Crying Tiger Smoked Brisket Bao Buns

Name: Crying Tiger Smoked Brisket Bao Buns
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 pounds (907 g) Texas-Style Smoked Beef Brisket (can use leftovers), chopped until shredded; 2 tablespoons (30 ml) beef broth, optional; 1 tablespoon (12 g) palm sugar or brown sugar; 1 tablespoon (12 g) palm sugar or brown sugar; 1 tablespoon (5 g) toasted rice powder; 1 tablespoon (3 g) chopped green onions; ½ teaspoon Thai chili flakes (adjust to spiciness preference); 1 clove garlic, minced; ½ cup (115 g) mayonnaise (we prefer Duke’s); ½ cup (115 g) mayonnaise (we prefer Duke’s); 1 tablespoon (15 g) tamarind paste; 1 teaspoon honey; 1 teaspoon sriracha; ½ teaspoon garlic powder; Pinch salt, to taste; Pinch black pepper, to taste; 1 cup (70 g) shredded green cabbage; ½ cup (55 g) shredded carrots; ¼ cup (40 g) thinly sliced red onion; ¼ cup (10 g) chopped Thai basil; 1 Thai chili, sliced thinly; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) fish sauce; 2 tablespoons (30 ml) lime juice; 1 teaspoon white sugar; 12 steamed bao buns (can be found at Asian market); ½ cup (8 g) chopped cilantro

Preparation info

Makes 12 bao buns, to serve
4 to 6
as an appetizer

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Asian Smoke

By Andrew Ho , Andrew Samia and Sean Wen

Published 2026

About

When Andrew Ho first returned to the United States in 2016—fresh off a three-year stint in Thailand and Vietnam—he craved Thai food and Thai flavors so badly. We were living in San Antonio and admittedly, there just aren’t too many Asian restaurants in the city—let alone Thai restaurants that could hold a candle to a Thai auntie at a Bangkok night market. I had heard of a new Thai restaurant that opened nearby, so

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