Description
A massive staple at Chinese BBQ (Shao Kao) stalls, rivaling lamb skewers in popularity. Unseasoned white steamed buns (Mantou) are sliced, grilled over charcoal until rock-crispy, and heavily saturated with cumin, chili, and special sauces. The ultimate junk-food rusk.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Mantou(Chinese steamed bun)
- Sweet bean sauce
- Soy sauce
- Cumin powder
- Chili powder
- Lamb fat(or veg oil)
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- (Bread Prep) Take traditional Chinese plain white steamed buns (Mantou) and slice into
- 5cm-thick pieces.
- Skewer flat using two metal rods.
- (Grilling) Place over high charcoal heat, dry-roasting until the surface loses moisture and crisps slightly.
- [Flavor Magic]: Use a brush to heavily apply a special sauce of soy, sweet bean sauce, and lamb fat (or veg oil). The bread acts like a sponge, absorbing it completely.
- Grill until the sauce violently 'SIZZLES' and smokes, caramelizing the surface into a golden, crispy crust.
- Right before it burns, shower it massively with 'cumin powder (Ziran)', chili powder, and white sesame, searing the spices directly into the crust.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Roasted aroma of charred Mantou、Cumin spice scent
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Grill thick Japanese toast/baguette over coals and spice it)
Pairing
Cold Beer / Lamb Skewers(eat alternately)
Trivia
[Trivia] The savior at Chinese BBQs when 'eating only meat makes the stomach heavy'. Through the magic of charcoal and spices, a bland, boring steamed bun magically transforms to taste better than premium meat—the absolute epitome of 'street stall magic'.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Bite directly off the skewer. The outside makes a loud 'CRACK!' like a rusk, while the inside retains a hint of fluffy bread. Saturated with lamb fat and cumin aroma, it functions perfectly as both the ultimate bar snack and the 'finishing carb'.
Allergen
Wheat, Soybeans, Sesame