Easy Homemade Soup Dumplings (xiao Long Bao)
  1. Bloom the gelatin by sprinkling the gelatin on to the top of ½ cup of cold water, each time a layer is sprinkled, wait until it goes clear on the water before sprinkling the rest then leave for 5 minutes

  2. In the meantime, in a saucepan combine all of the soup ingredients except the bloomed gelatin, bring to the boil then immediately reduce to a simmer and add the bloomed gelatin, stirring until dissolved

  3. Pour the soup mixture in to a container and store in the fridge for at least 8 hours but ideally overnight

  4. In a large mixing bowl combine all of the ingredients for the dumpling filling including the pork mince, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, spring onions, chives, sesame oil, garlic and ginger and mix together. Once the soup jelly has set, remove from the container and chop into lots of small cubes then mix in with the rest of the dumpling filling

  5. Place a dumpling wrapper in the palm of your hand then place 1-2 tsp of filling in the centre

  6. Brush cold water around the edges with your finger pinch the dumpling wrapper inwards, moving around as you do so then twist in to a pleated dumpling

  7. Fill a pan halfway with water and bring to the boil. Add a steamer basket and a steamer paper or some parchment paper with 4-6 small holes on top

  8. Place 6-8 dumplings at a time on top of the paper and steam with the lid on for 8 minutes

  9. Once done, remove the dumplings and serve hot topped with spring onions and chili oil

Course🍤Appetizer

Diets🥛Dairy-free🥜Nut-free...

Category🥟Dumplings

Cuisine🇨🇳Chinese

Occasions📆Everyday🎊Party

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 1h

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