Details of making Chinese dumplings:
Recipes
Filling:
*1 lb. ground pork (or beef)
*6 T. sesame oil
*2 t. sugar
*0.75 t. salt
*0.25 t. pepper
*0.25 lb. cabbage
*1 t. salt
*0.25 lb. chopped green onions
Skin:
*3 c. flour
*0.75 c. cold water
*0.5 c. flour (to prevent sticking during kneading)
soy sauce
water
vinegar (white or rice)
garlic (fresh, chopped fine, or powdered)
ginger (fresh, chopped fine, or powdered)
small bowl with water for dipping
Details of making Chinese dumplings
1. Filling: Mix ground pork, oil, sugar, chop cabbage,salt
and pepper until fine. Let sit for 10 minutes; then squeeze out the
excess water.
2. Skin: In a bowl, add water to the flour and knead into
smooth dough; let it stand for 10 minutes. Roll the dough into a
long baton-like roll and cut it into 50 pieces. Use a rolling pin to
roll each piece to a thin circle.
3. Combine: Place 1 portion of filling in the center of a
dough circle. Fold the circle in half and moisten the edges with
water. Use index finger and thumb to bring the sides
together. The smooth edge will conform
to the decreased length of the pleated edge. Pinch the pleats
together then pinch to seal. Place the dumpling on a floured tray
and repeat this with the remaining dumplings.
4. Boil: Boil 10 cups of water and add dumplings; gently stir
to prevent dumplings from sticking together. Bring to a boil; turn
the heat to low and cook for three minutes. When serving, use
vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, hot bean paste, etc. as dipping
sauces.
5. Serving: Serve the dumplings hot (if you cook them in
bamboo baskets you may wish to serve them from it directly at the
table) with bowls of soy sauce mixed with red wine vinegar. |