Boa buns filling

Looking for bao bun filling ideas? We love everything to do with bao buns and feel it's important to make the most of their deliciousness with tasty fillings.

These homemade bao buns are perfectly soft and fluffy plain steamed buns. Delicious and easy to make, they’re ready to be filled with any flavourful filling you like. These bao buns (Chinese steamed buns / lotus leaf buns) have the perfect soft and fluffy (like little pillows of dough) yet slightly chewy texture and a wonderful flavour too. They freeze perfectly so make up a big batch and have them at the ready for an easy weeknight dinner.

Once you learn how easy it is to make fluffy steamed bao buns, you won’t be able to stop! Baking powder AND yeast supercharge the buns, meaning less waiting time so you can enjoy them in under an hour. Fill with Korean fried chicken, grilled chicken or pulled pork for a fab family-friendly fakeaway. I like to make the filling while the buns rest in the steamer for 30 minutes.

Bao have been a staple in Chinese cuisine for centuries, and with their recent surge in popularity all over the world, we've been blessed with all kinds of creative bao and fusion twists that are as delicious as they are aesthetically pleasing. Growing up in a Chinese-Canadian household, I've been munching on bao (Chinese for

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Soft and fluffy steamed bao buns filled with crispy Korean chicken – with full step-by-step instructions and video!

Say hello to the weeknight meal of your dreams - pulled chicken coated in a sticky Char Siu sauce, encased in a pillowy bao bun with fresh cucumber, carrot, coriander and lime, all in 30 minutes!