Comments on: Hong Kong Style BBQ Pork Buns – Char Siu Bao http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/11/13/bbq-pork-buns-char-siu-bao/ The slightly eccentric eating, cooking and travel adventures of a Sydney girl who loves cakes, cooking, Nigella Lawson and eating. She eats, breathes and dreams food and indeed will never get cable TV as she'd quit working and watch the Food Channel all day long. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:19:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/11/13/bbq-pork-buns-char-siu-bao/#comment-50770 Not Quite Nigella Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:55:39 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=20100#comment-50770 Hi fat mum slim-Oh no really? :o Well we must fix that! Aww thankyou so much darling! xxx Hi Liss-Thankyou! Haha yes best not then! :lol: Hi Sean-Fantastic! yes my mum doesn't use it either-at all! Hi Carrie-Haha they look fantastic! yes now you can try all kinds of dumplings! :D Hi Amy-Aww thankyou! I don't deep fry either! My mum does though :lol: Hi buggy-They're easy to become addicted to aren't they! :P thankyou! :D Hi Gastronomy Gal-No ungourmet at all! :D Haha mums are sometimes like that! :P Hi Rose-Thankyou! They are pretty easy! :D Hi grace-I know, what's not to love? :lol: Hi sandra-Yes there are some recipes which are "a dash of this" as that's how they cook although it makes it hard to blog those ones! :lol: Hi Trissa-thanks, I tweak stuff all the time-I'm such a tweaker! :) Hi joey-Hehe I didn't realise it either until my dad mentioned it. Ahh yes then the regular is for you :) Hi Elisa-haha I like your maths! Haha what a moment! I bet it's fantastic :D Hi Blond Duck-Of course! :) Hi gera-Thankyou! aww you are too kind! :) Hi Betty-Thanks so much! haha yes they'd be so good! :D Hi pigpigscorner-Haha well they're quite easy to buy so that's tempting! Hi Cakelaw-Thankyou! :D It can be intimidating at first! Really? :o Hi Big M-You're welcome! PLMK how they go! :D Hi Zam-thanks so much! :D I don't like them when they're too dry either. Wow, what a big difference! :O :) Hi The Duo Dishes-haha how very cool! :D Hi sally-Oh no, that's very sad! I'm sorry to hear that! :( Thankyou! Hi Howard-I think I've seen some but I haven't tried them. Thanks, they sound wonderful! :D Hi diva-Thanks so much! :D I know, they're really easy to heat up too so I ubnderstand the temptation! :) Hi Alex-Thankyou! You are too kind :D Hi Leona-yes I don't like it when there isn't enough filling! :P Hi Lauren-Thanks so much! I was so excited :lol: Thankyou! Hi Rilsta-haha yes but if you make it yourself you can fix that pesky ratio thing :lol: Thankyou so much! You are too kind :) Hi Belle-haha I don't blame you! :lol: Haha you funny girl! Hi Betty-Oh that sounds like a heap of fun! Yeah I want to try a version with yeast. Did he ever find a perfect version? Thankyou! :D Hi Fiona-You may as well! :lol: Hi Granville-Ooh great tip, thankyou! :D Hi Conor-Have fun! I think that sounds like a grand plan :) Hi Divina-Thankyou so much Divina on both counts! :D Hi Beau-Oh that's fantastic! I bet she had a gorgeous version! :D Hi Barbara-Aww thankyou mum! :D How cool would that be? xxx Hi food.4.two-Yes it's not too hard as you buy the BBQ pork :D Hi June-Wow and you made your own BBQ pork? That's amazing! :D And I love your variations too :o Aww June, thanks so much for sharing your treasured memories of her with us! Absolutely yes! Hi 5 Star Foodie-I bet you'd make some gorgeous ones! :) Hi Faith-Thankyou! I bet you make them perfectly! :D Thanks so much! :) Hi FFichiban-Thankyou! Yes you should so go! :) Hi jen-Oh cool, is that different from regular baking powder? I've never seen double action baking powder! :) Hi Jacq-Ahh yes then you'd definitely like the fluffy kind! :) Hi Moya-hehe no great minds think alike! :lol: Yes you can breed your own superbun! :) Hi Arwen-Yes although I don't think anyone would refuse either :lol: Ah interesting! :) Hi shaz-haha you are so funny! :lol: Oooh I'd love to see your version! :D Mine too! Hi Katherine-Haha yes they can be bossy! :lol: Fabulous! Hi lisa-Thankyou! Oh that sounds great and interesting how you both have different techniques! :) Hi gobsmack'd-No just a fluffier version or a non fluffy version. If you have a look at a large Asian grocery store you might see the two kinds. Hi ArtemisIII-Oh cool! I like both :lol: Hi Lea Ann-haha yes it's easier to buy them that's for sure! :LOL: Hi Yas-thankyou so much! Haha yes it's a big process :lol: Thankyou! Hi Brenda-Thanks so much! Yes they can be very hard can't they! Thankyou! :D Hi penny-Yes a good filling and enough sauce is very important! :) Hi spice and more-Thankyou! Yes I will one day! :D Hi Midge-Oh no really! :o Yes you're very lucky! :D Hi Beau-Oh fantastic, that's so wonderful to hear! :) Hi fat mum slim-Oh no really? :o Well we must fix that! Aww thankyou so much darling! xxx

Hi Liss-Thankyou! Haha yes best not then! :lol:

Hi Sean-Fantastic! yes my mum doesn’t use it either-at all!

