Steamed Buns Filled with Chicken and Vegetables

Name: Steamed Buns Filled with Chicken and Vegetables
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Type 00 flour 2.3 cups; Water 0.7 cup; Vegetable oil 1 tsp; Sugar 3 ½ tsp; Fresh brewer's yeast 0.2 oz; Cornstarch 1 ½ tsp; Fine salt 1 tsp; Fresh scallion 1.8 oz; Flat beans 1.8 oz; Cluster tomatoes 3.5 oz; Eggplant 2.8 oz; Carrots 1.8 oz; Chicken breast 3.5 oz; Fine salt to taste; Black pepper to taste; Soy sauce 2 tbsp; Extra virgin olive oil to taste

Lactose Free

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Makes: 10 pieces
Cost: Low
Note plus the rising time (about 30 minutes)

PRESENTATION

Steamed buns, also known as Mantou, are a typical Chinese recipe. For today's recipe, we were inspired by these, creating delicious steamed buns filled with chicken and vegetables. Making them is really simple, and even the rising times won't be that long... the time to prepare the filling, let it cool, and you can assemble the buns. These little treasures will be very soft and will contain lots of seasonal vegetables and chicken cubes flavored with soy sauce. A meeting between Italian and Chinese tastes that no one will be able to resist! Discover how easy it is to prepare these steamed buns filled with chicken and vegetables, cooked in the steam oven and incredibly soft... get creative and come up with different fillings for every occasion!

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients for the dough: Type 00 flour 2.3 cups (290 g); Water 0.7 cup (170 g); Vegetable oil 1 tsp (5 g); Sugar 3 ½ tsp (15 g); Fresh brewer's yeast 0.2 oz (6 g); Cornstarch 1 ½ tsp (8 g); Fine salt 1 tsp (5 g)

for the filling: Fresh scallion 1.8 oz (50 g); Flat beans 1.8 oz (50 g); Cluster tomatoes 3.5 oz (100 g); Eggplant 2.8 oz (80 g); Carrots 1.8 oz (50 g); Chicken breast 3.5 oz (100 g); Fine salt to taste; Black pepper to taste; Soy sauce 2 tbsp (30 g); Extra virgin olive oil to taste

Preparation

How to prepare Steamed Buns Filled with Chicken and Vegetables

To prepare the steamed buns filled with chicken and vegetables, start with the dough. In a bowl, pour the flour, the yeast 1, the sugar 2, and the cornstarch 3.

Gradually pour in the water 4 and knead with your hands until a homogeneous mixture is obtained 5. Now add the salt 5.

Add the vegetable oil 7 and work the dough first in the bowl 8 and then on the work surface 9.

It will take a few minutes until it becomes homogeneous 10. Transfer the dough to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap 11, and leave at room temperature while preparing the filling. Start cutting the green onion into thin slices 12.

Also cut the well-washed eggplant into cubes 13. Trim the flat beans and cut them into thin strips 14. Peel the carrot and cut it into cubes 15.

Also cut the tomatoes, first into slices 16, then into cubes 17. In a pan, pour a drizzle of oil, add the green onion and flat beans 18.

Add the other vegetables 19 and cook for about 10 minutes over medium heat 20. In the meantime, cut the chicken into cubes of about 0.5 to 1 inch 21.

After the 10 minutes, add the chicken to the pan 22 and cook for another 10 minutes. Finally, add a pinch of ground black pepper and season with soy sauce 23. Mix well, check if salt is needed, turn off the heat, and let cool 24.

When the filling is cold, take the dough that has now risen 25. Transfer it to the surface and form a log 26, then cut it into 10 portions of 50 g 27.

For each portion, lift the outer edges of the dough and bring them to the center 28, turn over 29, and form a ball. Repeat the same operation for all portions 30.

Gradually cover with a kitchen cloth 31. Using a rolling pin and a little flour 32, roll out the first ball into a 4-inch disk, thinner at the edges and thicker in the center. Fill with a tablespoon of filling 33.

Then gently lift the outer edges of the dough and pinch them together 34. Turn the ball over and roll it on the surface to smooth the base 35. Form the other buns and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spacing them well 36.

Cover with plastic wrap 37 and let rise for 20 minutes. After the rising time 38, bake in a preheated oven with 100% steam function at 212°F for about 15 minutes. Take them out 39 and serve them hot!