Name: Baozi
Yield: 6
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon instant yeast; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 cup warm water; 1 lb ground pork; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 3 scallions, minced; 1 teaspoon grated ginger

Where it comes from

Steamed filled buns date back many centuries in northern China and spread with regional fillings of every kind. Street vendors sell them from stacked bamboo steamers.

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Recipe

Make Baozi at home

Serves 6Time 2 hours

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon instant yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
1 cup warm water
1 lb ground pork
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
3 scallions, minced
1 teaspoon grated ginger

How it's made

Mix flour, yeast, sugar and warm water into a dough; knead 8 minutes and let rise 1 hour until doubled.
Mix the pork with soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, scallions, ginger and 2 tablespoons water.
Divide dough into 12 balls and roll each into a 4-inch round, thicker in the middle.
Spoon filling in the center and pleat the edges closed.
Rest the buns on parchment squares for 20 minutes.
Steam over boiling water for 15 minutes without lifting the lid.