Recipes · Chinese · Appetizers
Xiaolongbao (Soup Dumplings)
One serving has 503 kcal and 27 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (102%), selenium (79%), niacin (54%), riboflavin (51%), phosphorus (34%) and zinc (32%). Ready in 90 minutes.
- Preparation: 80 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (282 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Dairy-free
- Contains: alcohol, beef, celery, gelatin, gluten, pork, poultry, sesame, soy, sulphite
Ingredients
- 55 g Flour, all-purpose
- 25 g Water
- 90 g Pork, ground, raw
- 6 g Gelatin
- 80 g Chicken broth
- 3 g Ginger, fresh
- 8 g Scallions, raw
- 6 g Soy sauce
- 2 g Sesame oil
- 5 g Wine, fortified, dry
- 2 g Sugar
Method
- Make the aspic first: warm the chicken broth, dissolve the gelatin into it fully, then chill until firmly set, at least 1 hour; once set, chop it into small cubes.
- Knead the flour with the water into a smooth, firm dough; cover and rest 20 minutes, then roll into a log and cut into small pieces.
- Mix the ground pork with the ginger, scallion, soy sauce, sesame oil, wine and sugar, then fold the chilled aspic cubes through the filling.
- Roll each piece of dough into a thin round, thinner at the edges than the centre, and place a spoonful of the pork-and-aspic filling in the middle.
- Gather the edges up around the filling in fine pleats and twist to seal into a small, tight purse; place on a lined steamer.
- Steam over vigorously boiling water for 8-10 minutes until the wrappers turn translucent and the pork is cooked through (74°C/165°F); serve immediately, warning that the soup inside is very hot.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 503 kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 46.3 g | |
| Water | 183 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.8 g | 6% |
| Protein | 27.2 g | 57% |
| Tryptophan | 0.27 g | |
| Threonine | 0.96 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1 g | |
| Leucine | 1.8 g | |
| Lysine | 1.7 g | |
| Methionine | 0.55 g | |
| Cystine | 0.32 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.74 g | |
| Valine | 1.2 g | |
| Histidine | 0.79 g | |
| Fat | 21.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 9.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.6 g | |
| Saturated | 7.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 66.4 mg | |
| Calcium | 36.7 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.28 mg | 31% |
| Iron | 3.7 mg | 21% |
| Magnesium | 39.4 mg | 13% |
| Manganese | 0.49 mg | 27% |
| Phosphorus | 237 mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 398 mg | 8% |
| Selenium | 43.6 µg | 79% |
| Sodium | 693 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.5 mg | 32% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 1.1 mg | 102% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.56 mg | 51% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 7.5 mg | 54% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.88 mg | 18% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.39 mg | 30% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 113 µg | 28% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.65 µg | 27% |
| Choline | 5.5 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 5.8 µg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 2.3 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.24 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 17 µg | 19% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.7 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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