Japanese Croquette Bao with Curry Sauce

Name: Japanese Croquette Bao with Curry Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Ingredients: 60g Japanese curry roux cubes; 1 tsp cocoa powder; 2 cups water; 8 Gua Bao, clam shaped Taiwanese Bao; Finely shredded cabbage; 4 Japanese Croquettes, see my recipe on Whisk; 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tbsp vegan oyster sauce; 1 tbsp ketchup; 1 tsp mirin; 1 tsp dijon mustard

5 steps

Prep:5minCook:10min

These dippy, drippy Japanese Croquette Bao served with a Japanese Curry dipping sauce is a little messy but OH SO SATISFYING! The savoury coating of the curry paired with crispy croquette, pillowy bao, homemade sweet and tangy tonkatsu sauce and crunchy fresh cabbage just makes this so good.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:28:05 GMT

Ingredients

2 servings

CURRY SAUCE DIP

60gJapanese curry roux

cubes

1 tspcocoa powder

2 cupswater

BAO

8Gua Bao

clam shaped Taiwanese Bao

cabbage

finely shredded

4Japanese Croquettes

HOMEMADE TONKATSU SAUCE

3 Tbspworcestershire sauce

2 TbspVegan Oyster Sauce

1 Tbspketchup

1 tspmirin

1 tspdijon mustard

Instructions

Step 1

FIND THE RECIPE FOR MY JAPANESE CROQUETTES ON MY WHISK! Shred your cabbage (use a veggie peeler for fine shreds).

Step 2

Mix all tonkatsu sauce ingredients in a small bowl.

Step 3

Steam your bao buns for 8 mins or according to packet instructions.

Step 4

Make the curry sauce by bringing two cups of water to the boil. Stir in the cubes til dissolved and sift in the cocoa powder. Allow to simmer until it's reached your desired thickness - I find it's best if you make it a little runnier than you think. Strain into two small bowls for serving.

Step 5

Cut all croquettes in half and assemble your bao! Dip in the curry sauce to enjoy!