dà jiā hǎo wǒ shì xiǎo gāo jiě jīn tiān wǒ men lái zuò liǔ yè bāo

大家好，我是小高姐，今天我们来做柳叶包

Hello everyone, I am Xiao Gao Jie. Today we will make some leaf-shaped buns.

xiān lái zhǔn bèi xiàn liào

先来准备馅料

First we will prepare the filling.

sān gè xiǎo yáng cōng

三个小洋葱

Three small yellow onions.

qù pí

去皮

Peel the skin.

qiè suì

切碎

Then chop.

yǒu yī xiē dà kē lì yě bù yào jǐn

有一些大颗粒也不要紧

It is OK, if there are some big pieces of onions.

guō lǐ dào yóu

锅里倒油

Pour oil.

fàng rù yáng cōng

放入洋葱

Put onions.

dà huǒ chǎo dào yáng cōng tòu míng zhī hòu zài jì xù chǎo yī huì

大火炒到洋葱透明之后，再继续炒一会

Continue to cook the onions over high heat, after they turn transparent.

kàn dào yǒu yī diǎn jiāo huáng de shí hòu huǒ diào xiǎo

看到有一点焦黄的时候，火调小

Lower the heat, when onions start to turn brown.

fàng rù diào liào

放入调料

Season the onions.

bái hú jiāo fěn

白胡椒粉

White pepper,

wǔ xiāng fěn

五香粉

five spice powder,

shēng jiāng

生姜

ginger,

yī sháo bàn shēng chōu

一勺半生抽

1.5 tablespoons of regular soy sauce,

yī diǎn diǎn háo yóu

一点点蚝油

a little oyster sauce,

zuì hòu lái yī diǎn lǎo chōu

最后来一点老抽

and finally some dark soy sauce.

xiǎo huǒ bǎ diào liào chǎo xiāng

小火把调料炒香

Cook the spices till fragrant.

xiàn liào de suǒ yǒu diào liào dōu fàng zài zhè lǐ le hòu miàn bù zài jiā diào liào le

馅料的所有调料都放在这里了，后面不再加调料了

All seasoning for the filling are put into the onions, no more seasoning added later.

guān huǒ fàng liáng

关火，放凉

Off the heat and let it cool.

dài yī diǎn féi ròu de niú ròu suì

带一点肥肉的牛肉碎

Medium ground beef.

yòng qí tā ròu suì yě kě yǐ

用其它肉碎也可以

Any other ground meat is OK too.

fàng rù chǎo xiāng bìng qiě fàng liáng de yáng cōng

放入炒香，并且放凉的洋葱

Add cooled onions.

yòng shǒu bàn yún rán hòu cháo yī gè fāng xiàng jiǎo gěi niú ròu shàng jìn

用手拌匀，然后朝一个方向搅，给牛肉上劲

Mix by hand, and then stir in one direction.

kàn dào lā sī jiù kě yǐ le

看到拉丝就可以了

Stop stirring when you see the beef fibre.

zhè shí hòu de ròu xiàn yīng gāi shì piān xián yī xiē de

这时候的肉馅应该是偏咸一些的

The meat should be salty at this stage.

rú guǒ nǐ jué dé xián wèi bù gòu de huà kě yǐ bǔ yī diǎn diǎn yán

如果你觉得咸味不够的话，可以补一点点盐

If you feel it is not salty enough, add salt.

yī xiē cōng

一些葱

Some green onions.

xiān huà jǐ dāo

先划几刀

Slice first.

zài qiè suì

再切碎

Then chop.

fàng dào niú ròu zhōng bàn yún

放到牛肉中拌匀

Mix with beef.

ròu xiàn jiù zhǔn bèi hǎo le wǒ men kāi shǐ hé miàn

肉馅就准备好了，我们开始和面

The beef filling is ready. We will make the dough.

zhōng jīn miàn fěn

中筋面粉

All purpose flour,

pào dǎ fěn

泡打粉

baking powder,

shuǐ

水

water,

hé jiào mǔ

和酵母

and yeast.

