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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast and Brunch

    Steamed Bao Buns with Egg and Avocado

    January 31, 2024 · Published: February 5, 2018 By: Asian Inspired Eats Leave a Comment

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    Dim sum for breakfast! These Steamed Bao Buns with Egg and Avocado are the perfect breakfast sandwich. It's our healthy Asian twist on an "Egg McMuffin!"

    Fluffy steamed bao buns filled with eggs and avocado slices topped with fresh bean sprouts sitting in a taco holder with a small bowl of bean sprouts in the background.

    Stuff these beautiful Bao buns with eggs and green onions, slices of avocado, and bean sprouts for a little crunch. Then the kicker -- a drizzle of spicy Sriracha sauce for a little heat! These soft and airy steamed buns will rock your world!

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    These fluffy steamed buns come from the Asian market in the frozen section or on Amazon. Just steam them in your bamboo steamer for 10 minutes and they fluff up like little pillows.

    Stock up on these frozen Bao buns. They're perfect for a quick Bao sandwich!

    Fully white bao buns steamed in an open-lid bamboo steamer on top of a bamboo place mat.

    Use your bamboo steamer or a pot with a steamer insert to steam these beautiful Bao buns. Steam them up in your bamboo steamer in just 10 minutes until they're fluffy little pillows!

    Ingredients for making steamed bao buns including avocado, eggs, green onions, sriracha sauce and bean sprouts, on top of a textured placemat.

    Simple ingredients make this Steamed Bao Buns with Egg and Avocado sandwich so easy and delicious. Try stuffing these buns with just about anything you have on hand -- bacon, sushi-grade fish, smoked chicken, pulled pork, pickled veggies -- so many options!

    A steamed bao bun stuffed with eggs, avocado slices and bean sprouts sitting inside a bamboo steamer with the lid off.

    These Steamed Bao Buns with Egg and Avocado are ideal for a breakfast sandwich! This recipe makes enough for four, but you may not want to share!

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    Steamed Bao Buns with Egg and Avocado

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    These healthy, Steamed Bao Buns with Egg and Avocado are the perfect breakfast sandwich. It's our Asian twist on an Egg McMuffin!

    • Total Time: 25 mins
    • Yield: 4 1x

    Ingredients

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    • 4 Bao buns (frozen package)
    • 4 eggs
    • Pinch of salt and pepper
    • 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
    • ½ large avocado, sliced
    • ¼ cup bean sprouts
    • Sriracha sauce for drizzling
    • Toasted sesame seeds for sprinkling

    Instructions

    1. Steam the Bao buns in a bamboo steamer or a pot with a steamer insert for 10 minutes until they fluff up. Remove and let cool.
    2. While the buns are steaming, whisk the eggs with salt, pepper, and the green onions. Using a non-stick pan, cook the eggs on low heat for 1-2 minutes letting the eggs set. Flip the eggs with a rubber spatula and cook another 20 seconds until done. Remove from the pan and cut into rounds. (I used a small single egg pan to make mine in four batches.)

    To assemble:

    Fold the rounded egg over and place inside the Bao bun. Top the egg with avocado slices and bean sprouts. Drizzle the sriracha sauce on top and a sprinkle of sesame seeds. Serve immediately.

    Notes

    You can find the Bao buns in the freezer section of your local Asian market.

    • Author: Asian Caucasian
    • Prep Time: 5 mins
    • Cook Time: 20 mins
    • Category: Breakfast
    • Method: Stove Top
    • Cuisine: Asian Fusion

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 bun
    • Calories: 273
    • Sugar: 2.4 g
    • Sodium: 534.8 mg
    • Fat: 17.5 g
    • Carbohydrates: 20.4 g
    • Protein: 10.3 g
    • Cholesterol: 186 mg

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