Taiwanese Pork Belly Burger | 割包 (GUA BAO) - Famous Street Food!

Hey guys, Angel here. Today I am super excited because we are making Taiwanese pork burgers, also known as guapao. Now we're actually using the braising liquid from my last video, so I saved the braising liquid from my slow cooker pork belly recipe and I am reusing it today in the slow cooker. So I have my slow cooker behind me and I have two new pieces of pork belly in there. They've been braising for a few hours now and they're almost ready, so I want to get together all the other ingredients so we can make these pork burgers. So let's get started. To start, I'm using two thick slabs of pork belly and since I'm going to put this in a steam bun, I'm cutting the pork into slices that will fit the width of the bun. Next, brown the pork belly slices for a few minutes before placing them into your slow cooker. And like I mentioned before, I'm using the braising liquid that I saved from my last video on making slow cooker braised pork belly. And if you need that recipe, I'll leave a link in the video description. After getting my slow cooker going, I've got it set on high for six hours. A bit later in the day when the pork is almost done, I'm going to prepare some pickled mustard greens, which come in a bag like this. And I'm going to cut some into small pieces like so. Next, rinse and soak the pieces in cold water for 10 minutes to remove some of the saltiness because these are super salty. After 10 minutes, drain and stir fry the mustard greens on medium heat with a tablespoon of oil. And to season this, I'm going to add some organic cane sugar too. Feel free to add to your taste preference, but today I'm using about one tablespoon of cane sugar. Continue to stir fry for a few minutes until the sugar has completely mixed in and the mustard greens are slightly soft. Then set aside to cool. Now it's time to steam the buns. Bring a pot of water to a boil and prepare a steamer of frozen steamed buns. Here, I'm cutting up some parchment paper first to place underneath the buns so they don't stick. And today, I'm only going to steam two buns because I probably shouldn't eat more than two. And if you're wondering, yes, you can microwave these as well, but I feel like steaming produces a softer bun. But if you're steaming, the bun should be ready in 8 to 10 minutes. And off to the side, while the buns are steaming, I'm going to take some honey roasted peanuts and crush them up to make powdered honey roasted peanuts. And now, back to our steamer. And here, guys, is a close-up of the steamed bun. As you can see, they are super warm and steamy. Now that we have everything ready to go and the meat in the slow cooker is tender, it's time to assemble our bao. Start by placing a large, generous piece of pork belly in the steamed bun. Okay, look at that. I think I got a little greedy. Don't do that. We need it a little bit thinner. Maybe like half of that. All right, so let's rewind and slice that thick piece in half so it fits better into our bao. And just so you guys can see how tender this meat is, here's a close-up. Now, back to assembling. Put your pork in first, then top with a generous amount of pickled mustard greens, some crushed peanuts, and some of that braising liquid on top. Okay, probably should have put that braising liquid under the peanuts first, but hey, better late than never. And finally, top with a ton of fresh cilantro for garnish. So that's how you make Taiwanese pork burger or guapao. They are super delicious and I want to try this for you, but I'm not going to eat this on camera. I know they're super messy and every time you eat one, I just, I need so many napkins. So sorry, I'm going to skip the taste test, but you guys can tell how good it is on camera because just look at all that juicy goodness there. Thank you guys so much for watching. I just have one question for you before I end today's video and that is how many pork burgers can you guys eat? For me, I tried eating two because I got greedy once and I was at like one and a quarter and it was just total failure. I could not eat any more. It was just way too much, but I want to know how many you guys could eat. Post in the comments below and let me know and I will see you guys in the next video. Bye for now!