Square melon and vegetable buns--Diaoguai buns

Overview

Fanggua is a traditional hanging melon in my hometown. This vegetable is a kind of melon with a slightly sweet taste. It can also be fried and eaten. My mother said that this kind of melon likes ginger, so when frying, you can directly use shredded ginger to make the pot.

Tags

• staple food
• home cooking
• chives
• fanggua
• meat filling
• onions
• ginger

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 First, clean the main ingredient square melon (dall melon). Wash and remove the inner flesh, (no need to peel, this kind of stuff is grown natively in my hometown, no pesticides are used.)

   

2. 2 Cut into moderately sized pieces, and use a grater to grind them into shreds. It doesn’t need to be too thin because the package is big, so it doesn’t need to be too thin.

   

3. 3 It is best to sprinkle some salt. Remember, if you use tea-type buns, it is best to sprinkle some salt to remove the water, because after the filling is made, a lot of water will appear if the buns are not connected after adding salt. After about fifteen minutes, scoop out the stuffing and drain the water.

   

4. 4 You can use the time while the square melon is drained to prepare the meat filling first. (As for this step, you can read more instructions elsewhere. It is best to chop the meat yourself until it is fragrant. The ready-made meat fillings bought outside have not been washed and are too unclean. If you want to eat it, you should come back and chop it yourself.)

   

5. 5 Here are all the ingredients. Fanggua likes ginger, so you can add more ginger when mincing the meat, and add leeks to enhance the flavor. (You don’t need too many leeks, just put a small handful, wash them and cut them into small dices. This is the easiest way to make dumplings.)

   

6. 6 Put the last three fillings together and mix well. Meat likes soy sauce, so I poured a lot of it in when chopping it, and also added a lot of ginger. Finally, I poured some peanut oil. (The bun filling can be adjusted according to personal preference)

   

7. 7 I used leavened dough. In our hometown, we call them big buns, which are vegetable buns. These are made from yeast and are delicious.

   

8. 8 Take out a whole piece of dough and knead it again to make it stiffer. Then divide the dough into small portions and start making buns.

   

9. 9 Look, the finished product I made, hehe, let it wake up for five or six minutes, then turn on the fire and steam the buns.

   

10. 10 The hot steamed buns are out of the oven.