Char Siu Bao Baked

Name: Char Siu Bao Baked
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 400g bread flour; 7g yeast; 60g sugar; 200ml warm milk; 60g butter; 300g char siu pork diced; 2 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp sugar for filling; 1 tbsp cornflour; 2 tbsp honey mixed with 1 tbsp water for glaze

Hong Kong-style baked BBQ pork buns — soft dough filled with sweet-savoury char siu, glazed shiny on top.

Total time

43 min

Prep

25 min

Cook

18 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Chinese

Ingredients

400gbread flour

7gyeast

60gsugar

200mlwarm milk

60gbutter

300gchar siu pork diced

2 tbspoyster sauce

1 tbspsoy sauce

1 tbspsugar for filling

1 tbspcornflour

2 tbsphoney mixed with 1 tbsp water for glaze

Instructions

Make enriched dough. Prove 1 hour.

Mix filling: toss char siu with oyster sauce, soy, sugar and cornflour.

Divide dough into 12. Flatten each. Fill and seal into smooth buns.

Prove on lined tray 30 minutes.

Brush with honey glaze. Bake at 190°C for 15–18 minutes until golden. Glaze again hot.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

577

Protein

15.5g

Fat

15.7g

Carbs

93.7g

Fiber

3.2g

Sodium

429mg

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