Vegan bao buns with pulled jackfruit

Name: Vegan bao buns with pulled jackfruit
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 1 h 12 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 300 g / 2½ cups bao flour OR all purpose flour; 2 tsp instant active yeast; 1½ tbsp / 20 ml vegetable oil; 1 tsp fine sea salt; 2 tsp sugar (optional); 560 g / 20 oz tin of green / young jackfruit (this is the brand I used); 2 small spring onions, sliced; 4 tsp grated ginger; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 3-4 tsp tamari / soy sauce, adjust to taste; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 2 tbsp hoisin sauce (plus extra to serve); 2 tsp brown sugar or maple syrup; 2 tbsp vegetable oil, for frying (I used peanut oil); 1 heaped tsp Chinese five spice; sliced fresh chilli or chilli sauce; ½ English cucumber, cut into matchsticks; ½ daikon or 1 turnip, cut into matchsticks; red cabbage, shredded finely; roasted (unsalted) peanuts, crushed or chopped; spring onion, sliced finely; fresh coriander

Instructions

Prep:1hCook:12min

Vegan bao buns are to die for and easy to make. They are filled with succulent jackfruit in a salty-sweet marinade, crunchy veggies, peanuts and herbs.

Updated at: Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:58:11 GMT