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Ingredients
Char Siu
- 300 - 350 g pork shoulder steaks (approx. 2 steaks)
- 2 tsp sugar
- ½ tsp Chinese five spice powder
- ½ tsp cloves
- 2 star anise
- 15 g hoisin sauce
- 15 g light soy sauce
- 20 g Shaoxing rice wine
- ½ Tbsp honey
Chinese Puff Pastry
- 15 g sugar
- 120 g unsalted butter, soft
- 60 g water
- 275 g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
Filling
- 4 garlic cloves
- 10 g vegetable oil
- 15 g oyster sauce
- 10 g Shaoxing rice wine
- 100 g water, plus extra for sealing pastry
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 ½ tsp cornflour, mixed with 1 Tbsp water
- ½ tsp ground white pepper
Assembly
- 1 medium egg, beaten
- 1 - 2 Tbsp sesame seeds, for sprinkling
- Nutrition
- per 1 piece
- Calories
- 833 kJ / 199 kcal
- Protein
- 8 g
- Carbohydrates
- 19 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Saturated fat
- 5 g
- Sodium
- 66 mg
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