Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, bao buns. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Bao Buns is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Bao Buns is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
This bao bun recipe makes light, fluffy and pillowy steamed buns which are perfect for stuffing with your favourite fillings. You can use this recipe to shape the bao buns however you like. Today we are making the Chinese Bao Buns/ Gua Bao!
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have bao buns using 29 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Bao Buns:
- Get Prep time 3 hrs
- Prepare Cook time 12-15 mnts
- Take Yields
- Prepare Dough:
- Take flour
- Take cornflour
- Get sugar
- Make ready instant yeast
- Get baking powder
- Take vegetable oil
- Prepare warm water
- Make ready Chicken:
- Make ready chicken breast cut into thin strips
- Prepare chilli flakes
- Make ready grated garlic
- Get lemon juice
- Prepare cumin powder
- Get oyster sauce
- Make ready hoisin sauce
- Get black pepper
- Prepare salt
- Prepare oil
- Get Filling:
- Make ready Sesame seeds
- Take cabbage shredded
- Make ready cucumber cut into fine julian
- Get fresh coriander
- Make ready Chopped pickled carrots
- Make ready Roasted crushed peanuts
They are a variation of mantou from Northern China. Serve the bao buns warm from the steamer. The steamed buns are best as soon as they come off Make the Bao Buns. In a small bowl, combine the yeast, sugar, and water and stir.
Instructions to make Bao Buns:
- Prepare all the ingredients. In a bowl add the ingredients for the dough and knead smoothly. Cover and let it sit in a warm place for about 2 hrs. After 2 hrs, knead the dough for 2 mnts to release the air.
- Roll out the dough upto 1 cm thick. Using a round cutter, cut out circles, place them on a tray lined with cupcake liners. Lift up each circle, fold such that it forms a "The" shape but do not press. Be as gentle as you can. Keep the tray covered with a cloth in a warm place for the buns to proof for 30 mnts.
- Transfer to a steamer and let them steam for 12 to 15 minutes. Your buns will look like as shown in the picture.
- In a wok add ginger garlic paste, Sizzle till fragrant. Add in the sauces and simmer till bubbles appear. Turn the flame to high and add the chicken strips. Stir and cook on high only so the chicken does not release water and remains tender. No water should remain. Turn off the heat and start assembling.
- To assemble the bao buns, open the bun as shown in the picture above. Put in the chicken strips, cabbage, cucumber, carrot, sprinkle coriander, peanuts, sesame seeds and enjoy. This is comfort food for me, I hope you like it too.
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