Vegan char siu bao (sticky pork buns)

Name: Vegan char siu bao (sticky pork buns)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 300 g / 2½ cups bao flour OR all purpose flour; 4 tsp - 3 tbsp sugar (optional)*; ½ tsp fine sea salt; 2 tsp instant active yeast; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 400 g king oyster mushrooms / baby chestnut mushrooms OR firm cotton tofu**; 2½ tbsp tamari or all purpose soy sauce, adjust to taste; 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine; 2½ tbsp hoisin sauce; 1-2 tsp sugar, adjust to taste; ¼ tsp Chinese five spice; a good pinch of white (or black) pepper; 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar (optional); 2 tsp cornflour / cornstarch; 2 tbsp vegetable oil, for frying (I used peanut oil); 3 small shallots or ½ small onion, finely diced; a small chunk of fresh ginger, finely diced; 2 garlic cloves, finely diced; 1 tsp toasted sesame oil; a pinch of salt

Instructions

Prep:1hCook:45min

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.

Updated at: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:15:34 GMT