Author Notes
This is a recipe I made frequently when my children were small because little ones are too busy to eat they could eat and run with these. —Fran McGinty
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Ingredients
- Manapua
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1 7/8 cups
warm water
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1 packet
yeast
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3 tablespoons
sugar
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1 tablespoon
oil
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1 teaspoon
table salt
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5 3/4 cups
flour
- Char sui Filling
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1 cup
Pork Char sui
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3 tablespoons
Minced Green Onion
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1 tablespoon
shoyu (light Soy)
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1 teaspoon
sherry
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1/4 teaspoon
Chinese 5 - Spice
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2
Water Chesnuts, minced
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8
Shrimp, minced
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2 teaspoons
sugar
Directions
- Manapua
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1. Soften yeast in 2 Tbsp warm water
2. Place remaining water in bowl with sugar, oil and salt.
3. Add dissolved yeast
4. Add 1/2 of the flour and mix
5. Add remaining flour
6. Knead 10 minutes or until smooth.
7. Place in greased bowl
8. Allow to rise 2 hours
9. Punch down and shape into 16 pieces
10. Flatten into 4 inch circles
11. Fill with 1 1/2 teaspoon filling and seal.
12. Allow to rise 1 hour on squares of oiled parchment
13. Steam 20 minutes
- Char sui Filling
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Combine all ingredients and mix well.
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MAKING CHAR SUI
1. 4 -5 lb pork butt
2. 1/4 Cup rock salt
1 1/2 Cup dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon Chinese 5 - spice
Cut pork into 2" X 2' cubes. Sprinkle with salt and rub it on all pieces. add all other ingredients with the salted pork rubbing in well. Roast on skewers for about 1 hour at 325 F.
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