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For the buns, I used this recipe: https://www.chinasichuanfood.com/gua-bao-taiwanese-pork-belly-buns/

The rest was freestyle, but here's a summary of what I did. I don't have exact measurements, it was by feel.

Ingredients:

  • Pressed tofu
  • Oyster muchrooms
  • Bell pepper
  • Red chili
  • Spring onions
  • Cucumber
  • Carrots
  • Soy sauce
  • Hoisin sauce
  • Ginger paste
  • Chili oil (like Lao Gan Ma, if you have it)
  • Rice vinegar
  • Sugar
  • Vegetable oil
  • Sesame (or sesame oil, or both)
  • Cilantro

Tofu:

  • Fry pressed tofu in a pot with plenty of oil until crispy.
  • Make a marinade from the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, ginger paste, chili oil (or red chili) and coat the tofu in it. It should be a bit thick (can add starch) and savory-sweet.
  • Let it soak for 1-2 hours.

Mushrooms:

  • Sautée the white parts of the spring onion.
  • Add mushrooms, bell pepper, red chili, and sesame. Let it brown a bit, then add soy sauce and cook for 2-3 minutes until tender and the liquid evaporated.
  • Set aside.

Cucumber:

  • Slice cucumber very thin.
  • Mix rice vinegar and sugar into a dressing and add to the cucumber.
  • Add chopped cilantro.

Carrots:

  • Sautée carrots (can use the same pot from above).
  • Add a dash of soy sauce and sesame.
  • Set aside.

To finish, prepare the buns as described in the link. While that steams, you can re-heat the tofu/mushrooms and prepare some garnish (cilantro, green parts of spring onion). Voilà.

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Pro tip for pressing tofu: wrap it in paper towels, place between two cutting boards, and put someting heavy on top for 30 mins - gets way crispier when fried!

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rustydrdreply
sh.itjust.works

Not sure how healthy this was lol. The buns are just flour and water, but the tofu is deep-fried (replacing the pork belly from the original version).

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I don't care for mushrooms most times, but these look so good I'd eat them in a second.

Gorgeous

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