my homemade pork buns

Okay,if you have about 5 or 6 hours then making pork buns is pretty fun. :)

I'd actually never made them before but I was really please with the results.

However, for anyone that knows me and my cooking photos here, knows I'm not one to follow recipes to the letter. I like to use them as a guideline but create my own recipes and flavours.

Granted, baking is different. You need to follow the instructions or you could end up with crap. The only things I alter in baking are adding more flavour and yummy goodies because...well, why not?

 

But getting back to the pork buns.....

I saw Tricia's photo from her trip to NYC and I NEEDED to make some pork buns as it's not possible to find them anywhere except in NY.

So I found a simple enough recipe for the buns and made my own slow cooked Asian style pork filling.

I took boneless pork loin and slow cooked it with chicken broth, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, five star powder, ground ginger, garlic powder, onion powder, duck sauce, soy sauce, asian hot sauce, Asian chili oil and scallions.

The flavours were rich but not over powering.

The leftover filling was a nice accompaniment for the pork filled buns. YUM!!

 

Done