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Gua Bao with Glazed Pork Belly
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GUA BAO WITH GLAZED PORK BELLY

Gua Bao is melt in the mouth sticky and sweet glazed pork belly stuffed in soft, marshmallow-like steamed bun along with spicy carrot slaw and crunchy peanuts.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time2 hours
Course: Main Course
Keyword: bao bun, carrot slaw, gua bao, pork belly, steamed bun
Servings: 12 Bao Buns

Ingredients

Glazed Pork Belly

  • 2 lb pork
  • 6 garlic cloves chopped
  • 4 scallion halved
  • 1 tsp Chinese five spice powder
  • 2 tbsp rice wine
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1/4 cup ginger sliced
  • 1 tbsp frying oil

Spicy Carrot Slaw

  • 3 medium carrots peeled and sliced
  • 1 medium red onion thinly sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tbsp  white vinegar 9%
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds

Assembly

  • 12 frozen Bao Buns
  • Sriracha sauce
  • Hoisin sauce
  • 1/2 cup roasted peanuts crushed
  • fresh coriander chopped
  • fresh chilli pepper sliced

Instructions

Glazed Pork Belly

  • Place the pork in a medium soup pot, cover with water and bring to a boil.
  • Skim all the foam from the top, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Remove the pork to a plate to cool and reserve 3 cups of pork stock, discard the rest.
  • Once pork belly has cooled down, cut it into 1×3 inch slices.
  • Heat the oil in a dutch oven or heavy bottomed pan on high heat.
  • Add pork slices and sear on all sides until brown. Then cover it with the reserved pork stock and add all the remaining ingredients for the pork belly.
  • Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 2 hours.
  • Stir and turn the pork pieces every 15 minutes to avoid burning.

Spice Carrot Slaw

  • In a big mixing bowl combine all the ingredients except oil and set aside.
  • In a small pot heat up the oil until it just begins to smoke and add to the bowl.
  • Mix everything to combine and chill in the fridge until ready to assembly.

Assembly

  • Steam the buns according to the packaging instructions, stuff the pork belly inside the buns, add spicy carrot slaw, sprinkle with crushed peanuts, chopped coriander and slices of chilli pepper.
  • Add a touch of Sriracha and Hoisin sauces to taste.

Notes

Bao Buns can be found in freezer section in Asian supermarket.