|
|
| back to Glossary Index |
 |
|
|
|
|
Common in traditional Asian cooking, this food item consists of soft bun filled with sweet or savory ingredients. Often served as dim sum, a meal with a variety of small servings, Steamed Buns for many years were provided as the main food during a noon or evening meal. Today however, Steamed Buns are served as a breakfast food, as a snack or as only one of several foods served during the main meal. The process to cook the bun involves steaming rather than baking, providing a white soft-textured result throughout the bun, rather than a golden brown, crisp outer crust that is soft and white only on the inside.
Typically produced from leavened dough, the Steamed Bun can be made as a seasoned bun to hold a filling of cooked meat and vegetables blended into a semi-smooth texture or it may be made as a sweet bun containing a filling of pureed fruits or sweet bean pastes. When served, the sweet bun will generally be designated with a small colored spot in the center of the bun where it closes together on the top. Referred to as Mantou in China, the Steamed Buns are now becoming a food that is served in many homes as a small appetizer or to accompany other foods as a flavorful addition to a meal.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Steamed Buns term - Related Content |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
| This easy, attractive dish has a mild flavor and tastes as good as it looks. |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
| Crisp, yet tender, steamed asparagus is a delicacy that is always welcome, especially at the first early spring crop. |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
| A Lenten season tradition for any Easter brunch. |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
| Robust sandwiches that are warm and hearty. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Steaming Rice with a Bamboo Steamer | Steaming Rice with an Electric Steamer
Steaming is a technique for cooking rice that is very popular in Asian countries. It produces ... |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
Steaming is a moist heat method of cooking. It results in tender and moist meat through the use of steam. When steaming meat, minimum shrinkage occurs, and it is one of the ... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Like braising and stewing, steaming is a moist heat cooking method that results in tender and flavorful turkey through the use of steam. Unlike braising and stewing, the ... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Like braising and stewing, steaming is a moist heat cooking method that results in tender and flavorful beef through the use of steam. Unlike braising and stewing, the meat is ... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Steaming is an ideal method for cooking boneless chicken breasts and small whole birds such as Cornish hens. It retains the flavor, tenderness and moisture through the use of ... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| A plastic bag used for steam cooking food in the microwave. These sealable bags have special slits cut into them to allow venting during the steaming process. The specially ... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| A canner used to cook, sterilize and preserve high acid foods that are to be canned for future use. The steam canner consists of a water pan, a jar rack and a dome steam cover. 6 ... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| A type of cookware consisting of inserts or layers with perforations in the bottom, that are assembled together and used to cook food with the use of steam. The steamer is made ... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| To cook food in the oven, in a baking dish or pan that is placed in a pan containing water, which will create steam from the heat of the oven. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| A table used as a heating device for foods that are waiting to be served. The bottom of the table contains boiling or simmering water that produces steam to keep the food hot. |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is strictly prohibited. |
| © Copyright 2008 Tecstra Systems, All Rights Reserved, RecipeTips.Com |
|
|
|
|
