Vegan char siu bao

These super soft vegan bao will blow your mind! Packed with char siu soy “pork” glazed in a rich hoi sin sauce. They’re perfect for an epic #vegansnack

Vegan Char Siu Bao (BBQ Buns) - The Viet Vegan

These BBQ buns are a dim sum favourite and have been a labour of love to perfect! If you'd like to save these for later, I typically wrap the cooled bao individually in plastic wrap and store in the fridge. We don't usually have any left over though, so this doesn't happen very often ;)

Lisa Kitahara on Instagram: "Vegan Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork)!! ⁣ ⁣ This is one of the most popular Chinese dishes that you’ve probably seen at any Chinese restaurant or dim sum served as is or stuffed in baos (my personal fav... she’s comin’ 👀 ), buns, pastries and fried rice! ⁣ ⁣ Made with vital wheat gluten to mimic that meaty texture, the tofu and baking powder helps create a soft yet firm texture that holds up well— non of that weird rubbery texture seitan here!! 🙅🏻⁣ ⁣ Here’s all…

Vegan char siu bao is a meatless take on the famous Chinese sticky pork buns. They are fluffy with a sticky sweet-savoury centre and not difficult to make either.

“It’s hard to laugh at someone slipping on a banana peel once you discover they make a great shredded meat substitute. Now it just seems wasteful. Make this recipe alongside the Smoked shallot caviar from The Vegan Butcheras the leftover shallots are perfect to mix in with the bao filling for a low-waste combo.” Recipe extracted from pg 194 of Zacchary’s new book, The Vegan Butcher.

Bánh bao chay are vegetarian steamed buns from Vietnam. These cloud-white pillowy delights are generously stuffed with an addictive blend of seitan, veggies, and aromatic seasonings.

For a lighter take on traditional pork belly bao sliders, fill yours with char siu tofu slices, which get coated in savory-sweet-spicy char siu seasonings.

Vegan char siu bao is a meatless take on the famous Chinese sticky pork buns. They are fluffy with a sticky sweet-savoury centre and not difficult to make either.