jīn tiān yòng de shì yī cì fā jiào de fāng fǎ

今天用的是 一次发酵的方法

We are going to ferment the dough only once.

yī cì fā jiào gēn liǎng cì fā jiào xiāng bǐ tā de fā jiào shí jiān duǎn

一次发酵跟两次发酵相比，它的发酵时间短

Compared to double fermentation process, One fermentation process is quicker.

jiào mǔ fán zhí de shù liàng xiāng duì shǎo

酵母繁殖的数量相对少

As a result, yeast does not multiply as much,

zuì hòu fā jiào chǎn shēng qì pào de lì liàng huì ruò yī xiē

最后发酵产生气泡的力量会弱一些

and leavening effect is not as strong.

pào dǎ fěn qǐ yī gè bǔ chōng fā pào zuò yòng

泡打粉起一个补充发泡作用

Baking powder acts a supplement leavening agent to the yeast.

tōng cháng ne róu chéng miàn tuán kàn bù dào gàn fěn de shí hòu wǒ huì ràng nǐ tíng xià lái táng yī táng zài róu

通常呢揉成面团，看不到干粉的时候，我会让你停下来，饧一饧再揉

When the dough is formed, I usually ask you to stop kneading.

jīn tiān ne wǒ men duō róu yī huì bǎ miàn tuán róu jūn yún yī xiē

今天呢我们多揉一会，把面团揉均匀一些

But today, let's knead the dough for 3 more minutes,

rán hòu gài shàng gài zi táng miàn fēn zhōng

然后盖上盖子饧面10分钟

and then rest the dough for 10 minutes.

fēn zhōng hòu qīng qīng zhěng lǐ yī xià

10分钟后，轻轻整理一下

10 minutes later, gently knead it.

miàn tuán jiù guāng huá le

面团就光滑了

It becomes smooth.

miàn tuán gāng gāng róu guò miàn jīn yǒu yī diǎn jǐn

面团刚刚揉过，面筋有一点紧

Right after kneading, the gluten is very tight.

sōng chí fēn zhōng rán hòu jìn xíng xià yī bù cāo zuò

松弛5分钟，然后进行下一步操作

Relax it for 5 minutes before moving on to the next step.

wǒ men yào zài jiào mǔ hái méi yǒu wán quán fán zhí qǐ lái

我们要在酵母还没有完全繁殖起来

All the kneading, rolling and wrapping actions have to be done before the yeast generates lots of bubbles.

yě jiù shì méi yǒu chǎn shēng dà liàng qì pào zhī qián bǎ miàn tuán zhěng lǐ hǎo

也就是没有产生大量气泡之前把面团整理好

In other words, we have to finish working on the dough without bubbles inside,

zhè yàng kě yǐ shěng qù le pāi qì de bù zhòu

这样可以省去了拍气的步骤

which eliminates the de-gas step, also produces a smoother surface.

cāo zuò qǐ lái bǐ jiào jiǎn dān ér qiě bǐ jiào kuài

操作起来比较简单，而且比较快

Besides one fermentation process is quicker.

wǒ gěi nǐ de fēn liàng dà gài kě yǐ zuò gè bāo zi

我给你的分量大概可以做16个包子

The recipe yields 16 buns.

yā píng

压平

Flattened.

héng zhe gǎn yī xià shù zhe gǎn yī xià

横着擀一下，竖着擀一下

Roll it horizontally first, then vertically.

bāo zi dǐ jiù gǎn chū lái le

包子底就擀出来了

The base of the wrapper is ready.

rán hòu xiàng gǎn jiǎo zi pí yī yàng yī biān zhuǎn yī biān gǎn

然后像擀饺子皮一样，一边转一边擀

Then roll it as to make dumpling wrap, turn and roll, then repeat.

bǎ bāo zi biān yuán dǎ báo yòng lái niē zhě zi

把包子边缘打薄用来捏褶子

The edge of the wrapper is thinner for folding the pleats.

dǎ shàng xiàn liào

打上馅料

Add filling.

zuì shàng miàn niē qǐ lái

最上面捏起来

Pinch the top.

