Many food items can be delivered in these circuit breaker days, but xiao long baos are one of those dishes that’s best devoured on-site. Nothing beats biting into these meat dumplings when they have been freshly steamed and are piping hot so the juices can flow freely!
Now you can make your own xiao long baos at home too with these simple steps.
Here’s what you’ll need:
Ingredients (makes up to 12 baos)
Pork jelly:
80g pork rind
4 slices of ginger
Spring onions
Water
Filling:
140g minced pork
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp light soy sauce
Salt
1 tsp sesame oil
Ginger
Chopped spring onions
Wrappers
1 cup of flour
Salt
Room temperature water
Steps
Pork jelly
Boil pork rinds in water
Add water until rinds are fully submerged
Add 4 slices of ginger and a sprig of spring onion
Boil for at least an hour
Strain the liquid into a bowl and leave it in the fridge overnight
Filling
Grate ginger and slice some spring onions into a small bowl
Pour in some hot water and let it sit for 10 mins
Add the seasoned water slowly to the minced meat and mix. If the mixture gets too wet, scoop out the spring onions from the seasoned water and add them to the mixture.
Add pork jelly, sesame oil, soy sauce, salt and oyster sauce
Leave in the fridge for 20 mins
Wrappers
Add a dash of salt to flour in bowl
Add in water little by little
Knead dough for about 15 mins
Cover with a wet cloth and leave to rest for 20 mins
Shape dough into a cylinder and cut into 6 equal portions
Tear each portion into half and roll out into thin flat rounds
Cooking method:
Boil water and place a piece of baking paper at the bottom of the steamer
Add filling to wrappers and fold to seal
Place into steamer and cook for 10 mins
Enjoy while hot with some Chinese black vinegar and sliced ginger
ALSO READ: Din Tai Fung chef shows us the proper way to eat a xiao long bao
Try it for yourself and let us know how it turns out!
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