Use this recipe for plain steamed buns, or bao, ... Loosely cover buns with a kitchen towel and let rise in a warm, draft-free spot until almost doubled in size, 20–30 minutes.

Steamed Pork Buns Recipe. Ingredients: 3 ea. Bao Buns (300 g size) find these in your local Asian market in the freezer section 6 oz. Roasted Pork Belly (recipe follows) 10 g.

The word “bao” already means “bun,” so similar to "chai tea," adding the redundant word “bun” at the end is more to help English speakers recall what it is.

Bao, which originated in China, is like a sweet dumpling or bun with a variety of fillings, both savory and sweet. Wow Bao has been in business since 2003 and operates mainly out of 700 “dark ...