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little egg. Fold rounds in half and pinch edges together to seal.
5.Heat oil on setting 9-11 until hot.
Note: See tips on deep frying in a wok on page 7.
6.Deep fry curry puffs in batches for
7.Serve with sweet chilli sauce.
Tip: Prepared curry puffs can be frozen and thawed again for frying. Recipe can also be halved for a smaller quantity.
Steamed Pork Buns
Makes: 6
Preparation: 20 minutes (+ 1 hour proving time)
Cooking: 10 minutes
200g Chinese style BBQ pork ¼ cup hoi sin sauce
1tablespoon
1garlic clove, crushed
½teaspoon sesame oil
¼teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
Dough
1 ¼ cups plain flour
2 tablespoons caster sugar
2 teaspoons dried yeast
¼cup warm milk
¼cup lukewarm water
1 ½ tablespoons vegetable oil
1.To make the dough, combine the flour, sugar and yeast in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre. Combine the milk, water and 1 tablespoon of the oil in a jug. Add to dry ingredients and stir to combine.
2.Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead for 5 minutes or until smooth. Use remaining oil to lightly grease a large bowl. Place dough in bowl and turn to coat in oil. Cover with plastic wrap and place in a warm,
3.Meanwhile, trim any fat from pork and finely chop meat. Combine sauces, garlic, oil and spice in a bowl; stir through pork and set aside.
4.Punch dough down with your fist, knead briefly on a lightly floured surface and cover with plastic wrap. Place in a warm
5.Use a round 7cm pastry cutter as a guide to cut six discs from
6.Flatten each dough portion. Place equal amounts of pork mixture on centre of dough and bring side of dough up to enclose. Roll into a ball. Place bun, seam- side down, on paper. Cut a small cross in top of each bun. Arrange buns on steamer rack.
7.Pour approximately 2 cups of water into the base of the wok. Place steamer rack into wok. Cover with lid and turn wok onto setting
Tip: Chinese BBQ pork can be bought from some Asian food stores.
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