Black mantou cheese burger
Mantou is a type of steamed bread becoming increasingly popular in the NZ foodie scene. Originally a Northern Chinese bread made from wheat flour, water and raising agent. It is soft, fluffy and usually white. Black beans are added to make it black.
In this recipe, a sizzled gourmet beef burger with burger sauce is layered in a black Mantou bun with melting cheese, crisp lettuce, onions and tangy pickles. And yes, it tastes as magical as it looks!
Ingredients
- 4 ready made Black Mantou Buns
- 4 angus beef burgers
- Olivado Avocado Cooking Oil
- 4 slices Swiss cheese
- 1 cup shredded sweet petite cos lettuce
- ½ small red onion sliced thinly
- 2 medium sized tomatoes sliced
- 4 pickles sliced
- 3 tbsp Chantal Organics tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- white sesame seeds toasted
Instructions
- In a non stick frypan or barbeque, cook the burgers with a drizzle of natural avocado oil - melt the cheese on top with a lid on for a couple of minutes.. Set aside and keep warm. (Tip - You may need to half and reshape the burgers and cheese to fit the mantou buns before cooking).
- Slice the black mantou buns in two and heat in microwave for 40 secs.
- Mix tomato sauce and mayonnaise in a small bowl.
- To build the burgers, first place the bottom piece of the mantou on a heatproof tray. Spread a good amount of tom/mayo sauce. Top with a burger, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles and more sauce. Put the other half of the bun on top to complete the burger. Sprinkle with white sesame seeds and serve immediately.
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