5 from 18 votes
Homemade Steamed BBQ Pork Buns (Char Siu Bao) Recipe
Enjoy delicious homemade BBQ pork buns (char siu bao). It takes about 15 minutes to prep the easy dough recipe, come back to it a few hours later to make the filling and assemble the baos. You will be eating char siu baos within 4 hours but the recipe is flexible enough for you to prepare it overnight or in the morning and then assemble when you're ready.
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
30 mins
Additional Time
2 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 30 mins
Servings:
12
servings
Calories:
230 kcal
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 yeast 2.5 teaspoon, packet
- 1 cup water approximately 1/3 hot, 2/3 room temperature, lukewarm
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 ¼ cup all-purpose flour and ~¼ cup on the side for dusting
- ¾ cup cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided, 1 teaspoon
- 1 pound char siu bbq pork, cooked
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
Instructions
Make the dough:
Make the filling:
Assemble the baos:
Notes
- *You can make your own Chinese style char siu (bbq pork) if you like, enjoy some for dinner and reserve about 1 pound for making char siu baos. http://nutfreewok.com/bbq-pork-char-siu-recipe/