20-Min Steamed Pork Buns

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup boiling water
• ½ lb ground pork
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger, minced
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp scallion, thinly sliced
• ½ tbsp sesame oil

Instructions

1. 1

   Pour boiling water over flour in a bowl, stir with chopsticks until shaggy dough forms, then knead until smooth.

2. 2

   While dough rests, brown ground pork in a skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it up with a spoon, ~5 min.

3. 3

   Stir in ginger and cook 30 seconds until fragrant, then add soy sauce, scallion, and sesame oil.

4. 4

   Divide dough into 8 pieces, roll each into a thin disc, and spoon filling into the center of each.

5. 5

   Fold disc edges over filling and pinch to seal, then place seam-side down in parchment-lined bamboo or metal steamer.

6. 6

   Steam over simmering water for 8 minutes until buns are puffy and cooked through.

Tools you’ll need

• large mixing bowl
• chopsticks or wooden spoon
• 12-inch skillet
• bamboo or metal steamer basket
• parchment paper
• pot or wok for steaming water

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