Hi Carrie-Haha they look fantastic! yes now you can try all kinds of dumplings! :D

Hi Amy-Aww thankyou! I don’t deep fry either! My mum does though :lol:

Hi buggy-They’re easy to become addicted to aren’t they! :P thankyou! :D

Hi Gastronomy Gal-No ungourmet at all! :D Haha mums are sometimes like that! :P

Hi Rose-Thankyou! They are pretty easy! :D

Hi grace-I know, what’s not to love? :lol:

Hi sandra-Yes there are some recipes which are “a dash of this” as that’s how they cook although it makes it hard to blog those ones! :lol:

Hi Trissa-thanks, I tweak stuff all the time-I’m such a tweaker! :)

Hi joey-Hehe I didn’t realise it either until my dad mentioned it. Ahh yes then the regular is for you :)

Hi Elisa-haha I like your maths! Haha what a moment! I bet it’s fantastic :D

Hi Blond Duck-Of course! :)

Hi gera-Thankyou! aww you are too kind! :)

Hi Betty-Thanks so much! haha yes they’d be so good! :D

Hi pigpigscorner-Haha well they’re quite easy to buy so that’s tempting!

Hi Cakelaw-Thankyou! :D It can be intimidating at first! Really? :o

Hi Big M-You’re welcome! PLMK how they go! :D

Hi Zam-thanks so much! :D I don’t like them when they’re too dry either. Wow, what a big difference! :O :)

Hi The Duo Dishes-haha how very cool! :D

Hi sally-Oh no, that’s very sad! I’m sorry to hear that! :( Thankyou!

Hi Howard-I think I’ve seen some but I haven’t tried them. Thanks, they sound wonderful! :D

Hi diva-Thanks so much! :D I know, they’re really easy to heat up too so I ubnderstand the temptation! :)

Hi Alex-Thankyou! You are too kind :D

Hi Leona-yes I don’t like it when there isn’t enough filling! :P

Hi Lauren-Thanks so much! I was so excited :lol: Thankyou!

Hi Rilsta-haha yes but if you make it yourself you can fix that pesky ratio thing :lol: Thankyou so much! You are too kind :)

Hi Belle-haha I don’t blame you! :lol: Haha you funny girl!

Hi Betty-Oh that sounds like a heap of fun! Yeah I want to try a version with yeast. Did he ever find a perfect version? Thankyou! :D

Hi Fiona-You may as well! :lol:

Hi Granville-Ooh great tip, thankyou! :D

Hi Conor-Have fun! I think that sounds like a grand plan :)

Hi Divina-Thankyou so much Divina on both counts! :D

Hi Beau-Oh that’s fantastic! I bet she had a gorgeous version! :D

Hi Barbara-Aww thankyou mum! :D How cool would that be? xxx

Hi food.4.two-Yes it’s not too hard as you buy the BBQ pork :D

Hi June-Wow and you made your own BBQ pork? That’s amazing! :D And I love your variations too :o Aww June, thanks so much for sharing your treasured memories of her with us! Absolutely yes!

Hi 5 Star Foodie-I bet you’d make some gorgeous ones! :)

Hi Faith-Thankyou! I bet you make them perfectly! :D Thanks so much! :)

Hi FFichiban-Thankyou! Yes you should so go! :)

Hi jen-Oh cool, is that different from regular baking powder? I’ve never seen double action baking powder! :)

Hi Jacq-Ahh yes then you’d definitely like the fluffy kind! :)

Hi Moya-hehe no great minds think alike! :lol: Yes you can breed your own superbun! :)

Hi Arwen-Yes although I don’t think anyone would refuse either :lol: Ah interesting! :)

Hi shaz-haha you are so funny! :lol: Oooh I’d love to see your version! :D Mine too!

Hi Katherine-Haha yes they can be bossy! :lol: Fabulous!

Hi lisa-Thankyou! Oh that sounds great and interesting how you both have different techniques! :)

Hi gobsmack’d-No just a fluffier version or a non fluffy version. If you have a look at a large Asian grocery store you might see the two kinds.

