Banh bao (steamed pork buns)

Banh bao (steamed pork buns)

4.5 32 ratings

Prep. 40 min

Total 2 h 45 min

12 portions

Ingredients

Bao (Buns)

full cream milk
200 g
dried instant yeast
2 tsp
sugar
20 g
self-raising flour
350 g
baking powder
1 tsp
vegetable oil
30 g

Pork filling

dried shiitake mushrooms
10 g
boiling water for soaking
water
2000 g
chilled water
quail eggs (see Tips)
12
spring onions/shallots white part only; green part reserved for garnishing
2
fresh chives cut into halves
20 sprigs
Chinese sausages (approx. 60 g), cut into pieces (see Tips)
2
pork mince
500 g
rice wine vinegar
2 tsp
oyster sauce
2 tbsp
salt
¼ tsp
ground black pepper
¼ tsp

Assembly

water
1000 g

Difficulty

medium

Nutrition per 1 portion

Sodium 535.6 mg

Protein 14.5 g

Calories 1049.9 kJ / 249.9 kcal

Fat 10 g

Fibre 1.5 g

Saturated Fat 3.1 g

Carbohydrates 24.8 g

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