11/17/2023Sandwiches and burgers - Main courses

Vegan Gua Bao (steamed brioche sandwiches)

Name: Vegan Gua Bao (steamed brioche sandwiches)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 2 servings.
Cuisine: Vegan
Ingredients: 125 g fish substitute; 2 carrots; 1 avocado; 1 handful mixed salad greens; 1 lime; 1 tsp chili flakes; 1 tbsp tamari; 125 mL vegan mayonnaise; 1 tbsp sriracha sauce; 1 lime; 1 tsp ginger powder; 250 g all-purpose flour; 125 mL water; 1 tsp dehydrated baker's yeast; 1 tsp sugar; 1 pinch salt; 1 tbsp neutral oil

Asian cuisine Oven-free Blender-free

For: 2 servings.Difficulty: EasyPreparation: 30 minCooking: 30 min

Gua bao are those little steamed brioche sandwiches of Chinese origin. They're super tasty, melt in your mouth, and are way easier to eat than most sandwiches 😅 Here, I wanted to highlight the plant-based fish alternatives made from konjac, created in Montreal by @woop4plantbased! I chose their tropical piranha which inspired this recipe 😍 I've also tried the smoked salmon and tuna tartare, both of which are fantastic. I enjoyed the tuna tartare in a poke bowl with wafu sauce, and I'm saving the smoked salmon to make a bagel 🥰🥰 The texture of konjac is excellent for replicating raw fish; it's tender, slightly "gelatinous," and I loved experiencing this texture again after 8 years without fish!

Servings

Ingredients

Cups

-fish substitute 125 (g)
-carrots 2
-avocado 1
-mixed salad greens 1 (handful)
-lime 1
-chili flakes 1 (tsp)
-tamari 1 (tbsp)

For the sauce:

-vegan mayonnaise 125 (mL)
-sriracha sauce 1 (tbsp)
-lime 1
-ginger powder 1 (tsp)

For the gua bao

-all-purpose flour 250 (g)
-water 125 (mL)
-dehydrated baker's yeast 1 (tsp)
-sugar 1 (tsp)
-salt 1 (pinch)
-neutral oil 1 (tbsp)

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Steps

Prepare the gua bao dough: in warm water, dissolve the yeast to rehydrate it. Add the sugar. Let it rest for about 10 minutes.
Mix the flour and salt, then pour in the lukewarm water. Stir into a dough to form a ball. Knead for a few minutes, then let the dough rest under a damp cloth for an hour.
Prepare the filling: mix the tropical piranha fish with lime juice, tamari, and chili to marinate.
Slice the carrots and avocado into strips.
Prepare the spicy mayo: mix the vegan mayo with sriracha, lime juice, and ground ginger.
Deflate the gua bao dough and divide it into 4 small balls. Roll them out to make 4 dough rounds about half a centimeter thick. Using a brush, oil one side of each dough round. Place a piece of parchment paper and fold the bao over themselves. Let them rest for another 20 minutes.
In the meantime, heat a pan of water. Place the gua bao in your steamer basket and set the basket over the pan of water for 14 minutes of cooking.
Fill the gua bao with mixed greens, carrot, avocado, spicy mayonnaise, and marinated tropical piranha fish! It’s ready!