Have You Tried These Bao Buns? (Gua Bao Recipe)

🔪 BROWSE MY KITCHENWARE - ❤️ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON - 🥢 PRINTABLE RECIPE - Taiwanese Gua Bao is also known as steamed pork bun hamburgers. I grew up eating steamed buns, and this is insanely delicious. An authentic Taiwanese Gua Bao consists of a few components: The tender braised pork belly and the fluffy steamed bun are the foundation. Based on that, we will serve it with pickles and peanut powder to elevate the flavor. INGREDIENTS: For the pork belly  900g (2 lb) of skin-on pork belly, sliced into 2/3 inch thick slaps 1/3 cup of roughly chopped shallot 3 tbsp of roughly diced garlic 1 tbsp of minced ginger 1 star anise (Amazon Link - ) 1/2 tsp of five-spice powder (Amazon Link - ) 1/2 tsp of white pepper (Amazon Link - ) 1 small stick of cinnamon (Amazon Link - ) 2 pieces of bay leave (Amazon Link - ) 2.5 tbsp of sugar (Amazon Link - ) 1/4 cup of Chinese cooking wine (Amazon Link - ) 1/4 cup of soy sauce (Amazon Link - ) 1 tbsp of dark soy sauce (Amazon Link - ) 600g (2.5 cups) of water For the mustard green 2-3 tbsp of pork belly fat from the braising liquid 226g (8 oz) of pickled mustard green, diced For the peanut powder 1/3 cup of roasted peanut 3 tbsp of sugar For the steamed lotus bun (makes 12 buns) 400g (2.5 cups) of all-purpose flour 25g (2 tbsp ) of sugar 210g (3/4 cups 2 tbsp) of lukewarm water 6g (2 tsp) of yeast Others for garnish Diced cilantro Diced chili