Steamed Buns with BBQ Pork
This is a yeast dough bun that is stuffed with a meat filling and steamed until cooked.
Ingredients
Bun filling
- 8 ounces (225 g) shredded cooked pork or chicken
- ½ cup barbecue sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 tbsp granulated white sugar
- 1 tbsp Teriyaki sauce
- 1 tsp garlic chili sauce
- ¼ tsp five spice powder
- ¼ tsp toasted sesame oil
Steamed buns
- 1½ cups warm water (95°F / 35°C)
- 3 tsp (or 1 packet) active dry yeast
- 3 tbsp granulated white sugar
- 4 cups white bread flour
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
Steps
Bun filling
- Place all ingredients in food processor.
- Process until blended and chopped fine.
Steamed buns
- Stir yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar into 1½ cups warm water (95°F / 35°C). Stand 15 min.
- Mix yeast water, 2 more tablespoons sugar, flour, cooking oil, baking powder and salt in mixing bowl.
- Stir until dough forms. Knead 10 min.
- Rise in warm place, 1½ hours.
- Punch down. Divide into 12 pieces.
- Roll each piece into ball. Flatten with rolling pin into 6-inch (15 cm) circle.
- Place 1 tablespoon meat filling in center of each circle.
- Lift edges up around filling. Pinch closed.
- Place buns on parchment paper. Rise in warm place, 1 hour, until doubled.
- Steam over boiling water, 20 min.
- Remove from steamer. Remove parchment from bottom when cool enough to handle.
- Serve warm.
Notes from the original
- Keep leftovers refrigerated. Reheat in microwave for 30–45 seconds.
Source. Adapted from “Cookbook:Steamed Buns with BBQ Pork” by Wikibooks contributors, revision of 2025-06-18, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Changes. Steps rewritten into short commands. Introduction shortened. Wiki formatting removed. This adapted recipe is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.






