20-Min Bánh Bao — Steamed Pork Buns
Fluffy steamed buns stuffed with savory ground pork, hard-boiled egg, and jalapeño in 20 minutes flat. Use store-bought bao buns and skip the dough entirely — this is the weeknight move.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 280
- Protein
- 18g
Ingredients
- 6 oz ground pork
- 2 whole large eggs, hard-boiled and halved
- 1 whole fresh jalapeño, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 4 whole store-bought steamed bao buns
- 1 tsp sesame oil
Instructions
- 1
Brown ground pork in a skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it up with a spoon, until no pink remains, ~5 minutes.
- 2
Stir in soy sauce and sesame oil, then remove from heat.
- 3
Set up a steamer basket over simmering water. Gently fill each bao with a spoonful of pork, one egg half, and 2–3 jalapeño slices.
- 4
Arrange filled buns in the steamer seam-side up. Cover and steam until heated through, ~8 minutes.
- 5
Serve hot with extra soy sauce and sliced jalapeño on the side for dipping.
Tools you’ll need
- 12-inch skillet
- steamer basket
- large pot for boiling water
- spoon
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