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Pork Belly Bao Buns
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Pork Belly Bao Buns

Pillowy steamed bao buns filled with melt-in-your-mouth braised pork belly and pickled vegetables.

⌛ 4 hrs 📈 Advanced ★ 4.8/5 📋 8 steps

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🍴 Ingredients

  • 500g pork belly
  • Bao bun dough
  • Soy sauce, hoisin, rice wine
  • 5-spice powder
  • Quick pickled cucumbers
  • Hoisin sauce
  • Spring onions
  • Sesame seeds
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👨‍🍳 Instructions

1
Braise pork belly in soy, hoisin, rice wine and 5-spice for 2 hours until very tender.
2
Allow to cool, then slice.
3
Make bao dough with flour, yeast, milk and sugar.
4
Divide into balls, roll oval, fold over a chopstick.
5
Steam for 10 minutes until puffy.
6
Pan-fry pork belly slices until caramelized and crispy.
7
Fill bao with pork belly, pickled cucumber and spring onions.
8
Drizzle with hoisin and sprinkle sesame seeds.
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