# Meals

## Rice Porridge

- Boil 2 cups of chicken broth. Add onion and garlic powder.
- Add 1 cup of rice. Boil till soft.
- Mix ground beef with $\frac{1}{2}$ cups of chicken broth. Add to rice, boil for approx. 5 minutes.
- Add salt, pepper, fish sauce.

## Banh Bao

Source: [link](https://www.cooking-therapy.com/banh-bao/).

- For the filling, combine $\frac{3}{4}$ lb. ground pork, $3$ tbsp. wood ear mushrooms, $\frac{1}{4}$ cup minced yellow onions, $2$ tsp. fish sauce, $2$ tsp. oyster sauce, $1$ tsp sugar, $\frac{1}{2}$ tsp. salt, $\frac{1}{2}$ tsp. pepper, 2 sliced Chinese sausages, and $4$ boiled eggs, cut into quarters.

- For the dough, add $2 \frac{1}{2}$ cup flour and $2$ tsp baking powder to a bowl
- Heat $\frac{3}{4}$ cup whole milk to $\approx 100 \deg \F$, add instant yeast. Set aside for $\approx 10$ minutes or until foams.
- Add $1$ tbsp vegetable oil and $\frac{1}{2}$ cup sugar
- Combine wet and dry ingredients
- Knead on floured surface for $\approx 10$ minutes.
- Transfer to an oiled bowl, cover, and wait for approx. 1 hour

- Bring water to a simmer, add $1$ tsp. rice wine vinegar. Steam for $\approx 15-17$ minutes.
