Hua Juan (Chinese Flower Rolls Or Scallion Roll)
Add a decorative touch to your meal with hua juan 花卷 or Chinese flower rolls. Whether you have a special celebration or simply want to elevate your dishes, hua juan is the perfect dish for any purpose. It is a type of Chinese steamed bun beautifully shaped into a flower with layers of carrots, ham, and green onions. This recipe is simple but promises the tastiest bun made with pantry-friendly ingredients.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 500 g plain flour
- 5 g yeast
- 5 g sugar
- 300 g warm water
- 20 g chopped green onions
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp hot oil
- 20 g diced carrots
- 20 g diced ham
Instructions
- 1
In a mixing bowl, mix the flour, yeast, sugar, and warm water.
- 2
Keep stirring until it forms small chunks.
- 3
Then, knead it into a smooth dough.
- 4
Using a rolling pin, flatten it into a large rectangular dough sheet. You can dust the worktop with a thin layer of flour to make it easier to work with.
- 5
In a separate mixing bowl, mix the chopped green onions, salt, and baking soda.
- 6
Pour the hot oil into the bowl and let it sizzle.
- 7
Then, add the diced carrots and ham and stir until well combined.
- 8
Spread this mixture evenly onto the rectangular dough sheet.
- 9
Next, fold the sheet lengthwise in three equal parts. When folding, the mixture should be on the interior side.
- 10
Cut it into narrow strips about two fingers wide.
- 11
Take two strips and stack them together. Since you need two stacked strips, make sure the number of strips cut in step 10 is an even number.
- 12
In the middle of the stacked strips, place a chopstick in the middle and press it. This should create a sunken middle part of the strip.
- 13
Afterward, slightly stretch it to make rolls.
- 14
Then, place the chopstick in the middle of the roll and fold the roll inward. The chopstick is wrapped in the middle of the roll.
- 15
Next, hold the two ends of the roll and twist the chopstick counterclockwise. You should make 1 full turn counterclockwise.
- 16
While holding the two ends, place the rolled bun onto the countertop and press it down firmly.
- 17
Carefully slide out the chopstick from the rolled dough.
- 18
After creating all the flower rolls, cover the rolls with plastic wrap.
- 19
Let them rise and become bigger, about 1.5 times their original size.
- 20
Next, add water to a steamer and let it boil.
- 21
Steam the rolls for 12 minutes.
- 22
Enjoy a soft and beautiful Chinese flower roll!