Trader Joe’s pizza dough is so versatile you can make a Taiwanese Pepper Bun with ease. This recipe makes it convenient to bring the delicious Taiwanese street food to your home kitchen.
Author: Mike Hsu
Recipe type: Snack
Cuisine: Taiwanese
Serves: 12 buns
Ingredients
Dough Ingredients
pizza dough
¼ cup white sesame seeds
egg wash
1 ½ cups chopped green onions
Pork Filling Ingredients
½ lbs coarse ground pork
2 tbsp rice wine
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp ground black pepper
1 tsp white pepper
2 tbsp sugar
¼ tsp Chinese 5-spice powder
Instructions
Let pizza dough rest on counter for 30 minutes before using
Mix all the pork filling ingredients together and knead the pork mixture until it becomes paste-like - about 1-2 minutes by hand
Roll out pizza dough by adding a bit of flour so it’s not super sticky and cut into about 12 portions and roll them into balls
Roll out each ball to be about 5” wide (if the dough springs back as you roll out, let the dough rest for about 15 minutes more and then try again)
Place dough on your palm
Put about 2 tbsp of pork filling on dough and add 2 tbsp of chopped green onions on top almost overflowing
Pull the edges of dough up towards the center as you close the hole, pushing the filling down
An easy way is to take opposite sides of the edge and have them meet in the center, then do the same on the 90° / 270° side so it’s a square and then slowly close the gap with each opposing edge
On the smooth side of the bun, brush top with egg wash and then dip into sesame seed (not just sprinkle but dip because we want lots of sesame seeds)
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 400° F for about 20-25 minutes - if sesame seeds start to burn, tent with foil and continue baking until done
Remove from oven and serve
Recipe by It's My Dish at https://itsmydish.com/taiwanese-pepper-bun/