Pan Fried Buns
These pan fried buns are crispy, juicy, delicious, and surprisingly simple to make.
Servings: 17 buns
Ingredients
Dough
- 315 g AP flour
- 220 g room temp water
- ½ tbsp instant yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp sugar
Filling
- 1 lb ground pork
- 2 stalks green onion
- 1 cup garlic chives
- ¼ cup minced garlic
- ¼ cup minced ginger
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1½ tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp shaoxing rice wine
- ½ tsp chicken bullion powder
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp corn starch
Dipping sauce
- 2 tbsp Chinese black vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp chili crisp
- thinly sliced ginger
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix flour, yeast, salt, and sugar.315 g AP flour, ½ tbsp instant yeast, 1 tsp salt, ½ tsp sugar
- Add water, then mix and knead until a smooth doughball forms. should take 5-10 minutes.220 g room temp water
- Place in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let it rise for 1 to 1.5 hours.
- In a separate bowl add all your filing ingredients and mix.1 lb ground pork, 2 stalks green onion, 1 cup garlic chives, ¼ cup minced garlic, ¼ cup minced ginger, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1½ tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp shaoxing rice wine, ½ tsp chicken bullion powder, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tbsp corn starch
- Once the dough is done resting, roll it out into a log and cut them into 35g pieces.
- Flatten each piece with your palm then begin to roll out the edges so that they are thinner than the center.
- Place 1-2 tbsp of filling into the center of the dough and bring all the edges towards the middle of the bun.
- Using a pinch and twisting motion, seal the bun and repeat with the rest.
- Heat up a pan over medium heat with 1 tbsp of oil.
- Add the buns into the pan and cook until golden brown on the bottom. This will take about 3-5 minutes.
- Add ½ cup of water and cover with a lid for additional 5-10 minutes.
- Release the lid and allow it to cook until there is no more water in the pan.
- Garnish with black sesame seeds, green onions, and our sauce.2 tbsp Chinese black vinegar, thinly sliced ginger
