Manapua

Total Time: 5 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package dry yeast
• 3 tablespoons warm water
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons solid shortening
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 6 cups flour
• 1 1/4 cups canned ham, chopped
• 1 link chinese sausage, chopped (called lup chong)
• 1/2 cup bamboo shoot, chopped
• 1/4 cup dried mushroom, chopped
• 1/2 cup green onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring

Recipe

• 1 bun:.
• 2 in a custard cup, sprinkle the dry yeast over the 3 tablespoons of warm water and let stand until the yeast is softened.
• 3 in a small saucepan, heat 11/2 cups water, solid shortening, salt and sugar. stir until melted. cool.
• 4 combine the softened yeast and shortening mixture in a large bowl.
• 5 add flour, 1 cup at a time mixing well after each addition. knead until dough is stiff. let rise until double in bulk, about 2 hours.
• 6 punch dough down and knead again.
• 7 cut into 2 inch balls and stuff with filling, making sure that there is no opening for the filling to fall out.
• 8 place on a small square of waxed paper (about 3" x 3"). let rise for 11/2 to 2 hours.
• 9 steam until done, about 15 - 20 minutes. serve hot.
• 10 filling:.
• 11 pan fry ham, lup chong, bamboo shoots and mushrooms.
• 12 add oyster sauce, sugar, soy sauce and red food coloring.
• 13 cook until the mixture absorbs the sauce.
• 14 add green onions before turning off the flame.
• 15 cool before stuffing into the buns.