Vegan recipe: bao buns with jackfruit
This is one of my favourite sandwiches: bao buns with jackfruit. You can vary endlessly with bao buns and it looks so cosy on the table when you have guests.
Kitchenware
- frying pan
- saucepan
- steamer basket
- baking sheet
- kitchen roll
Ingredients
- 1 tin Fairtrade Original pulled young jackfruit
- 1 toe grated garlic
- 1 el agave syrup
- 75 ml soy sauce manis
- 3 el soy sauce
- 1,5 el hot sauce/ sriracha sauce
- 2 fluorescent Japanese mirin
- 1 fluorescent cornstarch + 2 tsp water
- 2 fluorescent water
- 6 bao buns
- 2 snack cucumbers
- 2 stalks of spring onion
- 1 red or yellow pepper
- 1 dash of rice vinegar
- red cabbage raw & chopped
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 1 handful of roasted peanuts
- hoisin sauce
Instructions
Bao buns
- Bring water to the boil in a saucepan (where the steamer basket fits exactly).
- Cut the baking paper into the shape the steamer basket and spread it on the bottom.
- Spread the bao buns in the steamer basket and steam according to the packet.
Jackfruit
- Grab a frying pan.
- Add the soy sauce, garlic, soy sauce, agave syrup, sriracha & Japanese mirin and heat on low heat.
- In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch with the water and then add to the marinade in the frying pan so that the marinade binds well.
- Drain the pulled jackfruit and pat dry with kitchen roll.
- Add the jackfruit to the marinade and simmer for 15 minutes with the lid on the pan.
- If the marinade has not thickened sufficiently, remove the lid to let it cook in further.
Toppings
- Meanwhile, cut the cucumber into small slices and add to a bowl with a splash of rice vinegar for a fresh acidity.
- Cut the spring onion and red pepper into small rings and finely chop the peanuts.
- Serve the spring onion, red pepper, chopped peanuts, red cabbage, coriander and cucumber in their own bowl each.
Finish
- Scatter the bao buns, jackfruit and all other toppings on the table.
- Build your own bao bun and garnish extra with fresh coriander and hoisin sauce.
Notes
Tip: If you bought the bao buns from the toko, before steaming them, let them defrost for a while. This way, you can easily take them apart and steam them separately in the steamer basket.