Ingredients

• For the Bao Buns
• 1.5 cups (360 milliliters) whole milk
• 2 teaspoons (7 grams) instant yeast
• 3 tablespoons (40 grams) granulated sugar
• 4 cups (600 grams) all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons (6 grams) baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon (3 grams) salt
• For the Traditional Pork Belly Filling
• 1.5 pounds skin-on pork belly
• Vegetable oil
• Salt
• 2 cups filtered water
• 3 tablespoons dark soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon regular soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons Shaoxing wine
• 2 star anise
• 1.5 tablespoons rock sugar (or substitute with regular sugar)
• For the Peanut Topping
• 1 cup roasted peanuts
• Pinch of fine sea salt
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• For the Carrot Daikon Salad
• 1 cup julienned daikon
• 1/2 cup julienned carrot
• Salt
• Yuzu or lemon juice
• For the Sichuan Smoked Pork Belly Filling
• 1/4 cup palm sugar
• 4 star anise
• 2 teaspoons Sichuan peppercorns
• 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2.5 tablespoons kosher salt
• 4 pounds skinless pork belly
• Sambal barbecue sauce ingredients (vinegar, dark soy sauce, sugar, sambal olek, gochujang, honey, cornstarch, water)