Shanghai Shengjian Bao

1h
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Combine flour, yeast, sugar, and water in a large bowl.
  2. 2Knead the dough until it's smooth.
  3. 3Cover the dough with a damp tea towel and let it rise for 45 minutes to an hour.
  4. 4Finely chop the Chinese cabbage.
  5. 5Salt the chopped cabbage to get rid of extra water, then squeeze out the water.
  6. 6Combine the squeezed cabbage with pork mince, finely chopped spring onions, garlic, salt, white pepper, sugar, an egg, soy sauce, and sesame oil.
  7. 7Make a jelly from chicken stock with gelatin and cut it up.
  8. 8Add the chicken stock jelly to the pork mince mixture and combine thoroughly.
  9. 9Divide the dough into equal pieces and roll them into balls.
  10. 10Let the dough balls rest for an additional five minutes.
  11. 11Roll out each dough ball into a flat wrapper.
  12. 12Wrap the dough around the juicy filling, sealing it closed.
  13. 13Place the dumplings seam side down in a frying pan with oil.
  14. 14Pour water into the pan and cover with a lid.
  15. 15Let the dumplings steam for 6 to 7 minutes.
  16. 16Sprinkle spring onions and black sesame seeds over the dumplings while there is still steam.
  17. 17Carefully turn the dumplings over to brown the other side.
  18. 18Serve with Chinese black vinegar and chili oil.

Ingredients

  • 250 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp instant dried yeast
  • 140 ml lukewarm water
  • 250 g pork mince
  • 1 bunch spring onions
  • 0.25 Chinese cabbage
  • salt
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 pinch white pepper
  • 1 pinch sugar
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • chicken stock jelly
  • oil
  • water
  • black sesame seeds
  • Chinese black vinegar
  • chilli oil

Equipment

large bowldamp tea towelcutting boardknifemeasuring cupspatulachopsticksrolling pinfrying panlid

Tips

  • Salt the cabbage to remove excess water.
  • Adding chicken stock jelly to the filling will make the dumplings extra juicy once cooked.
  • Serve with Chinese black vinegar and chili oil for the best experience.