Homemade Soup Dumplings (Xiao Long Bao)

Ingredients

• • 2.5 to 3 lbs chicken backs and necks
• • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• • 2 ” ginger (, sliced)
• • 4 spring onions (, chopped into 3” (8 cm) pieces)
• • 120 g plain flour ((2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons))
• • Pinch of salt
• • 35 g hot water ((2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon))
• • 25 to 30 g cold water ((about 2 tablespoons))
• • 1 tablespoon grated ginger
• • 8 oz fatty minced pork ((*Footnote 1))
• • 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• • 4 teaspoons Shaoxing wine ((or dry sherry))
• • 1/4 teaspoon salt
• • 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• • 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
• • 4 spring onions (, finely minced)
• • Chinkiang vinegar
• • ginger (, very thinly sliced)
• • Small Chinese rolling pin ((*Footnote 2))

Preparation Steps