Vegetarian Buns with Shiitake Mushrooms and Bok Choy "Shiitake Mushroom and Bok Choy Buns, a classic vegetarian bun without any added meat ingredients, with a flaky crust and tender filling, are especially refreshing in flavor."

Main Ingredients

300 grams of flour

165 grams of water

3 grams of yeast

20 grams of sugar

Supplementary Ingredients

3 pounds of baby bok choy

1 large handful of dried shiitake mushrooms

10 grams of salt

10 grams of sugar

2 grams of chicken essence

2 tablespoons of oil

1 tablespoon of sesame oil

How to Make Vegetarian Buns with Shiitake Mushrooms and Green Vegetables

1.

Prepare all the ingredients.

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2.

Soak the dried shiitake mushrooms in advance, wash the baby bok choy, drain and set aside.

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3.

Put the right amount of water in the pot, cook over high heat until boiling, put a little salt and oil in the water, and then blanch the baby bok choy in the pot of boiling water. There are more bok choy, so blanch them in batches. Wait for the water to boil before adding them each time you put them in. Blanching for 5-10 seconds is enough, the bok choy tends to brown if you blanch it for too long.

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4.

Prepare a pot of ice water, blanched bok choy immediately put into the ice water to cool down, the water temperature rises after the water to change the water, so that the bok choy thoroughly cooled. Ice water can keep the color of the greens green.

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5.

Soaked mushrooms tugged dry water, cut into small dices, do not cut too much, retain the granular more taste.

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6.

Put a little more oil than usual into the pan, then add the mushrooms to stir-fry. The sautéed mushrooms will be more flavorful and tasty.

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7.

Take out the baby bok choy, dry it a little bit, and then cut it into pieces.

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8.

Wrap the bok choy in saran wrap and squeeze it dry, the drier the better, the drier the bok choy, the drier the bok choy, the drier the bok choy, the drier the bok choy, the drier the bok choy, the drier the bok choy, the drier the bok choy, the more crispy and greener the bok choy.

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9.

Put the sautéed mushrooms into the baby bok choy, add salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate and salad oil.

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10.

Mix well, then add sesame oil and mix well, the filling is ready. Put it in the fridge for an hour to let the oil penetrate into the vegetables and make the filling more flavorful. The sesame oil will make the buns more flavorful.

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11.

Next, prepare the bun skins. Put the flour, yeast and sugar into a mixing bowl.

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12.

Pour in the water while stirring with chopsticks to form a floury texture. Use cold water in summer and warm water in winter.

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13.

Knead into a soft and smooth dough, make sure the dough is kneaded thoroughly, soft but not sticky.

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14.

The dough does not need to ferment, but is shaped directly and rolled into long strips of even thickness.

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15.

Cut into equal portions, each weighing about 35 grams.

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16.

Knead each dough ball individually, taking care to keep the dough covered with plastic wrap at all times to prevent the surface from drying out.

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17.

Roll out the small dough balls to form a bun skin that is thick in the center and thin at the edges. Don't roll it too thin, leave some thickness for easy rising.

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18.

Take a piece of bun skin and put the filling in the center, veggie buns should have more filling to be tasty.

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19.

Then wrap up the filling, two hands with the pinch bun folds, a few more times to practice on it.

20.

After all the buns are done, arrange them on the steaming grid and let them rise for about half an hour, 8 points will be enough. Make sure to leave a little space between each bun to make it easier to ferment.

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21.

After fermentation, steam for ten minutes until visibly larger. The bok choy veggie buns are easy to cook, so you don't need to steam them for too long, and they also tend to brown if you steam them for a long time.

22.

After steaming, immediately open the lid and place the buns on a cooling rack.

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Finished picture of Vegetarian Buns with Shiitake Mushrooms and Green Vegetables

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Cooking Tips

1. This is an all-vegetarian bun without any meat and fishy ingredients, and the seasoning is only oil, salt, and sugar, don't add oyster sauce, pepper and other flavorful seasonings.

2. Fermenting the buns in one go is easy and hassle-free.