Homemade Taro Mantou

Mantou (also called Chinese steamed bun, Chinese name is 馒头 Man Tou) is one of the traditional Chinese noodle dishes, which is steamed with fermented flour.

Prep Time1 hr 30 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time1 hr 50 mins

Course: Homely

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: Chinese Steamed Buns, Mantou

Servings: people

Calories: 589kcal

Cost: 5

Ingredients

300 g taro
2 g yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon peanut oil
⅛ teaspoon salt
500 g flour

Instructions

Prepare 300g of taros. Cut the taros into thin slices like this. Put into a plate. Save for later.
Add some water to the pot.Put the steamer rack in. After the water boils, put the taro slices on the steamer rack. Steam over high heat until the taro is cooked. When you poke it with a chopstick, it will spread out and it is cooked.
Take out the steamed taro and put it on a plate. Crush the taro into taro puree with a rolling pin. If you like a grainy texture, you don't need to crush it too much.
Add 2g of yeast, 1tablespoon of sugar,1/8 teaspoon of salt, 1tablespoon of oil to the taro puree. Add 500g of flour. Add about 30ml of water below 35℃.Keep stirring until floc. Be careful not to use too high-temperature water, otherwise, the yeast will lose efficacy.
Put the flour ball on the chopping board and knead it. Knead the taro puree with the flour as much as possible. Knead for about 10 minutes.
Divide the dough into even small pieces. Roll them into long strips like this. Cut them into small Mantou of the same size. Put the cut small Mantou evenly on the steamer. Cover with the lid. Leaven the Mantou for 1 hour. We can see that Manou has become bigger.
Add 2 liters of water to the pot. Put the steamer in the pot. Steam for 20 minutes over high heat. After steaming, turn off the heat. Be careful not to open the lid of the steamer. Simmer for 3 minutes. We can enjoy the Chinese mint soup now. Hope you can like it!

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