Steamed or Baked Buns Stuffed with Chicken and Oyster Sauce

Name: Steamed or Baked Buns Stuffed with Chicken and Oyster Sauce
Yield: Makes About 24 Buns
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons cider vinegar; 1 cup very thinly sliced domestic mushrooms; 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry; Basic Bun Dough; 1½ cups diced Napa cabbage; 1 teaspoon sugar; ¼ cup cold chicken stock or water; 1½ tablespoons mushroom soy sauce; 1 tablespoon finely minced garlic; ⅓ cup oyster sauce; 2½ tablespoons cornstarch; ¼ teaspoon Freshly ground pepper; 1¼ pounds coarsely ground fresh chicken breast; ¼ teaspoon dried red chili flakes; 4½ to 5½ tablespoons corn or peanut oil, for stir-frying; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon finely minced fresh ginger; 2 teaspoons China Moon Chili-Orange Oil or China Moon Hot Chili Oil; 2 teaspoons Serrano-Lemongrass Vinegar or unseasoned Japanese rice vinegar; ½ cup thinly sliced green and white scallion rings; ⅛ teaspoon Freshly ground pepper; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 1 small yellow onion, finely diced; 2 teaspoons oyster sauce

Preparation info

Makes About
24
Buns

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

China Moon Cookbook

By Barbara Tropp

Published 1992

About

The warm, wonderful taste of these buns reminds me of one of my favorite cartoons, depicting a happy, bread-kneading character who is so seduced by the smell and feel of the rising dough that she is gradually consumed by her creation. If one could jump into a bun, this one would be it!

Steamed buns are tricky in that the activity of the yeast and the humidity of the steamer often leave them looking shipwrecked. It is definitely worth a try, however, and even a new cook can produce a

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China
Stew
Spicy
Bread

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