Steamed Bao Buns (Char Siu Bao) Recipe

Ingredients

• 500g of pork belly
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 tbsp of honey
• 2 tbsp of muscovado sugar
• 1 tbsp of rice wine, shaoxing wine
• 2 tbsp of soy sauce
• 2 tbsp of oyster sauce
• 2 tbsp of sesame oil
• 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
• 1 tsp pepper
• 2 tsp salt
• 7g of fast-action dried yeast
• 180ml of water, lukewarm
• 250g of plain flour, plus extra for dusting
• 125g of cornflour
• 75g of caster sugar
• 50ml of vegetable oil
• 10g of baking powder
• 1/2 banana shallot, finely diced
• 1 tbsp of tomato purée
• 1 tbsp of soy sauce, plus extra for dipping
• 1 tbsp of oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp of honey
• 1 tbsp of cornflour, dissolved in 100ml water