My friend Emily gave me this recipe and challenged me...If I could make her Steamed Buns then she would teach me how to make her Mini Egg Rolls, the most coveted food at work and by anyone that knows her! I made these last weekend and it took me all afternoon but it was worth it and I took one to work for Emily to try and....I PASSED! So I will soon be on my way to making Mini Egg Rolls and once I do I will pass it on, maybe :)
But with out further delay here is the recipe for Steamed Buns
Dough:
Steamed Bun Flour - Steamed Bun flour can be found at your local Asian market, don't be shy to ask for help! Warning...there are about 20 different Steamed Bun flours! Just pick one and try it and if you don't like it try another one next time (sorry, its the best advice I can give you!)
Prepare Steamed Bun flour per package instructions
Divide into 3 sections and roll each into "log" rolls that are 2" to 3" in diameter
Slice "logs" into 1" circles
Knead each circle out into a thin circle that is about 5" to 6" in diameter
Filling:
Mix all the following together
1 lb. Ground Pork (uncooked)
1 small yellow onion diced
3 or 4 green onions
1 small Jicama diced (found in the produce area of your grocer or at an Asian market)
1 Tbls vegetable oil
Sugar
Salt
1 or 2 tsp. Soy Sauce
Lots of Black pepper
On the side
2 or 3 hard boiled eggs sliced into 8 pieces (cut once the long way and then 3 the short way)
Chinese Sausage sliced in thin diagonal pieces
Mushrooms (canned, drained, optional)
Building Steamed Bun:
Take one circle of dough and place a about a tablespoon of the Filling in the center of the dough. Then add a piece of egg and a few pieces of Chinese Sausage and mushrooms to the sides of the filling.
Lift one side of the dough and begin to pleat the edge. Squeeze each pleat to make it stick do this all the way around. At the end you should have a bundle of pleated dough on top of the filling. Pinch together to close gap over filling. Place a small piece of typing paper under the bun (enough to cover the bottom) and place in steamer.
Steam for 20 minutes
Let cool for a bit and then enjoy OR if you want to enjoy them later(after cooking) you can wrap them individually in plastic wrap and place them in a freezer bag in the freezer. When you are ready to eat just pull them out, let it thaw and heat them in the plastic wrap in the microwave!
But with out further delay here is the recipe for Steamed Buns
Dough:
Steamed Bun Flour - Steamed Bun flour can be found at your local Asian market, don't be shy to ask for help! Warning...there are about 20 different Steamed Bun flours! Just pick one and try it and if you don't like it try another one next time (sorry, its the best advice I can give you!)
Prepare Steamed Bun flour per package instructions
Divide into 3 sections and roll each into "log" rolls that are 2" to 3" in diameter
Slice "logs" into 1" circles
Knead each circle out into a thin circle that is about 5" to 6" in diameter
Filling:
Mix all the following together
1 lb. Ground Pork (uncooked)
1 small yellow onion diced
3 or 4 green onions
1 small Jicama diced (found in the produce area of your grocer or at an Asian market)
1 Tbls vegetable oil
Sugar
Salt
1 or 2 tsp. Soy Sauce
Lots of Black pepper
On the side
2 or 3 hard boiled eggs sliced into 8 pieces (cut once the long way and then 3 the short way)
Chinese Sausage sliced in thin diagonal pieces
Mushrooms (canned, drained, optional)
Building Steamed Bun:
Take one circle of dough and place a about a tablespoon of the Filling in the center of the dough. Then add a piece of egg and a few pieces of Chinese Sausage and mushrooms to the sides of the filling.
Lift one side of the dough and begin to pleat the edge. Squeeze each pleat to make it stick do this all the way around. At the end you should have a bundle of pleated dough on top of the filling. Pinch together to close gap over filling. Place a small piece of typing paper under the bun (enough to cover the bottom) and place in steamer.
Steam for 20 minutes
Let cool for a bit and then enjoy OR if you want to enjoy them later(after cooking) you can wrap them individually in plastic wrap and place them in a freezer bag in the freezer. When you are ready to eat just pull them out, let it thaw and heat them in the plastic wrap in the microwave!
