PORK BAOZI | CHINESE STEAMED PORK BUNS

pork shoulder

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey offers a leaner option, while ground pork is often less expensive.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour increases fiber content, while bread flour can be cheaper for baking.

For the dough, dissolve sugar into warm water and mix in dried active yeast and set aside until foamy.

Add the mixture into the flour, combine and knead for a few minutes. Set the dough ball aside, covered for 1.5 hours.

For the filling, combine all the ingredients listed into a bowl, adding water last. Mix until well combined.

Form the ball of dough into a roll, cut into two, then cut each half into 6.

Roll each piece of dough into a ball, press down with your palm and roll with a rolling pin into thinner circles.

Take a spoonful of filling and place in the center of each circle, holding and turning with one hand and pinching with the other.

Place buns into the bamboo steamer and rest on top of a wok filled with warm water for 25 mins, then steam for 15 mins.

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