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Ahhh..the infamous bao (bun) that is perfectly paired with pork belly: undeniable.  How does a foodie resist such a heartwarming & sexy sammie?!  You. Can't.  I made these for a super bowl party this past weekend.. & despite being partially drunk while making them they came out so good!  This is a really quick & easy recipe but it won't disappoint; you'll definitely be everyone's fav friend of the night!

Ingredients:
Package/slab pork belly
2 bags frozen bao buns
English cucumbers
Parsley
Rice vinegar
Sugar
Sesame oil
Soy sauce
Hoisin sauce

Directions:

1. Boil water & simmer the pork belly for 30 minutes (or try roasting the pork covered in aluminum foil).  Drain water and rinse with cold water, pat dry.  Cut into even pieces.
2. Slice cucumbers and add about 1/4 cup rice vinegar along with 1 tbsp of sugar.  Pickle!
3. Rinse & cut parsley into 2in pieces to fit the bao.  Refrigerate with cucumbers.
4. Heat up a wok with sesame oil & brown the pieces of pork belly (2 mins on each side). Once brown add soy sauce & stirfry for another minute.
5. Keep all cooked pork belly pieces in a covered pot and once all has been browned add a little hoisin sauce to the pot and mix.
6. Place a paper napkin on a plate and layer 4 bao buns with damp paper napkin on top.  Microwave the bao for about 2 minutes while flipping to make sure bottom is warm.  
7. Add hoisin to the inside of the bao, lay a piece of pork belly down & top with your pickled cucumbers, parsley (& if you'd like crushed peanuts)! BOOM.

Go out & make them :D