How To Make Chinese Dumplings
02/02/16
Introduction
Chinese Dumpling ( Jiaozi) is a traditional Chinese food, which are essential holidays in Northern China. Chinese Dumpling becomes one of the most widely loved foods in the whole world. There are lots of popular old saying in China about dumpling. One of them is
好吃不过饺子, 舒服不过倒着. Hao Chi Bu Guo Jiao Zi, Shu Fu Bu Guo Dao Zhe.
It means: “If you want to eat, dumpling is best. If you want to feel comfortable, sleeping will be.”
Dumplings generally consist of minced meat and finely-chopped vegetables wrapped in a thin and elastic dough skin. Popular fillings are minced pork, diced shrimp, fish, ground chicken, beef, and vegetables. They can be cooked by boiling, steaming, frying or baking.
How to make chinese dumpling dough
For the Wrappers
all-purpose flour
water
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- Mix the flour, and water in a large bowl. Mix the ingredients together until you make a nice, smooth dough. Let the dough rest for 40 minutes. This can help the ingredients settle together. As you wait for the dough to rest, you can cover the bowl with cling wrap. You can start to make the filling for the dumplings while you wait.
For the Filling
- ground beef
- spring onion
Napa cabbage/cabbage/celery
ginger
- salt
soy sauce
- white/black pepper
- sugar
vegetable oil
Process
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Boiling the Dumplings
Put the dumplings in boiling water. To make sure that they are thoroughly cooked, one method used in China is the "3 boil" method. To do this, add the dumplings to boiling water, and return the water to a boil. Then, add 1 or 2 cups of water (it can be cold or at room temperature). Wait for it to boil the second time, then add water again. After the water boils the third time, your dumplings should be good to go.