Chinese Steam Buns
This recipe for cottony soft and fluffy Chinese steamed buns or mantou is super easy to make and 100 fail-proof with only 20 minutes active time. While the Chinese have been making mantou steamed bread doughforever Americas obsession with the buns can be credited to David Chang. Best Steamed Buns Recipe How To Make Chinese Baozi At Home Soft Airy Chinese Steamed Buns. Chinese steam buns . In Malaysia we have mantou at seafood restaurants with chilli crab or butter crab sauce. Pockets of steamy goodness just waiting for you to fill them with tender meats pickled vegetables fresh herbs and ooey-gooey sauces. Cover the lid tightly. Transfer as many buns on wax paper as will comfortably fit onto steam-plate leaving 1 to 2 inches between the buns. Known as 包子 baozi in Chinese the steamed bun literally translates to a little package at its core its a humble bread house that welcomes whatever your heart desires to stuff into it and can. Place the buns with parchment paper underne