HOMEMADE SOUP DUMPLINGS

Directions

  1. 1Start by gathering the ingredients for the filling: pork mince, soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, salt, and water.
  2. 2Combine the pork mince with soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, salt, and water in a bowl.
  3. 3Mix the ingredients together until well combined.
  4. 4Prepare the aromatics: spring onions, garlic, and ginger. Grate the garlic and ginger.
  5. 5Add the chopped spring onions, grated garlic, and grated ginger to the meat mixture.
  6. 6Mix the aromatics into the meat filling.
  7. 7For the soup shortcut, combine chicken stock, spring onions, and ginger in a small pot and bring it to a boil.
  8. 8Add gelatin powder or gelatin leaves to the hot chicken stock and dissolve it completely.
  9. 9Pour the gelatin mixture into a bowl and refrigerate until it is set and turns into chicken soup jelly.
  10. 10Once the chicken soup jelly is set, cut it into small squares.
  11. 11Fold the chicken soup jelly squares into your meat filling, making sure to keep the mixture cool so the jelly does not melt.
  12. 12For the dumpling wrapper, add flour, oil, and hot water to a bowl.
  13. 13Mix until a dough forms.
  14. 14Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes.
  15. 15After resting, cut the dough into cherry tomato-sized pieces.
  16. 16Flatten each piece of dough into a coin.
  17. 17Prepare dusting flour by mixing a one-to-one ratio of cornstarch and regular flour.
  18. 18Lightly dust your work surface and rolling pin with the prepared dusting flour.
  19. 19Roll out each dough coin from the outside in, keeping the center a bit fat to create thin edges and a slightly thicker middle.
  20. 20Alternatively, roll the dough into a circle first, then gently roll the edges to thin them, leaving the middle slightly thicker.
  21. 21Place a spoonful of filling onto the center of a wrapper.
  22. 22To fold the dumpling, crimp around your index finger and use your other hand to twist the dumpling, creating pleats.
  23. 23Seal the top of the dumpling super tightly to prevent the soup from leaking during steaming.
  24. 24If the traditional pleating method is too complicated, you can make big fat wontons or tortellini shapes instead, ensuring they are sealed well.
  25. 25Place the folded dumplings into a bamboo steamer basket lined with parchment paper.
  26. 26Once the water in your steamer is boiling, place the steamer basket with the dumplings on top.
  27. 27Steam the dumplings for 7 minutes.

Ingredients

  • pork mince
  • soy sauce
  • oyster sauce
  • rice wine vinegar
  • sesame oil
  • sugar
  • salt
  • water
  • spring onions
  • garlic
  • ginger
  • gelatin powder
  • gelatin leaves
  • chicken stock
  • flour
  • oil
  • hot water
  • cornstarch

Equipment

bowlgratersmall potspoonsaucepanrolling pinsteamer

Tips

  • Always keep the jelly cool so it doesn't melt.
  • For the wrapper, roll from the outside in, keeping the center a bit fat.
  • If rolling into a circle is complicated, you can roll it into a circle first to get thin edges and a slightly fatter middle.
  • Make sure to seal the top super tightly when folding the dumpling.
  • If the traditional folding method is too complicated, make big fat wontons or tortellinis instead.
  • The cooking time is 7 minutes once the water is boiling in the steamer.
  • For the dough, a 1:1 ratio of cornstarch and flour is the perfect dusting flour.
  • For the dough, you should let it rest for 30 minutes before cutting and flattening it into coins.
  • To fold the dumpling, crimp around your index finger and use your other hand to twist the dumpling.
  • To achieve thin edges and a slightly fatter middle, roll from the outside in, keeping the center a bit fat.
  • To make the wrapper, combine hot water, flour, oil, and salt to form a dough. Let it rest for 30 minutes before cutting into cherry tomato-sized pieces and flattening into coins.
  • For the shortcut soup, add chicken stock, spring onions, and ginger to a small pot and bring it to a boil. Add gelatin powder or gelatin leaves and dissolve them completely. Pour into a bowl and refrigerate until set and it turns into chicken soup jelly. Once set, cut the chicken soup jelly into squares and fold it into your filling.
  • Always keep the jelly cool so it doesn't melt when mixing it with the filling.