Bao buns with smoky macadamia BBQ sauce and tangy macadamia dressing
This homemade BBQ sauce, with the added flavour of roasted macadamias, is a great topping to have on hand. If you’re a chilli fan, don’t hold back from adding as many as you like. The tangy macadamia dressing can also be used to dress crispy chopped salads - think green cabbage, cucumber, fresh mint, coriander leaves and chopped chilli.Makes 1 ½ cups BBQ sauceMakes ½ cup tangy macadamia dressing
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Course Condiment
Preference Dairy Free, Vegetarian
Perfect for Midweek Meal
Skill level Confident
Ingredients
Macadamia BBQ sauce
2tbspred wine vinegar
1/2cupcoconut sugar
2red chilliesor to taste - finely chopped
1tspsmoked paprika
1tspsalt
400gtomato passata
1/3cupmacadamia nutsroasted
Tangy macadamia dressing
2tspfish sauce
2tbsplime juice
2tbspcoconut sugar
1/4cupmacadamia oil
2-3dropssesame oil
5macadamiasroasted and finely chopped
Serving idea
Bao buns
Filling of choicesuch as roasted pork belly, pumpkin or tofu
Carrotshredded
Cabbageof choice
Red onionfinely sliced
Mint leaves
Coriander leaves
Red chillifinely sliced
Instructions
Macadamia BBQ sauce
Combine all ingredients, except the macadamias, in a saucepan. Stir over medium heat to dissolve the sugar then bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before pouring into a blender and adding the roasted macadamias. Blend to a smooth sauce. Allow to cool before placing in a container and storing covered in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Tangy macadamia dressing
Combine all ingredients, except the macadamias, in a small bowl and stir to combine. Stir in the macadamias when ready to serve.
Serving idea
Steam the bao buns and spread one half of the bun with 2 teaspoons of the BBQ sauce before filling with your choice of meat (roasted pork belly works a treat), or a vegetarian option such as tofu or roasted pumpkin. Top with shredded carrot, cabbage, red onion, herbs and chilli then drizzle over a teaspoon or so of the tangy dressing before folding together and serving.