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Spicy Pulled Beef In Steamed Buns

Here's how you make Spicy Pulled Beef In Steamed Buns
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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 4h
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1.5 kilogram beef brisket (chuck, gravy beef or any other slow cooking beef)
  • Pepper
  • Salt
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 2 yellow onions, diced (medium onions)
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 600 ml beef stock
  • 100 ml soy sauce
  • 100 ml barbecue sauce
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons gochujang (Korean chilli paste)
  • 2 pears (pureed, small pears)
  • TO SERVE
  • Kimchi
  • Cucumber finely sliced
  • Spring onions, sliced
  • Sriracha
  • Fried shallots
  • 12 bao (576 grams) bread buns (also known as Sandwich Buns (steamed)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 160C

  • Step 2: Heat half the oil in a large non-stick frying pan.

  • Step 3: Season the beef with salt and pepper all over.

  • Step 4: When the oil is hot, brown the beef on all sides and transfer to a large oven proof dish.

  • Step 5: Add some oil to the pan and fry the onion and garlic for 2 to 3 minutes until soft and then transfer to the casserole dish with the beef and then add the stock, soy sauce, barbecue sauce, honey, gochujang and pear puree and bring to the boil, cover and slow roast in the oven for 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until the beef is tender.

  • Step 6: Pull the meat apart by using two forks to shred the beef and be sure to mix the gravy with the pull beef.

  • Step 7: Serve in the steamed bao buns and garnish with spring onions, kimchi, cucumber and fried shallots.

  • Step 8: For a big chilli kick, add a generous amount of sriracha sauce.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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