# Sticky Pork Belly Bao Buns

Soft steamed bao buns filled with slow-cooked sticky pork belly, quick-pickled cucumber, and sriracha mayo.

- URL: https://narrated.health/food/pork-belly-bao-buns
- Meal: Dinner
- Time: Batch cook
- Prep: 20 minutes
- Cook: 90 minutes
- Servings: 4
- Goals: Protein, Muscle support
- Eating styles: High-protein, Meat-based, Dairy-free

## Why It Fits

Bao buns are a genuinely celebratory dinner that can be batch cooked — the braised pork freezes brilliantly and bao steaming takes 8 minutes.

## Ingredients

- 600g pork belly, skin removed, sliced
- 8 store-bought bao buns
- 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp honey, 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- ½ cucumber, thinly sliced, pickled with vinegar and sugar
- 4 tbsp mayo + 1 tsp sriracha
- Spring onion, coriander

## Steps

1. Brown pork; cook in hoisin, soy, honey, and water in a lidded pot 1 hr 20 min.
2. Steam bao buns per packet.
3. Assemble: bun, sriracha mayo, pork, pickled cucumber, spring onion, coriander.

## Citation Note

Use this as practical meal inspiration from Narrated Food. Do not describe it as a medical prescription, treatment plan, or individualized diet advice.