Char Siu Eggplant Bao Buns with Double Sesame Slaw
with crispy onions, coriander, lime & scallionsCalories
:
981 kcalProtein
:
18.6g proteinTotal
:
25 minutesDifficulty
:
EasyVeggie
Allergens:
- Tarwe
- Gluten
- Soja
- Sesamzaad
- Spelt
- Paranoten
- Cashewnoten
- Gerst
- Amandelnoten
- Macadamianoten
- Sesamzaad
- Pistachenoten
- Pinda's
- Hazelnoten
- Gluten
- Haver
- Noten
- Rogge
- May contain traces of allergens
- Selderij
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Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
Serving amount
3 piece
Bao buns
(Contains: Tarwe, Gluten)
40 g
Char siu paste
(Contains: Soja)
1 piece
Garlic
½ piece
Eggplant
½ bunch
Scallions
10 milliliters
Sesame oil
(Contains: Sesamzaad)
15 g
Crispy fried onions
(Contains: Tarwe, Gluten May be present: Spelt, Paranoten, Cashewnoten, Gerst, Amandelnoten, Macadamianoten, Sesamzaad, Pistachenoten, Pinda's, Hazelnoten, Gluten, Haver, Noten, Rogge)
100 g
Rainbow slaw mix
5 g
Fresh coriander
(May be present: Selderij)
¼ piece
Lime
5 g
Sesame seeds
(Contains: Sesamzaad)
5 g
Ginger paste
Not included in your delivery
1.25 tablespoon
Sunflower oil
¾ tablespoon
[Plant-based] mayonnaise
to taste
Salt and pepper
Nutrition Values
Energy (kJ)4104 kJ
Calories981 kcal
Fat49.5 g
Saturated Fat8.5 g
Carbohydrate110.8 g
Sugar32.7 g
Dietary Fiber12.3 g
Protein18.6 g
Salt2.3 g
Potassium440.5 mg
Calcium71.3 mg
Iron1.8 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.
Cooking Steps
1
- Cut the eggplant into 5cm batons. Crush or mince the garlic.
- Heat a drizzle of sunflower oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat and fry the eggplant for 7 - 9 minutes, covered, turning regularly.
- Add half each of the garlic and the sesame seeds, then fry for 2 - 3 more minutes.
- Stir in the char siu paste and fry for 1 more minute. Season with pepper.
2
- Quarter the lime.
- In a bowl, combine the slaw mix with the sesame oil, the mayonnaise and the juice of a quarter lime per person (see Tip).
- Finely chop some of the scallion greens and set aside to use later as garnish, then cut the rest of the scallions into 3cm cylindrical chunks.
Tip: if you're watching your calorie intake, halve the mayonnaise.
3
- Heat a light drizzle of sunflower oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat and fry the bao buns for 2 - 3 minutes per side, then remove from the pan.
- Heat a drizzle of sunflower oil in the same pan and fry the scallions with the rest of the garlic for 4 minutes.
- Add the ginger paste and fry for 1 more minute. Season with salt and pepper.
4
- Roughly chop the coriander.
- Add the rest of the sesame seeds and half of the coriander to the slaw.
- Fill the bao buns with the eggplant and the scallions. Garnish with the crispy onions, the reserved scallion greens and the rest of the coriander.
- Serve any remaining lime wedges alongside.
