How to Make Chinese Pork Buns | Hilah Cooking
Ingredients
- Flour1 ½ cups
- Sugar½ cups
- Baking powder2 tbsp
- Sesame oil2 tsp
- Rice wine vinegar2 tsp
- Pork · ground finely chopped½ lb
- Mushroom · dried½ oz
- Cabbage · minced1 cup
- Ginger · minced1 tsp
- Scallion · minced1
- Sherry2 tbsp
- Soy sauce1–2 tbsp
- Honey2 tsp
Instructions
- Combine the flour, powdered sugar and baking powder for the dough. Add the oil, water and vinegar and knead for 3 to 5 minutes until it forms a ball. Set aside.
- Blanch the cabbage in boiling water for 30 seconds, then drain and squeeze out the water.
- Mince the rehydrated mushrooms.
- Brown the pork in a skillet until cooked through.
- Add the cabbage, mushrooms, ginger and green onion, then add the sherry, soy sauce and honey and cook until the liquid has reduced.
- Transfer the filling to a plate, leaving excess liquid in the pan, and let it cool while you shape the dough.
- Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces and roll each into a circle about 4 inches (10 cm) in diameter, keeping the centre slightly thicker than the edges.
- Place a spoonful of filling in the centre of each, pinch the edges up and over to seal, and set each bun on a 3-inch (7.5 cm) square of parchment.
- Steam the buns for 25 minutes until risen and cooked through, then let them cool slightly.
Summarized from Hilah Cooking's video. Watch it for the details.
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