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Steamed bao buns filled with roasted duck
Steamed Buns with Duck Filling

Roasted Duck Bao Buns

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Main Courses Quick Meals
The street food sibling of Peking Duck. Rich duck meat and sweet Hoisin sauce are a classic pair. Steaming the filling inside the bun concentrates the flavors, infusing the dough with duck aroma.
🕒 Prep Time 30 mins
🍳 Cook Time 40 mins
⌛ Total Time 1 hr 10 mins
🍽️ Servings 8 servings
🔥 Calories 360 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Chinese

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Steamer
  • Skillet
  • Bowl

Allergen Information

⚠️ Wheat
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Soy

Instructions

1 ✓

Bloom yeast in sugar water.

Tip: Sugar feeds yeast.
2 ✓

Make dough with milk/oil. Rise 1 hr.

Tip: Milk adds richness.
3 ✓

Dice duck. Render fat in pan or brown in oil.

Tip: Duck fat is flavor gold.
4 ✓

Add onions, garlic. Stir in Hoisin/Bean paste. Cool.

Tip: Hot filling cooks raw dough prematurely.
5 ✓

Fill, ball, rest 20 mins.

Tip: Second rise restores elasticity.
6 ✓

Steam 15-20 mins.

Tip: Gentle cooking preserves flavor.

Recipe FAQ

Duck breast?
Legs are juicier and handle double cooking better.
Yellowish dough?
From butter or flour pigments. Use bleached flour for pure white.

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 1/4 tsp Active Dry Yeast
  • 2 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 cup Lukewarm Water
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 14 oz Duck Leg Meat (diced)
  • 2 tbsp Hoisin Sauce
  • 2 medium Onions
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 tbsp Soy Bean Paste