Let the buns steam for 5-6 minutes – do not remove the lid during this time as the trapped steam inside is cooking the buns! Place into the pan of water and turn the heat down so the water is simmering. Bring the water to a boil over a medium heat, fill the steamer with your buns (they expand quite a bit when steaming so leave some room around them) then cover with the lid. The most important thing is that the water level doesn’t rise above the base of the steamer as you don’t want the water to come into direct contact with whatever is in the steamer. Pour water into the pan, I usually do a ~1-inch depth and top up the water as needed while steaming so it doesn’t run dry. If you don’t have a bamboo steamer you can use a metal one, you just can’t fit as many buns into them as you can with a bamboo one (as they are stackable).įor bamboo steamers: place the steamer into a wide saucepan or pot that it can fit snugly in. You can get them online or usually at larger Korean/Chinese/Japanese food shops. I have a 2-layer bamboo steamer I got from a Korean supermarket when I lived in Leeds. If you want to make them yourself though, read on. They have a variety of names I’ve come across: ‘gua bao’, ‘double slice bun’, ‘Hirata bun’ or ‘Taiwan burger bun’. I buy packs of frozen bao from the big chest freezers in my local Chinese food shop. I have to say, as much as I love making things from scratch, sometimes I just want a super easy dinner and frozen bao are a godsend for that. I think a good formula for vegetarian fillings is: grilled/deep fried vegetables (or tofu/seitan) + something crunchy (lettuce, carrot ribbons, shredded cabbage) + sauce + pickles (kimchi, red onion/radish, kraut). However their popularity in the West has spread with the redundant name bao buns, so here we are! The usual filling is glazed pork belly but you can basically fill them with whatever you want. They’re usually called gua bao but are also sometimes known as Taiwanese hamburgers. Really, calling these bao buns is incorrect (bao means bun, so it’s like saying ‘bun bun’). Tried this recipe? Let me know how it went! Mention or tag #topwithcinnamon! What is a bao bun? Recipe adapted from School of Wok – Jeremy Pang Can you freeze bao & how do you reheat frozen bao?. ![]() The idea of steaming bread can seem daunting so I’ve gone in deep here with as much detail as I can muster! I’ve made them quite a few times at home now so, although I’m definitely not an expert, I may have some tips from what I’ve learned. BUT you can make them at home which can be a fun weekend ‘project’ to do (and you can freeze extras for weeknight dinners!). These soft and fluffy steamed buns are incredibly delicious and usually not too pricey. ![]() Over the past few years there has been an explosion of bao restaurants in London. They work to tackle negative stereotypes and provide resources to promote a positive representation of ESEA people in the UK media as well as other important work to increase equality for this marginalised group. In light of recent racially-targeted attacks and hate crime against Asian people, I will be donating all ad revenue generated from this blog post (any previous ad revenue generated in 2021 as well as revenue from the remainder of 2021) to besea.n, a network for East and South East Asian people in the UK.
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