World Flavors Cookbook

Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumplings)

Name: Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumplings)
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: Taiwan
Ingredients: flour dough, ground pork, ginger, soy sauce, aspic (chilled meat broth jelly), vinegar and ginger for dipping

Delicate, thin-skinned dumplings filled with a savory pork mixture and a hot, flavorful soup.

Cuisine: Taiwan

Ingredients

flour dough, ground pork, ginger, soy sauce, aspic (chilled meat broth jelly), vinegar and ginger for dipping

Instructions

Mix pork with finely minced aspic. Fold into paper-thin dough circles with at least 18 pleats. Steam for a few minutes. The aspic melts into soup inside the dumpling.