Academy Award Party 2023

 

For the Academy Awards, we like to pick some of the movies on the nomination list and make foods that go with those movies to eat for dinner. 

This year's menu featured: 

Bao for Turning Red

"Danger Calzones" for Top Gun Maverick

Pancakes for All's Quiet on the Western Front

Peanut Butter/Banana/Bacon Sandwiches for Elvis

Sushi for Bad Axe (a short list nomination for Documentary)

Spicy Wings with Milk for Puss in Boots

Everything bagels for Everything Everywhere All at Once

Breakfast Tacos for Pinocchio--the director's favorite food

We also had star sugar cookies with our names on them.

Bao Recipe:

2 cups flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp yeast

1 tsp sugar

3/4 cup water

Filling:

1 lb ground chicken

1/4 cup diced onion

1 Tbsp soy sauce

1 Tbsp oyster sauce

1 Tbsp hoisin sauce

1 Tbsp sugar

1/2 cup warm water

1 Tbsp cornstarch

Filling directions:

Sauté the chicken and onion with a little bit of olive oil. In a separate bowl, add the soy sauce, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, sugar, cornstarch, and water. 

After the chicken is cooked, add the sauce and let simmer a couple of minutes until the sauce is thickened. Set aside/refrigerate until you are ready to fill  your dough. 

Dough directions: 

In a medium-size bowl, add the water, yeast, and sugar. Add the salt. Then slowly add the flour. 

Knead the dough until it becomes smooth.

Cover the dough and let rise for about 45 minutes in a warm place. 

Roll out the dough and use a 4 or 5 inch circle cutter to make the buns. 

Put the filling in the center of each circle and seal. 

Cover and let rise for about 15 more minutes. 

Line a bamboo steamer with parchment paper and place 4-5 buns in the basket, being careful not to crowd them. 

Steam for about 12-15 minutes.