How to Make Puto Pao

ingredients:

Asado filling:

1 lb. pork, sliced into small pieces
1 piece onion, minced
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 pieces star anise
1/4 cup brown sugar
Ground black pepper to taste
3 tablespoons cooking oil
2 teaspoons cornstarch diluted in ¼ cup water
1 cup water

Puto batter:

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups cake flour
2 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 piece large egg
1 cup evaporated milk
2 cups water

Procedure:

Make the asado filling. Heat oil in a cooking pot. Saute onion until translucent.
Add pork. Cook until it turns light brown.
Pour-in soy sauce and water. Let boil.
Add star anise. Cook on low heat for 30 minutes minutes.
Add sugar season with ground black pepper.
Pour cornstarch mixture. Stir and cook until the sauce thickens. Set aside.
Start making the puto. In a large bowl, combine all purpose flour,cake flour, sugar,and baking powder then mix well.
Add egg, butter, evaporated milk, and water. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
Pour about 2 tablespoons of batter mixture on each mold.
Put about half a tablespoon of asado filling on each mold. Add more batter until the mold is around 3/4 full.
Arrange the molds in a steamer. Steam for 5 minutes.
Top with a slice of salted duck egg. Continue steaming for 15 minutes.
Remove the molds from the steamer. Let it cool down.
Gently loosen the Puto Pao and remove from the mold.