Din Tai Fung Dumplings Recipe

The famous Chinese restaurant chain Din Tai Fung originally started in Taiwan. They specialize in Asian cuisine, especially salads, noodles, and soup dumplings. One of their most toothsome dishes is soup dumplings. Traditionally, they are called Xiaolongbao. It is a significant award-winning recipe. Brimming with flavor,  the steamed dumplings contain hot soup and seasoned pork which give a strange satisfaction to your taste buds. Although they take some time to prepare, Din Tai Fung soup dumplings are easy to make and one of the best meals as well as a snack item to serve.

How to Make Din Tai Fung Soup Dumplings at Home?

Although it is a time-consuming recipe, it is easy to make at home. You must follow the following steps to make and enjoy your homemade signature dumplings. 

Ingredients

Soup

• Water = 10 cups
• Shiitake mushroom = 1 (dried)
• Gelatin = 1 tbsp (unflavoured)
• Fresh ginger = 2 peeled slices 
• Shaoxing wine = 2 tsp
• Green onion = ¾  cup (only white portion, chopped)
• Smoked ham = 2.5 oz (Chinese style)
• Chicken wings, necks, and backs = 3 lbs
• Soy sauce = 1 tbsp
• Garlic = 1 large clove (flattened)

Dumplings

• Napa cabbage = 1
• Round or squared dumpling wrappers = 75 

Filling

• Pork = 1 lb (ground)
• Sugar = 3 tbsp
• Shaoxing wine = ½ tsp
• Green onion = ⅓ cup (only white portion, minced)
• Finely grated fresh ginger = ½ tsp
• Garlic = 1 large clove (minced)
• Sesame oil = ¼ tsp
• Soy sauce = 2 tbsp
• Salt = ¾ tsp
• Black pepper = ½ tsp (ground)
• Finely chopped shrimp = ¼ lb (uncooked)

Sauce

• Freshly peeled ginger strips = 2 tbsp
• Soy sauce = 6 tbsp
• Black vinegar = 8 oz (1 cup)

Method

Soup

1. Count the days on which you wish to serve the dish. Three days before that, mix all the ingredients of the soup in water. Do not add gelatin for now.
2. Boil everything in the water. Remove the foam from time to time.
3. Simmer at low flame.
4. Boil for about 2-½ hours until the chicken is soft enough to fall apart. Keep adding more water if needed.
5. Strain the soup to remove any solid parts.
6. Again boil the soup to concentrate it to 2 cups. It will take about half an hour.
7. Then add salt and pepper.
8. For processing gelatin, sprinkle it on 3 tbsp of water in a small pot.
9. When gelatin is softened, pour it into the soup and mix well to dissolve.
10. Transfer the final mixture into a dish and refrigerate by covering it. (Refrigerate overnight)

Filling

1. Now two days before, take a large pot.
2. Add all the filling ingredients to the bowl.
3. Mix well to blend.
4. Take out the refrigerated broth. It will be hardened due to gelatin.
5. Cut some of it into small pieces.
6. Add the cubes to the pork filling mixture.
7. Mix mildly so that the soup is well-mixed.
8. Cover this mixture also and refrigerate it. 
9. Do not forget to refrigerate the remaining broth.

Sauce

1. Take a small pot.
2. Mix all the ingredients.
3. Cover and refrigerate.
4. Before use, do not forget to let the sauce warm down to room temperature.

Wrapping

1. One day before, take the dumpling wrapper.
2. Add 1 tbsp of pork filling and 2 soup cubes to each wrapper.
3. Then brush the wrapper edges with water.
4. Join the edges to wrap the filling inside and make a closed dumpling.
5. Place the dumpling on a baking sheet.
6. Do the same procedure for other dumplings until all the filling is finished.
7. Transfer all the dumplings to a tray.
8. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.

Assembly

1. Take a bamboo steamer.
2. Line its walls with the leaves of cabbage.
3. Take a walk and fill it with enough water to touch the basket.
4. On the cabbage leaves, place the dumplings one by one.
5. Make sure that the dumplings do not touch each other.
6. Cover the basket and boil the water.
7. Steam unless cooked.
8. You can add more water to the wok if it evaporates.
9. Meanwhile, bring the refrigerated sauce to room temperature.
10. After cooking the dumplings for 12-15 minutes, dish them out.
11. For perfect texture and taste, serve the dumplings straight away.
12. Do not forget to serve the sauce along with it!

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per servingCalories = 383 cal
Fat	19 g
Carbohydrate	18 g
Protein	37 g
Fiber	4 g
Phosphorus	345 mg
Calcium	158 mg
Magnesium	89 mg
Iron	7 mg
Vitamin A	81 mcg
Vitamin C	29 mg

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