How To Make Chinese Pork Buns (Cha Siu Bao)
Each bite of this delicious cha siu bao comes with a soft steamed dough, stuffed with roasted pork slathered in a savory-sweet sauce, for a richer meal!
Ingredients
For Buns:
- 6cupsall purpose flour
- ¼cupwhite sugar
- 1¾cupswarm water,(110 degrees F)
- 1tbspactive dry yeast
- 1tbspbaking powder
- 2tbspshortening
For Pork:
- 1lbpork,finely chopped
- 1½tbsplight soy sauce
- 1½tbsphoisin sauce
- 1tspsweet soy sauce
- 1½tbspwhite sugar
- 1½tbspsoy sauce
- 1½tbspoyster sauce
- 1cupwater
- 2tbspcornstarch
- 2½tbspwater
- 2tbspshortening
- 1½tspsesame oil
- ¼tspground white pepper
Instructions
Buns:
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Dissolve ¼ cup of sugar in 1¾ cups of warm water, and then add the yeast. Let stand for 10 minutes, or until the mixture is frothy.
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Sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl. Stir in 2 tablespoons shortening and the yeast mixture. Mix well.
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Knead the dough until smooth and elastic. Place the dough in a greased bowl, and cover it with a sheet of cling wrap.
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Let the dough rise in a warm place for about 2 hours or until it has tripled in bulk.
Pork:
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Cut the pork into 2 inch thick strips. Use a fork to prick it all over.
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Marinate for 5 hours in a mixture made with light soy sauce, hoisin sauce, and sweet soy sauce.
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Grill the pork until cooked and charred. Cut roasted port into ½ inch cubes.
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Combine the sugar, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and 1 cup of water in a saucepan. Bring to the boil.
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Mix cornstarch with 2½ tablespoons water; add to the saucepan, and stir until thickened. Mix in lard or shortening, sesame oil, and white pepper.
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Cool, and mix in the roasted pork.
To Assemble:
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Remove the dough from the bowl, and knead it on a lightly floured surface until it is smooth and elastic. Roll the dough into a long roll, and divide it into 24 pieces.
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Flatten each piece with the palm of the hand to form a thin circle. The center of the circle should be thicker than the edge.
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Place one portion of the pork filling in the center of each dough circle. Wrap the dough to enclose the filling. Pinch edges to form the bun.
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Let stand for 10 minutes.
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Steam buns for 12 minutes.
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Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 192.06kcal
- Fat:Â 5.18g
- Saturated Fat:Â 1.46g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.28g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 2.11g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.12g
- Carbohydrates:Â 28.35g
- Fiber:Â 1.04g
- Sugar:Â 3.23g
- Protein:Â 7.39g
- Cholesterol:Â 11.94mg
- Sodium:Â 202.93mg
- Calcium:Â 52.92mg
- Potassium:Â 115.85mg
- Iron:Â 1.73mg
- Vitamin A: 0.38µg
- Vitamin C:Â 0.13mg
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