Xioalongbao

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Ingredients — preview

• 2 tablespoons ham or bacon rough chop
• 1 tablespoon ginger rough chop
• 1 each green onion sliced thin
• 2 cups cups chicken stock use 2 teaspoons chicken base if needed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons gelatin
• 4.2 ounces Bread flour 240 grams
• 2.1 ounces ap flour 120 grams
• 7 tablespoons boiling water
• 1.5 teaspoons oil
• 1 pound ground pork fattier preffered

Preparation — preview

1. Place all the ingredients EXCEPT the gelatin into a sauce pot and simmer for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes take off heat and set aside.
2. While broth is simmering. sprinkle 1.5 teaspoons of gelatin over 1/4 cup cold water and let it "bloom" for 10 minutes.
3. After the gelatin has "bloomed" for 10 minutes pour into the chicken broth and stir to dissolve.
4. Once dissolved, season with salt and pour broth into a large shallow container. This will help it cool down faster. Place container into the refrigerator until the broth has turned to gelatin.
5. Place flour and a pinch of salt into a food processor and turn on. While spinning, slowly pour the hot water and oil into the food processor until the all the oil and water is added.
6. Stop the machine and pull out the dough. Knead for 5 minutes, the wrap in plastic wrap and set aside until ready to use.