![]() But for now, these are my favorite chicken buns in all the land! I can’t stop thinking about reheating the ones I’ve safely packed away in our freezer for a rainy day. I’m sure in the future I’ll continue to develop a lot more chicken buns recipes. If you live a dairy free life, you can just replace the milk with water instead. The richness from the milk also adds a bit of fat and richness that siu mai typically gets from pork. ![]() The addition of a little bit of milk works some magic on what would typically be pretty dry and lean ground chicken. I learned a little trick from my friend, Paul, for making a super soft and tender ground chicken filling… melk! I mean milk. ![]() They are so good, so fluffy, so tender, and so springy! The leeks add a touch of springtime freshness that I’m so ready for more of! The filling is light but tender and juicy. As soon as they were cool enough to eat without burning my entire mouth, I ate about 3 of them without even blinking. But after I eat something like that, it’s hard for me to shake off the feeling of “I can make this better!”Īfter that unfortunate morning, I was set on making the best chicken bun I could! I think I’m pretty close with this one. I really dislike bad food… as most people would be. I took one bite and was super disappointed the remainder of my walk to the bus. The texture was way too tough and not tender or juicy at all. The dough was fine - fluffy and slightly sweet. It’s my favorite dim sum in San Francisco. I just want to say that I LOVE Good Luck Dim Sum. Anyways! One morning I decided to mix it up a bit and get an order of har gow plus just 1 steamed chicken bun. Have I ever told you that I LOVE to walk and eat? It’s weird and I can’t explain why I enjoy it so much. I can typically eat all 6 dumplings within the time it takes me to walk to the bus stop. I get 1 order of har gow and 1 order of pork siu mai to go. These Chicken and Leek Steamed Buns would most definitely be on the menu! I would grab 1 or 2 in the morning with a coconut milk matcha latte and be set for the day! I actually stop at the dim sum shop around the corner from our apartment about 1 once a week for breakfast. Until then, I’m just going to be over here in my tiny kitchen perfecting all my dough recipes and pleating skills. Doesn’t that just sound like the most carb heavy dream ever? Ugh. We would both be constantly covered in flour, but so happy. I would be bopping around the shop decorating cakes and pleating dumplings. It would essentially be serving all the foods we eat in our regular day lives, but YOU would be able to have some too! Reuben would be slinging the best pizza in the universe and pouring you a taste of some ultra rare sour beer brewed with heirloom peaches that he’s been aging for the last 10 years. One day, I hope we can open up a Pizza/Dumpling/Bakery/Beer Hall + Coffeeshop place. I just had a slice of it cold out of the fridge and it’s still better than anything I can get on the West Coast. We’ve been together for 5 years and he’s been perfecting his hydration ratios and technique for almost as long. Reuben has finally agreed to let me document and share one of his pizza recipes! I know that 99.9999999999% of you have never had a slice of his pizza before, but it is seriously the best pizza in the universe. Reuben and I celebrated 5 years together on Saturday! So this past weekend was a wonderful and slow weekend of enjoying each other’s company, eating really really really good food at Mister Jiu’s, planning for Italy some more, and taking pretty pictures of pizza! I’m so excited, guys. You know what also makes my happiness meter go off the charts? Love : ))))))) sorry if this blog gets too cheesy and mushy for you… you should probably find another blog to read. I’m very much a Leo and the longer days and warmer weather make my happiness meter go off the charts! We finally had a sunny day yesterday and it was glorious! I always forget how dependent I am on the Sun until spring forward happens. It’s also be raining constantly in San Francisco and I feel like rain and chilly weather only kicks up my craving for the fluffiest and most pillow-like of carbs. It has been a very bun-filled month on Eat Cho Food.
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