Homemade Dumplings
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Recipe type: Dumplings
Cuisine: Chinese
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Serves: 6
 
Homemade Dumplings are delicious when using fresh ingredients.
Ingredients
  • Basic Dumpling Dough:
  • 2 Cups unbleached AP flour
  • 3⁄4 cup just boiled water
  • Water Dumpling Filling:
  • 2 cups finely chopped napa cabbage
  • 2 teaspoons salt, divided
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  • 1⁄4 cup chives
  • ⅔ pounds ground pork
  • ⅛ teaspoon white pepper
  • 1⁄4 cup chicken stock
  • 11⁄2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 11⁄2 tablespoon sesame oil
Instructions
  1. Basic Dumpling Dough:
  2. In a food processor add flour, with the machine running stream in hot water.
  3. Dough should be firm enough to hold its shape. Knead the dough with the heel of
  4. your hand for 30 seconds or until dough is smooth and elastic. Place dough in a
  5. zip-top bag and let rest for a minimum of 15 minutes.
  6. Water Dumpling Filling:
  7. Toss cabbage with ½ t of salt and set aside for 15 minutes. Drain cabbage in a mesh strainer and flush with water, squeeze out excess moisture. In a bowl mix together cabbage, ginger, chives and pork. Season pork mixture with remaining salt, white pepper, chicken stock, soy, rice wine and canola oil. Blend all ingredients into a cohesive mixture. To develop the flavors, cover and set aside at room temperature for 30 minutes. Steam until tender and cooked through and Enjoy.
Recipe by A Day in the Bite at https://www.adayinthebite.com/dumplings/