How To Cook Siopao?
Ingredients: Dough: 1 cup warm water 1 1/2 tbsps sugar (mixed with the yeast) half a pack of dry yeast 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 1/2 tsps baking powder 3 tbsps shortening Filling: 1 lb pork, sliced into cubes 1 tbsp cooking oil 1 tbsp minced garlic 1/2 large minced onion 2 tbsps cornstarch diluted in 1/4 cup water 2 tbsps sugar 2 tbsps soy sauce 1 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp hoisin sauce Siopao Sauce: 2 cups beef broth 2 tbsps cornstarch diluted in 4 tbsps water 1/4 cup chopped onion 3 cloves garlic 2 tbsps soy sauce 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce 4 tbsps brown surgar Cooking Instructions: 1. In a pan, heat cooking oil and saute garlic and onion. Add in the pork. 2. When pork turns light brown, mix in the sugar, soy sauce, oyster sauce and hoisin sauce. 3. Simmer for 3 minutes then add the cornstarch diluted in water. Continue mixing until the sauce thickens.Then set aside. 4. Start preparing the dough by mixing warm water, dry yeast and sugar in a bowl. Let it sit for 15 minutes. 5. In another bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, lard and the yeast mixture. Notice that the yeast mixture has formed little bubbles on the surface. 6. Knead the mixture until well incorporated then set aside for an hour for the dough to rise. 7. After an hour, knead the dough again on a floured surface. Divide into equal sizes. 8. Using a rolling pin, flatten the dough to form a small circle, then add the filling. 9. Seal the siopao by pinching the edges of the dough together. It doesn't have to be perfect, as long as it's securely sealed so the filling won't burst. 10. Place the buns on a square wax paper to keep them from sticking on the bottom of the steamer. 11. Steam the buns for 15 minutes. 12. Prepare the siopao sauce by boiling the beef broth. Then add the onion, garlic, soy sauce, worcestershire sauce and brown sugar. Mix well and simmer for 8 minutes. 13. Strain the liquid and discard the rest of the sauce ingredients. 14. Bring the sauce back to a boil. 15. Turn off the heat, then add the diluted cornstarch. Continue mixing till the sauce thickens.
