# Soup Dumplings

Soup dumplings, also known as Xiaolongbao, are delicate parcels filled with flavorful meat and a delicious, savory broth, steamed to perfection.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2.5 lbs pork hock
- 3 green onions
- 3 inch knob ginger
- 2 bay leaves
- 0.5 cup Shaoxing wine
- 8 cups water
- to taste salt
- 1 lb ground pork
- 3 green onions
- 1 tbsp ginger
- 1.5 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- 0.5 tsp sesame oil
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 0.25 tsp white pepper
- 2 cups aspic
- 450 grams dumpling flour
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 1 cup hot water

## Instructions

1. Submerge pork hock in cold water and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
2. Drain the pork hock.
3. Place pork in a pot with fresh cold water and blanch for 20 minutes.
4. Rinse the pork thoroughly.
5. Cut the green onions and ginger.
6. Return the pork to the pot with ginger, green onions, and bay leaves.
7. Add Shaoxing wine and water to the pot.
8. Simmer on medium-low heat for 4 hours to create the aspic.
9. Strain the broth into a sheet tray, cover, and refrigerate overnight until solidified.
10. Scrape off the fat from the top of the solidified aspic.
11. Finely chop the aspic.
12. In a bowl, combine all filling ingredients except the aspic.
13. Mix the filling in one direction until the mixture develops visible streaks of fat.
14. Gently fold in the chopped aspic until well incorporated.
15. In a bowl, combine flour and salt for the dough.
16. Slowly add hot water while mixing until a shaggy dough forms.
17. Knead the dough until smooth, then cover and rest for 45 minutes.
18. Divide the dough in half and roll each half into a rope.
19. Cut the dough rope into 8-10 gram pieces.
20. Roll each piece into a ball.
21. Flatten each ball and roll into a thin disk.
22. Place a tablespoon of filling in the center of each wrapper.
23. Using your thumbs and index fingers, pleat the edges to form a sealed dumpling.
24. Place the formed dumplings into a steamer basket.
25. Steam the dumplings for 8 minutes.
26. Serve the soup dumplings.

## Equipment

- steamer
- pot
- strainer
- sheet tray
- bowl
- rolling pin
- knife
- chopsticks
- spoon

## Tips

- Aim for 18 pleats when folding the dumplings.
- Enjoy with soy sauce, black vinegar, chili oil, and ginger.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DH6ObrkpJMI/?igsh=cWR1cTUwNjUycWpm
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/80348ca8-b367-42ed-9148-4fb2fb87ea75
- Extracted: 2025-07-17

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