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Char Siu Egg Bao
A classic Cantonese breakfast or snack dish featuring a soft egg and sweet char siu filling in a fluffy bao.
⏱25 min🍽2-4 servings📊medium
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Ingredients
- ●4-6 pieces pleasingly soft bao doughstore-bought or homemade
- ●1/4 cup garlicky char siu saucehomemade or store-bought
- ●2 egglarge eggs
- ●1/2 cup char siu fillingstore-bought or homemade
- ●1/4 cup scallionschopped
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat a steamer with a heatproof plate.
- 2
Place the bao dough pieces on the plate, cover with a clean cloth.
- 3
Steam for 10-12 minutes or until the bao is soft and fluffy.
- 4
In a separate pan, heat the char siu sauce over low heat.
- 5
Add the char siu filling and stir until heated through.
- 6
Crack an egg into a small bowl.
- 7
Once the bao is cooked, place a piece on a flat surface.
- 8
Create a small well in the center of the bao.
- 9
Pour the egg into the well and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the whites are set.
- 10
Add a spoonful of the char siu filling on top of the egg.
- 11
Garnish with chopped scallions.
- 12
Repeat with the remaining ingredients.