Katsu Bao Buns – Bar & Kitchen

Katsu Bao Buns

Food Main Courses Starters Japanese Vegan Vegetarian

Give your vegan menu a modern twist with these hearty mushroom and tofu Bao Buns

10 Servings
Ingredients
• 5 large flat mushrooms, sliced
• 300g tofu slices
• 500ml Sharwood’s Japanese Katsu Cooking Sauce
• 50ml oil
• 50g plain flour
• 200ml soya milk
• 150g panko breadcrumbs
• 10 bao buns
• 50g spring onions, sliced
• 1 red chilli, sliced
Method
  1. In a large mixing bowl add the mushrooms, tofu slices and 200ml Sharwood’s Japanese Katsu Cooking Sauce to coat and season. Cover and chill for 20 mins.
  2. In three separate trays, place flour in one, soya milk in another, and panko breadcrumbs in the remaining one.
  3. Dip the mushrooms and tofu, first in the flour, then in the soya milk and finish with the panko breadcrumbs.
  4. To cook, spray the mushrooms and tofu with oil and oven bake at 180C for 8-10 mins or until core temperature of 75C is reached.
  5. Steam the bao buns, following pack instructions.
  6. In a saucepan, heat the remaining Sharwood’s Japanese Katsu Cooking Sauce to simmer.
  7. Place cooked mushrooms and tofu into each bun, top with Sharwood’s Japanese Katsu Cooking Sauce and garnish with spring onions and sliced chilli.