It’s taken me a while to get around to this… my steamed bun recipe with marinated tofu here (hopefully better late than never).
The steamed bun recipe is adapted from Jamie Oliver’s amazing and super quick recipe (you can find it here). Jamie filled his with mushrooms before streaming them which sounds delicious but I used mine more like a traditional bun and stuffed it full of spicy marinated tofu, kimchi and pickles. I can’t tell you how good this is! And honestly these buns are incredibly easy to make – hurray!
I’ve detailed below the optimum way of preparing your tofu but if you’re always in a rush like me and looking for some short cuts which still deliver maximum flavour then just drain and marinade – I promise it will still be delicious.
In the pic below you can see my experiment with adding some beetroot juice to the dough. I’m going to try some different flavour combinations for the buns next time – I’m thinking of spinach or turmeric and chilli.
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What if you don’t have a bamboo steamer? Any alternatives?
These look delicious but is there any way these could be made gluten free? 🙂
Hi Laura
I would recommend using Doves Farm organic gluten free self raising flour.
Hope that helps?
Love, Niki xx
Hi 🙂 This looks SO good, I’m determined to try and make them this week. I don’t have a bamboo steamer either but have steaming saucepans that stack – hopefully that will be fine!
Hi Emmie
That would work really well! I hope you like them.
Best wishes, Niki xx
It did work! And I loved them! The tofu was amazing, thanks!
Hi Emmie
Great! I’m so pleased!
Love, Niki xx
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