Name: Steamed Pork and Shrimp Buns
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 18
Ingredients: White sugar - 4 tablespoons; Unsalted butter - 2 tablespoons; Active dry yeast - 3 teaspoons; Salt - 2 teaspoons; Very warm water - 1 ½ cups; Warm milk - 2 tablespoons; All-purpose flour, or as needed - 4 cups; Sliced water chestnuts, drained - 1 (8 ounce) can; Cooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined - 1 cup; Green onions, chopped, or more to taste - 2 stalks; Ground pork - 1 pound; Chinese barbeque sauce - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Steamed Pork and Shrimp Buns

1. White sugar 4 tablespoons

2. Unsalted butter 2 tablespoons

3. Active dry yeast 3 teaspoons

4. Salt 2 teaspoons

5. Very warm water 1 ½ cups

6. Warm milk 2 tablespoons

7. All-purpose flour, or as needed 4 cups

8. Sliced water chestnuts, drained 1 (8 ounce) can

9. Cooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 cup

10. Green onions, chopped, or more to taste 2 stalks

11. Ground pork 1 pound

12. Chinese barbeque sauce 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Steamed Pork and Shrimp Buns

1 . Stage

Dissolve sugar, butter, yeast, and salt into the warm water and milk. Stir in as much flour as you can until you get smooth, elastic dough. If the dough is sticky, add more flour. If the loaf is too dry, add more milk and knead until it's the right consistency; smooth and elastic. Let rest until doubled in size, 30 to 60 minutes.

2 . Stage

While dough rests, mince the water chestnuts, shrimp, and green onions.

3 . Stage

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir pork in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add barbecue sauce, shrimp, water chestnuts, and green onions; saute until heated through, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat.

4 . Stage

Take a handful of dough and flatten it in your hand. Add a spoonful of the filling and seal the dough around the filling by pressing with your fingers, making sure you have a nice, round bun. Set the bun on the counter as you continue making buns. Allow buns to rise for 20 minutes.

5 . Stage

Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add buns in batches, about 1 inch apart; cover, and steam until cooked through, about 20 minutes. Serve hot.