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Pork & Vegetable Steamed Buns (豬肉蔬菜包)
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Pork & Vegetable Steamed Buns (豬肉蔬菜包)

This recipe for Chinese Pork & Vegetable Steamed Buns features a tender, juicy generous meat and vegetable filling encased in soft and fluffy dough.

Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 292 kcal
Course: Snacks, Lunch
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese

Ingredients

Filling:
  • 300 g ground pork
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce light
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • ½ teaspoon granulated sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt sea salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garlic minced
  • ½ teaspoon ginger minced
  • ½ teaspoon sand ginger powder
  • ½ teaspoon Shaoxing wine
  • 3 tablespoon water cold
  • 100 g bok choy blanched, squeezed of excess water, and chopped finely
  • 40 g carrot shredded
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Dough starter:
  • 100 g water warm
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 6 g active dry yeast
  • 100 g all-purpose flour
Dough:
  • 70 ml water warm
  • 10 ml white vinegar
  • 30 g granulated sugar
  • 200 g all-purpose flour
  • 7 g milk powder
  • 20 ml lard or coconut oil
  • 4 g baking powder

Instructions

Prepare filling:
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  1. In a stand mixer bowl fitted with a paddle attachment, combine ground pork, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, salt, black pepper, garlic, ginger, sand ginger powder, Shaoxing wine and mix for about 8 minutes, adding water in gradually in 1 tablespoon increments, until the mixture forms with a gel-like consistency.
  2. Add in the bok choy, carrot, cornstarch, and mix for another 2 minutes.
  3. Drizzle in sesame oil, and mix until incorporated.
  4. Divide the meat into 8 even portions, with an ice cream scooper.
  5. Cover and chill in the fridge.
Prepare dough starter:
  1. Place all the starter ingredients in a medium bowl, mix to combine with chopstick.
  2. Cover and rest for 30 minutes, until tripled in volume.
Prepare dough:
  1. In a stand mixer bowl, add all of the starter, warm water, vinegar, sugar, all-purpose flour, milk powder, coconut oil and baking powder.
  2. With the dough hook attachment, turn on low speed for 3 minutes, then turn higher speed for 7 minutes.
  3. Remove dough onto the counter, knead to form smooth dough.
  4. Divide into 8 portions and form into very small tight round balls. Cover with cling wrap to rest for 15 minutes.
  5. Highly dust counter with flour. Flatten each dough ball into 6" disc with rolling pin. Repeat with the rest.
  6. Re-roll dough, thinner on the edges into 6.5" diameter. Place a meat filling in the center. Gather edges, pleat and pinch 16-18 pleats to enclose the filling. Continue to pleat on the 2nd tier, to completely seal the hole.
  7. Place bun on a 3.5" parchment square on a large baking sheet pan.
  8. Place the pan in a warm location to proof for 40 minutes, until almost doubled in size.
  9. Place buns into bamboo steamer (you may need more than 1 layer). Stack onto a large pot or wok with 2" of cold water underneath. Turn on highest heat.
  10. Once steam is coming out of the lid, steam the buns for 20 minutes. After steaming for 5 minutes at high heat, turn heat down to medium high for 15 minutes, for a total of 20 minutes.
  11. Turn off heat and let it sit for 5 minutes on the stove. Then remove bamboo steamer out of the stove to a cooling rack.
  12. Slightly open the steamer lid a little bit to let steam dissipate, about 5 minutes, before removing the buns.

Nutrition Information

Calories 292kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 35g (12%) Protein 11g (22%) Fat 11g (17%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g (6%) Monounsaturated Fat 4g (20%) Cholesterol 28mg (9%) Sodium 355mg (15%) Potassium 223mg (5%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 1405IU (28%) Vitamin C 6mg (7%) Calcium 66mg (7%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 292

% Daily Value*

Calories 292kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 35g 12%
Protein 11g 22%
Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 28mg 9%
Sodium 355mg 15%
Potassium 223mg 5%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 1405IU 28%
Vitamin C 6mg 7%
Calcium 66mg 7%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.