Soup Dumplings Made Easy: A Home-Cooked Delight!

Name: Soup Dumplings Made Easy: A Home-Cooked Delight!
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 150 min
Total time: 660 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 pounds Chicken backs or wings (Key for a deeply flavorful broth.); 4 ounces Chinese ham or slab bacon (Adds umami depth.); 4 scallions Scallions (Use whites for the broth.); 1 inch Fresh ginger (Provides warmth.); 1 teaspoon White peppercorns (Adds subtle spice.); 10 cups Water (Essential base for the broth.); 1 pound Ground pork (Rich filling base.); 8 ounces Raw shrimp (Adds seafood flavor.); 2 tablespoons Soy sauce (Enhances umami flavor.); 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine (Provides sweetness.); 1 teaspoon Sugar (Balances savory tastes.); 2 cups All-purpose flour (Creates dough structure.); 1 cup Boiling water (Activates gluten for elasticity.); 10 leaves Napa cabbage leaves (Prevent dumplings from sticking.)

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Homemade soup dumplings, also known as Xiao Long Bao, are savory parcels filled with broth and flavorful ingredients, perfect for any gathering.

660 min

cook 150 min

Chinese

Ingredients

Instructions

Broth Preparation

Combine chicken backs, ham, scallion whites, ginger, and white peppercorns in a stockpot with 10 cups of water. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 2.5 hours.

Straining and Cooling

After simmering, discard the solids, season with salt, and let it cool until gelled—this usually takes at least 8 hours.

Filling Preparation

Blend the ground pork, shrimp, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, sugar, and salt until smooth. Refrigerate the mixture.

Dough Preparation

In a food processor, blend the flour and boiling water until a cohesive dough forms. Let it rest for 30 minutes.

Combining Filling and Broth

Combine the cooled, jellied broth with the filling ingredients and chill this combined filling further.

Shaping Wrappers

Divide the rested dough into small balls and flatten each one into round wrappers.

Assembling Dumplings

Place a spoonful of filling in the center of each wrapper. Seal by pleating and twisting the edges.

Steaming Dumplings

Arrange the dumplings in a bamboo steamer lined with napa cabbage leaves. Steam for 10-12 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 dumpling
Calories: 150 kcal
Carbohydrate Content: 15 g
Protein Content: 10 g
Fat Content: 5 g
Saturated Fat Content: 1 g
Cholesterol Content: 30 mg
Sodium Content: 200 mg
Fiber Content: 1 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 4 g