

< drools in office >

SciAggie

 My friend, I generally pull a dictionary off the shelf before I begin reading one of your posts. It's always worth the effort though. I generally learn something and get hungry at the same time.
Edit:
The food looks delicious.

northGAcock

Is there anything you can't make? 

fishlessman

MAN DOES THAT LOOK GOOD

kl8ton

Nice!  What's with the lighting?  Food photography studio?  

Really good looking stuff right there. 

caliking

northGAcock said:

Is there anything you can't make? 

Thanks for the compliment. 

caliking

fishlessman said:

MAN DOES THAT LOOK GOOD

Basically like a meat pie, and the filling to dough ratio worked out well. I made some with  boiled egg, cheese, and five spice powder for quick breakfast during the week. 

theyolksonyou

northGAcock said:

Is there anything you can't make? 

I’d say that’s a resounding no

caliking

kl8ton said:

Nice!  What's with the lighting?  Food photography studio?  

Really good looking stuff right there. 

Thanks! 

No studio, just dim kitchen lighting since I do a lot of cooking/baking at night after the fam is asleep. And some post production tinkering with the iPhone photo app. 

johnmitchell

Fantastic as always.. Love your posts.

ColbyLang

Had a brisket bao the other night at a sushi joint here in town. Absolutely delicious. Yours looks amazing!!

20stone

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude!

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuudddddddeeeeeeeeeeee!

I love that cook

MattBTI

Like a steamed bierock. Interesting. Looks fantastic!

caliking

ColbyLang said:

Had a brisket bao the other night at a sushi joint here in town. Absolutely delicious. Yours looks amazing!!

What did you think of it? I've made pulled pork bao before,  sort of a riff on char siu bao. 

caliking

MattBTI said:

Like a steamed bierock. Interesting. Looks fantastic!

Had to look up bierock, but it looks like something I'd like! They seem to be similar. 

Mattman3969

is this Keema you speak of sone kinda of backwoods  juju ?    

Nice cook man!

johnnyp

Killer, Ashish

Canugghead

Chinese samosas!  We've also used same filling, wrapped in mashed tater, bread crumbed and deep fried.

SaltySam

And you KNOW I love this.  

caliking

Canugghead said:

Chinese samosas!  We've also used same filling, wrapped in mashed tater, bread crumbed and deep fried.

Ooooohhh... I like the sound of those

These were not as good as Poddar Court at dawn, but they will have to do. 

caliking

Mattman3969 said:

is this Keema you speak of sone kinda of backwoods  juju ?    

Nice cook man!

Not at all It's in regular rotation here. My mom made it regularly. The recipe is in my head, but I can jot it down if you like. It's pretty simple to make. 

SciAggie

Keema, bierock, samosas, Poddar Court. C’mon y’all, include a lexicon or something, lol....
All I know is if Ashish is making it then it will be tasty. 

theyolksonyou

SciAggie said:

Keema, bierock, samosas, Poddar Court. C’mon y’all, include a lexicon or something, lol....
All I know is if Ashish is making it then it will be tasty. 

I need a whatever to redneck dictionary to keep up with this thread.  

milesvdustin

We have a local indian place that usually has beef keema available. It's my favorite! 

Mattman3969

caliking said:

Mattman3969 said:

is this Keema you speak of sone kinda of backwoods  juju ?    

Nice cook man!

Not at all It's in regular rotation here. My mom made it regularly. The recipe is in my head, but I can jot it down if you like. It's pretty simple to make. 

That would be awesome!   Many thanks 

lkapigian

Just Awesome @caliking

caliking

milesvdustin said:

We have a local indian place that usually has beef keema available. It's my favorite! 

Goat Keema is my favorite, but any minced meat works... chix, turkey , pork, veal, beef. 

caliking

Mattman3969 said:

caliking said:

Mattman3969 said:

is this Keema you speak of sone kinda of backwoods  juju ?    

Nice cook man!

Not at all It's in regular rotation here. My mom made it regularly. The recipe is in my head, but I can jot it down if you like. It's pretty simple to make. 

That would be awesome!   Many thanks 

Give me a bit to work on it, and I’ll post it here. 

caliking

SciAggie said:

Keema, bierock, samosas, Poddar Court. C’mon y’all, include a lexicon or something, lol....
All I know is if Ashish is making it then it will be tasty. 

My bad. @canugghead was likely the only one to get the Poddar Court reference. 

Chinese folks have settled in Kolkata (India) since the 18th century or earlier. One area in the city with a significant Chinese community is around a place called Poddar Court. When I was growing up in Kolkata, my sisters would take me there for the early morning street market,  for dim sum and all kinds of goodies. You had to get there early, because the street market practically vanished by 8am. Delicious, fresh food. Took caliqueen there when I was courting her as well. I have many fond memories of that place. 

nolaegghead

Nice.  Making buns is certainly in your proverbial wheel house. 

I got the dim sum wild hair earlier this year and did some research and bought a boat load of various flours.   This motivates me.