【Shanghai】fried buns

Overview

The Shanghai pan-fried buns are fried golden brown on the bottom, and some sesame seeds and chives are sprinkled on the top half. It smells delicious and fills your mouth with soup after one bite. It is very popular among Shanghainese people. The finished product is white, soft and loose, the meat filling is fresh and tender, and it has the aroma of sesame and green onions when chewed. It is best to eat it hot out of the pot.

Tags

• staple food
• home cooking
• steamed buns
• flour
• onions
• pork stuffing
• sichuan pepper powder
• starch
• white sesame
• yeast powder
• salt
• soy sauce

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Add yeast powder to the flour and pour in warm water

   

2. 2 Knead into a smooth dough. Leave to rise in a warm place until doubled in size and the inside becomes honeycomb-like

   

3. 3 Put the chopped green onion into the meat filling, add pepper powder and salt

   

4. 4 Pour a little soy sauce, dissolve the starch with water, and pour it into the meat filling

   

5. 5 Whip to form glue

   

6. 6 Divide the risen dough into several small portions

   

7. 7 Roll out the dough into a thick center and thin sides, add meat filling and wrap into buns

   

8. 8 Heat oil in a pan, place the buns with the seal side down and fry over low heat until

   

9. 9 Add water to cover 3/2 of the buns

   

10. 10 Cover and fry over low heat, then turn to high heat to drain the juice and fry the bottom until crispy

    

11. 11 Sprinkle with white sesame seeds and chopped green onion and serve