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How to Make Perfect Steamed Bao Buns (Chicken Baozi Recipe)

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A perfect steamed bun should be fluffy and airy like cotton; The filling should be flavorful and juicy. This video will give you 5 simple tips to making the best chicken steamed buns.

INGREDIENTS FOR THE WRAPPER (makes 16 wrappers)

600 grams of all-purpose flour (Amazon Link –
300 grams of lukewarm water
2.5 tsp of active dry yeast (Amazon Link –
1 tsp of sugar
2 tbsp of butter

Ingredients for the filling (Makes about 16 fillings)

400 grams of ground chicken
1 tsp of five spice powder (Amazon Link –
Black pepper to taste (Amazon Link –
1 tbsp of soy sauce (Amazon Link –
1 tbsp of oyster sauce (Amazon Link –
1 tbsp of fish sauce (Amazon Link –
2.5 tsp of dark soy sauce (Amazon Link –
1/4 cup of chicken stock
1.5 medium size onion, diced
10 cloves of garlic, diced
4 scallions, diced
3-4 tbsp of vegetable oil (Amazon Link –

INSTRUCTIONS

Make The Wrapper

Combine 300 grams of lukewarm water with 2.5 tsp of yeast and 1 tsp of sugar. Than wait for 5 minutes for the yeast to activate.

Mix the yeast order with the all-purpose flour until a rough dough forms. Then add 2 tbsp of room temperature butter and continue to knead until the dough becomes smooth.

Cover the dough and let it proof for 1.5 hours or until it is doubled in size.

Make the Filling

Saute the diced onion with a few tablespoons of oil over medium low heat until slightly golden. Then add diced garlic and diced scallions. Continue to stir until all the aromatics are golden brown. Remove everything, including the oil, to the side and allow it to cool.

Season the ground chicken with 1 tsp of five spice powder, some freshly ground black pepper to taste, 1 tbsp of soy sauce, 1 tbsp of oyster sauce, 1 tbsp of fish sauce, and 2.5 tsp of dark soy sauce.

Pour 1/4 cup of chicken stock in batches and stir the filling until all the liquid is absorbed. Add the caramelized aromatics to the chicken and mix well.

Wrap the Steamed Buns

The dough has doubled in size. Punch the dough to eliminate the air bubbles. Then, knead it on the working surface for 6-8 minutes until smooth.

Roll the dough into a long even log. Divide the dough into 16 pieces. Cover them, so they don’t dry out.

Take one piece of dough. Flatten it first, then use a rolling pin to roll the edge back and forth. The left hand rotates the dough. Repeat that, and you will get a round wrapper with a thick middle and a thinner edge.

Put some filling in the middle. Pinch the corner to create the first pleat. Use your left hand to help to stretch, fold, and pinch the wrapper all the way around the edge until the bun is closed.

Put parchment paper under. Rotate the bun and shape it a little bit taller so it doesn’t become too flat.

Once you finish wrapping all the buns, put them in the steamer and let them raise for another 20 minutes or until they are 1.5 times the size.

Steam the buns over medium heat for 20 minutes (start counting the time after the water has come to a boil).

Turn off the heat. Do not open the lid immediately. Instead, let the buns sit in the steamer for 10 minutes to avoid shrinking. Enjoy!

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34 Comments

  8. Thank you for the video, living in Northern Portugal there is a very limited ability to find these we have to travel to the bigger cities and sometimes we can get them. So we followed your recipe and it was easy to make. The pleating was not as pretty lol but they were great, we served them for Sunday brunch to a friends, one of which is a chef that has a local restaurant and they thought they were amazing as well. Thank you again the instructional video helped so much more than just having a recipe.

  10. 10:50 "Everytime I eat this chicken steam *BUM*, I'm amazed … by the rich, complex and pungent taste … the filling is juicy and the rapper absorbs a lot of the flavor … […] Hmm, I just can't stop eating it!" 🤣

  11. I made these and put them in the freezer, just finished the last of them today. They were absolutely delicious! The only meat I had in the fridge was ground beef and they were so good! You are a fantastic chef and teacher.

  16. i tired this recipe this weekend and it worked perfectly. However people need to start telling the truth about caramelizing onions it took me a good 40 minutes to get mine to your level. Not 5.

  17. I found only needed to steam the buns for 15 mins and let it rest for 5 mins. I tried to do 20 mins, but then the buns were over-steamed and the bottoms dense and soggy. I only use 1 tbsp of oil for the filling to the reduce the fat in the bun.

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