Suan Tang Shui Jiao (Xi'an Sour and Spicy Dumpling Soup)
Refreshing acidity and sheep flavor! Xi 'an's Famous Red Gyoza Soup
Description
A massively popular specialty in Xi'an's Muslim Quarter (Huimin Jie). Boiled dumplings generously stuffed with mutton and scallions, served piping hot in a blazing red soup boasting an intense tartness and heat from massive black vinegar, homemade chili oil, and sesame seeds.
Restaurants serving Suan Tang Shui Jiao (Xi'an Sour and Spicy Dumpling Soup)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Wheat flour(for wrappers)
- Minced mutton
- Scallion
- Black vinegar(Lao Chen Cu)
- Chili oil
- White sesame
- Coriander
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- (Filling) Knead minced mutton with salt, soy, Sichuan pepper powder, scallion-ginger water, and sesame oil. Fold in massive chopped scallions (or chives).
- Wrap the filling in hand-rolled wheat wrappers, shaping them like plump ancient ingots (Yuanbao). Boil until floating.
- (Suan Tang/Sour Soup Prep: This is Life) In a large bowl, add 2+ tbsp aged black vinegar (Lao Chen Cu), soy, salt, MSG, and sesame oil.
- Add massive roasted white sesame, cilantro, scallion, and a mountain of premium 'homemade chili oil' (Hong You).
- Pour the boiling dumpling water (or mutton bone broth) directly into the bowl to bloom the hot and sour soup.
- Drop the boiled dumplings into the soup to absorb the flavors and serve.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Intense tartness of black vinegar and roasted heat of chili oil、ラー油の香ばしい辛さ
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Drop commercial boiled dumplings into a black vinegar and chili oil soup)
Pairing
Rou Jia Mo (Chinese Burger) / Bing Feng(Orange soda)
Trivia
[Trivia] For the people of Xi'an, aged black vinegar is not a side character, but the 'star'. This 'Suan Tang' (Sour Soup) warms the core in winter and violently boosts appetite in summer. The ultimate fast food at the gateway to the Silk Road.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Scoop the blazing red soup and the dumpling together with a spoon. The rich mutton fat is perfectly neutralized by the intense tartness of the black vinegar, creating an infinite loop where you can eat endlessly.
Allergen
Wheat, Mutton, Soybeans, Sesame