Vietnam

Bánh Bao

Name: Bánh Bao
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 pieces
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 300 g + 1 tsp Flour & dry yeast; 2 tbsp + 150 ml Sugar & milk; 300 g Minced pork; some of each Glass noodles & wood-ear mushrooms; 6 Quail eggs or boiled egg; some of each Shallots & soy sauce

Vietnamese steamed filled buns

Bánh bao are fluffy steamed yeast-dough buns with a savoury filling, brought to Vietnam by Chinese immigrants and refined there.

The filling of minced pork, glass noodles, mushrooms and a piece of quail or boiled egg makes them a beloved breakfast and snack.

Servings6 pieces

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Flour & dry yeast300 g + 1 tsp
Sugar & milk2 tbsp + 150 ml
Minced pork300 g
Glass noodles & wood-ear mushroomssome of each
Quail eggs or boiled egg6
Shallots & soy saucesome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Knead flour, yeast, sugar and milk into a soft dough, prove.
Season the minced pork with glass noodles, mushrooms and shallots.
Portion the dough, enclose filling and a piece of egg.
Let the buns prove briefly again.
Steam 15 minutes until fluffy and risen.

Make it original

Glass noodles and wood-ear mushrooms for bánh bao are in the Asia Boutique.

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