Virtual Cooking Masterclass with Chef Hannah Wong, Founder of HAEMA BK - Video

April 16, 2021

Get ready for your next culinary adventure as we welcome Chef Hannah Wong, previously the chef of Michelin-recognized Van Da and now owner of Brooklyn-based HAEMA BK. Chef Hannah showed us to how to make Hand-Pulled Noodles (also called lamian in Chinese) with Bok Choy and XO Sauce. This unique method of making noodles originated in China, where hand-pulled noodles are traditionally served on Lunar New Year to symbolize a long life ahead. In addition to a live cooking demo, Chef Hannah shareed how her identity, journey, and passions inform her fight for a more expansive and equitable vision of the culinary field and beyond. Participants also had a chance to learn about two organizations that Chef Hannah is involved in: The Level Up Project, a virtual education initiative and network of individuals committed to removing systemic barriers, and Heart of Dinner, a non-profit combating food insecurity and isolation in New York City’s elderly Asian American community.



If you would like to cook with us, you may purchase the below ingredients from your local grocery store:

INGREDIENTS:
2 loose cups bread flour (250g), plus more for dusting work surface - must be BREAD flour, not all purpose flour (rec brands: King Arthur, Whole Foods 365)
1/3 cup nutritional yeast (20g) - not to be confused with instant yeast or dry active yeast
3/4-1 cup cold water
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp vegetable oil (such as canola)
Ingredients for noodle sauce:
1/2 bu scallions, chopped
1 tbsp minced ginger
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp chinkiang or rice vinegar
3 tbsp vegetable oil (such as canola)
1/2 bu cilantro, roughly chopped (include stems)
1/2 pound bok choy, separated into leaves
3 tbsp XO sauce**(you can purchase XO sauce directly from Chef Hannah - click here: https://www.haemabk.com/ - please note: they are only accepting payment via Venmo or PayPal at this time).

COOKING IMPLEMENTS NEEDED:
2 small bowls or containers
1 large bowl (for mixing dough and tossing ingredients)
1 pot (for boiling water and noodles)
1 strainer
1 pair of tongs
1 Sheet pan or cutting board
1 Slicing Knife
If you have any questions, email us at [email protected].
We hope you can join us!