Chinese Meat Pie,

This Chinese Meat Pie is a real treat—after all, how often do you eat a meat pie? This one is extra exciting.It’s not dense like you might be picturing, but rather layered with a chewy dough and a delicious pork and scallion filling.  If you say “how about a meat pie?” to any omnivore around you right now, I bet they’d be pretty excited! A Chinese Breakfast Item Turned Anytime Meal How often do you eat a meat pie? Many Chinese northerners eat it as breakfast with a bowl of porridge and some pickled cucumbers or preserved vegetables.I’d also serve it as a meal along with a couple vegetable dishes.

They’re great for kids’ lunch boxes as an alternative to a sandwich.My grandson loved it! He picked up a whole giant piece and couldn’t stop eating it.  This Chinese meat pie is also relatively quick to put together.You just mix up the dough, and while it’s resting, make the pork filling.

Then you assemble, pan-fry, and enjoy.This recipe makes two meat pies, each of which serves 2-3 people.  Regional Variations Chinese meat pies come in many forms, depending on the region.Some are small and bun-like, for example, like Beijing’s 门丁肉饼 (mén dīng ròu bǐng).

Some resemble a thick scallion pancake—they’re flatter with one layer of meat filling.Today, we are making this fun multilayered meat pie to evenly distribute the meat and dough.I think it’s a better eating experience, and it looks impressive too!