Another one of my favorite food to eat growing up and till this day is peking duck. I mean, I love duck like I love bacon...any way, shape or form. Duck is like the fillet mignon of the poultry. We would often order the peking duck at the Asian restaurants and it is typically served with a scallions, cucumber, hoison sauce and the best part...bao. Bao is a white, light and fluffy steamed bun that is very versatile. It is like the Iron Kid Breads in the Asian culture. So I had a craving for bao and may have gone a bit overboard.
Over the course of a week, I served dinner with bao three different times and different ways.
The first day, I served the bao with a soy braised pork belly. The braised pork belly was prepared the previous day. I braised it in soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil and coconut water. Served with a sweet hoison sauce, scallion and pickled cucumber.
The second day of bao, it was a last minute decision. I was preparing fish cakes and decides to have some fun with it and play on the fish taco. Fish cake was prepared with flounder, Asian pesto, onion and garlic. Plus I used some Asian seasoning. Served with scallions, lettuce and Sriracha aioli.
The last day of bao, I did a play on banh mi. I used ground beef and seasoned it like my Vietnamese burger. Served with scallions, cucumber, do chua (pickled carrots) and Sriracha aioli.
The first day, I served the bao with a soy braised pork belly. The braised pork belly was prepared the previous day. I braised it in soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil and coconut water. Served with a sweet hoison sauce, scallion and pickled cucumber.
The second day of bao, it was a last minute decision. I was preparing fish cakes and decides to have some fun with it and play on the fish taco. Fish cake was prepared with flounder, Asian pesto, onion and garlic. Plus I used some Asian seasoning. Served with scallions, lettuce and Sriracha aioli.
The last day of bao, I did a play on banh mi. I used ground beef and seasoned it like my Vietnamese burger. Served with scallions, cucumber, do chua (pickled carrots) and Sriracha aioli.
Looks like delightful squishy buns and delectably flavored beef!
ReplyDeleteI love bao. They are so light and fluffy. Its the Asian taco :)
DeleteWhere did u buy the Bao. Or did u make them. I've bought them once at thang hung in the frozen section, but not very great.
ReplyDeleteHey Stacy. I'm not the best when it comes to dough so I bought frozen. I've bought at thang hung one time and didn't really care for it much either. The one they sale at Hong Kong in a pink-ish bag is great! Thanks for checking out the blog!
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