Chinese Curry Beef Buns
Savoury curry ground beef with onions stuffed inside a fluffy bun. These are made from scratch and are better than the Asian bakery. Easy to make at home with simple ingredients! Great as a snack or for breakfast.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 250 grams all purpose flour
- 30 grams white granulated sugar
- 2 grams salt
- 4 grams dry active yeast
- 20 ml butter (melted (unsalted))
- 100 ml warm water
- 10 ml milk (of choice)
- 1 large egg
- 275 grams minced beef (extra-lean kind )
- 120 grams onion (finely diced)
- 13.5 grams cornstarch (or potato starch)
- 4 grams white granulated sugar
- 5 grams salt
- 3 grams curry powder
- 2 grams ground turmeric
- 15 ml vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 1 large egg (beaten for egg wash)
- sesame seeds (black or white)
Instructions
- 1
To make our dough: whisk together all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, dry active yeast in a large mixing bowl. Then add wet ingredients: melted butter, egg, water, and milk. Using a whisk, stir in one direction until your dough has come together in one ball. Cover with a clean damp towel or lid and let this rest for 10 minutes.
- 2
Dust the dough with extra all-purpose flour. Knead the dough until it is no longer sticky inside the bowl. Place the dough back into the bowl. Cover with a clean damp towel or lid and rest for 45 minutes until fluffy and airy, in a warm environment.
- 3
Roll the dough on a well-floured surface into a long tube. Divide into 10 equal pieces. Roll each piece into balls.
- 4
Then cover the dough balls with a damp clean towel and rest for another 60 minutes until they are fluffy and airy.
- 5
To make the curry beef filling: heat ½ tbsp or 15 ml vegetable oil in a large pan on medium heat and fry finely diced onions. Cook until translucent.
- 6
Next add in minced beef and break it apart. Allow this to cook until meat is brown.
- 7
Season with turmeric, salt, sugar, curry powder and mix well. Reduce heat to low setting. Finally add in cornstarch and mix well until combined.
- 8
Remove off heat and transfer filling onto a large plate. Allow beef to cool down completely.
- 9
Assemble & Bake Buns
- 10
Preheat your oven to 360 degrees F. Once the dough balls have rested, flatten them into 1-cm thick pancakes and fill the centers with 1.5 tbsp of the curry beef filling. Then wash your hands of the yellow coloring so it doesn't stain the dough.
- 11
Pull up the edges of the dough and seal them into buns ensuring no holes.
- 12
Place the filled buns onto a lined baking sheet with parchment paper giving each bun enough space.
- 13
Lightly brush egg wash over the buns and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
- 14
Then bake the buns in the middle rack for 20-24 minutes until golden brown on top. Enjoy warm or at room temperature.