Fall Recipe: Vegetarian Steamed Buns

Name: Fall Recipe: Vegetarian Steamed Buns
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon instant yeast; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 4 tablespoons sugar; Pinch or two of salt; 1 tablespoon sesame oil, plus extra for rolling out dough; 1/2 cup lukewarm stock or water; 1/2 small cabbage; 1 spring onion or green onion, diced fine; 2 tablespoons fresh peeled ginger, minced; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon oyster sauce (see note); 1 teaspoon soy sauce; 1 teaspoon sesame oil

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Last week, Nealey talked us through making Pork Buns (Baozi). Today, I bring you the vegetarian version. Have you ever bit into a fluffy, savory steamed bun at your local dim sum restaurant and thought, How on earth are these made? I marveled over this question for years before my sweetheart decided to take on this DIY cooking project at home. Thank goodness he did because veggie steamed buns are one of my favorite restaurant treats.

Updated at: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:14:47 GMT