Tasty Beef Bun Recipe

If you’ve ever visited any bakery then you have seen this type of meat buns among the many other yummy and delicious goodies. This Tasty Beef Bun recipe is also known as the pork buns or Char Siu Bao that is the barbecued pork-filled bun. Moreover, they can be either steamed or even baked.  The stuffed bun recipe is very easy to make at home.

Below are two different methods of Beef Bun Recipe

Ingredients:

• One and a half teaspoons active dry yeast
• Half cup plus one tablespoon warm water
• Three tablespoons sugar
• One large size egg
• Half teaspoon salt
• Two to 2-1/4 cups of bread flour
• For filling:
• One pound of ground beef
• One and a half cups chopped cabbage
• Half cup of chopped onion
• Salt and the pepper for taste
• Half cup shredded cheddar cheese
• Two tablespoons butter, melted form

Method #1:

Firstly take a large bowl, and then dissolve yeast in water in it. After that add the sugar, egg, and common salt and one cup flour and then beat on low for just 3 minutes. Now you can add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.

Moreover, you can turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about six to eight minutes. Then just place in a greased bowl; and turn once to grease top of it. After that, you have to cover and let it rise in a warm place until doubled for about one hour.

Meanwhile, you can take a large skillet, and cook the beef over medium heat until no longer pink and then drain. Now add the cabbage, onion, salt, and the pepper. Cover it and cook over the medium heat for almost 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir constantly in cheese.

Then remove from the heat; and set aside to cool it. After that, you have to gently roll out each piece into a five-in. circle. You can top each with almost 1/4 cup filling. Then just fold the dough over filling to meet in the center of it and then pinch edges to seal.

In the end, place seam side down on a greased baking sheet. After that, cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about thirty minutes. Then brush with the help of butter. Bake at the 350° for just 20 minutes or until golden brown. Then serve it warm.

Ingredients

• Four cups of flour
• One tablespoon instant dry yeast
• One tablespoon sugar
• Two teaspoons salt
• 1/4 cup or 60ml of vegetable oil
• 1¼ cups or 300ml of the water
• Almost 10oz ground beef
• One large size onion
• Three tablespoons olive oil
• Three fully crushed garlic cloves
• Half teaspoon salt
• Half teaspoon black pepper
• One teaspoon thyme
• Half teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 cup of pine nuts
• Just one egg
• Some of the sesame seeds

Method #2

First of all, you have to make the dough. For this purpose take a mixing bowl and place the flour, yeast, and sugar in it. Mix it very well. Add some salt, water, and oil. Knead the dough for almost 7-8 minutes. Transfer your dough to the greased bowl and then let rise for one hour.

After that over the medium heat sauté the chopped onion for almost 2-3 minutes, and then add crushed garlic and sauté for just 1-2 minutes more. Add the ground beef, salt, pepper, thyme, cumin, and pine nuts in it. Cook it for just 3-5 minutes, and stir constantly. After that, let it cool. Then you have to divide the dough into 16-20 equal pieces and shape each piece into a simple ball.

Then you can roll the balls into the 3-3.5″ in the diameter circle. After that place one tablespoon of the filling in its center, and close the dough tight along with a ball shape. However, you have to place all the balls in a baking tray, then cover and let rest for 20 minutes. Now you have to preheat the oven to 355F (180C). In the end, brush the buns with the egg wash, sprinkle with sesame and then bake 20 minutes. Now your Beef Bun Recipe is ready to serve.

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