Scallion Hua Juan! They're Chinese steamed flower buns - quite soft but still have a slight bite, savoury and flavoured with chopped scallions
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[Homemade] Hua Juan (Chinese steamed buns with scallions)
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scallion gradient
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The Kenji eggs, with scallions and chili crisp
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Simple ramen dinner - miso ramen, fish balls and a gooey soft boiled egg with scallions and cilantro
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My dad's perfectly boiled White Cut Chicken (η½ειΈ‘) & Ginger Scallion Sauce (ε§θ±ι
±)! AKA Poached Whole Chicken or Bak Chit Gai, it's a simple, traditional, and almost-required dish for Lunar New Year, tied with many auspicious sayings and superstitions.
There's a saying in Chinese that goes something like, "No chicken, no banquet." This dish is steeped in tradition and good luck, and I'm extremely grateful to get to document how my dad does it and to share it with our community :)
This post will cover:
- How to boil the perfect, juicy White Cut Chicken
- How to make my dadβs addictive Ginger Scallion sauce
- The traditional Chinese way to carve and plate a chicken from head to toe
- The various Chinese idioms / meanings tied to whole chicken
Here are a few pictures of what the recipes look like if you want a visual :)
Superstition: Chicken
In Chinese tradition, chicken is intertwined with many sayings and superstitions of good fortune, wealth, and resilience.
Even though my parents didn't have much meat growing up in China, this is one of the dishes my parents always ate on Lunar New Year's eve and other festivities.
Especially with auspicious foods, Chinese superstition involves a lot of creative word-play. The word for chicken, gΔi in Cantonese and jΔ« in Mandarin, sounds like several words of good fortune.
Just to name a few phrases that my parents shared with us:
- hΓ³u sai gaai ε₯½δΈη - A Cantonese phrase that roughly translates to good world, good life.
- dΓ jΓdΓ lΓ¬ ε€§εε€§ε© - A Mandarin phrase that roughly translates to great luck, great profit.
- yΓ‘uh tΓ uh yΓ‘uh mΓ©ih ζ倴ζε°Ύ - A Cantonese phrase that literally translates to: "has a head, has a tail." It means "good beginning, good ending." This is one of the reasons why it's important to make a whole chicken for Lunar New Year.
- jΓ‘au pΓ h jΓ‘au wΓ h ζζζι΅ - A Toisanese phrase, related to eating the chicken legs, that roughly means "face all challenges with persistence."
So, basically, eat a whole chicken if you want to live. (jk)
Using a Proper Knife
The most intricate part of this recipe is the last step, where we carve up the chicken into pieces we can easily grab with a chopstick.
My dad has two knives - a "chef's knife", meant for vegetables and boneless meats, and a heavy duty cleaver, meant for occasions like this.
It's a lot harder to do this without a proper cleaver, so here are a few options you can look up:
- Dexter Russell Heavy Duty Cleaver
- [The same brand (not same model) as my dad's 40 year-old cleaver](https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?ut_sk=1.XR79XxYXt6sDAC8yCxOJl3U5_21380790_1609898344895.Copy.1&id=630231282048&detailSharePosition=interactBar&sourceType=item&suid=6C603
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keep reading on reddit β‘
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[homemade] Tonkotsu Ramen with miso, dark soy, and chili oil. Topped with sous vide chashu pork belly, marinated soft boiled eggs, and scallions!
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[Homemade] Chinese Scallion Pancakes
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Week 9: Korean - Scallion Dutch Baby with Gochujang Roasted Cauliflower
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Some eggs topped with scallions, and a drizzle of soy sauce over white rice for a simple breakfast π³
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Creamy Tater Tot Casserole.This Tater Tot Casserole is creamy, cheesy with tender potatoes and scallions. This side dish goes great with any meal. It's easy to make and only takes minutes to put together with just a few ingredients! Recipe in the comments below.
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Easy Creamy Tater Tot Casserole. This Tater Tot Casserole is creamy, cheesy with tender potatoes and scallions. This side dish goes great with any meal. It's easy to make and only takes minutes to put together with just a few ingredients!
Click on the link just to see how easy this is to make. Easy Creamy Tater Tot Casserole.
