Meatball Sub Bao Buns | Marion's Kitchen

Name: Meatball Sub Bao Buns | Marion's Kitchen
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1x Marion’s Kitchen Bao Kit, or follow my ‘make bao buns from scratch’ recipe; vegetable oil, for greasing; Meatballs; 250g (9 oz) beef mince; 100g (3.5 oz) pork mince; ¼ cup panko breadcrumbs; 1 tbsp milk; 50g (1.5 oz) ricotta; 1 egg; 1 garlic clove, finely grated; ¼ cup finely grated parmesan cheese, plus extra to serve; ½ tsp fennel seeds; ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg; 1 tsp sea salt; Miso tomato sauce:; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, sliced; 1 bay leaf; 1 whole star anise; 1 dried red chilli; 1 x 400g (14 oz) can whole peeled tomatoes; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tbsp shiro miso paste; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley, plus extra to serve