Description
A famous Taiwanese dim sum where crispy, flaky pastry enclosing pork and green scallions heavily spiced with black pepper is stuck to the wall of a clay oven and baked crispy over charcoal.
Restaurants serving Hujiao Bing (Black Pepper Bun)
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The Recipe section below is a general reference, not a recipe from the listed shops.
Recipe
Ingredients
- Flour
- Pork
- Green scallions
- Black pepper
- White sesame seeds
- Lard
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Blend bread and cake flour, add yeast and lard, kneading into a dough that's crispy outside and layered like pie inside (You Su Pi).
- Prepare two types of pork: lean minced meat and roughly chopped fat. Knead thoroughly with massive black pepper, white pepper, soy sauce, five-spice, sugar, and sesame oil until sticky.
- Flatten dough to palm size, enclose the spicy pork filling and massive chopped green scallions, sealing round. The secret to keeping juice and aroma is layering the scallions right before wrapping, not mixing them into the meat.
- Wet the surface and coat completely with white sesame seeds.
- Stick the dough to the inner wall of a high-heat cylindrical clay oven (tandoor), baking with charcoal radiant heat for about
- mins until the surface is crispy and meat juices boil.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Massive Black pepper and Five-spice powder
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Store-bought puff pastry, Minced beef/pork, Oven baking
Pairing
Cold Taiwan Beer
Trivia
[Trend] The representative walking street food of Taiwan night markets. The charcoal smell from the oven and the intense black pepper punch stimulate the appetite, creating constant long lines at popular shops.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Get it freshly baked in a paper bag, nibble the crust slowly to avoid burns, and eat while slurping the hot, pepper-spiced meat juices overflowing from inside!
Allergen
Wheat, Pork, Soy, Sesame