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Place large pan over medium-high heat. Steamed tofu with a savory soy sauce garlic dressing. As one of the most popular and humble Chinese ingredients, we eat tofu around the year. You can have Steamed Tofu and Vegetable Buns (Macrobiotic & Vegan Recipe) using 16 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Steamed Tofu and Vegetable Buns (Macrobiotic & Vegan Recipe)

It's of Manju dough.
It's 150 grams of ◆Whole wheat flour.
Prepare 150 grams of ◆Bread (strong) flour.
You need 4 grams of ◆Salt.
Prepare 5 grams of ◆Dry yeast.
It's 15 grams of Beet sugar syrup (beet sugar).
Prepare 180 ml of Hot water (warmed to the touch).
You need of Ingredients.
It's 150 grams of Tofu.
You need 1/4 of Cabbage.
Prepare 2 of Dried shiitake mushrooms.
It's 50 grams of Green onion or scallion.
You need 1 piece of Ginger.
Prepare 2 tsp of Soy sauce.
It's 1 tbsp of Salt (for cabbage).
Prepare 1 tsp of Sesame oil.

Silken tofu can be broken very easily, cutting in serving plate can avoid. Heat the vegetable broth and stir in chile sauce, rice wine and lime juice. Place the finished bok choy in a bowl, drizzle with the broth, cover and let rest. Cut the tofu into slices and coat in chickpea flour.

Steamed Tofu and Vegetable Buns (Macrobiotic & Vegan Recipe) step by step

[Making the dough] Combine all ◆ ingredients and mix well..
Dissolve beet sugar syrup in water that's warm to the touch, add the hot water to the flour from Step 1 and knead..
When the dough clumps up into one piece, keep it in a warm place and let it sit for the first proofing..
Finely chop up the cabbage, sprinkle 1 tablespoon of salt and let it sit for 30 minutes..
Strain excess water from the tofu by placing a weight on top of the tofu. (You can also briefly microwave the tofu.) Finely chop up the rest of the ingredients..
After letting the cabbage sit for 30 minutes, there will be some excess water coming out, so drain the excess water using a kitchen towel..
Stir-fry the ingredients in the order of ginger →dried shiitake mushrooms→green onion→tofu→and then cabbage. Season with salt, soy sauce and sesame oil..
Punch down the dough after the proofing and divide it into 6 portions. Let it sit for another 10 minutes..
[Shape] Roll out the dough into a round shape using a rolling pin. Roll out into about a thickness of 5 mm..
Place the ingredients from Step 7 in the middle. Make sure not to put in too much filling, because you will not be able to wrap it..
Stick together the side closest to you and the opposite side..
Then stick both left and right sides of the dough together to the middle..
Fold in the round part of the dough and stick them together to the middle, then the shaping is done! Let the dough sit in a warm place for 30 to 40 minutes for the second proofing..
After proofing, steam in a heated steamer for 15 to 20 minutes. Then you're all done!.
It should look like this when it is ready..

These steamed buns may take a little bit of time to make, but trust us, the end result is so. worth. it. These buns are a bit sweet, so they complement the sesame tofu (and other toppings) amazingly. They are also so fluffy and delicious- they can be enjoyed as an appetizer, side dish, or even as a full. Surround tofu with vegetables and garnish with scallions. Note: if you dont wish to wrap food in aluminum foil, use four small covered heatproof.