Piggy Pork Steamed Buns

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Another piggy-themed food :)! I was inspired to make piggy-shaped pork steamed buns after I saw Kristy's cute mantou buns a few days ago. The recipe itself is adapted from Maangchi's savoury Jjinppang mandu, because I am not into mantou buns with sweet filling. I thought these sweeties would look rather festive to celebrate my 100th post - after 1 year and 1 month of blogging, post no.100 is not very impressive I know, but hey, juggling between work and blogging is not that easy, so I feel a little bit proud ;).

Ingredients (adapted from Maangchi's site)

Dough

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp yeast
  • 2 tbs oil
  • 3 cups flour
Filling
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped carrot
  • 1 1/2 cup chopped green onions
  • 2 cups mushrooms
  • 400 g pork
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbs oyster sauce
  • 1 tbs minced garlic
  • 1 tbs sesame oil
What to do
  • Check the video from Maangchi below.







The little sweeties before they're steamed. I used red food-colouring for the ears and snouts.




How brutal...! Sorry little piggies, but I cannot resist taking a closer look at what goodies you have inside ;)




Three little piggies ready to be gobbled down by the bad, hungry she-wolf...;).

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62 comments:

  1. Hi there, your piggy buns look fantastic as well! So cuteeeee.... haha.... Gee, I think we're all in the piggy mood right now! HAHAHA.... Hope you're enjoying your day.
    Cheers, kristy

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  2. your piggy buns look so cute like Kristy's. And you have a very beautiful blog :) and look forward for 1000 post!

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  3. Hi ,
    Great to meet you!
    You got a wonderful blog!
    Your piggies are too cute and I am sure they taste delicious but one thing it will be hard to bite this cute piggies!
    Love always.

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  4. I like the colour you used for the ears...very cute!

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  5. Cute as can be..I once tried little piggy buns..breads..not filled..steamed and so colorful like yours.Happy post~

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  6. hahah those are to cute to eat! and congrats on 100th post!! cant wait to see more!

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  7. Those piggies are so cute! I can't bear to eat it ;DD

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  8. Those are sooooo adorable- love them!

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  9. oh my!! these are SO cute! can't bear to eat these piggies. too cute! well done on yr 100th post. i still have a long way to go. i admire so many of you who keeps up so regularly with blogging.

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  10. More piggies! They're very cute as all the other things you make. Congrats on your 100th post. I look forward to seeing more posts by you. :) Btw, good job on steaming the buns. They look perfect! Sometimes, it's easy to end up with ugly buns b/c water dripped on them while steaming.

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  11. Whah...these piggies are so cute...makes me smile! I think they look better as decoration than in my tummy.

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  12. LOved the recipe....loved the lil piggies too...

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  13. I love piggies! These are adorable!! And they are filled with ground piggy, haha... touche ;-)

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  14. Again..simply awesome..your piggies even have an expression :)..I don't know how you do it..
    Loving your space here..do drop by my space sometime.

    Aipi
    US Masala

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  15. Oh my... these pigs are so darn cute!!! But not cute after it got cut! hahahaha....

    Good job, CG! :)

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  16. oalaahhhh....please dont eat those pigs!!

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  17. I have tried to follow your blog for three times but it is the last one that works, don't know why ha ha. OMG, it is the cutest steamed bun I've ever seen. They will look great in bento box for sure. Btw, I've looked for Shao Xing wine and Chinkiang vinegar to make your Dan Dan Mian but couldn't find them here. I'm also still hesitate about the "halal" hehe. Can I change them with other seasonings? Any suggestions? Thanks :D

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  18. Hi
    This is first time I am visiting your blog and believe me that was completely floored by the sheer cuteness of the piglets. Must have tasted great as well.Have started to follow you. If possible please visit my blog too.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  19. @ Tatabonita - You can substitute Shao Xing Wine with normal cooking wine, or even red or white wine. And for the Chinkiang vinegar, it's alright if you omit that from the recipe (it's not going to make such a huge difference in flavour I think). And yeah, I've noticed that the last few days Google Connect had some problems, I couldn't follow some blogs I wanted to follow either. But now I think it's working fine again.

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  20. @ Hamaree - thank you for stopping by and following my blog:). Will visit your blog soon!

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  21. Very helpful, and completely adorable!

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  22. This is sooo cute!! my boy jumped in joy when he sees these lovely piggy buns :)

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  23. Thanks for dropping by my blog! This is so cute. I will definitely try this out some day. Hehe :)

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  24. OMG, I can not get over how cut this little buns are. You are extremely talented.

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  25. They are way tooooooo cute to eat!!! I really love anything made in cute piggy style :-)Great job!

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  26. How cute!! I've never seen piggy bao.

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  27. omaigaddddd!!!! gileeeee kreatipppp banget sih looo!! salut dah ah!! ini lucu amat sih bakpaonya! keren ah, nanti daku nyontek bikin si piggy juga yaaaa :) hahaahah kita liat apakah bentuk piggy gue bisa sebagus dan se cute piggy lo ini *which is I doubt it!* hahaahah

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  28. These are ADORABLE! You have every reason to be the proud owner of this blog! When you are juggling work,100 posts is not easy - I can attest to that! Well done!

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  29. These little piggies are so cute!! Too cute to eat.

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  30. Omg! These are the cutest pork buns I've ever seen! I'm not a big pork eater but after seeing these cuties, I even want to take a couple bites. Happy 100th post!

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  31. Happy 100th post!! I think 100 posts is pretty good =) I have like...half of that!! These buns are so cute!

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  32. aduh kreatip banget sih Sin bikin Bun model piggy gitu , mana piggy nya lucu banget , g mau donk he22

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  33. Too cute. You are making all these cuties and I find them too cute to be eaten.

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  34. These piggy buns are so so cute!!!

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  35. These are so awesome, I don't even know how to say it. You rock.

    Plan B

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  36. Lovely buns...interesting recipe too.They look so cute to eat :-)

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  37. Oh! These buns are SO cute...love them!

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  38. omg, these are the cutest buns everr!

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  39. amazingly cute little piggy buns, what a great way to make dinner more fun for the kids.

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  40. how cute!! I've never seen such cute piggy buns :) and happy 1 year!

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  41. Very cute buns. Looks like you have spent a lot of time making these. Thanks for commenting on my blog. You have some great recipes here.

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  42. They are SO cute! Sigh. I am in love with them. I like how each piggy looks a little different, just like they do in real life! :)

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  43. they are sooooooooo cute!! you are very artsyyy!!

    have a lovely weekend :)
    jen @ www.charmoflife.ca

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  44. Oh my lawdie. Soooo darling! I know it wouldn't really make sense to have pigs anymore, but since I don't eat pork I'd love to make these with a sweet or veg filling instead.

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  45. These are so cute, love them. Seems almost a shame to eat them :D

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  46. CG,

    That's a pretty little pig you got there....

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  47. Gotta love this little piggy buns! Super cute!

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  48. I'm a big fan of elephant and polar bear. Could you shape those faces on buns for me, pleaseeee?

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  49. @ Pepy - Hey, that's actually a good idea! I would try to make them in the future :)!

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  50. Wow, these are so cute and looks yummy too.

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  51. What did you use to make the eyes? They look much better than sesame seeds!

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