Pork Soup Dumplings Recipe - Jett's Kitchen (2024)

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This recipe for homemade pork soup dumplings is like having a steamed dumpling with a little bit of flavorful soup inside.

Pork Soup Dumplings Recipe

I am going to be honest with you. This recipe is EXCELLENT! But it does take a little time. My plan was to make these as an appetizer but they were so good we had them as our meal. LOL! True Story!

Ingredients:

Ginger Scallion Broth

  • 3/4 cup chicken stock
  • 4 scallions chopped
  • 1 inch fresh ginger peeled and sliced

Soup

  • 1 3/4 cup chicken stock (if you have a homemade gelatinous chicken broth skip the next ingredient)
  • 1 1/4 ounce envelope of gelatin powder

Filling

  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 1 Tablespoon soy sauce (I use low sodium soy sauce)
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1/2 Tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1/2 Tablespoon rice vinegar
  • dumpling wrappers
  • dumpling sauce for serving (optional)

Instructions

Prepare Ginger Scallion Broth

Place chicken broth, scallions and ginger in a shaker bottle or a jar with a lid and allow to rest for about 10 minutes shaking often. Strain liquid and discard scallions and ginger and set ginger scallion broth aside.

Prepare Soup

Place chicken broth in a small saucepan and warm over medium heat. Add package of gelatin and whisk until dissolved. Pour broth into a shallow dish and place in refrigerator for about 30 minutes or until the broth has set up.

Prepare Pork Soup Dumplings Filling

Place ground pork in a medium bowl. Add soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar and half of the ginger scallion broth and mix until combined. Then add remaining ginger scallion broth and mix to combine. Dice up the chilled gelatinous chicken stock and add to the pork mixture and stir to combine and set aside.

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Prepare Pork Soup Dumplings

This recipe uses these premade dumpling wrappers. I purchased my wrappers at an Asian market and I have even seen dumpling wrappers in the produce section at the grocery store. Will I every make my own wrappers? Probably not any time soon.

  • Lay dumpling out on flat surface and run a rolling pin over the wrapper a few times. It just helps to make the dumpling wrapper a tad bit bigger.
  • Drop a teaspoon size of the meat mixture onto the center of the wrapper.
  • Lift the left side of the wrapper. Grab and pinch a piece of the dough between your thumb and index finger.
  • Then make another fold and lift up the wrapper and shimmy the filling to the left side .
  • Continue folding dough over about a total of 10 times.
  • Then pinch all the folds together in the center and gently shape the dough and set aside on parchment paper.

Note: This recipe will make quite a few dumplings. You can make them all in one setting if you prefer but I like to make some then steam some and freeze the others. If there’s still meat left over I will freeze that for another day of dumpling making.

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Steam Dumplings

To steam the dumplings you can use a bamboo steamer or a steamer basket. Fill a medium sized pot with about 1 cup of water. Put the steamer in the pot. Place a piece of parchment paper on top of the steamer then place dumplings in steamer making sure they are not touching. Bring pot to boil then place cover over dumplings and steam in batches until cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes. After steaming remove lid and allow dumplings to slightly cool before removing from steamer. Serve warm with dumpling sauce and enjoy!

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Homemade Pork Soup Dumplings Recipe

This recipe for homemade pork soup dumplings is like having a steamed dumpling with a little bit of flavorful soup inside.

CourseAppetizer, Main Course

CuisineAsian, Chinese

Keyworddumplings, pork

Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes

Servings 6 people

Author jettskitchen.com

Ingredients

Ginger Scallion Broth

  • 3/4cupchicken stock
  • 4scallions chopped
  • 1-inchfresh ginger root peeled and sliced

Soup

  • 1 3/4cupchicken stock(if you have a homemade gelatinous broth skip the next ingredient)
  • 11/4 ounce envelope of gelatin powder

Filling

  • 1poundground pork
  • 1Tablespoonsoy sauce(I use low sodium soy sauce)
  • 1/4teasoonwhite pepper
  • 1Tablespoonsesame oil
  • 1/2Tablespoonrice vinegar(I used seasoned rice vinegar)
  • dumpling wrappers
  • dumpling sauce for serving(optional)

Instructions

  1. Prepare Ginger Scallion Broth

    Place chicken broth, scallions and ginger in a shaker bottle or a jar with a lid and allow to rest for about 10 minutes shaking often. Strain liquid and discard scallions and ginger and set ginger scallion broth aside.

  2. Prepare Soup

    Place chicken broth in a small saucepan and warm over medium heat. Add package of gelatin and whisk until dissolved. Pour broth into a shallow dish and place in refrigerator for about 30 minutes or until the broth has set up.

  3. Prepare Pork Soup Dumpling Filling

    Place ground pork in a medium bowl. Add soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar and half of the ginger scallion broth and mix until combined. Then add remaining ginger scallion broth and mix to combine. Dice up the chilled gelatinous chicken stock and add to the pork mixture and stir to combine and set aside.

  4. Prepare Pork Soup Dumplings

    Lay dumpling out on flat surface and run a rolling pin over the wrapper a few times. It just helps to make the dumpling wrapper a tad bit bigger. Drop a teaspoon size of the meat mixture onto the center of the wrapper. Lift the left side of the wrapper. Grab and pinch a piece of the dough between your thumb and index finger. Then make another fold and lift up the wrapper and shimmy the filling to the left side .Continue folding dough over about a total of 10 times. Then pinch all the folds together in the center and gently shape the dough and set aside on parchment paper.

