Not one to miss out on a trend, Bisquick created some questionably authentic "oriental" dishes for So Quick with New Bisquick (1967).
What's the main dish? Will the Bisquick chefs try for something that at least kind of makes sense, like dumplings with suspiciously biscuit-like wrappers? Will they write a wan stir-fry recipe and suggest serving it over crumbled biscuits instead of rice? Or will they go in some entirely weird direction? (Okay, you know I picked this, so I'll bet you can guess the right answer.)
Yes, the Bisquick chefs went for "Oriental Meat Pie"! It's a ground beef casserole/ salt lick full of cream of mushroom soup and olives with a dash of soy sauce for that authentic "oriental" flavor. Top with biscuit strips for the requisite Bisquick-y goodness. (If you're wondering, a half recipe of biscuit dough is 1 c. of Bisquick mixed with 1/4 c. of water.)
I suspect everyone who has this for dinner will need something to get the taste out of their mouths. Luckily, Bisquick has just the dessert:
Okay, I'm sure these have no claims to authenticity, but at least they sound edible! With a few Chinese Almond Cookies (and a gallon of water to counteract the salt from dinner), diners might be able to forget about Oriental Meat Pie in no time.
I'm actually surprised they didn't call it "Impossible Oriental Meat Pie". Biquick corned the food empire in the mid century w/ their "Impossible" recipes.
ReplyDeleteGreat post as always! :D
I was kind of surprised by that myself. I guess it's not impossible since the Bisquick is on top rather than mixed in with everything else.
ReplyDeleteMust admit that I'm a sucker for impossible pumpkin pie. It's so easy and I've never felt like crust went all that well with pumpkin.
this is brilliant - and yes, here in the UK I HAVE been wondering what a half measure of biscuit dough was! Until recently it was really hard to get Bisquick here but now I can get it in my local Tesco supermarket which is great as I use it for my Joan Crawford Cheese Straws! Jenny from Silver Screen Suppers x
ReplyDeleteGlad I could help you out! My husband spent some time in the UK while he was in college, so sometimes he describes the supermarkets there-- what he liked, what he misses. I've never been, though. We're always on the lookout for HobNobs. Once in a while we'll find a tube of them here.
DeleteOh- And I'd be remiss if I didn't mention my post of a significantly less-tasty sounding snack from Joan Crawford: http://granniepantries.blogspot.com/2013/08/party-with-star-or-at-least-her-recipe.html.
DeleteHi Poppy,
ReplyDeleteThe first thing I thought about when I saw this was those Impossible pies. I guess like you say, since the ingredients are in instead of out this recipe doesn't fall into that category, lol...I confess, I use to make the Impossible Coconut Custard Pie all the time for card game Saturday night back in the 70s...Just think, how exotic I could have been with just a bit of soy sauce, lol...Thanks for sharing, Poppy...
You could always have tried soy sauce with coconut custard! I'll bet that would have been a treat. ;-)
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