Pork Soup Dumplings (Xiao Long Bao)
Words can’t express how delicious soup dumplings are to me. Each bite is filled with juicy pork, ginger, scallions, seasoning, and a ton of soup that gushes out when you take a bite.
Ingredients
Dumplings
Gelatin Soup
Directions
- 1
Add 1.5 tsp gelatin powder and 2 Tbsp of water in a bowl, stir, and let sit for a few mins until absorbs all the liquid.
- 2
Add chicken stock, shaoxing wine, soy sauce, ginger, and salt to a pot and heat until simmer for 4-5 mins.
- 3
Add gelatin paste and stir until combined well and cook for another min.
- 4
Discard ginger pieces, transfer to a bowl, cover and chill in the fridge for a few hours until broth turns until a jelly form.
- 5
When ready, cut into small pieces.
- 6
Make the filling by combining pork, green onion, ginger, shaoxing wine, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, and white pepper together, stirring until well incorporated.
- 7
Consistency should be whipped and sticky.
- 8
Add diced soup jelly to the filling and mix well.
- 9
Keep the meat chilled so gelatin doesn’t melt.
- 10
With each dumpling wrapper, wet the corners with water then add about 1 tsp of filling in the center then gently fold all the corners to the center top and twist to seal.
- 11
Repeat with remaining wrappers and filling.
- 12
Steam over medium heat for about 7-8 mins.
- 13
Let rest for 1-2 mins before handling.
- 14
Enjoy immediately!