Ingredients:
β’ Tater Tots - 1 pound bag - defrosted
β’ Cream of Mushroom SoupΒ - 1Β Β 10.5 ounce can
β’ Milk - 10.5 ounces
β’ Sour Cream - 3/4 of a cup
β’ Cream CheeseΒ - 1/3 of a cup
β’ Scallions - 3 -4 stalks
β’ Cheddar CheeseΒ - 1Β Β 8 ounce bag
β’ Garlic Powder - 1 Tablespoon
β’ Salt - 1 teaspoon
β’ Pepper - 1/2 of a teaspoon
Directions:
β’ Step 1 - Start by making the cream sauce. In a large bowl, empty a can of Cream of Mushroom Soup. Fill that same can to the top with milk and add it to the bowl. Add the Sour Cream, Cream Cheese, Salt Pepper and Garlic Powder.Β Whisk to combine.
β’ Step 2 - Finely chop your scallions and add them to the bowl. Mix well.
β’ Step 3 - In a 9x13 baking dish, add your Tater Tots and pour the cream sauce over the top. Mix the Tater Tots with the sauce until well coated. Flatten the top.
β’ Step 4 - Sprinkle the top of the casserole with the Shredded Cheddar Cheese. Cover with tin foil and place in the oven and bake at 400Β° for 30 minutes. Enjoy
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Homemade Hua Juan - steamed chinese flower buns flavoured with scallions (similar to bao buns)
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It ainβt much, but it was definitely honest work. (Attempted) tamagoyaki with scallions, roasted some veggies in soy sauce and a little butter, Korean spicy pork belly with onions.
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[Homemade] Scallion beef
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Shanghai scallion oil noodles topped w/ a fried egg π³ (my personal preference is always to also add pickled Chinese long beans stir fried with ground pork and a thick, I mean THICK, piece of pork belly)
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Thai inspired nourish bowl with peanut dressing: Roast sweet potato, fresh purple cabbage, red bell pepper, scallion, edamame, and avocado. All over oat groats. Also added some smoky tempeh bacon pieces. So good!
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[Homemade] Bacon scallion milk bread
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θ±ζ²Ήθ±ε·! Hua Juan - Steamed scallion flower rolls
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Vegan Cream Cheese & Scallion Wontons
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Lunar near year dinner - steamed fish οΌζΈ
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String bean chicken with rice and scallion pancakes
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Scallion Hua Juan! They're Chinese steamed flower buns (like bao buns but with scallions rolled into them)
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Megan Thee Scallion Didnβt Win Record of the Year???
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My 4th attempt at a shoyu but definitely my favourite so far. Fried cabbage, scallions, nori, ginger/garlic/scallion oil toppings. Nice and light but satisfying.
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made Chinese Hua Juan (they're like steamed bao buns with scallions rolled into them)
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Homemade Tonkotsu Ramen with dark soy, chili oil, and miso. Topped with sous vide chashu pork belly, marinated soft boiled eggs, and scallions.
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Highly recommend turning your scallions into a little houseplant!
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Kenjiβs Tonkatsu Ramen topped with sous vide chashu pork belly, marinated soft boiled eggs, and scallions. Assistance by my aptly named cat, Miso.
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Crispy Buffalo-Spiced Chicken with Blue Cheese Sauce, Scallion Mashed Potatoes & Roasted Carrots
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Homemade Turkey Havarti Scallion Frittata Casserole by Chef Boy RB
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Buffalo chickpea quesadilla with Mexican cheez sauce: Sauteed onions, chickpeas mashed w cumin, coriander, ancho chili powder, Frank's buffalo sauce, vegan butter, and scallions. Cheez sauce: Cashews soaked overnight, vegan yogurt, cumin, salsa, smoked paprika, and nutrional yeast
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[pro/chef] gochugang roasted cauliflower β’ cast iron seared octopus β’ cilantro oil β’ radish β’ scallion
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Homemade wintermelon soup cooked in the gourd + steamed fish with ginger, scallion, and soy. Feels so traditional.
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My Trader Joeβs plant collection! Alocasia, Calla Lily, Calla Lily, Cyclamen, and Calathea. Iβm also regrowing some scallions between the Calla Lilyβs.
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Vegan Cream Cheese & Scallion Wontons
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[Homemade] Asian superbowl snacks. Scallion pancakes, Korean fried chicken wings, potstickers, fried shrimp.
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caramelized pork belly, crispy shallots, scallions, sous vide egg yolk, risotto
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Steamed buns filled with Sous vide short-rib with mayonnaise and scallions
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[Homemade] Shanghai Scallion Oil Noodles Topped with a Fried Egg
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Brown rice noodles in a sweet and spicy broth with seaweed, scallions and a soft boiled egg.
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[homemade] 2 day char siu brined egg, yuzu mayo, teriyaki fried spam, scallion, daikon
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Are green onions the same as scallions?
I always thought they were. Is there a certain time you should refer to them as one over the other? Or are they not the same?
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