Hi ArtemisIII-Oh cool! I like both :lol:

Hi Lea Ann-haha yes it’s easier to buy them that’s for sure! :LOL:

Hi Yas-thankyou so much! Haha yes it’s a big process :lol: Thankyou!

Hi Brenda-Thanks so much! Yes they can be very hard can’t they! Thankyou! :D

Hi penny-Yes a good filling and enough sauce is very important! :)

Hi spice and more-Thankyou! Yes I will one day! :D

Hi Midge-Oh no really! :o Yes you’re very lucky! :D

Hi Beau-Oh fantastic, that’s so wonderful to hear! :)

]]> By: Beau http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/11/13/bbq-pork-buns-char-siu-bao/#comment-50395 Beau Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:30:57 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=20100#comment-50395 i send this recipe to my mum in holland, she made it, and loved it,,told me t say thanks.so thanks! i send this recipe to my mum in holland, she made it, and loved it,,told me t say thanks.so thanks!

]]> By: Midge http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/11/13/bbq-pork-buns-char-siu-bao/#comment-48509 Midge Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:30:50 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=20100#comment-48509 My mother also makes <i>char siu bao</i>, but she doesn't trust me with the recipe so I can't make them myself! Still, it's lovely to have mothers who make better pork buns than those in the shops. :D My mother also makes char siu bao, but she doesn’t trust me with the recipe so I can’t make them myself! Still, it’s lovely to have mothers who make better pork buns than those in the shops. :D

]]> By: spice and more http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/11/13/bbq-pork-buns-char-siu-bao/#comment-48435 spice and more Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:57:24 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=20100#comment-48435 They look yummy. I think you should try the yeast version and let us all know how it goes. Be nice to create that reallly light, fluffy dough. They look yummy. I think you should try the yeast version and let us all know how it goes. Be nice to create that reallly light, fluffy dough.

]]> By: penny aka jeroxie http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/11/13/bbq-pork-buns-char-siu-bao/#comment-48295 penny aka jeroxie Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:35:30 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=20100#comment-48295 The baos looks amazing as well! I do not mind either type though. I think the filling is very important for me. The baos looks amazing as well! I do not mind either type though. I think the filling is very important for me.

]]> By: Brenda http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/11/13/bbq-pork-buns-char-siu-bao/#comment-48286 Brenda Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:08:20 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=20100#comment-48286 They look lovely to me! I've tried making the char sui charn bao (with the honey glaze) and found it very hard. Yum Cha dishes I have come to realise are really really hard to duplicate. Dad's tried some recipes from the chefs who actually work in the kitchens preparing those dishes, but still can't get it right. So I think you should be really pleased that yours turned out this well :) They look lovely to me!
I’ve tried making the char sui charn bao (with the honey glaze) and found it very hard. Yum Cha dishes I have come to realise are really really hard to duplicate. Dad’s tried some recipes from the chefs who actually work in the kitchens preparing those dishes, but still can’t get it right. So I think you should be really pleased that yours turned out this well :)

]]> By: Yas http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/11/13/bbq-pork-buns-char-siu-bao/#comment-48264 Yas Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:23:20 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=20100#comment-48264 Home made char siu baos! They are looking very yummy, Lorraine :) I've tried once long time ago, which turned out pretty good, but the pastry making + steaming put me off. It was way too much trouble for me LOL heey, you are looking great in the picture! Home made char siu baos! They are looking very yummy, Lorraine :)

I’ve tried once long time ago, which turned out pretty good, but the pastry making + steaming put me off. It was way too much trouble for me LOL

heey, you are looking great in the picture!

]]> By: Lea Ann http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/11/13/bbq-pork-buns-char-siu-bao/#comment-48157 Lea Ann Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:45:03 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=20100#comment-48157 These look so delicious. I'll probably not try to make them, it looks best left to the experts. :-) These look so delicious. I’ll probably not try to make them, it looks best left to the experts. :-)

]]> By: ArtemisIII http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/11/13/bbq-pork-buns-char-siu-bao/#comment-48145 ArtemisIII Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:26:51 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=20100#comment-48145 I love pork buns, they are my favourite buns, whereas my sister's is the li won boa (doubt i spelt that right) I love pork buns, they are my favourite buns, whereas my sister’s is the li won boa (doubt i spelt that right)

]]> By: gobsmack'd http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/11/13/bbq-pork-buns-char-siu-bao/#comment-48074 gobsmack'd Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:51:41 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=20100#comment-48074 NQN, when you say there're two types of chaxiubao do you perhaps mean the 2nd variety to be charsiu-charn-bao, ie the baked rather than steamed variety? Otherwise, I'd have to agree with Joey, I have not heard of a second variety either. NQN, when you say there’re two types of chaxiubao do you perhaps mean the 2nd variety to be charsiu-charn-bao, ie the baked rather than steamed variety? Otherwise, I’d have to agree with Joey, I have not heard of a second variety either.

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