Juicy Homemade Xiaolongbao (Chinese Dumplings)
- 200 grams All-purpose flour
- 2 grams Dry yeast
- 100 ml Lukewarm water
- 100 grams Ground pork
- 2 tsp Soy sauce
- 1 tsp Sake
- 2 pinch Powdered ginger
- 120 grams Daikon radish
- 2 tsp Vegetable oil
- 100 ml Water
- 1 tsp Gelatin
- 1/2 tsp Chinese soup stock powder
- To prepare the chicken soup jelly: Soak the gelatin in water, add Chinese soup stock powder and microwave.
- Once the gelatin has dissolved, leave to cool, and chill in the refrigerator to set.
- To prepare the dough: Add dry yeast to the lukewarm water, and set aside for 10 minutes.
- Put the all-purpose flour in a bowl and pour in the yeast mixture.
- Knead the dough with your hands and bring it together, then let it rise in a double boiler until it rises 1.5 times the original size.
- To prepare the meat filling: Julienne the daikon radish as you would for sashimi garnish, blanch briefly in boiling water, refresh in cold water, then squeeze out the excess water.
- Once the chicken soup jelly has set, break it up into small pieces using a fork.
- Combine all the ingredients except for the daikon radish in a bowl and mix well.
- Add the daikon radish and chicken soup jelly.
- Punch down the dough, then divide it into 20 equal portions.
- Lightly dust your working surface and roll out the dough.
- Place the meat filling in the center of the dough, wrap, and seal tightly.
- Lay the dumplings on parchment paper, leaving a little space in between each.
- Put the dumplings in the steamer, and steam for about 15 minutes.
- I also made a pork belly version of xiaolongbao.
- I filled them with shredded pork belly.
allpurpose, yeast, water, ground pork, soy sauce, sake, ginger, radish, vegetable oil, water, gelatin, chinese soup stock powder
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/156236-juicy-homemade-xiaolongbao-chinese-dumplings (may not work)