Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2012

Make sure you dice the pork loin to make wrapping easier. My only complain is that the marinade turned out very watery and made it really difficult to scoop into the steam buns dough without marinade dripping all over. Could just be my poor bun wrapping skills, but I noticed flour in Direction #1, but didn't see any in the ingredient list. Could be why my marinade was so watery... Also, I don't have wax paper and used foil instead and the bun didn't stick to the foil at all, even though I didn't oil the foil. Will attempt this again for sure!

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merlion

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Living In: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2011

Loved these buns! My husband and I both spent time in Taiwan and agreed that they tasted very much like those in Taiwan. I had leftover pulled bbq pork that I used as the filling. I only gave 4 stars because they were a little doughy where you overlap the dough, but that could just be a matter of wrapping technique. Will be keeping this recipe handy as I can see making these buns many times!

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Cucina de Liz

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Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2011

These were so easy to make. I did not use the filling recipe however. I purchased ready made shredded pork from the grocery store in the prepared meats section and added it to the sauce in this recipe. My 13 year old son took one bite and said "this is the best thing I have ever tasted in my whole life!"

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tkalteux

Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2010

These didn't turn out so well. I followed the recipe to the letter, and they turned out vinegary and the dough was chewy. Overall, I really didn't like the outcome.

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Mariek

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Reviewed: Jul. 4, 2010

Very authentic! Based on a few of the reviews, I made 12 larger buns instead of 24 and steamed them for the full 20 minutes. I only had about 1.5 hours to let the dough rise, but they still turned out great. Instead of wax paper, I used parchment paper and had no trouble getting them off.

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HHChef

Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2010

Thank you for this recipe! Also thank you ENDLESSSKY for the vegetarian suggestion as I am also a vegetarian. I added some fresh shitake mushrooms and some raw shredded potato marinated with the seitan and then stir-fried them before I chopped them up as the filling, which made it more moist and less dense on the inside. :p

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zhouxiaoyu

Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2008

These were time-consuming and didn't taste half as good as the ones from the local market. In fact the sauce was way off. They weren't horrible, and I'm sure it was something I did to make them taste and look weird. Oh well, I'll just keep going to the market!!

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yarnieface

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2008

Loved it...Thank you

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ashathechef

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2008

I made this for the first time today. It was soooo gooood. I did not make it with the BBQ pork because I was a little short on time instead I used some BBQ ribs meat that I got at the store. I removed the meat from the ribs and used that instead. Oh and I added more filling to the dough so it would be fuller. I also did not get all 24 instead I got only 12.

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cesilu

Reviewed: May 31, 2008

I followed the recipe exactly for the bun part, but like other reviewers have mentioned, I had to use more flour when kneading...it was way too sticky. I placed the seam side down onto the wax paper and at first they didn't look too great but by the time it came to steam them they were all smoothed out. Came out fluffy, moist and delicious. A bit time consuming but worth it. I made a bit of a bigger bun and it made 12. I didn't use the bbq pork recipe and instead picked up 1/2 lb of char siu and I asked for extra sauce. Just chopped it up and mixed with the sauce and stuffed the buns with it. The only bummer is they aren't so good when reheated in the microwave a day later and I even did the damp paper towel trick.

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