Jiaozi - Chinese Dumplings (Chinese New Year)
- 3 cups flour, all-purpose
- 1 1/4 cups water cold
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup ground pork or beef
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce, tamari
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon rice wine Chinese or dry sherry
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper freshly ground, or to taste
- 3 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1/2 each scallions, spring or green onions finely minced
- 1 1/2 cups napa (Chinese) cabbage finely shredded
- 4 tablespoons bamboo shoots shredded
- 2 slices ginger fresh, finely minced
- 1 clove garlic peeled and finely minced
- Stir the salt into the flour.
- Slowly stir in the cold water, adding as much as is necessary to form a smooth dough.
- Don't add more water than is ncessary.
- Knead the dough into a smooth ball.
- Cover the dough and let it rest for at least 30 minutes.
- While the dough is resting, prepare the filling ingredients.
- Add the soy sauce, salt, rice wine and white pepper to the meat, stirring in only one direction.
- Add the remaining ingredients, stirring in the same direction, and mix well.
- To make the dumpling dough: knead the dough until it forms a smooth ball.
- Divide the dough into 60 pieces.
- Roll each piece out into a circle about 3-inches in diameter.
- Place a small portion (about 1 level tablespoon) of the filling into the middle of each wrapper.
- Wet the edges of the dumpling with water.
- Fold the dough over the filling into a half moon shape and pinch the edges to seal.
- Continue with the remainder of the dumplings.
- To cook, bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Add half the dumplings, giving them a gentle stir so they don't stick together.
- Bring the water to a boil, and add 1/2 cup of cold water.
- Cover and repeat.
- When the dumplings come to a boil for a third time, they are ready.
- Drain and remove.
- If desired, they can be pan-fried at this point.
flour, water cold, salt, ground pork, soy sauce, salt, rice wine chinese, white pepper, sesame oil, scallions, cabbage, bamboo shoots, ginger, clove garlic
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/jiaozi-chinese-dumplings-chines-48203 (may not work)