Banh Bao

Name: Banh Bao
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 3 cups flour; 1 tsp yeast; 300g ground pork; 2 quail eggs or 1 chicken egg, boiled; 1/4 cup wood ear mushroom, chopped

Bánh bao/bahn bow/

Also known as: Vietnamese Steamed Bun

About this dish

A soft, fluffy steamed bun filled with seasoned pork, egg, and mushroom.

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Ingredients

🌾3 cups flour

🫙1 tsp yeast

🥩300g ground pork

🥚2 quail eggs or 1 chicken egg, boiled

🍄1/4 cup wood ear mushroom, chopped

Method

Serves 4

Mix flour, yeast, and warm water into a soft dough; let rise for about an hour.

Cook the ground pork with mushroom and seasoning for the filling.

Divide the dough into balls, flatten, and add a spoonful of pork filling and a piece of boiled egg.

Gather the edges up and seal into a smooth bun.

Steam for about 15-20 minutes until fluffy and cooked through.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Bánh bao reflects Chinese culinary influence in Vietnam, commonly eaten as a portable breakfast or snack.

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