Directions
- 1Smash the cucumbers.
- 2Cut the cucumbers.
- 3Chop the garlic.
- 4Add rice vinegar, sesame oil, and MSG to the garlic.
- 5Pour the dressing over the smashed cucumbers and mix.
- 6Cut the pork belly into cubes.
- 7Sear the pork belly in a Dutch oven.
- 8Add soy sauce, sugar, scallions, a cinnamon stick, and star anise to the pork belly and let it simmer for about an hour.
- 9Sieve the flour into a bowl.
- 10Add yeast and water to the flour and whisk to combine.
- 11Knead the dough on a cutting board.
- 12Divide the dough into smaller pieces.
- 13Roll out each piece of dough into an oval shape.
- 14Brush one side of the dough with oil.
- 15Fold the dough in half.
- 16Roll the folded dough gently.
- 17Steam the bao buns.
- 18Slice the carrots into thin strips.
- 19Mix the carrots in a bowl with water.
- 20Blend peanuts in a blender.
- 21Assemble the bao buns with pork belly, cucumber, carrots, cilantro, and crushed peanuts.
Ingredients
- 2 cucumber
- garlic
- rice vinegar
- sesame oil
- MSG
- 1 pound pork belly
- soy sauce
- sugar
- scallions
- cinnamon stick
- star anise
- flour
- yeast
- water
- carrots
- peanuts
- cilantro
Equipment
cutting boardknifebowlDutch ovensievewhiskrolling pinpastry brushpanbamboo steamerblendertongsplate
Tips
- I personally like oil-based things
- God I love second chances
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