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Pork and Apple Meatballs in Bao Style Buns

Pork and Apple Meatballs in Bao Style Buns

Pork and Apple Meatballs in Bao Style Buns

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Purchased prepared pizza dough offers a shortcut to making tender bao-style buns at home.

Ingredients

  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten

  • 1/3 cup fine dry breadcrumbs

  • 2 tablespoons applesauce

  • 2 green onions, chopped, plus more for garnish

  • 1 tablespoon less-sodium soy sauce

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

  • 1 pound ground pork

  • 1/2 cup coarsely shredded apple

  • 1/3 cup hoisin sauce

  • 1 tablespoon sambal oelek

  • 2 teaspoons rice vinegar

  • pizza dough bao-style buns (recipe below)

  • toasted sesame seeds, for garnish

Description

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Stir together egg, breadcrumbs, applesauce, green onions, soy sauce, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Add ground pork and shredded apple. Mix until combined.

  2. Shape into 16 (1 1/2 ounce) meatballs. Arrange in a foil-lined shallow baking pan.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into centers registers 160 degrees F (71 degrees C).

  4. Whisk together hoisin, sambal oelek, and vinegar in a small bowl. Brush onto meatballs.

  5. Serve meatballs in Pizza Dough Bao-Style Buns. Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.

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