Salapow, Steam Buns, Dia Bao, or Dim Sum
photo by Sweetiebarbara
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Yields:
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24 Steam Buns
- Serves:
- 24
ingredients
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Filling
- 1 1⁄2 lbs pork (chopped fine, or ground pork)
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger (grated)
- 20 ounces water chestnuts (a 1 pound 4 ounce can, Supa says, except for fresh, bamboo shoots are too strong)
- 1 large onion (chopped)
- 4 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon pepper (freshly ground)
- 5 garlic cloves (chopped)
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon sesame seed oil
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Buns
- 32 ounces flour (2 - 16 ounce packages Saigon dia-bao a mixed flour, salt, and baking soda found in Asian store)
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 -8 tablespoons flour
directions
- Mix filling ingredients in a large bowl.
- Transfer to covered container and refrigerate while making the buns.
- Cut wax paper into 24 - 3" squares.
- Put bottom of water filled steamer over high heat and cover.
- Put 2 packages of mix in bowl and add sugar.
- Mix,.
- Add flour and oil, and mix with hands in bowl, adding any additional flour as needed to keep from being too sticky.
- Knead in bowl 10 minutes.
- Cover and let rest 10 minutes.
- Knead again for 5 minutes.
- Pinch off golf ball sized pieces of dough, and flatten into 4" rounds.
- Put generous spoonful of filling in center and pinch to close.
- Place on wax paper squares and put in steamer trays.
- Put trays on top of steamer bottom, adjust heat, cover, and steam for 15-20 minutes.
- Serve in individual steamer baskets (if you are so fortunate to have them) or on platter.
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Reviews
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Oh! Oh! Yum! No stars yet, BUT...I'm so sure that there will be TONS of them! I have never used sweet soy sauce...usually just add a bit of sugar....but will buy some to use here. I will be back with a review!UPDATE 080508: Boy, I must be getting feeble-minded because I have a recipe for the sweet soy sauce that I even used in the past....just too much going on in my life....I guess. Okay, I made these yesterday, I did not have the flour that was in the recipe so I put together my own. That was probably a mistake because my buns were sticky, close to wet on the inside when done. I did use ground chicken instead of pork. My family liked it, so did I as far as the taste went, but not the texture. I served them with sweet and sour chicken, wilted lettuce and steamed jasmine rice. Also, instead of the wax paper, I covered the bottom of steamer basket with parchment paper. I base my five stars on the fact that if I liked them WITH my changes, they would certainly be tem stars WITHOUT! BTW, this is the sweet soy recipe,recipe#158077.
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Oh! Oh! Yum! No stars yet, BUT...I'm so sure that there will be TONS of them! I have never used sweet soy sauce...usually just add a bit of sugar....but will buy some to use here. I will be back with a review!UPDATE 080508: Boy, I must be getting feeble-minded because I have a recipe for the sweet soy sauce that I even used in the past....just too much going on in my life....I guess. Okay, I made these yesterday, I did not have the flour that was in the recipe so I put together my own. That was probably a mistake because my buns were sticky, close to wet on the inside when done. I did use ground chicken instead of pork. My family liked it, so did I as far as the taste went, but not the texture. I served them with sweet and sour chicken, wilted lettuce and steamed jasmine rice. Also, instead of the wax paper, I covered the bottom of steamer basket with parchment paper. I base my five stars on the fact that if I liked them WITH my changes, they would certainly be tem stars WITHOUT! BTW, this is the sweet soy recipe,recipe#158077.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sweetiebarbara
Staunton, Virginia
I live in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with my husband and our cat, Lizzie Borden. We had a wonderful dog, and now have 3 more cats to keep us company.