What should I make for dinner tonight? This might just be the number one question that we ask ourselves almost daily over here.
Then you have come to the right place, we have rounded up 15 bao bun recipe serious eats that we have shared over the years.
Plus, there is such a variety of flavours in these recipes, so you are sure to find something for you. Most of these recipes are quick and easy ones made especially for busy weeknights.
15 Bao Bun Recipe Serious Eats
Taiwanese Pork Belly Buns (Gua Bao) Recipe
2 hr 30 min
Pork belly, pickled mustard greens, steamed buns, five spice powder, dark soy sauce
Serious Eats
Steamed Buns With Grilled Shrimp and Sriracha Mayonnaise Recipe
2 hr
Steamed buns, lime, rice vinegar, green cabbage, garlic
Serious Eats
Steamed Buns With Simmered Daikon and Shiitake, Pickled Bean Sprouts, and Spicy Mayonnaise (Vegan) Recipe
1 hr
Steamed buns, mung bean sprouts, soy sauce, shiitake mushroom caps, chili garlic sauce
Serious Eats
Sheng Jian Bao (Pan-Fried Pork Soup Dumplings) Recipe
1 hr
Pound pork belly, napa cabbage, dried shiitake mushrooms, toasted sesame oil, dough
Serious Eats
Pretzel Bao With Sweet Sesame-Hot Mustard Pork Recipe
5 hr
Boneless pork loin, tangzhong, soy sauce, baked baking soda, honey
Serious Eats
Sous Vide Pork Belly Buns With Pork Braise Mayonnaise and Quick-Pickled Cucumbers Recipe
24 hr
Pork belly, steamed buns, soy sauce, fish sauce, bibb lettuce
Serious Eats
Pan-Fried Leek Buns (Shui Jian Bao) Recipe
1 hr 40 min
Mung bean starch, chinese chives, dried baby shrimp, sesame oil, crust
Serious Eats
Chinese-Style Roast Turkey Steamed Buns Recipe
3 hr
Five spice powder, whole turkey, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, roasted chili oil
Serious Eats
Andrea Nguyen’s Spicy-Sweet Fried Tofu Buns
45 min
Soy sauce, dark brown sugar, chinese, thai sweet, potato starch
Serious Eats
Pork Belly Buns with Spicy Mayo, Scallions, and Pickled Bean Sprouts Recipe
15 min
Steamed buns, pork, mung bean sprouts, bean sprouts, sambal oelek
Serious Eats
Steamed Buns With Tempura King Oyster Mushrooms and Agave-Miso Mayonnaise (Vegan) Recipe
1 hr
Steamed buns, king oyster mushrooms, miso, soy sauce, club soda
Serious Eats
Chinese Roast Chicken Buns with Scallions and Spicy Hoisin Sauce Recipe | Cook the Book
Whole chicken, self rising, hoisin sauce, roast chicken, sliced roast chicken
Serious Eats
Taiwanese Pork Belly Buns (Gua Bao)
2 hr 30 min
Pork belly, pickled mustard greens, steamed buns, five spice powder, soy sauce
Pinterest
Steamed Pork Bao | 鮮肉包
1 hr 15 min
Five spice powder, ground pork, soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, ginger
Choochoo Ca-Chew
Bao Buns with Red-Braised Pork Belly
Pound pork belly, dark soy sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, star anise
Punchfork