For the dough -. As much as I love these coconut and cream filled buns from the store, I hated that they always overfilled the buns and it was very heavy
When I was working in HongKong if we are not having yam cha or roast duck for lunch we usually call fororder and the typical lunch orders are choices of Beef, Chicken, Porkor Fish Fillet served in either Tomato Sauce Base, Black Pepper Sauce and Corn Sauce topped in a hefty serving … Continue reading »
Before I had posted one of the popular office lunch box meals in HongKong called HongKong Style Fish Fillets in Corn Sauce, I nearly ordered that everyday when I worked there but if that not my choice this was my other option the beef steak in tomato sauce
The soft bunsagainst the crumbly and buttery toppings are just ILLEGAL stuff period. And so, every time we go for a dim sum, we ALWAYS order these po lo bao
Put all-purpose flour, powdered sugar and salt into the food processor and pulse to mix. And, until i make some good flaky pastry egg tarts, these HongKong Egg Tarts which has shortcrust pastry, were accepted with glee by Renee, she ate these in HongKong and loved them
I love steamed buns (also known as pau orbaoorbaozi) which has a light, fluffy and a little chewy texture with paper-thin skin that can be easily peeled off
If the sauce is too thick, add more coconut milk or some water. When you are ready to fry the fish, beat the egg in a large bowl, then dip the fish fillets in the cornflour and then into the beaten egg, making sure they are well coated on both sides
Busy-ish lunch with office workers. -. Still, I am glad that I went to Jin Xuan HongKongfor dim sum. Not only it is expensive but portion sizes are small and most importantly, they taste shoddy
- Add in the tea bags & leave them for few minutes. - Bring water to boil & switch off heat. This is a HongKong style iced tea, which adds sweeten condensed milk instead of milk & sugar or honey
You have to be fast in this step as it will become sticky again when expose in the air too long. I have purposely took two buns after my photo taking session, re-steamed it under high heat, broke the buns into half immediately and this is the outcome, it dripped and start to set when temperature start to decrease
[You may also use cooked cocktail sausages and skip this step. I went for a picnic with my friends last Saturday and shared with my friends the most popular party food in HongKong, Pineapple and Sausage Skewers
![Steamed Roasted Pork Buns / Cha Siew Bao [叉烧包]](http://cdn.mytaste.org/i?u=group2%2FM00%2F86%2FF5%2FCgAIN1gc96WAHjhMAAR8GUFmmGg138.jpg&w=330&h=270&c=1)
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