Cantonese Char Siu Steamed Buns
A classic Cantonese dim sum consisting of fermented dough wrapped around a char siu pork filling, steamed.
Ingredients
Char Siu pork (cut into small pieces)
to taste
salt
to taste
Sichuan peppercorn
to taste
scallion (finely chopped)
to taste
ginger (finely chopped)
to taste
soy sauce
to taste
flour
to taste
sugar
to taste
warm water
to taste
baking powder
to taste
sesame oil
to taste
white sugar
to taste
Instructions
1
Make filling
Cut Char Siu pork into small pieces, finely chop scallion and ginger, add soy sauce and salt, and mix into a filling.
2
Proof the dough
Add sugar, warm water and baking powder to the flour, let rest for 2 hours. When the dough rises, add sesame oil and white sugar.
3
Wrap and steam
Divide the dough into portions, roll into wrappers that are thicker in the middle and thinner at the edges. Wrap the Char Siu pork pieces and chopped scallion and ginger into buns, steam in a steamer for 15 minutes.
