Chinese Curry Beef Buns
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Chinese Curry Beef Buns
Description
Chinese Curry Beef Buns start by preparing a yeast-leavened dough combining all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, yeast, melted butter, egg, warm water, and milk. After resting, the dough is kneaded until smooth and rested again to become airy and fluffy. The dough is portioned into balls before final proofing. Meanwhile, the curry beef filling is made by sautéing diced onion and minced beef with spices including curry powder and turmeric, then thickened with cornstarch for a tender, spiced filling that holds together well in the bun.
Each dough piece is filled with the cooled curry beef mixture, shaped and sealed, then brushed with egg wash and sprinkled with sesame seeds before baking. This baking creates a shiny, golden crust with a soft interior. The buns have a savory and mildly spicy filling balanced with the soft, slightly sweet bread exterior. They make a filling snack or meal component.
The recipe advises careful proofing times to ensure the dough rises sufficiently for a light texture, and resting the dough balls under a damp towel prevents drying out. Using an airtight container to store leftovers helps maintain softness.
Ingredients
Bread Dough
- 250 grams all-purpose flour
- 30 grams granulated sugar white
- 2 grams salt
- 4 grams dry active yeast
- 20 ml butter melted (unsalted)
- 100 ml water warm
- 10 ml milk of choice
- 1 large egg
Curry Beef Filling
- 275 grams beef extra-lean kind, minced
- 120 grams onion finely diced
- 13.5 grams cornstarch or potato starch
- 4 grams granulated sugar white
- 5 grams salt
- 3 grams curry powder
- 2 grams Turmeric ground
- 15 ml vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Garnish for buns:
- 1 large egg beaten for egg wash
- sesame seeds black or white
Instructions
- To make our dough: whisk together all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, dry active yeast in a large mixing bowl. Then add wet ingredients: melted butter, egg, water, and milk. Using a whisk, stir in one direction until your dough has come together in one ball. Cover with a clean damp towel or lid and let this rest for 10 minutes.
- Dust the dough with extra all-purpose flour. Knead the dough until it is no longer sticky inside the bowl. Place the dough back into the bowl. Cover with a clean damp towel or lid and rest for 45 minutes until fluffy and airy, in a warm environment.
- Roll the dough on a well-floured surface into a long tube. Divide into 10 equal pieces. Roll each piece into balls.
- Then cover the dough balls with a damp clean towel and rest for another 60 minutes until they are fluffy and airy.
- To make the curry beef filling: heat ½ tablespoon or 15 ml vegetable oil in a large pan on medium heat and fry finely diced onions. Cook until translucent.
- Next add in minced beef and break it apart. Allow this to cook until meat is brown.
- Season with turmeric, salt, sugar, curry powder and mix well. Reduce heat to low setting. Finally add in cornstarch and mix well until combined.
- Remove off heat and transfer filling onto a large plate. Allow beef to cool down completely.
Assemble & Bake Buns
- Preheat your oven to 360 degrees F. Once the dough balls have rested, flatten them into 1-cm thick pancakes and fill the centers with 1.5 tablespoon of the curry beef filling. Then wash your hands of the yellow coloring so it doesn't stain the dough.
- Pull up the edges of the dough and seal them into buns ensuring no holes.
- Place the filled buns onto a lined baking sheet with parchment paper giving each bun enough space.
- Lightly brush egg wash over the buns and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
- Then bake the buns in the middle rack for 20-24 minutes until golden brown on top. Enjoy warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 10buns
Amount Per Serving
Calories 218 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 218kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 53mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 403mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 150mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 56IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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