Steamed Char Siu Bao
Make your own dim sum at home with this steamed char siu bao recipe.
Servings: 8 buns
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped char siu storebought or homemade (see other recipe)
- 1/2 cup char siu glaze storebought or homemade (see other recipe)
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 2 tsp water
- 1 recipe Chinese steamed bread dough (see recipe above)
Instructions
- Mix cornstarch and water to form a slurry.
- Heat char siu glaze in a saucepan on the stove.
- When glaze comes to a bubble, slowly pour in the slurry while whisking continuously.
- Keep whisking until glaze has thickened to BBQ sauce or honey-like consistency.
- Toss chopped char siu with glaze and store in fridge until ready to make buns.
- Make Chinese mantou dough according to recipe (see elsewhere in this post) through the first rise.
- Divide risen dough into eight equal portions. Roll each portion out into a 3-4 inch circle.
- Place about 2 tbsp of char siu filling in the center of each circle. Bring up the edges of the circle and fold or pinch together. See other videos for fancy folding technique.
- Place each folded bao onto a 4 inch square of parchment paper. Then place all bao in your steamer, covered, to rise for another 20-30 minutes.
- In the last 5-10 minutes of the second rise, prepare your steamer.
- Place bao in whatever steaming contraption you use and cook for 15 minutes. Enjoy!