Mandarin Beef Buns Recipes

CHINESE STEAMED BUNS

Steps:

• Prepare warm water around 35 °C and melt the sugar in. And mix the yeast with the water. Mix well and set aside for around 5 minutes. If you do not want sugar, just skip it.
• Place salt and flour in a large bowl. Pour the water with yeast slowly to the bowl with flour and stir with a chopstick.
• Then knead the flour into smooth and soft dough. At the very beginning, it might be a little bit sticky. Or you can simple resort to a stand mixer.
• Cover the bowl and let the dough rest for around 1 hour or until the paste ball doubles in size.
• When the dough is double in size, get paste ball out, dust the operating board and re-knead the dough for 3-4 minutes until the dough becomes almost smooth again. Divide the dough into two parts, keep kneading and shape each part into 1 inch thick long log.
• Remove the two ends and use a very sharp knife to cut the log to smaller pieces (around 2 cm wide). Try to keep the original shape. Place the buns to a lined steamer one by one. Leave some space among each one as the buns rise after steaming.
• Add cold water to your wok or steel steamer. Cover the lid and rest for 10 minutes in summer and around 20 minutes in winter or until the bun becomes fluffy again.
• Use high fire to bring the water to a boil and continue to steam for around 20 to 25 minutes (depending on the size of your buns).
• Remove off the fire and wait for around 5 minutes before opening the lid. Serve warm or re-steam to soften before serving.

MANDARIN BEEF BUNS

Steps:

• 1. For filling, in a large skillet heat oil over medium heat. Add beef and red pepper; cook for 3 minutes. Add bok choy or other cabbage, ginger root, and orange peel; cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until bok choy is wilted. Stir in onions and hoisin sauce; remove from heat. Cool.
• 2. Meanwhile, prepare the hot roll mix according to package directions. Divide the dough into 24 portions. Roll each portion into a ball. On a lightly floured surface roll or pat each ball into a 3 ½ inch circle.
• 3. For each bun, place about 1 tablespoon of the filling in center of a circle. Moisten edges of dough with water and bring up around filling, pinching the edges together to seal.
• 4. Arrange the filled buns, seam sides down, on 2 lightly greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes. Brush with beaten egg; sprinkle with sesame seed. Bake in a 375°F. oven about 15 minutes or until golden.

CHINESE STEAMED BUNS

Steps:

• Mix together yeast, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and 1/4 cup warm water. Allow to stand for 30 minutes.
• Mix in 1/2 cup warm water, flour, salt, 2 tablespoons sugar, and vegetable oil. Knead until dough surface is smooth and elastic. Roll over in a greased bowl, and let stand until triple in size, about 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• Punch down dough, and spread out on a floured board. Sprinkle baking powder evenly on surface, and knead for 5 minutes. Divide dough into 2 parts, and place the piece you are not working with in a covered bowl. Divide each half into 12 parts. Shape each part into a ball with smooth surface up. Put each ball on a wax paper square. Let stand covered until double, about 30 minutes.
• Bring water to a boil in wok, and reduce heat to medium; the water should still be boiling. Place steam-plate on a small wire rack in the middle of the wok. Transfer as many buns on wax paper as will comfortably fit onto steam-plate leaving 1 to 2 inches between the buns. At least 2 inches space should be left between steam-plate and the wok. Cover wok with lid. Steam buns over boiling water for 15 minutes.
• REMOVE LID BEFORE you turn off heat, or else water will drip back onto bun surface and produce yellowish "blisters" on bun surfaces. Continue steaming batches of buns until all are cooked.

MANDARIN BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients; remove half and set aside. Add beef to remaining marinade; cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes. In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry vegetables in oil for 2 minutes; remove and keep warm. , Drain and discard marinade. In the same skillet, stir-fry beef until no longer pink. Add the oranges and reserved vegetables. Combine the cornstarch and reserved marinade until smooth; add to skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve over rice.

MANDARIN BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine, the first five ingredients; remove half, set aside.
• Add sliced beef to remaining marinade; cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry veggies in oil for 2 mins; remove, keep warm.
• Drain, and discard the marinade.
• In the same skillet, stir-fry the beef, until no longer pink.
• Add the reserved veggies.
• Combine the cornstarch and reserved marinade until smooth; add to skillet.
• Bring to boil; cook and stir for 2 mins, or until thickened.
• Serve over rice.

MANDARIN BEEF

Steps:

• Thinly slice beef. Toss beef, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, the cornstarch, salt, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, the sugar and white pepper in bowl. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes. Cut green onions into 2-inch pieces. Cut green pepper into 1/8-inch strips.
• Heat wok or skillet over high heat. Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Add beef, ginger root and garlic; stir-fry until beef is brown, about 3 minutes. Add green pepper, carrot and chili paste; stir-fry 1 minute. Stir in green onions and 1 tablespoon soy sauce; cook and stir 30 seconds.

MANDARIN BEEF

Steps:

• Cut beef across the grain into 1 inch x 1/2 inches x 1/8 inches strips. Add cornstarch and 1 tablespoon oil. Mix well and set aside.
• Seasoning sauce: Mix all seasoning ingredients together and stir again before using.
• Pour approximately 2 cups of oil into a wok and heat to 350. Add beef and stir fry for 30 seconds. Remove beef from oil and set aside. Drain hot oil from wok. Reheat wok and add 1 tablespoon of fresh oil. Add garlic, ginger, and bell peppers and stir fry for 30 seconds. Add seasoning sauce and cook for another 30 seconds before adding beef and scallions. Toss for a few seconds to heat through before serving.

MANDARIN BEEF

Steps:

• Cut beef into thin strips.
• Mix egg white, cornstarch, 1 teaspoon soy sauce and sugar in a bowl.
• Let stand for 10 minutes.
• Spray wok with cooking spray and heat over medium high heat until cooking spray starts to bubble.
• Add oil, rotate wok to coat with oil.
• Add beef, stir-fry 3- 4 minutes or until brown.
• Add carrots, capsicum, garlic and ginger, stir-fry for 1 minute.
• Stir in chile puree, 1 teaspoon soy sauce and shallos, cook and stir 30 seconds.

MANDARIN BEEF

Steps:

• Trim fat from beef steak cut beef lengthwise into 2-inch strips. Cut strips crosswise into 1/8-inch slices. Stack slices and cut lengthwise into thin strips. Toss beef, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, the cornstarch, salt, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, the sugar and white pepper in medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.Cut green onions diagonally into 2-inch pieces. Cut bell pepper into 1/8-inch strips. Heat wok until very hot. Add 1/4 cup vegetable oil tilt wok to coat side. Add beef, gingerroot and garlic stir-fry 3 minutes or until beef is brown. Add bell pepper, carrot and chili paste stir-fry 1 minute. Stir in green onions and 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce Stir-fry 30 seconds. 4 servingsFrom "Betty Crocker's New Chinese Cookbook." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.