Good Friday Morning!
It's sunny outside and chilly! I wonder when Spring really gonna sprung, am so bored of coldness 馃檳馃檴馃檲 I have treadmill, yes, but walking outside on the walking trail or in the forest, talking bullshit with my husband, is one of my favorite things to do, which we can't really have when it's cold outside as am such a baby, I easily catch cold 馃槄
Today I have steamed buns recipe to share. in Indonesia we call it as Bakpao or Pao. And yes, they are originally from China, Bao. I believe in the Philippines it's Siapao. How about where you are from, what are they called there, if you have them there as well 馃槉
You can fill them with anything you like. Normally in Indonesia you can find beef, chicken, egg, chocolate, mung beans, or red beans filling. In my household, we would fill them with jam as well. Today tho, am sharing Bakpao filled with beef 馃槉
500 g ground beef
6 baby carrots
1 celery
1 large onion
3 garlic
Sweet soy sauce, to taste
Hoisin sauce, to taste
Oyster sauce, to taste
Sriracha sauce, to taste,
Sesame oil, to taste
Sesame seeds
Ground white pepper, a generous pinch
300 g flour
1 tsp instant yeast
3 tbsp sugar (or granulated sweetener)
A pinch of salt
180 ml milk
3 tbsp olive oil
Slice thinly celery, garlic and onion.
Grate the carrots.
Into a wok or a pan, add in ground beef, sliced onion, garlic, celery and grated carrots
Cook until browning and juice from beef gone
Season with sauces, sesame oil, and adjust to your liking
Stir in pepper and Sesame seeds, take off from heat, let cool to room temperature
Meanwhile, make the skin
Stir your yeast into milk. If using active dry, into lukewarm milk. If using instant yeast, cold or room temperature milk works just fine.
In a bowl, mix sugar, salt and flour, then make a well in center
Pour in yeast mixture followed with olive oil
Knead then let rest, covered, for 30 mins to 1 H
Divide dough into 50 g portions
Roll flat each, then place filling in center
Seam to seal, let rest again for 10-15 mins
Then steam buns in preheated steamers for 10-20 mins