BBQ Berkshire Pork Bao - 24 Pack
These BBQ Berkshire Pork Bao feature roasted Berkshire pork infused with hoisin sweet barbecue sauce with garlic, and scallions, in a fluffy, yeast-risen dough that has a subtle sweetness.
Founded in 2003 in Chicago, Wow Bao handcrafts creative, chef-driven bao (steamed fluffy buns, a Chinese street food), that combine traditional Asian flavors with high-quality ingredients. Each steamed bun is filled with a variety of meat, vegetarian, and sweet fillings including sustainability-raised, non-GMO, antibiotic and steroid-free proteins. The Chicago bun shop hosted the 2019 National Bao Eating Championship.
More Details
This package includes 6 packs of BBQ Berkshire Pork Bao
- Bao come in packages of 4 (Total 24)
- 1 to 2 Bao per serving
- Each Bao measures approximately 2.75" and weighs 2.5 oz. each
Ingredients
- BBQ Berkshire Pork – DOUGH: (all purpose flour bleached enriched [bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, enzyme, folic acid], water, sugar, high heat non fat dry milk, canola oil, baking powder [corn starch, sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum sulfate, monocalcium phosphate], active dried yeast [yeast, sorbitan monostearate]). FILLING: (100% pure Berkshire natural* pork, BBQ sauce: [hoisin sauce {sugar, soybean paste <water, soybeans, salt, wheat flour>, rice vinegar, salted garlic <garlic, salt>, sesame seed oil, salted chili <chili, water, salt>, spices}, plum sauce {sugar, rice vinegar, salted plum <plum, salt>, sweet potato, ginger, salted garlic <garlic, salt>, water, salted chili <chili, water, salt>, & salt}, sugar, honey, mushroom flavored dark soy sauce {water, soybeans, sugar, salt, wheat flour, extract of mushroom, sulfur dioxide}, tomato ketchup {tomato concentrate made from red ripe tomatoes, distilled vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, salt, spice, onion powder, natural flavoring}, sesame seed oil, chili paste with garlic {chili, salt, soy bean oil, garlic}], onion, chicken fat, water, cilantro, corn starch, ginger, dark corn syrup [dark corn syrup, refiners syrup, caramel flavor, salt, sodium benzoate , caramel color], oyster flavored sauce [water, sugar, salt, oyster extractives <oyster, water, salt>, modified corn starch, caramel color], lemon juice, scallions, salt).
Instructions / Storage
- Bao ship frozen with ice packs, may thaw in transit
- Upon arrival place in the refrigerator or freeze
- Bao may be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 days
- Bao may be stored in the freezer through the “best by” date marked on the package
To Serve
STOVE TOP STEAM:
- Fill a pot with water. Rest a colander above it and cover (water should not be in colander)
- Once water is boiling and steam is produced, add bao to the colander and cover
- Steam for 4- 6 minutes (for thawed bao), or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. * Remove bao from heat
- Allow to cool slightly before eating
- Bao are best served if they do not touch one another or the sides of the steamer while cooking
MICROWAVE
- Place 1-2 bao on a microwave-safe plate
- Cover them with a damp (not moist) paper towel
- Microwave on HIGH for 20 seconds (for thawed bao) or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F
- Remove bao from heat
- Allow to cool slightly before eating.
TIPS
- Ensure Bao are not touching each other or sides of the pan as doing so will cause Bao skin to tear or become soggy
- Each Bao has its flavor printed on the parchment sheet attached to the bottom; Parchment sheet is left on during the cooking process. Ink on the paper is food safe
Shipping Details
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