Recipe: Tasty Steamed Cheesy Tuna Bao Buns

Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Steamed Cheesy Tuna Bao Buns. This bao bun recipe makes light, fluffy and pillowy steamed buns which are perfect for stuffing with your favourite fillings. Bamboo steamers are great for steaming bao buns and Asian grocery stores tend to stock a large variety of sizes at inexpensive prices. Heat a large steamer over a medium-high heat.

Steamed Cheesy Tuna Bao Buns Steamed bao buns (包子), a complete guide. Tasty filling with fluffy wrapper, homemade bao buns are super comforting! Steamed tuna bao buns are a type of steamed bread from American-Asian cuisine. You can have Steamed Cheesy Tuna Bao Buns using 22 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Steamed Cheesy Tuna Bao Buns

  1. It's of Dough.
  2. You need of warm water.
  3. Prepare of fast acting dry yeast.
  4. Prepare of all purpose flour 1/4 cup is for dusting.
  5. You need of peanut oil.
  6. You need of salt.
  7. Prepare of sugar.
  8. Prepare of double acting baking powder.
  9. It's of water to steam buns with.
  10. You need of Filling.
  11. It's of canned tuna.
  12. You need of fire roasted peppers.
  13. Prepare of ground paprika.
  14. Prepare of granulated onion powder.
  15. It's of parsley flakes.
  16. It's of dill weed.
  17. You need of chives.
  18. You need of mayonnaise.
  19. It's of yellow prepared mustard.
  20. It's of minced garlic.
  21. You need of large boiled eggs.
  22. It's of shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese.

Assemble buns: Take a piece of dough slightly larger than a golf ball and flatten in your hand, you don't want this too thin. Add filling and fold closed by pinching around the edges (google "folding bao" for help with. While the buns are steaming, make the spicy tuna. Joe Sasto takes inspiration from his Italian roots to transform a traditional bao bun into an incredible cheese and pepper-filled delight.

Steamed Cheesy Tuna Bao Buns instructions

  1. Mix the warm water and sugar stir till sugar is dissolved. Add the yeast to the mixture stir till yeast is dissolved. Let the yeast bloom about 5-6 minutes..
  2. Mix the salt, and flour. Add the flour mixture to the yeast mixture and mix. Knead for 10 minutes. If sticky add a bit of dusting flour till no longer sticky. Form a ball..
  3. Add dough to an oiled bowl and coat the dough with oil. Cover and let rest for 1 to 1-1/2 hours it should double in size..
  4. When it's risen push your fist into the dough and work in the baking powder by kneading for 5 minutes..
  5. Let it rest 10 minutes. Divide into 10 equal portions and form balls..
  6. Drain the tuna. Chop the eggs and peppers. Shred the cheese..
  7. Mix all the filling ingredients together..
  8. Roll the balls into disc. Start the steaming water. Add the filling to one of the disc..
  9. Press and twist the disc shut add the bao bun to the steamer seam side down. Repeat till steamer is full..
  10. Steam for 15 minutes till the buns are done. Repeat till all are steamed..
  11. Let rest 10 minutes and serve. I hope you enjoy!.

He calls it a "garlic knot that's steamed, fluffy, soft and delicious." These steamed bao buns are one of our favorite recipes to make on a date night in. I prep the filling while Jack mixes up the dough. Making these steamed bao buns is our idea of the perfect Valentine's date. See, Jack and I enjoy going out to eat, but never on Valentine's Day. Soft and fluffy steamed bao buns filled with crispy Korean chicken - with full step-by-step instructions and video!