Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumplings)

Name: Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumplings)
Ingredients: Filling Ingredients:; 1.1 lbs pork belly (500 g); 1 tablespoon ginger (about 0.5 oz / 15 g); 1 cup pork aspic (about 8.8 oz / 250 g); Filling Seasoning A:; 1 teaspoon salt (about 0.18 oz / 5 g); 1/2 teaspoon white pepper; Filling Seasoning B:; 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder (about 0.18 oz / 5 g); 1 teaspoon oyster sauce (about 0.18 oz / 5 g); 2 tablespoons water (about 1 fl oz / 30 ml); 3 teaspoons rice wine; Dough Ingredients:; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (about 10.5 oz / 300 g); 2/3 cup warm water (about 5 fl oz / 150 ml); 1 teaspoon salt (about 0.18 oz / 5 g)

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Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumplings)

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Ingredients

Filling Ingredients:
1.1 lbspork belly (500 g)
1 tablespoonginger (about 0.5 oz / 15 g)
1 cuppork aspic (about 8.8 oz / 250 g)
Filling Seasoning A:
1 teaspoonsalt (about 0.18 oz / 5 g)
1/2 teaspoonwhite pepper
Filling Seasoning B:
1 teaspoonchicken bouillon powder (about 0.18 oz / 5 g)
1 teaspoonoyster sauce (about 0.18 oz / 5 g)
2 tablespoonswater (about 1 fl oz / 30 ml)
3 teaspoonsrice wine
Dough Ingredients:
2 1/2 cupsall-purpose flour (about 10.5 oz / 300 g)
2/3 cupwarm water (about 5 fl oz / 150 ml)
1 teaspoonsalt (about 0.18 oz / 5 g)

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Steps

1

Grind the pork belly into ground pork. Peel, wash, and finely chop the ginger.
2

Add the pork belly and ginger to Filling Seasoning A and mix until sticky and well combined.
3

Mix Filling Seasoning B together, then gradually add it to the pork mixture, mixing well each time. Chop the pork aspic into small pieces and mix it in to complete the filling.
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Place the all-purpose flour and salt in a bowl, then quickly mix in the warm water. Transfer to a work surface.
5

Add cold water, mix, and knead into a dough.
6

Roll the dough into a long log and cut into small pieces, about 1/4 oz (7 g) each. Roll each piece into a round wrapper about 2 inches (5 cm) in diameter.
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Place about 1/2 oz (15 g) of filling in each wrapper.
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Pleat and seal the dumplings, forming a bun shape.
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Place the dumplings seam side up on parchment paper in a steamer basket. Once the water in the steamer is boiling, steam over high heat for about 7 minutes.