Vietnamese Steamed Pork Buns (Banh Bao)

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Ingredients

• For the Bun Dough
• Warm milk
• Warm water
• Caster sugar
• Yeast
• Bun flour or cake flour
• Salt
• For the Pork Filling
• Fresh pork mince
• Red onion
• Spring onion
• Fried shallots
• Black fungus or any mushroom
• Oyster sauce
• Fish sauce
• Ground white pepper
• Salt
• Sugar
• For the Surprises Inside
• Quail eggs
• Chinese sausage

Instructions

1. Activate the yeast by combining warm milk, warm water, caster sugar, and yeast. Let it sit until foamy.
2. Mix the yeast mixture with bun flour, salt, and knead the dough until smooth. Let it rest for 30 minutes.
3. Prepare the pork filling by combining pork mince, red onion, spring onion, fried shallots, black fungus, oyster sauce, fish sauce, white pepper, salt, and sugar.
4. Form pork balls with quail eggs and Chinese sausage inside.
5. Roll out the dough, wrap it around the pork filling, and seal to form buns. Let them rest for a second rise.
6. Steam the buns for 10-15 minutes on medium heat until fluffy and cooked through.
7. Enjoy the Vietnamese Steamed Pork Buns as a complete and flavorful meal.

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