Bao buns, little steamed buns

Main Dish
6 servings
Difficult
2 h 20 m

Dear lovers of Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine, our Banh Bao recipe will surely delight you! A beautiful Vietnamese steamed bun filled with pork. An excellent idea to make for the Chinese New Year, for example ;-) Step by step, follow the detailed instructions of this recipe below ↓ ↓

Ingredients

6

The bun dough :

Stuffing :

Materials

  • Mixer
  • Steamer

Preparation

Preparation2 hours
Cook time20 min
  • Bao buns, little steamed buns - Preparation step 1In a bowl, combine all the dough ingredients (be careful, the yeast shouldn't touch the salt, which will "kill" it instantly). Mix until you have a homogeneous dough, then knead for 5 minutes.
  • Bao buns, little steamed buns - Preparation step 2Form a ball, cover it, and let it rise for 1 hour at room temperature. It should double in size.
  • Bao buns, little steamed buns - Preparation step 3Stuffing:
    Peel and finely chop the carrots. Do the same with the onion, and also chop the mushrooms and zucchini (without peeling). Add the equivalent of one tablespoon of salt to these vegetables, mix everything, and let it rest for 5 minutes.
  • Bao buns, little steamed buns - Preparation step 4Drain the water that has escaped from the vegetables, and sauté them for about 10 minutes in hot olive oil. Set aside.
  • Bao buns, little steamed buns - Preparation step 5Add the crushed garlic cloves to the minced pork. Combine with soy sauce and olive oil.
  • Bao buns, little steamed buns - Preparation step 6Sauté the seasoned meat in a hot pan until it is cooked.
  • Bao buns, little steamed buns - Preparation step 7Add the meat to the vegetables, add pepper and chopped chives, and mix well. Set aside.
  • Bao buns, little steamed buns - Preparation step 8Press the risen dough to release the air. Then, take a small piece of dough (about 1.5 oz), and roll it out on a floured surface. Form a circle about 4 inches in diameter.
  • Bao buns, little steamed buns - Preparation step 9Place this circle of dough in your hand, and add 2 tbsp of the filling (more or less) in the center of the circle.
  • Bao buns, little steamed buns - Preparation step 10Seal the bun by pinching the dough to close it tightly. Place the formed buns in a steamer basket lined with parchment paper to prevent sticking. Let them rest at room temperature for about 20 minutes.
  • Bao buns, little steamed buns - Preparation step 11Steam for 20 minutes.
    Tip: Place a cloth under the lid of your steamer to prevent water droplets from falling on your Banh Bao and ruining them.
  • Bao buns, little steamed buns - Preparation step 12And there you have it, your Bao buns are ready to be enjoyed!

Observations

Cooking: For these little buns, everything happens in the steam cooking. If you don't have a steamer, or if your oven doesn't have a steam function, you can also use a couscoussier or a small bamboo basket placed over a pot of boiling water.

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Comments

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Wriley, 26/07/2023

I have been looking for stuffed bao locally for years and finally decided to give in and when we couldn’t find them and make them ourselves. We liked it but it was a little too salty for our taste. We will definitely alter the amount we use the next time we make it.

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