Steamed Chinese Buns (Baozi) with Pork Mince and Prawn Filling

Steamed Chinese Buns (Baozi) with Pork Mince and Prawn Filling

  

Steamed Chinese Buns (Baozi) with Pork Mince and Prawn Filling
Cooking Time2 hoursDifficulty:Medium

Ingredients

Servings:3
  • 250 gflour
  • 1 tspdried yeast
  • 1 tspsugar
  • 1 tspsalt
  • 1 tspvegetable oil (rapeseed oil)
  • 100 gking prawns
  • 1spring onions
  • 1 pieceginger
  • 0.5 tspchinese five-spice powder
  • 100 gpork mince
  • 1 tbspsoy sauce
  • 4- 5 sprigs fresh coriander (chopped)
  • 1 tbspblack sesame seeds
  • salt

Steps

STEP 1

To make the dough, mix together the flour, yeast, sugar, and salt. Add the oil and 200ml of lukewarm water and knead in a food processor with the dough hook for 5 minutes until it forms a smooth dough. Cover with a kitchen towel and leave to prove for 45 minutes in a warm place.

Steamed Chinese Buns (Baozi) with Pork Mince and Prawn Filling

STEP 2

To make the filling, shell the prawns, wash the spring onion, and cut into big pieces. Peel the ginger and combine everything with the pork mince. Finely chop all ingredients. Season with soy sauce, Chinese five-spice powder, shopped coriander, and salt.

Steamed Chinese Buns (Baozi) with Pork Mince and Prawn Filling

STEP 3

Divide the dough into portions and press or roll out flat into hand-sized pieces. Place some of the filling in the centre of each piece of dough. Wet the edge with a little water and bring together to cover the filling.

Steamed Chinese Buns (Baozi) with Pork Mince and Prawn Filling

STEP 4

Steam in the combination oven for 30 minutes on setting 1. Sprinkle with black sesame seeds before serving with soy sauce for dipping.

Steamed Chinese Buns (Baozi) with Pork Mince and Prawn Filling

Enjoy

Steamed Chinese Buns (Baozi) with Pork Mince and Prawn Filling

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