Bao buns

Name: Bao buns
Cuisine: Chinese, Asian
Ingredients: 500g chicken; 2 small spring onions; 4 tbsp ginger; 3 garlic cloves; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 2 tbsp hoisin sauce; 2 tbsp maple syrup; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp five spice; Fresh chilli; 1/2 cucumber (matchsticks); 1/2 Daikon (matchsticks); Red cabbage, shred; Roasted peanuts; Spring onion

4 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:45:21 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories179 kcal (9%)

Total Fat11.6 g (17%)

Carbs9.5 g (4%)

Sugars5.7 g (6%)

Protein9.8 g (20%)

Sodium434.5 mg (22%)

Fiber1.2 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

500gchicken

2spring onions

small

4 Tbspginger

3garlic cloves

3 Tbspsoy sauce

1 Tbsprice vinegar

2 Tbsphoisin sauce

2 Tbspmaple syrup

2 Tbspvegetable oil

1 tspfive spice

Other

0.5cucumber

0.5Daikon

Instructions

Step 1

Heat up 2 tbsp of oil in a medium size pan. Fry spring onions until softened. Add chopped garlic and ginger and fry gently until soft and fragrant.

Step 2

Mix in Chinese five spice and fry gently for one minute.

Step 3

Now add the remaining sauce ingredients: tamari / soy sauce, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar and sugar. Mix them around well, allow sugar to melt. Finally add in jackfruit and mix well to allow it to warm up and soak up the maximum amount of sauce.

Step 4

Fill each bun with chicken, fresh veggies, herbs, chilli, crushed peanuts and some extra hoisin sauce.