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Xiǎo Lóng Bāo (Soup Dumplings)

4 hServes 20Nutri-Score C€€
from @elanneboake3 imports0 cooked
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what you need

Ingredients

20 people
  • whole chicken (stuffed with green onion and ginger, baked)Meat1 piece
  • green onion (for stuffing the chicken)Produce3 pieces
  • ginger (sliced, for stuffing the chicken)Produce20 g
  • flourGrains180 g
  • hot waterOther60 ml
  • tap waterOther30 ml
  • minced porkMeat400 g
  • green onion (finely chopped, for the filling)Produce3 pieces
  • ginger (minced)Produce3 g
  • sugarPantry3 g
  • saltSpices1.5 g
  • soy saucePantry15 ml
  • Shaoxing winePantry15 ml
  • Chinese five spiceSpices500 mg
  • aspic (chilled chicken drippings jelly, diced)Other200 g

per serving

Nutrition

126kcal

Carbs
8 g
Proteins
9 g
Fat
7 g
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what you’ll use

Tools

  • Oven
  • Mixing bowl
  • Rolling pin
  • Steamer
  • Saucepan

step by step

Method

  1. Roast the stuffed chicken

    • Stuff the whole chicken with green onion and ginger.
    • Bake tightly sealed at 390 °F (200 °C) for 2 hours.
    • Save the drippings and store in the fridge for 4 hours until set into aspic.
    Step 1

  2. Make the dough

    • Mix the flour with the hot water, then the tap water.
    • Knead and rest for 10 minutes, then knead again.
    • Rest the dough for 30 minutes.
    Step 2

  3. Prepare the pork filling

    • Combine the minced pork, green onion, ginger, sugar, salt, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine and Chinese five spice.
    • Mix well until the filling is sticky.
    Step 3

  4. Add the aspic

    • Fold the chilled aspic into the filling.
    • Keep the filling refrigerated until shaping.
    Step 4

  5. Shape the dumplings

    • Shape the dough into a log and divide into 20 pieces.
    • Work one piece at a time and keep the rest covered so they don't dry out.
    • Roll each piece into a thin round, fill and pleat the top.
    Step 5

  6. Steam the buns

    • Place the buns in the steamer basket.
    • Steam for 8 minutes and serve hot.
    Step 6
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