# Shanghai Shengjian Bao

A recipe for crispy-based pan-fried Shanghai Shengjian Bao that are juicy and delicious.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- large bowl
- damp tea towel
- cutting board
- knife
- measuring cup
- spatula
- chopsticks
- rolling pin
- frying pan
- lid

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdv33oqg/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/bcb0147f-9fbe-4fe5-bce5-39d8fc47ccde
- Extracted: 2025-10-23

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