Spicy Szechuan Dumpling Soup Recipe
This spicy Szechuan dumpling soup is like a warm hug for your stomach. The savory, sweet, and powerful umami flavors make for the perfect meal on a cold night.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons chili oil
- 1 tablespoon hoisin
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorn freshly ground
- 1 teaspoon powdered ginger
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2⅔ cup low sodium vegetable broth
- 1⅓ cup low sodium chicken broth
- Pork dumplings 6 to 8 per serving
- 2 scallions sliced
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili oil, hoisin, sesame oil, minced garlic, ground Szechuan peppercorn, powdered ginger, and salt until well-combined.
- Next, add the vegetable broth and chicken broth to a saucepan. Then add the sauce you just mixed, and stir to combine.
- Cook soup over medium heat until simmering, about 10 minutes, simmer (lower the heat if needed to keep the soup simmering and not boiling) until the soup is reduced by about one third, stirring occasionally. This should take about 30 to 40 minutes.
- Serve soup immediately over steamed pork dumplings and top with sliced scallions.
Notes
Pork dumplings: We recommend making a fresh batch of our homemade pork dumplings to go in this Szechuan soup. They soak up the soup so perfectly and are surprisingly easy to make! To time things properly, mix up the pork filling for the dumplings before getting the soup started on your stove. Then fold the dumplings while the soup cooks (keeping an eye on it and stirring occasionally) and cook as many dumplings as you want once you're done folding. Store the rest in the freezer for easy meals later on! Alternatively, use your favorite store-bought dumplings.
Vegetarian option: You can easily make this recipe vegetarian by just using 4 cups of vegetable broth instead of combining vegetable and chicken broth. Serve with your favorite veggie dumplings!
Scaling: This recipe easily scales to feed a crowd. If you're making it with our homemade pork dumplings (which makes about 50 dumplings), scale this soup recipe by 3x and have the right proportions for serving dumpling soup at a potluck or dinner party with lots of people!
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 506kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 1729mg | Potassium: 441mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 132IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 7mg
