Half of a whole cabbage
400g of pork mince
200g of shrimp
2 tablespoon of soy sauce
2 teaspoons of sesame oil
1.5 tablespoons of salt
0.5 tablespoons of sugar
A small lump of Ginger
1 whole garlic
Spring onion
Flour
Water
Apparently this recipe has been passed down in my girlfriends family for several generations. OK lets begin.
Step1:
First we are going to make the dumpling filling. The filling will consist of the pork mince, finely sliced shrimp, cabbage, spring onion, garlic, and ginger. We only need a small amount of ginger to cancel out that meaty pork smell. Once you have everything chopped into very small pieces throw it all into a large bowl, add 1.5 tablespoons of salt, 0.5 tablespoons of sugar, 2 teaspoons of sesame oil, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, and mix everything together until evenly distributed. Don't be afraid to use your hands to do this!
Step1:
First we are going to make the dumpling filling. The filling will consist of the pork mince, finely sliced shrimp, cabbage, spring onion, garlic, and ginger. We only need a small amount of ginger to cancel out that meaty pork smell. Once you have everything chopped into very small pieces throw it all into a large bowl, add 1.5 tablespoons of salt, 0.5 tablespoons of sugar, 2 teaspoons of sesame oil, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, and mix everything together until evenly distributed. Don't be afraid to use your hands to do this!
Step 2:
Now we will make the dough. Take the flour and mix it with some water to create the dough. You can make as much as you want, it all depends on how many dumplings you want to make. Once you have the dough, roll it into several of sausage like shapes. Then cut each of these sausage things into smaller equal pieces as shown in the photos above. Each one of these pieces will be used to create the individual dumplings.
Now we will make the dough. Take the flour and mix it with some water to create the dough. You can make as much as you want, it all depends on how many dumplings you want to make. Once you have the dough, roll it into several of sausage like shapes. Then cut each of these sausage things into smaller equal pieces as shown in the photos above. Each one of these pieces will be used to create the individual dumplings.
Step 3:
Now take each of these little pieces of dough and bash it with the palm of your hand to turn into a pancake shape. Now take a dough roller and flatten each one of these little pieces into a circle shape. Try to roll around the outside away from the center of each piece. This is so that the center of each piece remains a tad thick. This is a technique to help the dumplings maintain their structural integrity while being boiled later.
Now take each of these little pieces of dough and bash it with the palm of your hand to turn into a pancake shape. Now take a dough roller and flatten each one of these little pieces into a circle shape. Try to roll around the outside away from the center of each piece. This is so that the center of each piece remains a tad thick. This is a technique to help the dumplings maintain their structural integrity while being boiled later.
Step 4:
Ok now that we have made the flat dough pieces we can start putting in the filling. Take a small bit of the filling similar to what is shown in the images above and put it in the center of the dough. Now fold along the center and then the sides until you get a similar shape as in the above photos. Now take one of the corners and fold it onto the adjacent corner. Repeat for the opposite end of the dumplings. Now press firmly all along the edge of the dumpling to ensure its tight and that no filling can fall out. That's it! You have made your first dumpling. Make as many as you like.
Ok now that we have made the flat dough pieces we can start putting in the filling. Take a small bit of the filling similar to what is shown in the images above and put it in the center of the dough. Now fold along the center and then the sides until you get a similar shape as in the above photos. Now take one of the corners and fold it onto the adjacent corner. Repeat for the opposite end of the dumplings. Now press firmly all along the edge of the dumpling to ensure its tight and that no filling can fall out. That's it! You have made your first dumpling. Make as many as you like.
Step 5:
Now start up a boiling pot of water. Once the water is boiling throw in several dumplings. The water will stop boiling. Wait for the water to boil again, and then pour in a glass of cold water into the pot. The water will stop boiling again. Again wait for the water to boil. Once it is boiling wait roughly 5 minutes. After the 5 minutes take the dumplings out. That's it! Your dumplings are ready to be eaten!
Now start up a boiling pot of water. Once the water is boiling throw in several dumplings. The water will stop boiling. Wait for the water to boil again, and then pour in a glass of cold water into the pot. The water will stop boiling again. Again wait for the water to boil. Once it is boiling wait roughly 5 minutes. After the 5 minutes take the dumplings out. That's it! Your dumplings are ready to be eaten!
Step 6:
You can have the dumplings on their own but you can also dip them in some soy sauce, or vinegar, or chili sauce. Or you can combine soy sauce with chili, vinegar, and sesame oil to create a mixture sauce. You can experiment on this one. If I were you I'd make a lot and freeze some for the next few days. To defrost them simply throw them into a pot of boiling water and eat. Alternatively you can boil them and then fry them to make you very own fried dumplings :)
You can have the dumplings on their own but you can also dip them in some soy sauce, or vinegar, or chili sauce. Or you can combine soy sauce with chili, vinegar, and sesame oil to create a mixture sauce. You can experiment on this one. If I were you I'd make a lot and freeze some for the next few days. To defrost them simply throw them into a pot of boiling water and eat. Alternatively you can boil them and then fry them to make you very own fried dumplings :)
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