non-bento #17: Moogle and Boo Ghost onigiri
July 21, 2009
Posted by AnnaTheRed in bento blog (all), bento blog - non bento Tags: mario boo ghost, moogle
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We just got back from Otakon! Which means that we have no food in the fridge yet… So I decided to make onigiri (rice balls) for breakfast again.
When I was looking into the fridge, I saw the pickled daikon (Asian radish) that I had made. (see “how to make sweet and sour pickled radish”) The daikon was pinkish because it had been soaked in radish, and I started thinking what I could make with pink (pickled daikon), white (rice) and black (seaweed). I looked my flickr “bento sets”, and found the perfect characters.
Non-bento #17: Moogle and Boo Ghost onigiri
Created and eaten on : 7/21/2009
If you follow my blog, this might seem familiar to you. I’ve made the same characters with pork buns before.
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how to make kodama, moogle and boo ghost steamed pork buns
March 26, 2009
Posted by AnnaTheRed in how-to (all), how-to - decorations Tags: kodama, mario boo ghost, moogle, steamed pork bun
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This recipe doesn’t use yeast, so if you want to make buns fast, this is for you! (But as I mentioned in my other post, it’s a bit dry inside.)
For more moist steamed pork bun dough, check out “how to make steamed pork bun dough with yeast.”
When I was experimenting with steamed buns, I realized that Kodama was perfect character to make with buns, so I decided to add Kodama for this how-to.
[How to make Kodama, Moogle and Boo Ghost steamed pork bun dough without yeast]
(makes 8 small buns)
- 1 and 1/4 cup of *cake flour
- 80 ml of water (5 and 1/2 TBS) or milk (I used water)
- 2 TBS of baking powder
- 2 TBS of sugar
- 1/2 TS of salt
- 1 TBS of sesame oil (or vegetable oil)
- seaweed for eyes and mouth (for Kodama, Moogle, Boo Ghost)
- kamaboko (fish cake) (for Boo Ghost’s teeth)
– red food coloring (for Moogle and Boo Ghost)
– wax paper or parchment paper
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how to make steamed pork bun dough with yeast
March 26, 2009
Posted by AnnaTheRed in how-to (all), how-to - fundamentals Tags: boo ghost, kodama, moogle, steamed pork bun
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It may take a while to make this, but the bun is so very moist and delicious it’s worth it. Since this recipe makes about 20 buns, I recommend you make tons of buns on weekend and freeze them.
If you want to make buns fast, check out “how to make steamed pork bun dough without yeast.”
You can, of course, use this dough to make Kodama, Moogle, and Boo Ghost.
[How to make steamed pork bun dough with yeast] by my boyfriend’s mom!
*makes 20-21 small buns
- 3 cups all purpose flour (sifted)
- 1 tsp dry yeast
- 1 TBS canola oil
- 1 TBS sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1-1/3 cups lukewarm water
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
*This dough was made by my boyfriend.
[pork bun filling]
- 1/2 lbs of ground pork
- About 1 cup of chopped leeks or scallion (you can put more if you want)
- 4~5 shiitake, chopped (if you have any. make sure you remove the stems)
- half a can of bamboo shoot, chopped (if you have any)
[seasoning sauce for filling]
- 3 TBS of soy sauce
- 2 TBS of sake
- 1 TBS of sugar
- 1/4 TS of salt
- 2 TBS of sesame oil (or vegetable oil)
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non-bento #8: Moogle and Boo Ghost steam bun
March 17, 2009
Posted by AnnaTheRed in bento blog (all), bento blog - non bento Tags: boo ghost, final fantasy, moogle, steam pork bun, super mario bros.
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In the past weekend, my boyfriend and I were in a very productive mood. And hungry. So we decided to make steam pork buns while the air is still cold out. But it’s boring to just make steam buns… so we started thinking what characters were mainly white and easy to make.
My boyfriend was looking through the games he owns and came up with two characters. Moogle from Final Fantasy, and Boo Ghost from Super Mario Brothers.
non-bento #7: Moogle and Boo Ghost steam bun
Created and eaten on: 3/16/2009
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