Pour ceux qui veulent se lancer dans la fabrication des xiao long bao, je viens de voir qu'il y a une recette dans Land of Fish and Rice de Fuchsia Dunlop
Shanghainese steamed “soup” dumplings xiao long man tou 小笼馒头
Makes about 20 dumplings.
1¾ cups (200g) Chinese high-gluten flour, plus extra for dusting
½ tbsp cooking oil, plus extra for the steamer
Chinkiang vinegar, for dipping
1 oz (30g) fresh ginger
For the stuffing:
7 oz (200g) jellied stock (see here)
¾ oz (25g) fresh ginger, skin on
1 spring onion, white part only
7 oz (200g) pork mince, preferably belly
1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
1 tbsp light soy sauce
½ tsp salt
⅛ tsp ground white pepper
2 tsp superfine sugar
½ tsp sesame oil
First, make the stuffing. Run a knife or fork repeatedly through the jellied pork stock to break it into small pieces. Smack the ginger and spring onion with the flat side of a Chinese cleaver or a rolling pin to loosen their fibers, put them in a small bowl and just cover with cold water. Put the pork mince in a bowl. Add the Shaoxing wine, soy sauce, salt, pepper, sugar and sesame oil and mix well, stirring in one direction. Gradually add 3 tablespoons of the ginger and spring onion soaking water, stirring as before. Finally, add the chopped jellied stock and mix thoroughly. Chill until needed.
Make the dough. Put 1½ cups (180g) of the flour in a large bowl or a food processor with the cooking oil. Put the remaining ¼ cup (20g) flour in a small bowl. Pour a little boiling water onto the flour in the small bowl, stirring it in as you do so. Add just enough water to transform the flour into a wet, sticky, glistening mass, then scrape this cooked flour into the bowl or food processor with the rest of the flour and the oil. Mix well and gradually add just enough cold water to form a dough that is soft but not sticky. Knead until smooth, shape into a ball, wrap in clingfilm and leave to rest for at least 30 minutes.
Make the wrappers. Cut the dough into strips about 1½ in (3cm) wide, then break off pieces the size of very large cherries, about ½ oz (15g) each. Dust these lightly with flour, stand them cut-side up on a board and flatten them into discs with the palm of your hand. Roll the discs into 4 in (10cm) diameter circles, dusting the board and rolling pin with flour as needed.
Make the dumplings. Brush the base of a bamboo steamer with oil. Holding a circle of dough in one hand, use a blunt knife or bamboo spatula to place about ¾ oz (20g) of stuffing in the center. Use your other hand to pinch the edge of the dough to enclose the stuffing (see here). Make sure the mouth of the dumpling is sealed, then pinch it up into a point. Put the finished dumplings in your oiled steamer, leaving gaps of at least 1½ in (3cm) between them.
To cook and serve the dumplings, steam them over a high flame for 8 minutes, either in batches or in stacked layers of the steamer. While they are steaming, peel the ginger and cut it into thin slices, then into fine slivers. Put the vinegar and ginger into dipping dishes. Serve the dumplings in the steamer with the dipping dishes alongside. To eat them, pick one up with chopsticks, dip it in vinegar, then put it in a small bowl or Chinese spoon. Add a few slivers of ginger. Pierce the dumpling with a chopstick and let the stock flow out, then raise the bowl or spoon to your lips and part-bite, part-slurp the dumpling and its juices.
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Easy jellied stock pi dong 皮冻
Jellied stock is an essential ingredient in steamed “soup” dumplings (xiao long bao) and potsticker buns. It’s traditionally made from gelatine-rich pig’s skin or trotters, but it’s much easier, and just as effective, to make it simply by adding gelatine to a good stock. If you have any jellied stock left after making dumpling stuffings, add it to soups, congees and stir-fries for extra savoriness.
2 cups (500ml) clear Everyday or Chicken stock (see here)
4 gelatine leaves
Salt and ground white pepper
Bring the stock to the boil, then set it aside. Season with salt and pepper. When the stock has cooled to tea-drinking temperature, put the gelatine in a bowl of cold water for about 4 minutes, until softened and floppy, then stir it into the warm stock until dissolved. Set aside to cool completely, then chill in the fridge overnight to set.
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Everyday stock xian tang 鲜汤
For everyday cooking I normally make stock from free-range chicken carcasses, with pork ribs and perhaps chicken wings if I want something a little richer.
I either use stock fresh or box it up and freeze it in useful quantities. For recipes such as soups, in which stock is a major ingredient, I’d advise you to do the same, or to buy good stock from a delicatessen or butcher. Where stock is used in smaller amounts as a seasoning, it’s easier to get away with using a little stock made from good chicken or vegetarian stock cubes, but if you do this, keep an eye on the quantities of any other salty seasonings.
1 oz (30g) fresh ginger, skin on
2 spring onions, white parts only
3–4 raw chicken carcasses
A smaller amount of pork ribs or other bones (optional)
Smack the ginger and spring onions lightly with the flat side of a Chinese cleaver or a rolling pin to loosen their fibers. Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Add the chicken carcasses and pork ribs or bones, if using, and bring back to the boil for about 1 minute. Drain in a colander in the sink, discarding the water, and rinse well under the tap. Rinse out the pan.
Return the carcasses and ribs to the pan, cover with fresh water and bring to the boil. Skim, then add the ginger and spring onions. Turn down the heat and simmer gently for 2–3 hours, uncovered. Strain and discard the solid ingredients, reserving the stock. Allow to cool completely, then chill or freeze.
Chicken stock and chicken oil
Follow the same method as for everyday stock, but use either just chicken carcasses or a whole boiling or free-range chicken to make the broth. After chilling it, you may remove the fat that has solidified on the surface and use this “chicken oil” (ji you) to enhance the flavors of your dishes: add a tablespoon or so to a steamed fish, a soup or some stir-fried vegetables just before serving for extra umami richness. I usually freeze chicken oil in thin layers, so I can break it off in small amounts and add it directly to the wok.
Message édité par sմb le 25-02-2018 à 10:20:09