Xi'an Steamed Buns
Xi'an Steamed Buns

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The president waited in line, ordered his meal—six pork and green onion steamed buns, liver soup. Please the buns into a lined steamer. Add cold water to your wok or steel steamer.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have xi'an steamed buns using 32 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Xi'an Steamed Buns:
  1. Prepare Filling
  2. Prepare Fresh Carrot for texture and color inside optional
  3. Make ready 1/2 lb Pork
  4. Get 1/4 c Kimchi
  5. Make ready 1 tsp Dark Soy Sauce
  6. Prepare 2 tbsp Ponzu Sauce
  7. Make ready 1 tbsp Honey (Orange blossom if possible)
  8. Get 1 tsp Chinese All Spice
  9. Make ready Red Chili Flakes to preferred spice
  10. Get 1/2 tsp Rice Wine Vinegar
  11. Take Plain Dough for Marbled Steam Buns
  12. Make ready 560 g Plain Flour
  13. Get 11 g Instant Dry Yeast
  14. Take 1/2 tsp Salt(optional)
  15. Take 1 tsp Baking Powder
  16. Prepare 30 g Fine Sugar
  17. Prepare 30 g Vegetable Oil
  18. Make ready 320 g Whole Milk
  19. Get Darker Dough for Marbled Steamed Buns
  20. Prepare 280 g Plain Flour
  21. Get 5.5 g Instant Dry Yeast
  22. Take 1 tsp Baking Ppwder
  23. Get 15 g Fine Sugar
  24. Take 3 pg Vegetable Oil
  25. Prepare 160 g Whole Milk
  26. Get 1 1/2 tbsp Cocoa Powder
  27. Make ready Dipping Sauce
  28. Make ready 1 tbsp Ponzu Sauce
  29. Make ready 1 tsp Honey
  30. Prepare Medium Pinch of Kimchi
  31. Prepare Pinch Nutmeg
  32. Make ready Pinch Clove

Steamed buns have a history of thousands of years. Peng Q, Shun-He C, Chum-Xi MA. Steamed buns are made from wheat flour and leavening agents and have a spongy feel. They are steamed on large perforated trays of bamboo or steel, usually stacked over a large wok of boiling water so that the steam rises through the trays.

Steps to make Xi'an Steamed Buns:
  1. Combine flour, yeast, baking powder, and sugar in a bowl, sift if preferred, into mixer bowl.
  2. Turn on slow speed and gradually add in milk.
  3. Mix for 1 minute, then turn speed up and mix for 6 more minutes.
  4. Knead dough lightly into a dome shape and then place in a lightly greased bowl with damp towel to cover and let rise for 1 1/2-2 1/2 hours.
  5. Combine and repeat above steps for darker dough mixture.
  6. Begin making marinade/sauce for pork by combining all sauce ingredients. Let sit for 30 minutes after combined.
  7. Begin cooking pork when you have about 10 minutes left for your sauce in a wok or pan at high/med-high heat, breaking into small pieces. Cook until done.
  8. Add sauce mixture and cook on high until it coats evenly. Reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
  9. After dough has risen, remove from bowl and flatten, folding the top over itself twice, ending with a log.
  10. Repeat for darker side of the dough.
  11. Cut a small piece of dough from each log, and combine, rolling together. Fold/roll into a spiral, and repeat 3 times.
  12. Form dough back into a ball after combined to desired marble, and roll it flat.
  13. Once relatively flat, grab and lift one side and begin rolling out, spinning dough as you roll.
  14. Place carrot(optional) and pork mixture in the center, and begin pinching the outside together working in a circle motion until completely sealed. Pinch and twist.
  15. Form back into ball, then place on parchment paper.
  16. Fill steamer basket, and then turn heat on high until boiling, then lower to medium-low and cover with lid for 10-12 minutes depending on size of dumpling. (Cover glass and metal lids with towel to prevent condensation drips.
  17. Let sit in pan for 2 minutes, then carefully remove.
  18. Enjoy your perfectly made Xi'an inspired Steamed Buns!

These Chinese Steamed Buns are pockets of steamy goodness, just waiting for you to fill them with tender meats, pickled vegetables and sauces. Place bun on a small square of parchment paper. Fill your steamer, but give the buns enough room to expand during cooking without touching. Use a bamboo steamer when possible. Bamboo steamers work best when it comes to bun making.

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