Turnip and Chicken Pau Recipe
 Dim Sum Cuisines Recipes

Ingredients:

Pau Dough:
1/2 cup
1 1/2 cups
30 g / 1 oz
675 g/ 1 1/2 lb
1 1/2 tsp
1/3 tsp
1 tsp
1 tbsp

Filling:
300 g / 10oz
1 tsp
1 1/2 tsp
1 tsp
1 tsp

1/4 tsp
4 tbsp
1/2
2
3 tsp
2 sprigs
 

sugar
lukewarm water
fresh yeast
plain flour
baking powder
bicarbonate of soda
salt
corn oil

chicken meat or pork, diced
light soy sauce
black soy sauce
sesame oil
salt
dash of pepper
monosodium glutamate
oil
turnip, about 450 g/ 1 lb, diced
large onions, diced
corn flour blended with a little water
coriander leaves, chopped

Method:

1. Dissolve sugar in lukewarm water and drop in yeast. Let stand for 10 - 15 minutes till yeast turns frothy.

2. Sift dry ingredients into a bowl and add salt. Gradually pour in yeast liquid and corn oil, stirring with a wooden spoon. When the mixture becomes too difficult to handle, use hands to combine into a firm dough.

3. Place dough on a lightly floured board and knead for at least 10 minutes, sprinkling with flour every now and then to prevent dough from sticking to the board.

4. Return dough to bowl and cover with a damp cloth. Let it rise for 1 1/2 hours till dough is double its bulk. Punch down and leave dough for 20 - 30 minutes to rise again.

5. Turn dough out and knead on a lightly floured board until smooth. Form into 2 long rolls of 4 cm (1 1/2 in) diameter and cut into small rounds of 2 cm (3/4 in) width.

6. Flatten each round with a roller and put a teaspoon of filling in the centre. Gather the edges of the dough around the filling by pleating the edges. Bring the pleats up to the top and twist them securely together.

7. Place on small rounds of greaseproof paper and arrange well apart in bamboo baskets.

8. Bring water in steamer to a boil over high heat. Place baskets in the steamer and steam for 12 minutes.

For Filling:

1. Season meat with light soy sauce, black soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, pepper and monosodium glutamate.

2. Heat wok and fry turnip. Dish out and leave aside.

3. Heat remaining oil in the wok and lightly brown onions. add chicken and stir-fry. Put in cooked turnip and chicken with the corn flour paste. Stir in coriander leaves. Dish out and cool.

Makes 32