Add the onions and garlic to the meat, add beef stock, sugar/honey, soy sauce, BBQ sauce and ginger. Cover with an oven proof lid or a foil and bake for 3-4 hours, until the beef is very tender.

It’s filled with a hodgepodge of flavors from various cultures — dishes together on a table that never resembled friends’ dinner tables growing up but is steeped in tradition all the same.

The filling for these bao may be unexpected, but Claudette Zepeda's recipe for Birria, a chile-rich savory shredded beef, is a delicious match for the chewy and slightly-sweet dough.

Other menu standouts include beef bao buns (sliced beef topped with sweet potato fries and coleslaw) crispy creme shrimp tossed in a sweet, creamy glaze ($6.99), chicken ramen noodle soup ($6.99 ...

Double Play. Mongolian beef bao buns stuffed with shredded teriyaki steak, topped with purple cabbage and drizzled with hoisin mayonnaise. Available at the Blue Moon Beer Garden Bites.

To make the buns, in a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, salt and yeast with the water. Knead the mixture until elastic (about 10-12 minutes). Cover with a clean tea towel and leave in a warm ...

Beef cheese pancake, steamed dumplings, beef rolls, pork spare ribs, jalapeño bell pepper with pork, mapo tofu and rice noodle with shrimp at Dainty Cuisine in Cupertino, Calif., May 22, 2024.