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Char Siu Bao (Steamed BBQ Pork Buns)
Fluffy Cantonese steamed buns, filled with sweet honey BBQ pork, soft and pillowy on the outside with a rich filling.
Total time
75 min
Prep
60 min
Cook
15 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Chinese
Ingredients
300gplain flour
7ginstant yeast
1 tspbaking powder
3 tbspcaster sugar
160mlwarm milk
1 tbspoil
300gchar siu pork, diced
3 tbsphoisin sauce
2 tbspoyster sauce
1 tbspsoy sauce
1 tspsesame oil
2 tspcornflour mixed with 2 tbsp water
Instructions
1
Make filling: fry char siu with hoisin, oyster sauce, soy. Thicken with cornflour. Cool.
2
Make dough: mix flour, yeast, baking powder, sugar, milk and oil. Knead. Rest 45 minutes.
3
Divide into 12 balls. Press flat.
4
Fill each with pork. Pleat closed.
5
Place on parchment squares.
6
Steam 12 minutes over boiling water.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
410
Protein
10.3g
Fat
7.2g
Carbs
75.5g
Fiber
2.7g
Sodium
692mg
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