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Xiao Long Bao - Chinese Soup Dumplings Recipe
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Xiao Long Bao - Chinese Soup Dumplings Recipe

32 ingredients 2 hr + 10 min 4 openrecipes
Xiao Long Bao - Chinese Soup Dumplings Recipe

Learn how to make Chinese Soup Dumplings Recipe, step by step from cookbook author Jaden of Steamy Kitchen.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1579
Calories
108g
Protein
47g
Fat
169g
Carbs

Counts 18 of 23 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pork 100g cooked 242
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Gelatin 1 envelope (7g) 23
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Soup not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Dumpling not in our table 0
Sauce not in our table 0
Sambal not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • THE SOUP GELATIN
  • 2 quarts of water
  • 2 pounds chicken bones (wings/back/neck)
  • 2 ounces of Virginia Country Ham (or cured Chinese ham if you can get it), cut into 4 pieces
  • 1/2 pound of pork skin & fat (you can ask your butcher for this, he'll most likely just give it to you. you could also use pork belly, or just a fatty cut of pork)
  • 1 inch piece of ginger, sliced into 4-5 ginger "coins"
  • 2 green onions, cut into 3" pieces
  • 2 large garlic cloves, smashed with side of your knife
  • 2 teaspoons of Chinese rice wine (or dry sherry)
  • FOR THE FILLING
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1/4 lb shrimp, shelled, deveined and minced finely
  • 3 stalks green onion, finely minced
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger (use rasp grater)
  • 1 teaspoon Chinese rice wine (or dry sherry)
  • 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
  • MOM'S HOT WATER DOUGH
  • (makes about 40 dumplings)
  • 400 grams of all-purpose flour (but please re-read the part above re: dough)
  • 3/4 cups boiling hot water
  • 1/4 cup cold water
  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • FOR THE DIPPING SAUCE
  • 1 tablespoon of sambal (hot chili & garlic sauce)
  • 1/4 cup black vinegar
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled

Directions

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By steamykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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