Steamed Buns with BBQ Pork
If you've got instant yeast, shredded cooked pork and barbecue sauce, you're most of the way to this pork: about 70 minutes of cooking across 7 steps. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for pan and saucepan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention.
What you'll need
Shopping list (5)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: contains meat, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Gluten Soy
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How to make it
- In a large bowl combine the flour, yeast, sugar and baking powder, then gradually stir in the warm water and oil and bring it together into a dough.
- Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface for about 10 minutes until smooth and elastic, then cover and leave in a warm place for 1 to 1.5 hours until doubled in size.
- Meanwhile, make the filling by warming the shredded pork in a pan with the barbecue sauce, soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, garlic chili sauce and five spice powder until thick and sticky, then let it cool completely.
- Punch down the risen dough, divide it into 8 equal pieces and roll each into a ball, then flatten each into a disc that is thicker in the centre than at the edges.
- Place a spoonful of the cooled filling in the centre of each disc, gather the edges up and pleat them around the filling, then pinch firmly to seal and set each bun seam-side down on a square of parchment.
- Cover the buns and let them rest for 20 to 30 minutes until slightly puffy.
- Arrange the buns in a steamer basket leaving space between them, then steam over rapidly boiling water for 12 to 15 minutes until risen and fluffy, and turn off the heat and wait 5 minutes before lifting the lid so they do not collapse.
You'll use: Pan Β· Saucepan Β· Steamer
Ingredient substitutions
- Soy Sauce
- tamari (gluten-free) Β· coconut aminos
Tips & common questions
How long does Steamed Buns with BBQ Pork take to make?
About 70 minutes from start to finish β an estimate based on the 7 steps and 12 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of soy sauce?
Try tamari (gluten-free). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes β use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
How should I store leftovers?
Cool leftovers quickly, refrigerate in an airtight container, and eat within 3 days. Reheat until piping hot throughout.
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Adapted recipe β rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Steamed Buns with BBQ Pork is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Steamed-Pork-Buns-BBQ Siopao-Asado-Recipe.webp by rivertenkitchen, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure β how we source recipes.