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Dumplings (Jiao zi)

Posted by on Jun 19, 2011 in Meat, Small eats | 0 comments

Dumplings (Jiao zi)

Dumplings (Jiao zi or Guo tie) is widely popular throughout Japan and Taiwan.  They can be boiled, steamed or pan-fried depending on tastes and each method provides different tastes and textures. They can be eaten independently as a meal or as a side to other main dishes.

 

 

 

Preparation time: 2 hours

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Serves 4

 

Ingredients:

For the dough:

  • 4 cups of plain flour
  • Extra flour for dusting
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ cup warm water

For the filling:

  • 500 grams of pork mince
  • ½ cabbage
  • 5 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon raw sugar
  • ¼ Ginger

Directions:

Making the dough

1. In a bowl, add the flour and salt and mix.

2. Make a well in the flour and add the water.

3. Slowly, using your hands, combine and mix until it forms into a ball.

4. Knead the dough for 5 minutes and then roll into a long cylindrical shape, roughly 3cm thick.

5. Cut roughly 3cm thick pieces and set aside.

6. Dust a piece of the cut dough well and flatten with the palm of your hand.

7. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a flat circle.

8. Repeat until all the dough has been rolled.

Making the filling

1. Finely chop the cabbage until it is minced.

2. In a bowl, combine the mince and chopped cabbage and mix well.

3. Add the soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and shave ginger into the mixture. Mix well.

Making the dumpling:

1. Taking one piece of rolled out dough, spoon one teaspoon of the filling in the middle of the dough.

2. Slowly fold up the dough and flatten the edges until you have a moon like crescent.

3. Fold the edges 3 or 4 times to make a pattern.

4. Set aside onto a lightly floured plate.

5. Repeat until all the dough and mixture is used up.

Cooking the dumpling:

1. In a heated pan, add a dash of vegetable oil.

2. Once the oil is hot, slowly the dumpling pieces into the pan and turn to medium heat.

3. Add a dash of cold water and cover with a lid to slowly sizzle and steam.

4. Cook each side for roughly 5 minutes, adding another dash of water where necessary.

5. Once all the sides are brown, remove from heat and serve with soy sauce for dipping.

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