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Pork Dumpling Soup - Juicy and yummy pork dumplings in a hearty chicken soup. The most comforting soup ever that you can make it at home.

Pork Dumpling Soup - juicy and yummy pork dumplings in a hearty chicken soup, the most comforting soups ever and you can make it at home | rasamalaysia.com

Delicious and easy homemade Chinese pork dumplings soup served in a bowl.

I am so thrilled that I am featured on The Kitchn, a site for people who like to get their hands dirty while they cook.

Since Lunar New Year is around the corner, I thought I’d share one of my favorite recipes from my cookbook.

Chinese chicken soup with pork gyoza in a bowl.

A traditional Chinese New Year meal is incomplete without dumplings and a dish of nourishing and soothing Chinese soup, hence I’ve combined the best of both worlds into this pork dumpling soup.

This dish is a Cantonese delicacy and the dumplings are called Siu Kow in Cantonese, or literally “water dumplings.”

This recipe is also one of the 80+ recipes featured in my cookbook Easy Chinese Recipes: Family Favorites From Dim Sum to Kung Pao (Tuttle, September 2011).

Easy Chinese Recipes: Family Favorites From Dim Sum to Kung Pao by Bee Yinn Low

This pork dumpling soup is a perfect dish for the upcoming Chinese New Year celebration, which falls on January 23rd.

The dumplings are filled with the perfect ratio of ground pork, shrimp, water chestnuts, and wood ear mushroom so every bite is savory, luscious, and crunchy.

When shopping for the wrapper, try to find Siu Kow (Water Dumplings) wrappers in your local Asian store.

They are usually square in shape and are pale yellow in color.

The texture of the wrapper is thinner and more pliable compared to regular wonton wrappers.

If you can’t find them, wonton wrappers would work just fine.

Have a wonderful Golden Dragon year for those celebrating Lunar New Year!

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Pork Dumpling Soup Recipe

Pork Dumpling Soup - juicy and yummy pork dumplings in a hearty chicken soup, the most comforting soups ever and you can make it at home.

Course Soup
Cuisine Chinese
Keyword Pork Dumpling Soup
Servings 10 people
Calories 127 kcal
Author

Ingredients

  • 20 Siu Kow or wonton wrappers
  • 4 cups water (1 liter)

Chopped Scallions Filling:

  • 1 small wood ear mushroom
  • 6 oz ground pork (175 g)
  • 4 oz shelled and deveined raw shrimp, cut into small pieces (100 g)
  • 2 peeled fresh or canned water chestnuts, minced
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped green onion, scallion

Seasonings

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons oil
  • 1 teaspoon Shaoxing rice wine or sherry
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 3/4 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 dashes white pepper

Soup

  • 1 3/4 cups Homemade Chicken Stock (page 00) or 1 can (14-oz/400-g) store-bought chicken broth (425 ml)
  • 1 cup water (250 ml)
  • 3 dashes white pepper
  • Salt to taste
  • Garnishing
  • 1 green onion, trimmed and cut into small rounds

Instructions

  1. Soak the wood ear mushroom with warm water for about 15 minutes. Cut it into thin strips.
  2. Make the filling by combining the wood ear mushroom and all the Fillings and Seasonings ingredients together. Chill the filling in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  3. To assemble the water dumplings, place a piece of the wrapper on your palm and spoon about 1 tablespoon filling onto the wrapper. Do not overfill. Dip your index finger into a small bowl of water and circle around the outer edges of the dumpling wrapper. Fold the dumpling over and finish by pressing the edges with your thumb and index finger to ensure that the dumpling is sealed tightly and there is no leakage. Repeat for the remaining wrappers and filling. Place the dumplings on a floured surface or baking sheet. Cover them with a damp kitchen towel to prevent drying.
  4. Bring the water to a boil in a pot. Gently transfer the wrapped water dumplings into the boiling water and boil until they float to the top, about 2-3 minutes. You may have to boil the dumplings in more than 1 batch, according to the size of your pot.
  5. Remove the water dumplings with a slotted spoon, drain the excess water, and cover them to prevent drying.
  6. Bring to boil the chicken broth and water in another pot. Add the white pepper and salt to taste.
  7. Transfer 3-4 water dumplings into a soup bowl, add some of the soup into the bowl, garnish with some chopped green onion and serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

There are different sizes of Siu Kow or wonton wrappers in the market. Use 1 teaspoon of the Filling if the wrappers are smaller, which yields more dumplings.

Nutrition Facts
Pork Dumpling Soup Recipe
Amount Per Serving (10 people)
Calories 127 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g 8%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 43mg 14%
Sodium 426mg 18%
Potassium 121mg 3%
Total Carbohydrates 11g 4%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 1g
Protein 8g 16%
Vitamin A 0.4%
Vitamin C 1.2%
Calcium 3%
Iron 5.9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. I have tried so many different versions but this is THE ABSOLUTE BEST EVER!!! Thanks sont much for the recipe.

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  3. Never made dumplings but just followed this recipe and they turned out perfect. My (Chinese) mother in law approved so I’m happy! Very clear and easy to follow thanks!

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  6. Hi, I was wondering if there were any dumpling wrappers that are gluten free or that are made out of rice flour? Thank you!

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  7. I would certainly add a little five spice powder to the filling or at least a little grown star anise and a few choice shredded fresh veggies to the finished broth.

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  9. Hi Bee,

    This looks amazing, I’m going to try this next week, I’m missing this dish we usually get in one particulkar chinese restaurant in indonesia, and it’s called shui jiao, which is probably the same thing.

    Your dish however, is it called “Siu Kow” or “Sui Kow”? I presume it’s the latter and “Siu Kow” is just a typo?

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  21. I ordered your cookbook a few days ago and should be expecting it tomorrow in the mail, one word comes to mind, excitement. The reviews for the book look wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing another recipe for the the Lunar New Year! Keep up the beautiful photography and your take on cuisine from the east!

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