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Taiwanese Hamburgers

Servings 0

Ingredients

Buns

  • 3/4 c lukewarm water
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp active dry yeast
  • 1 1/2 c flour
  • 1 tbsp Vegeta powder/seasoning powder

Filling

  • 2 coins of ginger
  • 3 garlic thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 c mandarin juice from can
  • 1-2 tsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • freshly cracked black pepper to taste
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch dissolved in 2 tbsp water
  • Vegeta powder/salt to taste
  • Mandarin pieces
  • 1/2 c frozen yellow bell pepper thawed
  • 1/4-1/2 c French-cut cooking carrots

Instructions

Soy Curls

  • 2 c of soy curls
  • enough warm water
  • soak for 10 minutes, drain, squeeze water out
  • add 1 tsp each of garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and smoked sweet Hungarian paprika powder. Stir and let stand until ready to use

Bun

  • In a bowl, mix sugar, water, and yeast. Let stand 5 mins to bloom
  • Mix flour and Vegeta powder in another bowl
  • Once yeast bloomed, pour into flour mixture, knead
  • Cover with cling wrap, let stand in warm area for 20 mins

Filling

  • Heat 1/4 c vegetable oil and fry seasoned soy curls until browning, drain from oil
  • Heat oil and saute garlic and ginger until fragrant
  • Add in thawed and drained yellow bell pepper, cook for a bit (2 mis)
  • Pour in mandarin juice, sugar, and add in soy sauce and season with a little Vegeta and black pepper
  • Stir in carrots, stir for 2 mins, then pour in cornstarch solution. It will start thickening
  • Stir in fried soy curls and voila 😀
  • Add in mandarin pieces and your filling is done!

Taiwanese Hamburgers

  • After 20 mins mark, divide dough into 5 balls, then roll each ball into oval shape as shown on picture
  • Brush with a little sesame oil, fold, and place on parchment paper
  • Leave to rest again for 20 mins
  • Preheat your steamer
  • Steam buns for 20 mins
  • Take out buns off steamer, let cool for a bit, and stuff the filling