HOW TO MAKE TAIWANESE SUN CAKES (TAI YANG BING)

How to Make Taiwanese Sun Cakes (Tai Yang Bing) –many of us love cakes and bread. From simple burger to fancy black forest cakes, but one of them caught my attention. This Taiwan-made cake is very delicious and has a unique taste that you can’t find in many popular cakes and bread. This Asian people really know how to make cakes because from the moment you take your first bite you’ll notice its unique taste. I didn’t know how to bake this thing so I looked up for its recipe in the internet and I want to share it with you. I just made a little changes so that it would suit my taste. You may want to adjust the amount of some ingredients too like sugar for example. Here is how to make Taiwanese Sun Cake (Tai Yang Bing):

INGREDIENTS

For the filling

2/3 cup cake flour

½ cup butter

1 teaspoon hot water

½ cup maltose

1 ½ cup icing sugar

For the oil dough

1 cup shortening

2 cups cake flour

For the water dough

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ cup icing sugar

½ cup water

½ cup corn oil

2/3 cup shortening

4 ½ cups cake flour

1 cup bread flour

BAKING PROCEDURE

1. In a bowl, sift the bread and cake flours. Create a well-like formation in the center of the flour.

2. Add shortening, salt, oil, water and icing sugar. Mix well until the dough is formed.

3. Massage and squeeze with the hand until the dough becomes smooth.

4. Cover the dough with plastic sheet and let rest for half an hour.

5. Make twenty small pieces of your water dough.

6. In another bowl, combine your cake flour and shortening to make your oil dough.

7. Do the same process you did for water dough and make twenty pieces.

8. For the filling, combine hot water and maltose in a bowl. Add icing sugar and continue to stir. Add butter and flour, massage until the dough is formed. Make twenty pieces of it.

9. By using the water dough, wrap your oil dough with it and roll the rolling pin on every piece to fallten the dough and make them rectangel.

10. Roll again and form all the dough into balls.

11. Then for the last time, flatten again then use them to cover the fillings.

12. Set the oven to 350 degress F for twenty five minutes.

13. Serve with your favorite syrup.

 

 HOW TO MAKE TAIWANESE SUN CAKES (TAI YANG BING)

HOW TO COOK DRIED TOFU (Dàxi Dòugan)

How to Cook Dried Tofu (Dàxi Dòugan) –I can’t get enough of these Taiwanese dishes so here I am again going to share  with you this another version of Dried Tofu that came from Taiwan, it is called Dàxi Dòugan, I am not sure what does it mean but one thing is for sure, this dish is mouth watering. This food is made out of dried tofu combined with bean sprouts and chili. As for the condiment, to me there is no better than soy sauce because it is perfect for the tofu. This dish is very similar to what the Filipinos call tokwa’t baboy although pork has nothing to do with Dàxi Dòugan. If you are not a big fan of soy sauce, don’t worry because you can replace it hot barbecue or hot chili sauce as you desired. Here is how to cook Dried Tofu (Dàxi Dòugan):

INGREDIENTS

200 grams bean sprout

4 pieces dried tofu (cut into thin strips)

4 cloves garlic (minced)

1 tablespoon brown sugar (or according to your taste)

2 red hot chili

½ cup soy sauce

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

COOKING PROCEDURE

1. In a pan, fry the tofu until golden brown.

2. Remove from the pan and set aside.

3. Saute garlic until brown.

4. Add all the remaining ingredients (not the tofu), bring to boil and simmer until the bean sprouts are cooked.

5. In a serving plate, assemble the tofu. Scoop bean sprout and pour over the tofu.

HOW TO COOK DRIED TOFU (Dàxi Dòugan)

HOW TO COOK GONGWAN (PORK BALLS)

 How to Cook Gongwan (Pork Balls) –this is a Taiwanese version of pork balls. It is similar to what we always eat, the meatballs but since this is a Taiwanese version, there are ingredients we do not usually find in the ordinary meatballs. You can replace pork with beef or chicken if you feel like you would rather use chicken or beef instead of pork. You can even use fish with this recipe as long as it is ground so that you can make balls out of it. I want to remind you that if there is a member of your family that has allergy from chilli, please replace it with another barbecue sauce that has no chilli in it because you don’t want your son (for instance) to suffer from his allergy. Here is how to cook Gongwan (Pork Balls):

INGREDIENTS

1 pound pork (ground)

1 teaspoon sesame seeds (toasted)

1 egg (whisked)

1 teaspoon kecap manis

2 teaspoon Mama Sita’s oyster sauce

½ cup cornstarch

¼ cup fresh basil (chopped)

1 green shallot, trimmed ends (chopped)

2 cloves garlic (minced)

Cooking oil for frying

Chili sauce

COOKING PROCEDURE

1. In a bowl, combine pork, egg, kecap manis, cornstarch, basil, oyster sauce, garlic and green shallots. Stir until uniform in texture.

