Chowking Siopao Recipes

SIOPAO BOLA-BOLA

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine milk, yeast, the 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt. Stir well until dissolved. Let stand for about 5 to 10 minutes or until the mixture is foamy.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, the 100 grams sugar, baking powder, and vegetable oil. Mix well. Add a few drops of lime juice into the flour mixture.
• Add yeast mixture to the flour mixture. Mix together until it forms a dough. Continue to mix and knead until the dough is smooth and no longer sticky.
• Cover with a clean kitchen towel and allow to rise in a warm place for about 2 hours or until double in size.
• Remove the dough from the bowl, place on a clean work surface, and form into a long log.
• With a knife or pastry cutter, slice the dough into 10 equal size pieces and then form each piece into smaller balls. Cover the dough with a clean kitchen towel and allow to rise for about 30 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, combine ground pork, chopped shrimp, green onions, green onions, sesame oil, salt, and pepper. Stir well to combine everything,
• In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and water to make a slurry and add to the pork mixture.
• Using a pair of chopsticks or a fork, stir the meat mixture in one direction until well-combined and very sticky.
• Cover with plastic film and refrigerate until ready to use.
• On a clean working surface, place one piece of dough, and with a rolling pin, roll out into about 5 to 6-inch diameter, making sure to get edges thinner than the center.
• Place about a tablespoon of the meat filling in the center. Add a piece of salted egg and Chinese sausage.
• Gather the edges of the dough, pleat around the filling, and twist to fully secure. Place bun on a piece of parchment or wax paper. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
• Arrange prepared buns in a single layer on a flat baking sheet, cover with a kitchen towel, and allow to rise again for another 10 minutes.
• In a steamer, place buns in a single layer, an inch-apart. Add about 2 tablespoons of vinegar to the steaming water (for whiter buns).
• Steam buns on low heat for about 15 to 20 minutes. Keep the lid on for about 3 to 5 minutes to prevent the buns from deflating.
• Remove from steamer and serve with the asado sauce.
• In a saucepan, combine water, sugar, soy sauce, minced garlic, star anise, and cornstarch. Stir until well-distributed.
• Cook over medium heat, whisking regularly until thickened.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool before transferring to an airtight container.

SIOPAO (FILIPINO STEAMED DUMPLINGS)

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in the water; stir in the sugar and beat in 2 1/2 cups of rice flour to make a soft sponge. Set aside in a warm place to double in bulk, about 40 minutes. Mix in 2 more cups of rice flour and 1/4 cup of shortening and place the dough on a greased work surface; knead in the remaining 1/4 cup of shortening to make a smooth dough. Cut the dough into 15 equal-sized pieces; form each piece into a ball.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir the onion and garlic in the hot oil until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chicken, soy sauce, 2 teaspoons of sugar, green onion, salt, and pepper. If the mixture is juicy, add cornstarch to thicken.
• Working on a lightly greased work surface, flatten a dough ball into a circle about 4 inches in diameter with the heel of your hand. Place about 1 tablespoon of filling into the center of the dough ball, bring the edges of the dough together at the top, and pinch and twist to seal in the filling. Place each filled dumpling onto waxed paper with the pinched seal at the bottom while you finish the rest of the dumplings.
• Spray a multi-layered bamboo steamer with cooking spray, place the steamer on top of a large saucepan, and pour in water to several inches below the steamer. Bring the water to a boil.
• Working in several batches, place 3 or 4 filled buns into each steamer layer without letting the buns touch each other or the edge of the steamer, cover the steamer, and let the buns steam over medium-low heat until puffy and the dough is springy, about 15 minutes per batch. Serve warm.

HOW TO MAKE SIOPAO ASADO

Steps:

• Prepare the asado filling first. In a skillet, heat oil and saute garlic and onion.
• After the onions become transparent, add the sliced pork and stir fry until the pork becomes light brown.
• Then add in the soy sauce, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce and sugar then stir cook then add 2 cups water and simmer for at least 45 minutes.
• Add in the diluted cornstarch and stir cook until the sauce becomes thick. Set aside.
• To make the dough, soften yeast and 2 tablespoon sugar in lukewarm water. Set aside for from 10 to 15 minutes.
• Mix together sugar, salt, and oil in a bowl. Add softened yeast. Add half of the flour and mix well. Add baking powder.
• Add remaining flour and continue mixing till well blended; knead on floured board until smooth.
• Shape the dough into a ball and place in a greased bowl. Grease surface of dough.
• Cover with wet cloth and let rise for from 30 to 40 minutes in a warm place.
• Punch down dough, divide it into desired sizes, form into balls and let them rise again for 30 minutes.
• Flatten dough pieces with a rolling pin. Use spoon on prepared asado filling into the center.
• Wrap the filling by crimping the edges and seal the dough by twisting the top and shape into small balls.
• Place a piece of clean wax paper at the bottom of the balls to prevent them from sticking to the steamer.
• Let the balls rise for from 1 to 1 and 1/2 hours or until double in bulk.
• Steam for from 10 to 15 minutes or until cooked.

