Xiao Long Bao Ingredients Broth - 1.5 lbs chicken wings or bones - 1 lbs chicken feet(nails cut) - 6 Scallions quartered - 3 inch knob ginger(smashed) - 1 tbsp peppercorns(black or white) - 6 dried shiitake mushrooms - 1/4 cup Chinese bacon or normal bacon(diced) - 3 tsp gelatin Filling - 1.25 lbs ground pork - 2 green onions(minced) - 2 inch knob ginger(minced) - 3 tsp sugar - 1 tsp salt - 0.5 tsp msg - 0.5 tsp white pepper - 3 tsp sesame oil - 2 tsp light soy sauce - 1.5 tbsp shaoxing wine - 1.5 cups gelatin stock Dough(from Chef Steps) - 240 grams bread flour - 120 grams AP flour - 3/4 cup +2 tbsp boiling hot water - 3 tsp canola oil Instructions Stock and Filling 1. Boil the chicken bones and feet in cold water for 20 minutes. 2. Rinse chicken under cold water. 3. Cover all broth ingredients and the cleaned chicken with cold water. Simmer for 4 hours. 4. Pour 1.5 cups of stock in a separate pot and add gelatin until dissolved. 5. Pour stock in baking tray and let set in the fridge(40 minutes). 6. Combine all filling ingredients except for the gelatin stock. 7. Mix in one direction until film of fat starts to form around the bowl. 8. Mince the gelatin stock and add it to filling mixture. Dough 1. Combine bread flour with AP flour and slowly add hot water and oil until dough forms 2. Kneed for 5 minutes. 3. Wrap and rest for 2 hours. Wrapping 1. Divide the dough into 2 pieces and roll out into long ropes. 2. Divide the dough into 10 gram pieces. 3. Flatten the dough with the heel of your hand and roll starting from the edges to the center. 4. Place a tbsp of filling in the center of the dough. 5. In one hand, cradle the dumpling while holding the filling in with your thumb. 6. With the other hand, pleat the edges so it has a total of 18 pleats. 7. Twist and seal the dumpling. Cooking 1. In a bamboo steamer, place a piece of parchment paper in the center and lay 5 dumplings in the steamer. 2. Bring pan with 2 inches of water to boil on medium high heat. 3. Steam for 5 to 6 minutes. • • • • • #xiaolongbao #soupdumplings #dintaifung #dumplings #cooking #reels #reelsinstagram #instagramreels #foodreels #recipe
