Xiao Long Bao—Chinese Soup Dumpling
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Xiao Long Bao—Chinese Soup Dumpling
Description
The dumpling wrappers are made from flour, water, and a pinch of salt, kneaded into a smooth, stretchy dough and rested for an hour for proper texture. The pork filling consists of ground pork blended with prepared pork jelly, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, sugar, black pepper, and chopped green onions, combined with ginger and green onion-infused water that adds subtle aromatic flavor.
The filling is wrapped carefully to seal the soup contained by the jelly that melts into broth upon steaming. They are traditionally steamed rather than boiled to maintain the delicate wrappers and prevent leaking. Served with a dip sauce of Chinese black vinegar, light soy sauce, and shredded ginger, these dumplings offer a combination of tender meat and bursting hot broth in each bite.
The recipe includes details on preparing pork jelly ahead, as well as blending techniques to achieve smooth filling texture. Proper kneading of dough ensures the wrapper's elasticity necessary for holding the broth and filling securely.
Ingredients
Wrapper
- 300 g flour , 2 cups unshifted
- 150 ml water warm, +15ml for adjusting
- salt a small pinch
Pork Filling
- 250 g pork , at least 20% fat
- 200 g pork jelly
- 1 tbsp. oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp. soy sauce light
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper ground
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1 tbsp. sesame oil
- 1 tbsp. green onion chopped
Ginger and Green Onion water
- 1 tbsp. ginger minced
- 1 tbsp. green onion minced
- 1/2 tsp. Sichuan peppercorn
- 1/2 cup water hot
Dip Sauce
- 1 tbsp. Chinese black vinegar
- 1/2 tbsp. soy sauce light
- 5 ginger shreds
Instructions
For the Pork Jelly
- Make the pork jelly in the previous day with this instruction.
For the Filling
- In a small bowl, soak minced ginger, green onion and Sichuan peppercorn with 1/2 cup hot water for around 10 minutes to make ginger and green onion water.
- Blend the pork jelly for a while. Then add pork chunks in a blender, add salt, sugar, pepper, light soys sauce and oyster sauce. Blend with pause for 10 seconds. Then add the ginger and green onion water in. Continue blending with pause for another minute. Add the pork jelly, chopped green onion and sesame oil in. Stir in one direction for 1 or 2 minutes. Cover and place in fridge.
For the wrappers
- Add pinch of salt in flour. Add flour and water in a mixing bowl and then knead the dough until smooth and stretchy (this process may need 15 to 20 minutes depending on your kneading skill. You can also use a mixer to do this job.) Cover with a wet cloth and reset for 1 hour.
- Shape the dough into a long log and cut into small pieces (around 12g each one). Then roll the wrapper out to form a large wrapper (around 12 cm in diameter). The wrapper should be quite thin.
- Place the wrapper in your left hand. Place 1 tablespoon of the filling in the center of your wrapper. Fix the starting point with the thumb of right hand and begin to fold the edge counterclockwise. Move the thumb slowly in the process. Repeat the process until the dumpling is completely sealed. Then slightly pull up the sealed peaks and then remove the extra flour(so we can get even and thin wrapper).
Steaming process
- Place the assembled dumpling on lined steamer. Set up the steamer and steam for around 8 to 10 minutes after the water is boiling.
- Serve directly or with Chinese black vinegar and ginger shreds.
Notes
- Nutrition facts are calculated per single Xiao Long Bao serving.
- The recipe was first published in 2016 and updated in 2020 with improved methods and details.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24Making
Amount Per Serving
Calories 122 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 122kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 18mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 343mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 73mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 15IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 7mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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