Easy Chicken & Mushrooms Steamed Bun/ Pao 简易鸡肉包

Steamed bun/ pao are popular dim sum item in Asia. Made with different kind of fillings such as BBQ pork aka Char Siew, custard, salted egg yolk, red bean paste, lotus paste, kaya and many more. One of the common filling is Steamed Bun With Chicken & Mushrooms. 

>> Get my popular BBQ Pork Steamed Bun aka Char Siew Pao recipe here >> 

Cute Chinese Steamed Bun with Chicken & Mushrooms Filling aka Steamed Chicken Pao.

When I have time, I'd make my chicken pao into cute chicken shape buns.
When I'm in a rush, this plain old shape is good enough.

There are many ways to marinate the chicken fillings. The quickest method is to use chicken rice paste. That really saved a lot of time. Of course, do remember to choose one with no preservative, no MSG and no artificial colouring. ;)

Delicious chicken & mushrooms fillings. So flavourful! 

Tips: Cooled completely on the rack before storing.

For leftover, once cooled, store in the freezer. Reheat before serving.

Another batch of Chicken & Mushrooms Steamed Bun requested by my boy,
he wanted to have plain white bun with a red dot on top because one of his friend from China told him that back in her "village", they make steamed buns with red dot that will bring good luck to the family... I'm not sure if it's true, to my understanding, the dot is the colour code to differentiate the types of steamed buns :D
Photo updated: October 2019

Ingredients: 材料
(10 servings）
Prepare the filling: 馅料

190g Chicken (boneless chicken leg, sliced thinly) 鸡肉 190克，切条

2 Shiitake Mushrooms (diced) 香菇 2粒，切碎

1/2 tsp Corn Flour 玉米粉／粟粉 1/2 小匙

2 tbsp Chicken Rice Paste 海南鸡饭酱 2汤匙

5g Spring Onion (chopped) 青葱碎 5克

This time, I use Dancing Chef paste.
If you couldn't find this brand, you can use other brand. 

Prepare the dough: 面团

(A)

300g Hong Kong Flour 香港粉 300克

1 tsp Baking Powder 发粉 1小匙

1 tsp Instant Yeast 酵母 1 小匙

40g Sugar 糖 40克

(B)

1 tbsp Cooking Oil/ Lard 菜油／猪油 1 汤匙

150g Water 水 150克



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Method:

1. Mix all fillings ingredients in a bowl. Cover with cling wrap, keep in the refrigerator, marinate for 4 hours or overnight. 
将所有馅料的材料混合，用保鲜纸盖好，放进冰箱腌4小时或隔夜。

2 Mix (A) in a bowl, gradually stir in (B) to form a dough and continue to knead about 5-10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
将所有材料搅拌成团，揉5-10分钟至光滑有弹性。我用手揉，可以不用搅拌器。

3. Cover with cling wrap and let it rest for 40 minutes.
盖上保鲜纸，发酵40分钟。

4. Transfer the dough on the lightly floured worktop, knead for 2 minutes. Divide dough into 10 portions （50g each), roll out the dough, add fillings, shape as desired and let it proof for 40 minutes. Steam in a hot steamer for 15 minutes. 
取出，放在做面上揉两分钟。分割，包馅，造型。发酵40分钟。蒸15分钟。

5. When it is done, turn off the heat, let it sit in the steamer for 5 minutes before removing from the steamer. 
蒸好后熄火，待5分钟后才将包子取出。若喜欢我的食谱，可以LIKE和追随我的面书专页，不要错过最新食谱发布。

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