Name: Chicken Buns
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, diced; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 6 fresh shiitake mushroom caps, trimmed and diced; 2 teaspoons grape seed, corn, or other neutral oil, plus more for greasing; ½ cup fresh button mushrooms, trimmed and diced; 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more as needed; 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon active dry yeast; ⅓ cup grape seed, corn, or other neutral oil; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon chopped scallions; 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Asian Flavors of Jean-Georges

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten

Published 2007

About

Here, a traditional Chinese bun meets a savory stir-fry. We do away with the usual dense filling and substitute a light mixture that is generously flavored with fresh shiitakes. There is both labor and time involved here, but they are well worth the effort. You can use good pork or veal instead of chicken, but in any case, you want an ingredient you can taste and see.