Char Siu Bao (BBQ Pork Buns) recipe - ingredients, nutrition and when to eat it
Char siu bao are Cantonese steamed buns filled with sweet-and-savory seasoned pork in a soft, fluffy dough.
Char siu bao are Cantonese steamed buns filled with sweet-and-savory seasoned pork in a soft, fluffy dough. They are perfect when you want just one or two warm buns for a simple meal, or when you're craving something different for a weekend Chinese-style lunch.
Chinese · 100 minutes to cook
Nutrition (per 319.5g serving): 684 kcal · protein 28.7g · carbohydrate 100.1g · fat 16.6g · sodium 1524.2mg
Nutrition source: one serving calculated from an ingredient table verified against "National Integrated Food Nutrient Database (standard data)" (Korea MFDS, RDA and Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries via the Public Data Portal).
Tips: Let the filling cool completely, since adding it while hot can make the dough soggy.
Tips: Wrapping the steamer lid with a cloth helps keep water droplets from falling directly onto the buns.
Tips: After steaming, let the buns rest for 3 minutes before opening the lid so the surface is less likely to wrinkle.
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Ingredients (1 serving)
- Flour — 100 g
- Instant dry yeast — 2 g
- Sugar — 1 Tbsp
- Water — 55 ml
- Ground pork — 80 g
- Onion — 30 g
- Soy sauce — 1 Tbsp
- Oyster sauce — 1 tsp
- Honey — 1 tsp
- Ginger — 3 g
- Sesame oil — 1 tsp
- Ground black pepper — 0.5 g
- Cooking oil — 1 tsp