Name: Gua Bao Pork Belly Bun
Ingredients: 3 Cups Pork Belly (slow cooked, pulled apart); 1 Pack Frozen Bao Buns (about 8 or make your own if you're keen); 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 pinch Salt & Pepper; 1 tbsp Ginger (minced); 1 each Red Chilli (finely chopped, use less if you dont like too spicy); 2 tbsp Honey; 2 tbsp Brown Sugar; 3 tbsp Soy Sauce (Use dark or thick sweet); 1 tsp Lemon Grass paste; 1 bunch Coriander (small bunch fresh roughly torn); 1 each Red Chilli (sliced to thin strips, discard seeds); 4 each Spring Onions (Sliced in thin strips); 1 tsp Sesame Seeds; 2 tbsp Cashew Nuts (toasted & chopped)

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Gua Bao Pork Belly Bun

Ingredients

Pork Belly

3 Cups Pork Belly slow cooked, pulled apart

Bao Buns

1 Pack Frozen Bao Buns about 8 or make your own if you're keen

Glazing Sauce

2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
1 pinch Salt & Pepper
1 tbsp Ginger minced
1 each Red Chilli finely chopped, use less if you dont like too spicy
2 tbsp Honey
2 tbsp Brown Sugar
3 tbsp Soy Sauce Use dark or thick sweet
1 tsp Lemon Grass paste

Toppings

1 bunch Coriander small bunch fresh roughly torn
1 each Red Chilli sliced to thin strips, discard seeds
4 each Spring Onions Sliced in thin strips
1 tsp Sesame Seeds
2 tbsp Cashew Nuts toasted & chopped

Instructions

Slow cook the pork belly. I'm not detailing the steps here, just do it how you prefer.

Glazing Sauce

Add all the glaze ingredients to a small saucepan and simmer gently until it is slightly thickened. Set aside.

Bao Buns

Steam thawed or frozen buns according to packet directions

Assembly

Add some pork belly to the bao buns and thena dd some sauce, top with the toppings. Serve immediately and enjoy.