Ambush Dinner Dim Sum and Vegetable Stir-fry
Frozen roll dough, thaw aprox 24 rolls
3 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced very thin
1 Tbl oil
1 Tbl dry minced onion
1 tsp minced garlic
¼ tsp cayenne, or to taste
½ tsp pepper
1 tsp dried minced orange peel
2 Tbl soy sauce
¼ cup date syrup, substitute with honey, sugar or brown sugar
Thickening sauce:
1/3 cup date syrup, substitute with honey, sugar or brown sugar, to taste
Juice from canned apricots
2-3 Tbl soy sauce, to taste
2-3 tsp rice vinegar, to taste
Dash cayenne
2 Tbls cornstarch
1 ( 6 oz) can apricots, juice reserved for thickening sauce, apricots thinly sliced for vegetable stir fry recipe below.
We defrosted the frozen roll dough in the microwave on defrost for two sessions of aprox 45 seconds. It worked fine for this recipe! Set thawed dough aside and prepare filling.
Heat oil in large skillet; add chicken, onion, garlic, cayenne, pepper, orange peel, soy and date syrup, and stir fry until cooked through.
Combine thickening sauce ingredients; pour 1/3 of the sauce over chicken and heat until sauce thickens and coats chicken pieces. Remove from heat and let cool.
Once meat is cooled enough to handle; take a roll of dough and form about a 4-inch circle. Place 2 Tbl of meat filling into round. Pull edges up and around filling, twist to seal. Place on greased baking sheet. Let rest a few minutes, while making the others.
Bake at 350 degrees about 15-20 minutes or until golden.
Ambush Dinner Vegetable Stir-fry
1 Tbl oil
6 carrots, peeled and diced
1 bunch celery, diced
1 Tbl dried minced onion
1 tsp minced garlic
1 green pepper, diced
2 large stocks broccoli, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Thickening sauce, recipe above
Sliced apricots
½ – ¾ cup roasted peanuts.
Heat oil in large skillet or wok. Add carrots, celery, onion and garlic; stir fry 2- 3 minutes. Add green pepper and broccoli; stir fry a few minutes more. Season with salt and pepper. Pour remaining thickening sauce over vegetables and cook until sauce thickens and coats the vegetables. Add apricots and peanuts and serve.
Original Dim Sum (Pork Filled Rolls) – Bread Dough
Makes aprox 24 large rolls
2 pkg active dry yeast
2 cups warm water
4 Tbl oil
2 tsp salt
6 ½ cups all purpose flour
Dissolve yeast in water; add sugar, oil and salt. Let stand 10 minutes. Add flour and mix. Knead dough 8-10 minutes until smooth and elastic. Place in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise about 1 hour.
Pork Filling
1 lb ground pork
1 onion, chopped
1 Tbl minced garlic
1 Tbl mince gingerroot
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup soy sauce
1 Tbl cooking sherry
In a separate bowl, combine thickening sauce ingredients:
2 Tbl soy sauce
1 Tbl cornstarch
2 tsp rice vinegar
Heat wok; add pork and onion and all seasonings. Cook until meat is done.
Combine thickening sauce ingredients in a separate bowl and pour over meat mixture, stirring as it thickens to prevent burning. When sauce has thickened, remove wok from heat and allow meat to cool.
Putting Rolls Together:
Take small portions of dough and form about a 4-inch circle. Place 2 Tbl of meat filling into round. Pull edges up and around filling, twist to seal. Place each bun, sealed side down, on a 2-inch square of foil. Let rise, while making the others. (Let rest aprox 20 minutes)
Set steamer over boiling water in wok. Cover and steam 12-15 minutes. If you prefer to bake, place on greased baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees about 15-20 minutes or until golden.
Dim Sum maybe frozen up to 4 weeks. To reheat, steam about 5-10 minutes, or microwave 20-30 seconds.
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