Hoisin Pork with Steamed Buns
Cook time
30 mins
Total time
30 mins
Super yummy hoisin pork with Chinese steamed buns shaped as lotus leaf.
Ingredients
Pork belly or pork butt (500g around 1 pound)
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
½ tablespoon honey
a small pinch of salt
¼ teaspoon Chinese five spice
half of a middle size red onion, cut into 3-4 pieces
oil for brushing the pan
Steamed buns
2 cups all purpose flour
125ml water, room temperature or 150ml milk
2 teaspoons instant yeast
2 tablespoons sugar
Pinch of salt
Other serving ingredients
Coriander, cleaned and cut into 1 inch pieces
Pickles, any type and minced
Dip sauce if you prefer
Instructions
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Freeze the pork belly for around 1 or 2 hours until it is firmed and then cut into thin slices, as thin as possible.
Add salt, Chinese five spice, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce and honey. Stir slowly for couple of minutes until all the pieces are well coated. Mix with red onion and cover the plate with a plastic wrapper and then refrigerate overnight.
Brush some oil in the pan and lay the pork slices (try to spread and avoid folded pieces). And then start the fire and fry over medium to slow fire. Turn over the well-fried pieces immediately
For steamed buns
In a sand mixer, mix flour, yeast, water(milk), sugar and salt together, mix with low speed for around 8 minutes until the dough begins to gather in a ball. Shape the dough to a round ball with hands and then cover with a wet cloth and set aside until the dough is double in size (place the dough in warm place).
Transfer the dough to a slightly floured board and then knead forcefully until there are no more small holes inside the dough. Shape the dough into a long log and then divide into 10 equal portions.
Knead each of the portions for 1 or 2 minutes until they are smooth. And then roll each of the small balls to an oval like shape. Slightly dust the oval and fold the dough over by the middle. Place them in steamer, turn up the fire and heat for 2-3 minutes, turn off the fire and wait for 10 minutes. Then start the fire and steam the buns for 10 minutes after the water boils.
Prepare all the side ingredients and serve with warm buns.
Source: https://www.chinasichuanfood.com/hoisin-pork-with-steamed-buns/