2. Let marinade for 1 hour.

3. Wash your hands. Scoop pork mixture and roll it to make balls, one tablespoon a ball.

4. In a pan, heat oil.

5. Deep-fry the balls until golden brown or cooked.

6. Roll on a paper towel to remove excess oil.

7. Scatter sesame seeds over the balls and serve with chili sauce.

HOW TO COOK GONGWAN (PORK BALLS)

HOW TO COOK HOUJI ROU FAN (TURKEY RICE BOWLS)

How To Cook Houji Rou Fan (Turkey Rice Bowls) –Here is another Asian dish. I am not sure if this is Chinese or Taiwanese since these two Nationalities are almost the same and they came from one origin. Houji Rou Fan is a porridge food prepared with turkey or sometimes chicken. This dish is not as expensive as you think because common ingredients are used and they not hard to find these days. In this recipe I am going to share with you, I used two kinds of oil but you can use just one, either olive or sesame oil. And if you feel like you would want chicken instead of using turkey, you can replace it as well to make your Rou Fan more economical. Here is how to cook Houji Rou Fan (Turkey Rice Bowls):

INGREDIENTS

1 lb turkey breast

1 cup rice

2 cups chicken broth

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 teaspoon soy sauce

1 teaspoon sesame oil

1 teaspoon sesame seeds (toasted)

Salt to taste

A dash of ground pepper

½ cup water

COOKING PROCEDURE

1. Heat pan in a medium high heat.

2. Combine rice, 1 cup broth, a pinch of salt, water. Cover the pan and bring to a boil.

3. When boiling, lower the heat and let it simmer for 8-10 minutes or until the rice is cooked.

4. In a baking tray, season the turkey with salt, pepper and soy sauce.

5. Heat the oven to 420 degrees.

6. Wrap the turkey with foil and roast for 45-55 minutes or until the turkey is cooked.

7. In a small bowl, combine all the remaining ingrediets with another dash of salt and pepper.

8. When the turkey cools down, scatter it with seasoning mixture.

9.  And serve with rice.

HOW TO COOK HOUJI ROU FAN (TURKEY RICE BOWLS)

HOW TO COOK QUICK AND EASY WON TON SOUP

How To Cook Quick and Easy Won Ton Soup –the way it looks, Won Ton soup is very tricky to cook and you might even say that cooking this dish is a waste of time and money. Well, I can say it is not as cheap as other dishes but it is worth the money because this dish is very delicious and it deserves the recognition. It is commonly served in fancy hotels and restaurants so many people who don’t go frequently to the fancy places like those don’t barely aware of this food. If you are going to look up for its recipe in the internet, you can find many versions as well as ways how to make this dish. I am not going to brag about this recipe I am going to share with you but you can use it to boast about when you have special visitors you invited for dinner. Here is how to cook quick and easy Won Ton Soup: 

INGREDIENTS

20 pieces of Won Ton wrappers

5 cups of chicken broth

½ cup of spring onion (chopped)

water

For the filling

¼ kg of ground pork

1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce

1 tbsp oyster sauce (I prefer mama sita’s)

½ tsp rice wine

½ tsp brown sugar

½ cup of spring onion (minced)

1 tsp cornstarch

½ tsp ground pepper

COOKING PROCEDURE

1. In a bowl, combine all the ingredients for the filling. Mix well.

2. Put one scoop of the filling on the center of every wrapper. 

3. Fold the wrapper according to your desired shape.

4. Moisten every edge of the wrapper as a sealant to hold it firmly.

5. In a pot, boil water enough to cover all the Won Tons.

6. Let it boil for 9 minutes.

7. Scoop the Won Tons and drain then set aside.

8. In another pot, bring the broth to a boil. Carefully drop in the Won Tons.

9. Drop in the remaining spring onions. Add salt according to your taste.

10. Scoop 5 Won Tons to a serving bowl and serve.

HOW TO COOK QUICK AND EASY WON TON SOUP