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Xiao Lun Bao/Soup Dumplings recipes?

MJP

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MJP

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This one might be a bit of a challenge, but I want to give it a shot. My girlfriend, our friends, her family, my family - we all love xiao lun bao, AKA soup dumplings or soup buns. I want to know how to make them so I can make my own in big batches for entertaining. I know they'll be a huge hit if I can get them right. I made dumplings a few years ago in college, but I forget how it went across, so I need the basics from the ground up - how to make the skins, filling, broth, etc., and how to construct them.

Any help is appreciated; even Google couldn't find anything helpful. :-/

Thanks!

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Joe Blowe

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google works just fine, when you spell it correctly! try "xiao long bao"...

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I found the one recipe at the top of the results, but I was hoping for one that doesn't require pork skin. They don't have that at our local supermarket. :-/

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The pork skin is necessary because it adds gelatin, causing the cooked meat mixture to solidify when cool. It's then scooped up, wrapped in the dumpling skins and when they're steamed, the gelatin melts, creating the soup.

I've never made xiao long bao, but I have made a similar type of dumpling. You can try to substitute powdered or leaf gelatin but you'd have to experiment.

Do they have pork belly where you live? Or is there a Chinese market?

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Have you checked the China Forum? I think there is a thread there.

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I found the one recipe at the top of the results, but I was hoping for one that doesn't require pork skin.  They don't have that at our local supermarket.  :-/

You could sub in some good pork stock with powdered gelatin added. You want it to be about the consistency of medium jello. I don't know off the top of my head how much gelatin that would be but experiment a bit and you should get it.

PS: I am a guy.

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Why can't you make a good gelatinous chicken broth? When I cook down chicken broth made with lots of bony pieces like wings, it often becomes gelatinous when chilled. I'm pretty certain the soup dumplings I've encountered were chicken broth based rather than pork.

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