Gua Bao (Taiwanese Pork Buns) Recipe - Great British Chefs

Ingredients

• 300g of plain flour, plus extra for dusting
• 10g of milk powder
• 4 tbsp of caster sugar
• 7g of fast-action dried yeast
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 200ml of water, at room temperature
• oil, to brush the buns
• red food colouring, (optional)
• 500g of pork belly
• 2 red chillies
• 5 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 ginger, peeled and crushed
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 cloves
• 8 peppercorns
• 4 tbsp of dark soy sauce
• 2 tbsp of sugar
• water, as needed
• 1/2 cucumber
• 10 radishes, small, cut in rounds
• 1/4 cabbage, julienned
• 1 green chilli, slit
• 120ml of distilled vinegar
• 3 tbsp of water
• coriander, chopped