BETTER THAN TAKEOUT- Soup Dumplings Recipe (Pan Fried)

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Sheng Jian Bao (生煎包), is a type of pan-fried soup dumplings, my all time favorite Chinese street food. The top is like a steamed bun, soft, fluffy. The bottom is nicely crunchy. There is rich savory soup wrapped inside. I will say that Sheng Jian Buns combined all the good character of all kinds dumpling together.
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INGREDIENTS FOR THE JELLY
- 300 grams of pork skin
- Enough water to blanch the pork skin
- 1.5 tbsp of Chinese cooking wine [Amazon Link: geni.us/vgb2]
- 5 slices of ginger
- 3 pieces of spring onion
- 8 cloves of garlic
- 6 cups of water
INGREDIENTS FOR THE FILLING
- 350 grams of ground pork
- 1 + 1/4 tsp of salt
- 1 tbsp of soy sauce [Amazon Link: geni.us/sPLnDA7]
- 1 tsp of sugar
- 1/4 black pepper
- A drizzle of sesame oil [Amazon Link: geni.us/xXaSpE]
- ginger and garlic water (4 slices of ginger + 4 cloves of garlic + 1/2 tbsp of Sichuan peppercorn + 1/4 cup water) [Amazon link for Sichuan Peppercorn: geni.us/Gw7LP]
- 150grams of small peeled shrimp (seasoned with 1/4 tsp of salt and 1/4 tsp of black pepper, 1 tsp of olive oil, 1/8 tsp of baking soda.)
- 1/2 cups of diced spring onion (add right before making the buns)
- The pork skin jelly we made before
INGREDIENTS FOR THE SKIN
- 400 grams of all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp of yeast
- 220 grams of warm water
- 1/2 tsp of salt
INGREDIENTS FOR THE SAUCE
- 1 part of light soy sauce
- 2 parts of white vinegar
- some thin ginger strips
INGREDIENTS FOR GARNISH
- spring onion
- toasted sesame seed [Amazon Link: geni.us/TUAj6C]
(recipe too long for youtube description, please see website!)

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It looks like it has all my favorite parts of a dumpling! I really appreciate that not only do you say "Be careful not to do this" but then go on to explain Why you said it. You are a very thorough and patient teacher. Thank you!

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I love how you added a recipe for only the beef gelatin and also what to do and what not to do, you treated the recipe like a lab report which is excellent. For instance what to do to avoid certain common mistakes etc. Because alot of cooking videos don’t have these small important details or precautions which can ruin the dish for someone who is making it for the first time. I will definitely give it a try it looks heavenly, crispy, tender, soopy, steamed, nutty and sour 👏🏻🔥

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Hadir Kabani do you know what kind of soy sauce she used? Cuz they have so many variations... hmmm..... was it kikoman or aloha? Sweet or non sweet? They are so different tasting and most recipes never distinguish the difference... i hate when they dont tell u

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@@myothergem It's probably just a Kikkoman Original Soy Sauce if it is noted only as "soy sauce" because I know that in her other recipes she will specify when she uses light soy sauce, dark soy sauce or some other special variations. I have not seen her use a sweet-straight-out-of-the-bottle soy sauce in her recipes, but I have not seen every single one of her videos either. Keep in mind that her recipes are generally based on the various cuisines of China and its territories, with only a smattering of Chinese-American recipes making their way into the lineup. Mandy has an excellent video explaining common Chinese condiments and other pantry essentials, complete with what we should look for on the product labels as well as her brand recommendations. I've referred to her video several times, have saved it to my KZbin Playlist and have shared it to my Pinterest Recipe board for future reference as I am slowly building up the contents of my "Asian Pantry" whenever I drive to the neighboring city that has an Asian grocery store and carries these ingredients. Her explanations are clear and thorough, which is just what we have all come to expect from our girl Mandy!!! She helped me to feel less intimidated and more confident and purposeful when I was faced with trying to choose between the hundreds if not thousands of different types of condiments at that Asian market. Since my favorite Chinese restaurant closed down years ago, I decided that I should try my hand at making some of my favorite dishes, however it has been challenging trying to figure out what I needed to make my recipes taste more authentic, but Mandy has most certainly helped me on my quest! Thanks Mandy!!!

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Mandy, I always wondered how these dumplings were made. I had them many times in Los Angeles's Chinatown and had no idea how they are made. Thanks for another thorough, detailed recipe, complete with cautions so we can get the best results possible. Your thoughtfulness to people who are simply home cooks who may have never had the dish before, much less prepared the dish before, is appreciated so much.

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I made soup dumplings this weekend and they turned out great! My only tip is to use a potato masher to break up aspic jelly because it is much faster than chopping. Thank you for your recipe!

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Definitely. One of the best recipe breakdowns I've either seen or read. Can't wait to try!

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These more than any other food made a lasting impression on me when I visited Shanghai. I made these tonight and while mine didn't turn out nearly as pretty as yours they tasted amazing. Definitely a recipe for special occasions because they were a lot of work, but I was so impressed with how good they were and they really took me back to Shanghai. Loads of soup in them, and even for someone who has never made their own dumpling wrappers before I only had a couple of them spill out their soup while cooking.

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Your narration was great. I really feel like I understood the techniques with the way you thoroughly explained how and why you were doing things. These dumplings look SO good!

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I'm so happy to see this recipe up! I used to work at a shop where I cooked sheng jian bao, but I never got to see the full recipe, only cook them and make the jelly. We cooked our jelly for about 4-5 hours and put it through a meat grinder (without the onion and ginger) to retain the skin, which also gives nice texture to the filling. :)

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Fabulous - I think this is one I will continue to go out for....worth every penny. Loved watching your version = makes me appreciate how much effort goes into a soup dumpling!

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These look amazing! Thank you so much for showing us how to make them. I am going to have to try these.

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You do such a great job with your instructions as you cook. This is a soup dumpling I have never seen before but it is amazing looking. Obviously the filling can be altered to taste, and the options are limitless.

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I tried to make this last week before your video came out. Ok, I will give it another try now! Thanks.

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thank you so much for having a pan fried and steamed. I made more filling than anticipted and I steamed the first batch. the bottoms stuck to my makeshift steamer and i had run out of wrapper after only the one batch. i remembered this pan frying one and my dumplings turned out much better! the first batch was beautiful and the second one... got burnt. I don't think i had the right consistency for my collagen though so i had very little soup in my dumplings. I learned a lot and they turned out very tasty regardless. I love your videos and they inspire me so much!

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One of my favorite baos, and now I can make them myself! Thank you 😍

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Those were really good instructions! And ur right, it was hard but I'm pretty happy with how they turned out! Thank you.

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This is AMAZING! Definitely a weekend recipe, but I can’t wait to try it!

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I've spent three days making ramen before. And yet this recipe intimidates me. I've very excited to give it a shot! They don't sell soup dumplings out here, so I've never had one before.

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I don't even eat pork but I love how detailed and cared you explained the recipe! Amazing video!

[@merika206]

They look delicious. It'a so good at the restaurant. One of my favorites. 💕

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This does look difficult but will be a good challenge. You give such good instructions. These dumplings look soooooo good. Thank you for sharing this recipe.

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I love your presentation and the way you speak is really cute. The recipe looks great, and I will defiantly try it out, because I like the pan version.

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I am drooling this looks amazing cant wait to try it!

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Looking good! My favorite food while in Shanghai. Yang's Fried Dumplings was one well known spot.

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I just had 生煎包 for the first time since I moved back to the US from China and it is seriously still one of my absolute favorite dishes. I'm getting again tomorrow

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Thank you for the recipe. The dumplings were very tasty!

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