2 Chinese Inspired Recipes

Corn Pancakes

1 ½ cups boiling water

1 cup creamed corn
2 bunches scallions, sliced
2 ea poblanos, chopped
4 Tbsp salt
4 cups plus 1 cup Wondra

- process corn, scallions and poblanos in robot coupe.
- add corn mix and salt to 4 cups Wondra.
- add boiling water to mix and bring together with a fork.
- remove to floured counter and knead in remaining cup flour. The dough will be sticky but workable.
- form into 1/4” thick rounds and place on a sheet dusted with cornstarch.
- pan or deep fry

Note: for scallion pancakes, omit corn and chiles and the food processor

Hong Shao Sauce
(this is great for braising pork belly!)

2# bacon, diced
2# onion, sliced
5 ea star anise pods
4 ea cinnamon sticks
4” ginger, sliced
¼ cup toasted garlic
1# brown sugar
6 oz wood ear mushrooms
12 qts chicken stock
1 cup soy sauce
¼ cup sambal

- brown bacon in rondeau
- add onion and cook until soft and beginning to caramelize
- add star anise, cinnamon and ginger and cook 3 minutes
- add garlic and cook 1 minute
- add brown sugar and mushrooms and cook 2 minutes
- add remaining ingredients and reduce almost to syrup
- strain through large hole china cap
- strain through chinois; reduce if necessary