Originally Posted By mousermerf Joy of Tea is relatively newish, while Good Fortune Gifts is super-new.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer It's not on the map, and I have not been since it opened, so I dunno. lol
Originally Posted By leobloom >> Nothing better than a baked bun. << << A fried bun. >> Buns of steel?
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Maybe I'll try one. I have been looking for good Chinese food in Florida for decades now ... still looking.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Maybe I'll try one. I have been looking for good Chinese food in Florida for decades now ... still looking.<<< Dragon Gate. Near Lime/Fudruckers/Tavern/DoomandGloomLand.
Originally Posted By MPierce "A fried bun." >> Where do you get such a thing? << In your own house if you care to try. 2 cups hot water 1 1/2 tbsp active dry yeast 1 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp salt 3 cups bread flour (or unbleached all-purpose flour) 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour Place the hot water in a large mixing bowl and sprinkle the sugar and yeast over the top. Mix to dissolve and let stand 10 minutes until foamy. Add the salt and 2 cups of the bread flour and mix hard with a whisk until smooth. Add the remaining bread flour and the all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until a shaggy dough that just clears the side of the bowl is formed. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and no longer sticky. Add flour as needed to prevent sticking. Place dough in a deep greased container, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise at cool room temperature for about 2 hours. You can also let the dough rise in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours; it’s best to let the dough return to room temperature before working with it. Makes ~ 60 buns or 100 dumplings ~ 2 lbs ground pork the bottom half of a small Napa cabbage, finely chopped a 4″ diameter bunch of Chinese chives, finely chopped 2 large cloves garlic, minced 2 tbsp fresh ginger, minced 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 tbsp sesame oil Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Once the dough has risen, turn it out onto a well-floured surface and knead a few times until smooth. Form the dough into a flat ball, pinch a hole in the center, and stretch the dough into a uniform loop. Continue stretching until the dough rope is about 1 1/2 inches in thickness. Cut the dough into pieces about 1 inch long, dust with flour, and cover with a damp paper towel. To make a wrapper, lightly flatten a piece of dough with your palm. Roll the piece of dough out into a thin, even round using a rolling pin. Place the wrapper flat in your palm and add about a heaping tbsp full of filling in the center. Pinch the edges up into folds towards the center while turning the bun in your hand until all the edges have been pinched up. Make sure the top is sealed, and you’ve got a pork bun! Coat the bottom of a large skillet or wok with a tight fitting lid with a liberal amount of vegetable oil (1-2 tbsp) and heat at medium-high. Place wrapped pork buns in the wok in a single layer making sure that they don’t touch. Fry about 2 minutes or until the bottoms are light golden brown. Add about 3/4 cup of cool water, cover, and cook over medium heat until the water has boiled off almost completely, ~ 6-8 minutes. Remove when the bottoms are dark golden brown – cook a little longer if necessary – but be careful not to burn them. Eat while hot and serve with a dipping sauce (see below) if desired. All-purpose dipping sauce (for dumplings, pork buns, etc) Combine soy sauce, vinegar, and a spicy black bean chili mixture (available at Asian food stores) in about a 4:2:1 ratio. Adjust flavor to taste. Feel free to add sesame oil or ginger if desired. Either that are start calling Chinese restaurants in your area, and ask them if they serce pan fried pork buns.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper << I have been looking for good Chinese food in Florida for decades now ... still looking.>> There is none in Florida. Hell, there's none in the South.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss As a Chinese guy, I'm skeptical of any Chinese restaurant that only serves American Chinese food. Not that American Chinese food can't be tasty...I enjoy those dishes too...but IMO if a restaurant doesn't have a second "secret" menu, it's not a real Chinese restaurant.
