Beef Buns

Savory beef mince wrapped in dough, baked until golden, and served with horseradish cream and a pickled walnut watercress salad.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 1785 kcals 7140 kcals
Carbohydrates 111 grams 444 grams
Fat 130.2 grams 520.8 grams
Protein 48.8 grams 195.2 grams
Cook Time
375 mins
Produces
4 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
44
g
22
g
CondimentsSauces
1
tsp
40
ml
Pickled Walnut Vinegar
for salad dressing
Dairy
32
g
110
g
250
ml
Fruits
0.5
piece
Lemon
juice only
GrainsCereals
30
g
Oats
blended
Liquids
200
ml
Red Wine
for deglazing
330
g
Meat
500
g
NutsSeeds
5
cloves
Garlic
crushed into a paste
5
g
Thyme
leaves only
2
piece
1
piece
5
piece
Pickled Walnuts
chopped for mince
5
g
Salt
for dough
5
g
Sea Salt
for cream
5
piece
Pickled Walnuts
finely sliced for salad
OilsFats
1
dash
Oil
for frying
Vegetables
3
piece
Spanish Onions
finely chopped
200
g
Horseradish
finely grated
2
piece
Roscoff Onions
cooked in skins
2
bunch
Watercress
washed and drained

Steps

  • Preheat the oven to 100°C.
  • Sauté the chopped onions in a pan with oil until soft and sweet.
  • Brown the beef mince in a separate pan and deglaze with red wine.
  • Mix the meat, onions, and all other mince ingredients except the vinegar, then cook in the oven for four hours.
  • Mix the dough ingredients, excluding butter, in a mixer, then let prove in an oiled bowl for 20 minutes.
  • Return the dough to the mixer, incorporate the butter, then form 50g balls and prove for one hour on baking trays.
  • Stir walnut vinegar into the cooked mince and remove the star anise.
  • Increase oven temperature to 170°C.
  • Roll cooled mince into 30g balls, top each with a dough ball, press into domes, and bake for 15 minutes.
  • Whisk double cream to soft peaks, then fold in horseradish, lemon juice, and salt.
  • Quarter the pre-roasted Roscoff onions and char them in a hot non-stick pan.
  • Whisk oil, sliced walnuts, vinegar, and salt together for the salad dressing.
  • Toss watercress and charred onions with the dressing and serve with buns and horseradish cream.