Steamed Pork Bao Buns

Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee

Show: Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra LeeEpisode: Chinese

Rated: 3 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (32)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
12 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 45 min

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons oil
1/3 cup finely chopped scallions
1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons minced ginger
3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
3 tablespoons oyster sauce
3 cups char siu pork (barbecue pork), finely chopped
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 (11-ounce) cans breadstick dough
1 head Napa cabbage

Directions

In a skillet, heat the oil and saute the scallions, garlic, and ginger over medium heat. Stir in the hoisin sauce and oyster sauce, adding barbecue pork while stirring. Reduce heat to low. Thoroughly combine cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water. Pour over pork mixture and stir until sauce thickens. Set aside. On a floured surface, partially separate breadsticks, leaving 2 thick layers of dough. Roll each into a ball. Working with 1 ball at a time, roll out to make a 3-inch circle. Place about 1 tablespoon of filling in center of each round. Gather dough up and twist to secure tightly. Repeat with remaining dough. Cover with kitchen towel. Arrange cabbage leaves on the bottom of 2 large bamboo steamers. Place 6 pork buns on each steamer. Steam buns for 20 minutes. Serve warm.

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recipe Steamed Pork Bao Buns
Marsha Rancho Mirage, CA 11-21-2007
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Horrible
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I thought that since so many people gave it five stars that I would try it out. This was down-right horrible. The only... thing that was good was the seasoned pork that I purchased. It's obvious to me that the five star reviews came from Sandra's friends and relatives.Read more
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Catherine WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ 06-01-2007
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Awesome
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe was extremely easy to make. It took no time at all to cook the meat, and once you wrap it in the bread stick... dough all you do is just steam. The buns were extremely flavorful and filling.Read more
recipe Steamed Pork Bao Buns
Anonymous 05-23-2007
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The Most Superb Oriental Buns Ever Produced
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These are the best bao buns I have ever had the pleasure of sampling. My wife (a pro beach volleyball player) used our... custom-made electric bao steamer imported from Peking to make up a batch of these delightful buns for me just this morning for breakfast with an oriental flair. Ms. Anonymous and her useless gaggle of spell-casters have obviously never themselves sampled real bao buns or they would not bore us with their complaints about the buns being sticky and slimy. Well, had you useless layabouts completed any formal education whatsoever (as I often did) you would know that "bao" means"sticky" in Szechwan. These are sticky buns, an ancient Chinese secret. Filling the buns with pork purchased at a shopping mall was yet another stroke of sheer genius on Sandra's part.Read more
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Anonymous 04-23-2006
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Very poor version
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

of bao buns. We prefer store-bought.
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Anonymous 04-23-2006
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I liked this homemade version
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

of steamed pork buns.
recipe Steamed Pork Bao Buns
afriend tampa, FL 04-09-2006
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Mushy and flavorless
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I would not recomend!