With the help of School of Wok founder Jeremy Pang’s easy-to-use Barbecue Bao Bun Kit, you’ll now easily make your own marvellously moreish bao buns at home in only 30 minutes – and that includes the proving time for the dough. Let’s get steaming…
Take a bao
These steamed pillowy filled buns have been a street food favourite in Asia for years – filled with beef, pork or tofu and topped with pickled veg, they make a great alternative to burgers. To make them from scratch, you’d normally wish to prove your dough for a few hours, but the flour mix in Jeremy Pang’s kit only needs ten minutes before your buns are ready for steaming. You’ll be able to end up with soft, reasonably sweet buns that are airy enough to mop up sauce yet firm enough to keep everything together.
Step-by-step instructions
While you’re waiting for your buns to prove, follow the included instructions to use the pickling salts on your veg – carrot or cucumber matchsticks work in reality well – massage the dry rub into your chopped meat or tofu and prepare your glaze.
Add the sizzle
When everything is prepared and your buns are steaming in a bamboo steamer or steamer basket, it is time to get sizzling. In a wok, stir-fry your meat or tofu for a few minutes, coat with the barbecue glaze and cook for another minute on a high heat. Fill your steamed buns with your meat or tofu and top with the pickled veg – you want to also add chopped red chilli and a dollop of sour cream for an extra burst of flavour.
What’s in the kit?
A sachet each of:
- Flour mix
- Pickling salts
- Dry rub
- Barbecue-flavour glaze
Each kit makes 4 large or 6 smaller buns.
358g.
Kit for making Asian bao buns – ready to eat in 30 minutes
Includes: Flour mix, pickling salts, dry rub and barbecue flavoured glaze
Just follow the simple step by step instructions and You’ll be able to be chowing down very quickly
Use the pickling salts on your veg, massage the dry rub into your meat or tofu & prepare the glaze
Each kit makes 4 large or 6 smaller buns – easy alternative to burgers
