{"id":2616,"date":"2024-11-19T18:34:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T02:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kawalingpinoy.com\/?p=2616"},"modified":"2024-11-19T18:58:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T02:58:07","slug":"cheaters-siopao-bola-bola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kawalingpinoy.com\/cheaters-siopao-bola-bola\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheater's Siopao Bola Bola"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cheater's Siopao Bola-Bola<\/strong> is easy to make using refrigerated biscuits, meatballs, and quail eggs. These steamed buns are fluffy and delicious and take under 30 minutes to prepare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who doesn't love a hearty piece of siopao<\/a> smothered in a sweet and savory brown sauce? Left to my own devices, I'll have these steamed meat buns for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and all the snacks in between!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as deep as my love for them is, I'm not too fond of their labor. Making the dough, the filling, and the sauce all translate to a good day's hard work, not one I am willing to tackle. My solution? Refrigerated biscuits, frozen, fully-cooked meatballs, and canned boiled quail eggs! In thirty minutes tops, I can have a dozen or so stored siopao bola-bola in the freezer to zap in the microwave when the craving hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredient notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Of course, nothing beats traditional siopao, and if you have a good afternoon to spare, I have a Siopao Asado<\/a> recipe you can try. But if you're looking for a quick fix, this cheater's siopao bola-bola shortcut method is the perfect answer. The refrigerated biscuits steam into soft and pillowy buns in a tenth of the time it takes to make yeast dough from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filling variations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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I use frozen pre-cooked meatballs and hard-boiled quail eggs from the can to keep the quick and easy theme but feel free to experiment with your favorite fillings and make the steamed buns extra special. Below are a few suggestions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n