    This recipe usesthese premade dumpling wrappers. I purchased my wrappers at an Asian market and I have even seen dumpling wrappers in the produce section at the grocery store. Will I every make my own wrappers? Probably not any time soon.

    Note: This recipe will make quite a few dumplings. You can make them all in one setting if you prefer but I like to make some then steam some and freeze the others. If there’s still meat left over I will freeze that for another day of dumpling making.

  5. Steam Dumplings

    To steam the dumplings you can use abamboo steameror asteamer basket. Fill a medium sized pot with about 1 cup of water. Put the steamer in the pot. Place a piece of parchment paper on top of the steamer then place dumplings in steamer making sure they are not touching. Bring pot to boil then place cover over dumplings and steam in batches until cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes. After steaming remove lid and allow dumplings to slightly cool before removing from steamer. Serve warm withdumpling sauceand enjoy!

Pork Soup Dumplings Recipe - Jett's Kitchen (2024)

FAQs

Why are my dumplings dissolving in my soup? ›

If you add the dumplings too early and they cook much longer than 15 minutes (depending on the size of the dumpling), they will begin to break down. To ensure perfectly cooked dumplings, set a timer and do not peek under the lid.

How do they get soup inside dumplings? ›

Watch Yan and a dumpling chef mix the dough for the wrappers, blend the filling so that it's "very, very smooth, and very light," fill the dumplings, pinch them closed, and finally stack them high in steamer baskets. The secret to getting that liquid center? Jellied soup.

What is the secret to perfect dumplings? ›

Overworking the mixture, thus having heavy dumplings is a common mistake people make. Dumplings need very gentle handling, so mix only until the ingredients are just combined, and if your recipe involves rolling them out with extra flour, avoid using too much.

Why are my soup dumplings gummy? ›

If you overcook your dumplings in the steamer or when boiling, the dough of the wrappers will have a gummy texture that isn't very pleasant, and your filling might get dry and tough. If you overcook them in the pan, you risk a similar gummy texture on top and a bitter, burnt crust on the bottom.

What is the difference between soup dumplings and dumplings? ›

What makes xiao long bao different from other types of dumplings is its super delicate skin that's thin and elastic, yet soft and almost transparent. They are both filled with that delicious gelatin that turns into soup when cooked. The main difference is that xiao long bao are steamed instead of pan-fried.

How do you keep soup dumplings from breaking? ›

Place the steamer liner from your soup dumpling bag on top of the rack or colander. This will prevent that devastating moment when a dumpling rips open and spills all its delicious soup into the water below. If you're using a rice cooker or Instant Pot, place your dumplings on the steamer rack and cover the lid.

Are soup dumplings steamed or boiled? ›

Chinese soup dumplings, sometimes also referred to as Shanghai Soup Dumplings, xiaolongbao, tang bao, or “soupy buns” (as it is hilariously translated on some menus), are a steamed dumpling consisting of a paper thin wrapper enveloping a seasoned pork filling and hot, flavorful soup.

What's the difference between a Potsticker and a dumpling? ›

Potstickers are always dumplings, but not all dumplings are potstickers. The biggest difference between these two are how they are cooked, but the cooking method has also changed the kinds of ingredients and preparation of both potstickers and dumplings over time. Potstickers are dumplings that are also pan-fried.

What kind of vinegar for soup dumplings? ›

Black Vinegar for Soup Dumplings

They're also the most traditional way of enjoying soup dumplings, alongside thin slices of fresh ginger. Zhenjiang black vinegar (鎭江香醋) originated in the eastern Chinese city of the same name and is made with black sticky rice and other grains.

What is another name for pork dumplings? ›

Jiaozi. We all know these as pot stickers. These are crescent-shaped and are made with a very thin wheat dough wrapper. These are traditionally made with ground pork, cabbage, scallions, and a dipping sauce prepared with sesame oil, soy sauce, and vinegar.

Is hoisin sauce used for dumplings? ›

These Easy Asian Dumplings with Hoisin Dipping Sauce are one of our favorite appetizers to serve a crowd. The filling is packed with salty cabbage, crisp carrots and shiitake mushrooms, then stuffed into wonton wrappers and pan-fried. They're delicious and completely addictive!

What side dishes go with soup dumplings? ›

Moments like this definitely call for side dishes and dipping sauces for the soup dumplings as part of your first of multiple courses. They can be a great introductory course to steamed fish, noodles, mapo tofu, garlic green beans, and just about anything else you'd want on a menu to show off your dinner party skills.

How to keep homemade dumplings from dissolving? ›

Here are some additional tips for preventing dumplings from falling apart:
  1. Use cold water. Cold water will help to keep the gluten from developing too much.
  2. Add a little bit of oil to the dough. ...
  3. Dust the dumplings with flour or cornstarch before cooking. ...
  4. Cook the dumplings in a well-seasoned pot or pan.
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Why are my dumplings turning to mush? ›

Be sure the liquid is hot before you add the dumpling dough. You can tell if the temperature is hot enough when the liquid is gently boiling with bubbles breaking on the surface. If you add the dough before the liquid is hot enough, the dumplings will end up soggy and undercooked.

Why did my dumplings sink in stew? ›

Double-check that you added the correct amount of baking powder and that it's not expired. Additionally, if the dumplings don't have room to grow in the pot, they may not rise properly. Make sure to drop them spaced apart and on top of the meat and vegetables so that they don't sink into the stew.

Why are my soup dumplings breaking? ›

The intense boiling water may also cause the dumplings to break apart and release all the soup inside. It's best to stick to steaming or pan-frying methods to enjoy frozen soup dumplings.

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