Easy Juicy Steamed Pork Buns (Nikuman). Watch How To Make Nikuman (Steamed Pork Buns). Learn how to make Nikuman (Japanese Steamed Pork Buns) at home! These soft fluffy buns are filled with savory juicy An approachable recipe - I was so glad when I discovered how easy it was to make my own steamed buns.

Nikuman are Japanese-style steamed pork buns which were influenced by the traditional Chinese baozi. The soft, warm, and juicy nikuman buns are mostly enjoyed in wintertime as a popular and comforting street food. They are available in many Chinese restaurants and numerous grocery stores. You can have Easy Juicy Steamed Pork Buns (Nikuman) using 18 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Easy Juicy Steamed Pork Buns (Nikuman)

It's 234 grams of Cake flour.
Prepare 34 grams of Bread (strong) flour.
It's 4 grams of Instant dry yeast.
You need 40 grams of White sugar.
Prepare 2 7/10 grams of Salt.
It's 120 grams of Lukewarm water (about 85˚F/30˚C ).
You need of The filling:.
You need 200 grams of Ground pork.
Prepare 40 grams of Cooked bamboo shoots (canned).
It's 2 of Dried shiitake mushrooms.
You need 30 grams of Japanese leek.
Prepare 1 piece of Ginger.
Prepare 16 of Peeled shrimp.
You need 1 tsp of Chinese soup stock.
It's 50 ml of Boiling water.
It's 2 grams of Powdered gelatin.
It's 2 tsp of Sugar.
Prepare 1 tbsp of each Soy sauce, sake, katakuriko.

Remove the steamed pork buns from the steamer and enjoy. Just One Cookbook also has this amazing video on how to make steamed buns These buns resemble steamed pork buns, but for the steamed curry buns you can use any type of minced meat. TRADITIONAL JAPANESE RECIPE: Nikuman are Japanese steamed hot buns with ground pork filling virtually sold everywhere in Japan. Nikuman was originally introduced to Japan as "chukaman" (Chinese-style steamed bun).

Easy Juicy Steamed Pork Buns (Nikuman) instructions

Make the bun. In a bowl, mix the dough ingredients..
When it forms a ball, knead on a clean surface. Knead or fold gently several times, taking care not to rip the dough. Repeat until the surface of the dough is smooth, about 15 minutes..
Cover with a moistened and wrung out kitchen towel, and leave to rest in a warm place for 30 minutes to an hour..
Make the filling. Dissolve the Chinese soup stock in 50 ml of boiling water. Add the gelatin and let it absorb the water. Microwave and dissolve the gelatin. Chill and harden the jelly in the refrigerator..
Roughly chop the bamboo shoots, rehydrated shiitake mushrooms and leeks. Finely chop the ginger. Combine the chopped up ingredients and the ground pork until the meat is sticky. Add the seasoning ingredients..
Add the jelly from Step 4 to the meat filling and mix. Add the katakuriko and mix well..
Divide the meat filling into 8 portions and roll into balls..
Divide the rested dough into 8 portions, and roll each one gently into a ball. Cover with a moistened kitchen towel and let rest for 15 minutes..
To form the buns: Roll each dough into a 10 cm circle. Thin out the edges, until the circle is 12 cm. If the rolled out dough shrinks back, cover with a moistened kitchen towel again and let it rest for a bit..
Center a meat filling on the dough circle, and add 2 shrimps on top. Wrap the filling..
Make little pleats as you wrap. If this is difficult for you, close up the bun and turn it over so you have the smooth side on top..
Cut parchment paper into 10 cm squares, and put a bun on each piece. Put the buns in a steamer, and leave to rise again for about 15 minutes. Bring water to a boil to use for steaming..
Brush the buns with a 1:1 mixture of sugar and water to make them shiny. This is optional. Steam the buns for 15 to 20 minutes..
Soft and fluffy meat buns! Enjoy while piping hot..

Lazy Buns.or perhaps lazy bones and that would be me.again with a no-knead bread recipe stuffed with leftover pulled pork made to a recipe by David Chang. The king of all things porcine. These buns are stunningly delicious - and can be made for a builder's lunch box or for a girly. How to Make Nikuman (Chinese Steamed Pork Bun Recipe) 肉まん作り方レシピ. Nikuman - steamed buns (cake), Japanese cuisine.