Steamed Chicken Buns





Chinese chicken buns



1.5.kg flour
3 x sachet of instant dry yeast (8g per sachet)
2 or 3 cups of warm water
2 T cornflour mixed with cold water.
Filling
Chicken Breasts approximately 1kg, cut into small pieces. 
Dried shitake mushrooms 600g approximately.  (Soaked in warm water before cutting)
One red onion
A heaped teaspoon of chicken stock.
2 T each of Soya Sauce and Oyster sauce. 
Corn flour - enough for thicken


In a little warm water add the 3 sachets of yeast. 
In a large bowl add the flour, mix the yeast and about 3 cups of warm water into the flour. Knead. 
In the winter, preheat an oven then put the dough into the oven to help it rise. It should take about 30 minutes or so.  
In the summer leave it on the bench in a warm place until doubled in size.  When it has doubled in size kneed again.   Cut dough into thirds. Take 1/3rd of the dough and roll it into a log shape. Divide these into about ten portions.  Roll these out [See video} and add a spoonful of filling.  Fold them up and place onto some squares of greaseproof paper. 
Filling
Sautee the onions mushrooms and chicken with some soy, oyster sauce and powdered chicken stock
Use cornflour to thicken the mixture.
Heat a steamer until hot and steaming.  Place the bun in the top steamer and steamer for 15 minutes. 
Enjoy. 


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