Sweet and sticky bao

Ingredients

Serves 6

Bao filling

• A piece of ginger (5cm), sliced into match sticks
• 2 tsp Chinese five spice
• 2 tbsp Vegetarian oyster sauce (See tip)
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp tomato sauce
• 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
• 3 tbsp Chinese cooking wine
• 3 tbsp water
• 1 tbsp oil
• 250g Fable
• 3 tbsp maple syrup (or rice bran syrup)

Carrot and Daikon Pickles

• 1 carrot, julienned
• 50g daikon, julienned
• 200ml white vinegar
• 200ml of warm water
• 2 tsp of sugar

To serve

• 6–8 bao buns (available pre-made in various sizes at most Asian grocery stores)
• Spring onion, sliced into thin strips
• Coriander leaves
• Fresh chili, sliced
• Sesame seeds