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Filipino-style Pork Buns
Photo: Sam Loyd

Filipino-style Pork Buns

30 ingredients 1 hr + 2 hr 5 openrecipes
Filipino-style Pork Buns

These are an Asian fusion spin on pork buns. The soft pillows are filled with pork belly that is first braised then grilled and glazed with a mixture of banana ketchup and hoisin sauce, and finished with authentic Filipino atchara.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1316
Calories
57g
Protein
32g
Fat
201g
Carbs

Counts 17 of 20 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pork 100g cooked 242
Biscuit 1 medium (45g) 166
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Banana 1 medium (118g) 105
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cayenne 1 tsp (1.8g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Papaya not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Plantain not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole FOR THE ATCHARA:
  • 2 Tablespoons Green Papaya, Julienned Or Food-processed Thin (about 6 Cups)
  • 1 whole Kosher Salt
  • 1 whole Large Red Bell Pepper, Julienned Or Food-processed Thin (about 2 Cups)
  • 2 whole Small White Onion, Julienned Or Food-processed Thin (about 1 Cup)
  • 2 Tablespoons Large Carrots, Sliced Thin (about 1 1/2 Cups)
  • 8 cloves Minced Ginger
  • 3 cups Garlic, Minced (about 2 1/2 Tablespoons)
  • 2 cups Distilled Vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Coarse Black Pepper, Ground Fresh
  • ½ cups Crushed Red Chile
  • 3 cloves FOR THE BANANA KETCHUP:
  • 2 cups Diced White Onion
  • 2 whole Garlic, Minced (about 1 Tablespoon)
  • 1 whole Water
  • ⅔ cups Bananas, Very Ripe, Peeled And Smashed
  • ½ cups Plantain, Ripe, Peeled And Diced
  • 1 teaspoon Dark Brown Sugar
  • ½ teaspoons Apple Cider Vinegar
  • ¼ teaspoons Kosher Salt
  • ⅛ teaspoons Smoked Paprika
  • 2 pounds Chinese Five Spice Powder
  • 2 teaspoons Ground Cayenne
  • 1 teaspoon FOR THE PORK BUNS:
  • ½ cups Pork Belly, Skin Removed
  • 1 can Kosher Salt
  • ½ cups Black Pepper, Ground Fresh
  • ½ cups All-purpose Flour
  • ¾ cups (Large Size, 10-count) Buttermilk Biscuit Dough

Directions

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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