As requested by Kimbo.
I cheated to save typing and searched for recipes on the net. I'm a bad man. :ugeek:
First you need some Chinese BBQ Pork. This is good served as a roast or in fried rice etc. We usually have some left overs frozen. You can serve it as finger food at BBQ's too. Use a Pork belly.
Chinese barbecue pork
Preparation Time
10 minutes
Cooking Time
30 minutes
Makes
about 400g
Ingredients
2 tbs soy sauce
2 tbs honey
1 tbs Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
1 tbs oyster sauce
1 tbs hoisin sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp Chinese five spice
I also add a tablespoon of Char Sui sauce and a good dash of red food colour
500g pork fillet, halved crossways, quartered lengthways
Method
1. Combine soy sauce, honey, Chinese rice wine, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, oil and Chinese five spice in
a bowl.
2. Add the pork to the soy sauce mixture and turn to coat. Cover and place in the fridge for 2 hours to
marinate.
3. Preheat oven to 220°C. Add water to a roasting pan to come 1cm up the side of pan. Drain the pork,
reserving marinade. Place pork on a wire rack in the pan. Roast, turning once, basting frequently with
marinade, for 30 minutes or until tender and caramelised. Set aside to cool.
Notes
This recipe requires 2 hours of marinating time. Time plan tip: Make up to 3 days ahead. Store in an
airtight container in the fridge. Freezing tip: Wrap in plastic wrap. Place in a sealable plastic bag.
Label, date and freeze for up to three months. Thaw in fridge.
After that you need to make the filling for the buns.
I couldn't find a cheat recipe to copy on the net that was anywhere near mine in quality, so back to the typing...
BBQ Pork Buns
300-400 gm of bbq pork belly chopped fine
2 tsp peanut oil
1 small clove garlic, crushed in
1/4 tsp salt
2/3rd cup hot water
2 tsp light soy sauce
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp oyster sauce
3 tsp cornflour mixed with 1 tablespoon of water
1 tsp hoi sin sauce
1 tsp sugar
3tsp char sui sauce
Red colour
Heat oil, add garlic cook slowly. Do not brown.
Add hot water, soy sauce, sesame oil, char sui and oyster sauce.
add cornflour mix and stir in cook while stirring till thick and clear.
Remove stir in hoisin, sugar and red.
Cool then stir in chopped pork.
Now the buns.
Most of the ones i found searching were yeast risen, mine are not...so more typing.
Dia Bao (Steamed Bun Dough)
2-1/2 cups plain flour
3-1/2 tsp baking powder
3 tbsp caster sugar (yes they're sweet)
2 tbsp softened lard (i just use magarine)
about 1/2 cup lukewarm water
1/2 tsp rice wine vinegar
sift flour and baking powder into a bowl. Stir in sugar and rub in lard with fingertips. Mix water and vinegar and add. Knead to soft dough.
Shape in a ball, cover and rest 1/2 hr.
To make the buns
divide into 12 or more, and roll thinly into circles about 4" across. Put a heaped tsp of the cooled mixture in the middle and gather edges to make a neat pinched join.
Twist to seal like money bags
Put each bun on a square of baking paper and steam covered for 20 mins.
serve warm. i like a spict plum dipping sauce or hoisin based dipping sauce with mine.