Char Siu Bao Buns with Pickled Carrots

Name: Char Siu Bao Buns with Pickled Carrots
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 10 pieces
Ingredients: 300 g pork shoulder; 2 tsp sugar; ½ tsp Chinese five spice powder; ½ tsp cloves; 2 star anise; 15 g hoisin sauce; 15 g light soy sauce; 20 g Shaoxing rice wine; ½ Tbsp honey; 2 carrots; 75 g cider vinegar; 75 g sugar; 250 g strong white bread flour; 2 tsp dried instant yeast; ¼ tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 pinch caster sugar; ½ tsp fine sea salt; 140 g water; 4 garlic cloves; 10 g vegetable oil; 15 g oyster sauce; 10 g Shaoxing rice wine; 100 g water; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1 ½ tsp cornflour; ½ tsp ground white pepper; 500 g water