Pan-fried Pork Buns (Shengjian Mantou)
The top is shriveled and the bottom is crispy! Grilled Xiao Long bun with meat juice popping out
Description
A meat juice bomb where slightly thick fermented dough enclosing pork filling and soup (aspic) is deep-fried crunchy on the bottom on a griddle while steam-fried on top.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Minced pork
- Pork aspic
- Green scallions
- White sesame
- Sesame oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Dough] Knead all-purpose flour, yeast, and a little sugar with warm water, and proof. Thicker than Xiaolongbao, giving a chewy, fluffy bread-like feel.
- [Filling] Knead minced pork with chopped scallions, ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil. The biggest feature is mixing in massive 'pork aspic (Pi Dong)' that melts with heat.
- Flatten dough to palm size, wrap filling, pleat, and seal tightly.
- Heat plenty of oil in a giant flat pan, pack the Shengjianbao tightly.
- Pour water, cover with a thick wooden lid, and steam rapidly on high.
- When water evaporates, use the remaining generous oil to fry the 'bottoms' deep golden brown until extremely crunchy.
- Sprinkle white sesame and chopped scallions on top to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
White pepper and Sesame oil
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Store-bought chilled meat buns (fry with extra oil in a pan)
Pairing
Cold Taiwan Beer or Sweet Soy Milk
Trivia
[Trend] A famously lined-up specialty in night markets (like Shilin). If Xiaolongbao is 'delicate steamed food', Shengjianbao is the peak of 'junk fried food' mixing oil, carbs, and meat juices.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Biting down big means 100% burns & juice-stained clothes, so bite a tiny hole on top, slurp out the hot soup first, then crunch the bottom!
Allergen
Wheat, Pork, Soy, Sesame