Chinese Hamburger, Rou Jia Mo

Rou Jia Mo is one of the specialty foods in Shaanxi Province, China. Because it is very similar to a hamburger, it is also called a Chinese hamburger.

What is Rou Jia Mo?

Rou Jia Mo usually consists of braised pork stuffed in the middle of the bread. Rou means pork; Mo means bread; Jia means filing the pork in the bread. It is a very popular street snack in China. And now you can also buy it in some Western countries.

Chinese hamburger, Rou Jia Mo recipe

You’ll need:

For the filling:
1kg Pork
60g light soy sauce
10g dark soy sauce
10g borrow sugar
Salt
Spices (3 bay leaves, 30 Sichuan peppercorns, 2 star anise,1 small piece cinnamon, 3 cardamoms, 3 cloves.)
Carrot
celery
For the buns
320g flour
160g clear water
3g oyster

How to make Chinese hamburger, Rou Jia Mo

Make the Chinese hamburger filling:

1. Heat a stewpan with water until boiling, add the green onion, ginger, spices, celery and carrot in the wok.

2. Wash the pork and cook it in a wok with clear water until boiling. Continue to cook it for 2 minutes. Transfer the pork in the stewpan.

3. Add salt, brown sugar, light soy sauce and dark soy sauce in the stewpan. Add enough boiled water to cover the pork. Cook it until boiling, cover the lid and continue to cook it under low heat for 1 hour. Turn off the heat and let it cool. Remove vegetables and spices. Cook the pork again for 1 hour and let it cool.

Make the Chinese hamburger buns:

1. Dissolve the yeast in water, add flour and stir with chopsticks. Knead the dough and transfer it to the chopping board. Press a hole in the middle of the dough and put a pinch of edible alkali.

2. Pour few drop water to the edible akali and sprinkle some flour on it. Knead the dough until smooth.

3. Divide the dough into two dough and roll it into a cylindrical shape. Then divide each dough into 4 smaller doughs.

4. Roll the small dough into thin strips. And then rolled into a disc shape.

5. Press the dough slightly and set aside for 20-30 minutes. Heat a wok, add the dough and cover the lid.

6. Bake the dough under low heat for 5 minutes until slightly golden. Turn it over, cover the lid and continue to bake for about 5 minutes.

Assemble the Chinese hamburger

Minced cooked meat and sprinkle the sauce. Cut the bread from the middle and fill it with meat. Serve it.

Store & reheat Chinese hamburger

1. Bake the pancakes and store them in the refrigerator.
2. Reheat the pancakes in the oven at 150 degrees for about 5 minutes and serve with the cooked meat.

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Chinese Hamburger, Rou Jia Mo

Rou Jia Mo is one of the specialty foods in Shaanxi Province, China. Because it is very similar to a hamburger, it is also called a Chinese hamburger.

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time2 hrs 20 mins

Total Time2 hrs 40 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: Chinese Hamburger, Rou Jia Mo

Servings: 3

Calories: 549kcal

Ingredients

For the filling:

• 1kg Pork
• 60g light soy sauce
• 10g dark soy sauce
• 10g borrow sugar
• Salt
• Spices 3 bay leaves, 30 Sichuan peppercorns, 2 star anise,1 small piece cinnamon, 3 cardamoms, 3 cloves.
• Carrot
• celery

For the buns

• 320g flour
• 160g clear water
• 3g oyster

Instructions

Make the Chinese hamburger filling:

• Heat a stewpan with water until boiling, add the green onion, ginger, spices, celery and carrot in the wok.
• Wash the pork and cook it in a wok with clear water until boiling. Continue to cook it for 2 minutes. Transfer the pork in the stewpan.
• Add salt, brown sugar, light soy sauce and dark soy sauce in the stewpan. Add enough boiled water to cover the pork. Cook it until boiling, cover the lid and continue to cook it under low heat for 1 hour. Turn off the heat and let it cool. Remove vegetables and spices. Cook the pork again for 1 hour and let it cool.

Make the Chinese hamburger buns:

• Dissolve the yeast in water, add flour and stir with chopsticks. Knead the dough and transfer it to the chopping board. Press a hole in the middle of the dough and put a pinch of edible alkali.
• Pour few drop water to the edible akali and sprinkle some flour on it. Knead the dough until smooth.
• Divide the dough into two dough and roll it into a cylindrical shape. Then divide each dough into 4 smaller doughs.
• Roll the small dough into thin strips. And then rolled into a disc shape.
• Press the dough slightly and set aside for 20-30 minutes. Heat a wok, add the dough and cover the lid.
• Bake the dough under low heat for 5 minutes until slightly golden. Turn it over, cover the lid and continue to bake for about 5 minutes.

Assemble the Chinese hamburger

• Minced cooked meat and sprinkle the sauce. Cut the bread from the middle and fill it with meat. Serve it.

Store & reheat Chinese hamburger

• Bake the pancakes and store them in the refrigerator.
• Reheat the pancakes in the oven at 150 degrees for about 5 minutes and serve with the cooked meat.