Recipe Review

These Carrot-Ginger Pork Buns Will Warm Your Soul

Lauren Kodiak
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published Jun 16, 2015
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Chinese pork buns are the culinary equivalent of a big hug from your favorite person. These doughy delights are the warm, filling answer to your comfort-food needs. Chock-full of succulent pork and a sweet-spicy mixture of carrots and ginger, they’re the perfect bright antidote to gray, rainy days.

This recipe gives you the option of serving these pork buns two ways: steamed or pan-fried. Steaming them takes things in a slightly healthier direction and really amps up the chewiness of the buns. If you want more of a crunchy treat, pan-fry the buns in a cast iron skillet with a little bit of oil.

Whichever way you prepare them, make sure you whip up some chili-garlic oil for dipping. (That’s the best part.)

→ Get the Recipe: Carrot Ginger Pork Buns, Two Ways (Bao Zi, 胡萝卜肉包子) from The Woks of Life

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