Fried Mantou Buns | Don Signature Crab - Singapore Food Guide

Name: Fried Mantou Buns | Don Signature Crab - Singapore Food Guide
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 6 plain steamed mantou (store-bought or homemade), halved horizontally if large; 1.2–1 1/2 L vegetable oil or peanut oil for deep frying; 30 g unsalted butter (for garlic-butter version); 3 cloves garlic, finely minced (optional for savoury); 2 tbsp sweetened condensed milk (for dipping); 1 tbsp caster sugar (for dusting, optional sweet version); 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds, for garnish; 2 tbsp mayonnaise mixed with 1 tsp sambal oelek (for sambal mayo dip); 1 lime, cut into wedges (optional, for savoury dip); Pinch of fine sea salt; Fresh coriander or chopped spring onion, for garnish (optional); Cooking thermometer (recommended) or an instant-read thermometer (tool, optional); Optional: pandan or gula melaka kaya for a sweet variation; Optional: chilli crab sauce or leftover sambal chilli for serving with seafood

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Crispy, golden deep-fried mantou buns — a Singapore-style teatime and zi char favourite served sweet with condensed milk or savoury with garlic butter or chilli

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Ingredients

6 plain steamed mantou (store-bought or homemade), halved horizontally if large
1.2–1 1/2 L vegetable oil or peanut oil for deep frying
30 g unsalted butter (for garlic-butter version)
3 cloves garlic, finely minced (optional for savoury)
2 tbsp sweetened condensed milk (for dipping)
1 tbsp caster sugar (for dusting, optional sweet version)
1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds, for garnish
2 tbsp mayonnaise mixed with 1 tsp sambal oelek (for sambal mayo dip)
1 lime, cut into wedges (optional, for savoury dip)
Pinch of fine sea salt
Fresh coriander or chopped spring onion, for garnish (optional)
Cooking thermometer (recommended) or an instant-read thermometer (tool, optional)
Optional: pandan or gula melaka kaya for a sweet variation
Optional: chilli crab sauce or leftover sambal chilli for serving with seafood