SIOPAO (FILIPINO STEAMED BUNS)

Steps:

• Mix flour, sugar, salt, and yeast together in a large bowl. Add water and 1/4 cup oil; mix into a dough. Knead until smooth and elastic, at least 10 minutes. Dust with extra flour if necessary.
• Warm up the oven for 1 minute. Turn oven off.
• Oil a large bowl; place dough inside and cover with cheesecloth. Place in the warmed oven until size has doubled, about 1 hour.
• Punch down dough. Keep in the oven until risen, at least 15 minutes more. Knead dough onto a flat work surface and divide into 12 golf-sized balls. Roll out each ball and fill with choice of filling (see footnote for my chicken and pork filling). Gather and twist the edges together to secure the filling.
• Place each siopao on a 3x3-inch piece of wax paper.
• Place siopao in a steamer and steam for 30 minutes.

CHICKEN SIOPAO ASADO

Steps:

• In a small cup, mix 2 teaspoons of yeast, 1/3 cup of water, and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the white flour, baking powder, water-yeast mixture, and the rest of the dough ingredient. Stir using the wooden spoon and then knead using your hand.
• Add vegetable oil and continue kneading until the dough become soft and fluffy.
• Add more flour if the dough is too sticky or more water if the dough is too rubbery
• Cover the dough with a towel and leave it for 1 ½ hour to let the dough grow in size.
• Add vegetable oil to the pan and wait till the oil is hot.
• Add chopped red onion and garlic. Stir for few minutes till looks transparent.
• Add chopped chicken breast and stir for few minutes till the chicken is cooked and juice is absorbed.
• Pour the soy sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar, and ½ cup of water. Stir to mix and let it simmer for 5 to 10 minutes till the chicken breast becomes soft.
• In a small cup, mix ¼ cups of water and cornstarch before pouring into braise chicken mixture. Stir till the sauce become thick.
• Turn off the gas fire, and shred the braised chicken into smaller pieces using a fork. Set aside to prepare to assemble the bun.
• On a clean table, use your hand to roll the siopao dough into a cylindrical shape. Divide them into 8 pieces using the knife. Form each of them into a smaller ball
• In each ball, use the rolling pin to flatten the dough into a round shape
• Add two and a half tablespoons of Asado filling in the center of the dough
• Wrap the filling by holding the edge of the dough; seal the dough by twisting above to make it into a ball shape
• Place the siopao bun on the parchment paper. Repeat the rest.
• In a large pot, add a ½ cup of water
• Place the bun with inch apart in a steamer and transfer into the pot
• Cover the pot with the lid and let it steam for 15 minutes. You will notice the bun will grow in size.
• Remove the bun and transfer into a plate. Repeat the rest
• Serve with ketchup or any sauce you like.

SIOPAO PORK ASADO RECIPE WITH DOUGH FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Over medium heat, heat a pan. Once the pan is hot, add in the oil.
• Add and saute the garlic until fragrant. Then, add onions and saute it until translucent, about 1 minute.
• Add the pork cubes and mix them with garlic and onions. Let it cook until they are no longer pink in color.
• Stir in soy sauce, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, and sugar. Mix it until well combined. Simmer until the sauce thickens up a bit.
• Now, pour in the cornstarch mix and stir. Simmer it for 5 minutes. Remove from heat while you prepare the dough for the siopao buns.
• Dissolve the sugar in the lukewarm water.
• Proof the yeast with warm milk and wait for few mins or until bubbles form. Proofing is to sprinkle the yeast over the surface of the milk and tiny bubbles should begin to appear on the surface or around the edge of the container and it should start to smell yeasty.
• Then stir to combine your milk-yeast mixture and water-sugar mixture.
• Add flour to the mixture little by little until the 1 1/2 cups are fully dissolved.
• Roll out the dough on a floured surface and knead.
• Slowly add in more flour as needed until you form a nice consistency.
• Then form it into a ball.
• Place the dough in an oiled container then covered it with a moist towel and place it in an airless area. Let it rise for 30-45 mins. After 45 mins, punch the dough to let the air out then knead the dough for at least 2 mins.
• Then again, let it rest for 5-10 mins (make sure you cover it with the moist towel again)
• Then divide it into 8-10 pcs or depending on how big you want them.
• Now to form a ball: using a roller pin, flatten each individual ball then place the filling in the middle. I usually flatten the patties first to insert hard-boiled eggs in the center. (I divide one boiled egg into four) before I form it into a ball. But again, the hard-boiled or salted eggs are optional.
• Seal each piece of dough into a ball by just joining the ends.
• Place each dough ball in a 2 inch by 2-inch wax paper.
• Then let it rise for 30mins again and steam each batch for 15-20 mins.
• Serve with any kind of Pancit.