Nikuman (Japanese Steamed Pork Buns)

Name: Nikuman (Japanese Steamed Pork Buns)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Chinese, Japanese
Ingredients: 100 g cake flour; 50 g bread flour; 2 ½ tsp sugar; ¼ tsp salt; ¼ tsp instant dry yeast; ½ tsp baking powder; 50 ml water (lukewarm); 25 ml milk (whole milk); 100 g ground pork; 1 tsp lard; 50 g yellow onion(s) (finely diced); 50 g boiled bamboo shoots (finely diced); 30 g fresh shiitake mushroom(s) (finely diced); 15 g fresh wood ear mushroom(s) (diced); 1 tsp grated ginger root (or ginger paste); 1 tsp grated garlic (or garlic paste); ½ tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp oyster sauce; 1 tsp yellow miso paste (awase miso) (awase); ½ tbsp toasted sesame oil; 1 tsp black vinegar; ½ tbsp sake; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tsp honey; 1 pinch salt; 1 pinch white pepper powder; 1 tsp Chinese-style chicken bouillon powder; slurry (1 tbsp cold water mixed with 1 tsp of potato starch)

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:20min

Nikuman is a popular Japanese snack inspired by Chinese baozi. This delicious steamed bun is made with juicy pork and finely chopped vegetables encased in a soft and fluffy dough. In this post I will teach you everything you need to know to make the ultimate nikuman from scratch at home, so let's get started!

Updated at: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:27:51 GMT