Recipes · Samoan · Snacks
Keke Pua'a (Samoan Pork Buns)
One serving has 381 kcal and 14 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (75%), selenium (51%), riboflavin (41%), phosphorus (38%), niacin (36%) and folate (28%). Ready in 140 minutes.
- Preparation: 115 min
- Cooking: 25 min
- Makes: 1 serving (150 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Contains: dairy, gluten, pork, soy
Ingredients
- 45 g Flour, all-purpose
- 20 g Milk, whole
- 6 g Sugar
- 1 g Yeast, active dry
- 1 g Baking powder
- 3 g Vegetable oil
- 45 g Pork shoulder, raw
- 8 g Hoisin sauce
- 3 g Soy sauce
- 4 g Sugar, brown
- 0.2 g Anise seed
- 2 g Garlic, raw
- 10 g Water
- 2 g Cornstarch
Method
- Marinate the diced pork in the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic and a pinch of the ground anise (a five-spice stand-in) for at least 30 minutes.
- Cook the marinated pork in a small pan with a splash of the water over medium heat for 8-10 minutes until cooked through with no pink remaining (at least 71 °C/160 °F) and glazed; stir in the cornstarch mixed with a little water to thicken the sauce, then cool.
- Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the warm milk and let stand for 5 minutes; mix into the flour with the baking powder and oil to form a soft dough, knead for 8 minutes, then let rise for 1 hour until doubled.
- Punch down the dough, flatten a portion, spoon the cooled pork filling into the center, and gather and pinch the edges to seal into a bun (this is one bun; multiply for a batch of a dozen); let the shaped bun rest for 15 minutes.
- Steam the bun over boiling water for 12-15 minutes until puffed and cooked through; serve warm.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 381 kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 52.1 g | |
| Water | 69 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.8 g | 6% |
| Protein | 14.1 g | 29% |
| Tryptophan | 0.17 g | |
| Threonine | 0.53 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.58 g | |
| Leucine | 1 g | |
| Lysine | 0.89 g | |
| Methionine | 0.31 g | |
| Cystine | 0.21 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.61 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.45 g | |
| Valine | 0.68 g | |
| Histidine | 0.43 g | |
| Fat | 12.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.6 g | |
| Saturated | 3.8 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.02 g | |
| Cholesterol | 34.2 mg | |
| Calcium | 122 mg | 12% |
| Copper | 0.14 mg | 16% |
| Iron | 3 mg | 17% |
| Magnesium | 26.4 mg | 9% |
| Manganese | 0.41 mg | 23% |
| Phosphorus | 265 mg | 38% |
| Potassium | 259 mg | 6% |
| Selenium | 28.1 µg | 51% |
| Sodium | 414 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.8 mg | 22% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.82 mg | 75% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.45 mg | 41% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 5 mg | 36% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.76 mg | 15% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.24 mg | 18% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 111 µg | 28% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.42 µg | 18% |
| Choline | 32.2 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 10.1 µg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 41.7 IU | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 0.47 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 5.8 µg | 6% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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