Char siu bao pork buns

Char siu marinade

• 30 g piece fresh ginger, peeled
• 5 garlic cloves
• 60 g eschalots
• 2 tsp Chinese five spice
• 60 g hoi sin sauce
• ½ tsp ground white pepper
• 40 g water
• 30 g molasses
• 50 g Shaoxing wine
• 40 g dark soy sauce
• 1 tbsp tomato sauce
• 500 g boneless skinless pork belly, cut into 3-4 pieces

Buns

• 1 tbsp dried instant yeast
• 300 g plain flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 50 g cornflour
• 50 g caster sugar
• 180 g warm water
• 10 g vegetable oil

Char siu bao

• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 600 g water, plus extra as needed
• 3 spring onions/shallots, white and light green part only, cut into pieces (1 cm)
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce