Bao buns with glazed planted.pulled pickles

Duration: 60 Min

Level: Hard

Ingredients

For how many people?

Bao Buns

1 pack

Bao Buns (Asia Store)

Or make your own dough (makes about 8 buns)

250g

Flour

2 TSP

Sugar

1 tsp

Dry yeast

1/4 TSP

Salt

120ml

Soy milk (warm)

1 tbsp

Neutral oil

Filling

1 pack

planted.pulled

Pickles

3 TBSP.

white wine vinegar

1 tbsp

Ginger-Garlic Paste

2 tbsp

Sugar

1 tsp

schwarzer Sesam

Pinch of salt

1–2 tbsp

Gochujang

1 tbsp

Rice vinegar

1 tbsp

Sesame

1 tbsp

brown sugar

1 tsp

Neutral oil

2 tbsp

sweet soy sauce

1 tsp

Sesame oil

3–4 tablespoons

Water

Refine

Coriander

lime wedges

Chili flakes

Products in this recipe

planted.pulled

Spicy Herbs

Preparation

For the dough, combine the flour, sugar, yeast, and salt in a bowl; gently warm the soy milk, add the oil, and mix everything into a dough; knead for 8–10 minutes; let it rise, covered, for 1–1.5 hours; divide it into 8 pieces; shape them into ovals; brush them with oil; and fold them in half.
Slice the cucumbers into thin slices, mix together the vinegar, sugar, black sesame seeds, and salt, add the cucumbers, and let them marinate.
Heat oil in a small saucepan, briefly toast the sesame seeds, then add the ginger-garlic paste, gochujang, sweet soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, and water. Let everything simmer briefly, then stir in the sesame oil at the end.
Heat some oil in a pan, sear the planted.pulled until it’s browned and slightly crispy, add the sauce, and toss everything together until it’s glossy and caramelized.
Steam the bao buns for 10–12 minutes, until they are soft and fluffy.
Carefully open the bao buns, fill them with planted.pulled, top with pickled cucumbers, and garnish with cilantro, lime, or chili flakes to taste.