These buns take a bit of time to make, but the melting texture of the pork will make it worthwhile.
Vietnamese Grilled Pork Skewers
Gua bao is a dim sum classic featuring delicious braised pork belly stuffed into fluffy bao buns for a tasty traditional treat!
Recipe Summary Vietnamese Grilled Pork Skewers
For this dish, we need to prepare two things (1) the grilled pork, and (2) the dipping sauce.Ingredients | Taiwan Pork Belly Buns
1 pound pork belly, cubed
1 fresh red chile pepper, minced
3 stalks lemongrass, minced
3 tablespoons fish sauce
3 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
1 teaspoon monosodium glutamate (MSG)
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
bamboo skewers
¼ cup fish sauce
¼ cup white sugar
1 fresh red chile pepper, minced, or more to taste
1 lime, juiced
5 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
1 teaspoon monosodium glutamate (MSG), or to taste
1 cup water
Directions
Combine pork belly, 1 red chile pepper, lemongrass, 3 tablespoons fish sauce, 3 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon MSG, 1 teaspoon white sugar, and five-spice powder in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until marinated, 1 to 3 hours.
Mix 1/4 cup fish sauce, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 red chile pepper, lime juice, 5 cloves garlic, and 1 teaspoon MSG together in a bowl. Let sit until dipping sauce flavors meld, 30 minutes to 1 hour. Pour in water.
Thread the marinated pork belly onto bamboo skewers.
Preheat grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate. Cook pork skewers, turning occasionally, until crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve with the dipping sauce.
You can use pork butt in place of pork belly if desired. Grilling over charcoal is best.
Info | Taiwan Pork Belly Buns
prep:
30 mins
cook:
8 mins
additional:
1 hr
total:
1 hr 38 mins
Servings:
6
Yield:
6 servings
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