bǎ zhè gè zhě zi cóng cè miàn zhuǎn dào shàng miàn lái

把这个褶子从侧面转到上面来

Turn it from the side to the top.

cháo yòu biān niǔ yī xià

朝右边扭一下

Then move it towards the right,

miàn pí jiù duō chū lái le yī gè zhě zi

面皮就多出来了一个褶子

which products a fold.

bǎ zhè gè zhě zi niē qǐ lái

把这个褶子捏起来

Pinch it together.

zài cháo zuǒ biān niǔ yī xià yòu chū xiàn yī gè zhě zi

再朝左边扭一下，又出现一个褶子

Next, move it to the left,

yě niē qǐ lái

也捏起来

Pinch the fold as well.

jiù zhè yàng yòu biān niǔ yī xià zuǒ biān niǔ yī xià

就这样，右边扭一下，左边扭一下

Repeat.

bāo zi hěn róng yì jiù bāo hǎo le

包子很容易就包好了

A leaf-shaped bun is made.

zhěng xíng hǎo zhī hòu kāi shǐ fā jiào miàn pí

整形好之后，开始发酵面皮

Now we start the dough fermentation.

fā jiào shí jiān xiāng duì zhǎng yī diǎn yī gè bàn xiǎo shí

发酵时间相对长一点，一个半小时

It takes relatively longer time, one and half an hour.

wǒ men gěi tā gài shàng gài zi

我们给它盖上盖子

Cover it.

yī gè bàn xiǎo shí zhī hòu miàn pí yǐ jīng fā qǐ lái le

一个半小时之后，面皮已经发起来了

1.5 hours later, the buns grow bigger.

liáng shuǐ shàng guō zhēng

凉水上锅蒸

Start with cold water.

shuǐ shēng wēn de guò chéng zhōng hái kě yǐ zuì hòu fā dà yī diǎn diǎn

水升温的过程中，还可以最后发大一点点

The buns will continue to grow when the water is heating up.

kàn dào zhēng qì shàng lái zhī hòu huǒ diào xiǎo zhēng fēn zhōng

看到蒸汽上来之后，火调小。蒸15分钟

Turn the heat on medium low when steam rises up on the top of the steamer. Steam for 15 minutes.

zhēng hǎo zhī hòu děng jǐ fēn zhōng xiān gè xiǎo fèng ràng zhēng qì pǎo yī pǎo

蒸好之后，等几分钟掀个小缝让蒸汽跑一跑

After steamed, wait a few minutes then lift the cover to release the steam.

zhēng hǎo de bāo zi yī gè yī gè yuán gǔ gǔ de bù huì chū xiàn tā xiàn

蒸好的包子一个一个圆鼓鼓的，不会出现塌陷

The size of the buns has grown much bigger. And they did not collapse.

miàn pí hěn róu ruǎn

面皮很柔软

The wrap is very soft.

niú ròu xiàn lǐ yǒu hěn duō chǎo guò de yáng cōng chī qǐ lái fēi cháng de xiāng

牛肉馅里有很多炒过的洋葱，吃起来非常的香

Ground beef, mixed with lots of fried onion, tastes very juicy and delicious.

zhè shì yī gè bǐ jiào jiǎn dān de bāo zi shí pǔ

这是一个比较简单的包子食谱

This is a simple steamed bun recipe.

liǔ yè bāo bāo qǐ lái yě bǐ jiào róng yì

柳叶包包起来也比较容易

The leaf-shaped buns are easy to make.

miàn tuán yòng de shì yī cì fā jiào de fāng fǎ bǐ jiào kuài

面团用的是一次发酵的方法，比较快

One fermentation process takes less time,

ér qiě yě shěng qù le pái qì de bù zhòu

而且也省去了排气的步骤

and also eliminates the step of de-gas.

bǐ jiào shì hé xīn shǒu cāo zuò

比较适合新手操作

It is a quick and easy recipe for beginners.

wǒ shì xiǎo gāo jiě xiè xiè dà jiā shōu kàn wǒ men xià jí zài jiàn

我是小高姐，谢谢大家收看。我们下集再见^~^

This is Xiao Gao Jie. Thanks for watching. See you in the next episode^~^