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Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, xi'an steamed buns. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Steamed mutton (羊肉泡馍) is a famous snack in Xi'an. Steamed mutton in the past is a tribute to the emperor's diet and in ancient times, it was called "mutton soup". Four of the soft pillowy buns were enough for me, making it the cheapest breakfast I have ever bought. Dumplings are not the only culinary delight to be enjoyed in Xi'an.

Xi'an Steamed Buns is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Xi'an Steamed Buns is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have xi'an steamed buns using 32 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Xi'an Steamed Buns:

1. Get Filling
2. Prepare Fresh Carrot for texture and color inside optional
3. Make ready 1/2 lb Pork
4. Make ready 1/4 c Kimchi
5. Take 1 tsp Dark Soy Sauce
6. Make ready 2 tbsp Ponzu Sauce
7. Take 1 tbsp Honey (Orange blossom if possible)
8. Make ready 1 tsp Chinese All Spice
9. Make ready Red Chili Flakes to preferred spice
10. Make ready 1/2 tsp Rice Wine Vinegar
11. Make ready Plain Dough for Marbled Steam Buns
12. Get 560 g Plain Flour
13. Take 11 g Instant Dry Yeast
14. Prepare 1/2 tsp Salt(optional)
15. Get 1 tsp Baking Powder
16. Take 30 g Fine Sugar
17. Prepare 30 g Vegetable Oil
18. Take 320 g Whole Milk
19. Make ready Darker Dough for Marbled Steamed Buns
20. Get 280 g Plain Flour
21. Take 5.5 g Instant Dry Yeast
22. Get 1 tsp Baking Ppwder
23. Prepare 15 g Fine Sugar
24. Take 3 pg Vegetable Oil
25. Take 160 g Whole Milk
26. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp Cocoa Powder
27. Make ready Dipping Sauce
28. Make ready 1 tbsp Ponzu Sauce
29. Take 1 tsp Honey
30. Get Medium Pinch of Kimchi
31. Make ready Pinch Nutmeg
32. Make ready Pinch Clove

Foreign guests also rushed to Shaanxi for a real treat. As the favorite food of the people in Shaanxi and Xi'an, it can be used as a staple food or as a snack, and it appears in the lives of the local people almost every day. Tips: Some restaurants require guests to manually "break the steamed bun" into small pieces, and then hand over to the waiter or waitress to add meat and soup. Flower rolls (knowns as Huā Juǎn/花卷 in Chinese) are a variety of Chinese steamed buns.

Steps to make Xi'an Steamed Buns:

1. Combine flour, yeast, baking powder, and sugar in a bowl, sift if preferred, into mixer bowl.
2. Turn on slow speed and gradually add in milk.
3. Mix for 1 minute, then turn speed up and mix for 6 more minutes.
4. Knead dough lightly into a dome shape and then place in a lightly greased bowl with damp towel to cover and let rise for 1 1/2-2 1/2 hours.
5. Combine and repeat above steps for darker dough mixture.
6. Begin making marinade/sauce for pork by combining all sauce ingredients. Let sit for 30 minutes after combined.
7. Begin cooking pork when you have about 10 minutes left for your sauce in a wok or pan at high/med-high heat, breaking into small pieces. Cook until done.
8. Add sauce mixture and cook on high until it coats evenly. Reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
9. After dough has risen, remove from bowl and flatten, folding the top over itself twice, ending with a log.
10. Repeat for darker side of the dough.
11. Cut a small piece of dough from each log, and combine, rolling together. Fold/roll into a spiral, and repeat 3 times.
12. Form dough back into a ball after combined to desired marble, and roll it flat.
13. Once relatively flat, grab and lift one side and begin rolling out, spinning dough as you roll.
14. Place carrot(optional) and pork mixture in the center, and begin pinching the outside together working in a circle motion until completely sealed. Pinch and twist.
15. Form back into ball, then place on parchment paper.
16. Fill steamer basket, and then turn heat on high until boiling, then lower to medium-low and cover with lid for 10-12 minutes depending on size of dumpling. (Cover glass and metal lids with towel to prevent condensation drips.
17. Let sit in pan for 2 minutes, then carefully remove.
18. Enjoy your perfectly made Xi'an inspired Steamed Buns!

Tips: Some restaurants require guests to manually "break the steamed bun" into small pieces, and then hand over to the waiter or waitress to add meat and soup. Flower rolls (knowns as Huā Juǎn/花卷 in Chinese) are a variety of Chinese steamed buns. Layered with a light oily filling, they often come with a savoury taste, but sweet versions exist too. Similar to Mantou/馒头 (plain steamed buns) flower rolls are made of leavened wheat flour dough and served as breakfast or as a staple for regular. The Hui people are the Muslim decedents of the Arabic countries and Persia in Xi'an.

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