Pan-Fried Vegetable Buns By Dapur Sinolin

For the dough

Ingredients

• 1³/₄ cups all-purpose flour
• 2¹/₄ teaspoons (1 packet) active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon oil
• ²/₃ cup warm non-dairy milk

For the filling

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons oil
• 2 teaspoons ginger, thinly sliced, plus more minced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 7-8 mushrooms, soaked until soft and thinly sliced
• 4 cups finely shredded cabbage
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons stir fry sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cup chopped kale
• pinch white pepper
• Salt
• Sesame oil
• Scallions, chopped
• 1 carrot, finely chopped

METHOD

1. Make the dough: Mix flour, yeast and sugar in a bowl, then add the wet ingredients. Using a dough hook, knead the mixture until a soft dough forms. Turn dough onto a floured surface, and knead for 4-5 minutes until you see a smooth top. Let the dough rest in a bowl for 30 minutes, covered.
2. Make the filling: Meanwhile, heat oil in a pan. Sauté sliced ginger, mushrooms and garlic until fragrant. Add cabbage, soy sauce, stir fry sauce and sugar and cook for 2 minutes and spoon mixture into a bowl. Continue to sauté kale with a little oil and salt, then add to cabbage mixture along with chopped scallions, minced ginger, carrot and drizzle of sesame oil.⁣
3. To make the buns, turn dough onto a floured surface and roll into a log. Divide log into 20-25 pieces and roll each one into a ball. Take 1 ball of dough and flatten it slightly with your palm,. With a rolling pin, roll it out to a 3-inch circle, thicker in the middle. Place a heaping tablespoon of filing and pleat dough to seal. ⁣⁣
4. Heat a drizzle of oil in a pan. Place buns sealed side down and pan fry for 30 seconds until the bottom turns light brown. Slowly add in hot water to cover about 1/3 of the buns, cover the pan and turn heat to medium-low. Cook until all water is absorbed.⁣