Chinese dumplings

Chinese dumplings are a dish very reminiscent of the classic dumplings we are familiar with. However, the fillings in the Asian counterpart are not at all similar to what is a classic for us - twisted meat with onions and spices. But in a Chinese dish, the fillings can be completely different, for example, finely chopped Chinese cabbage or seafood. Such dumplings are usually prepared by steaming, but some prefer to fry semi-finished products until golden brown in heated vegetable oil - the choice is yours!

Chinese dumplings with Chinese cabbage (Jiaozi)

Chinese dumplings with Chinese cabbage (jiaozi) are a hearty and nutritious dish, the filling of which, in addition to the vegetable component, also includes chopped king prawns and pork. At first glance, these products seem incompatible, however, once you try them, you will return to this recipe many times!

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   Chinese dumplings can be easily prepared at home. Cut the green leaves of Chinese cabbage into thin strips, prepare the ginger and garlic. We also chop the chives.
2. 
   We clean the defrosted seafood from the shell and head, and remove the intestinal vein.
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   We pass the washed meat and shrimp through a meat grinder and mix with pekinka and other vegetables, we also add spices: ginger, salt, white pepper. Season the mixture with sesame and sunflower oil.
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   Stir until smooth.
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   For the dough, combine flour with water and form a sausage, cut into small segments. Roll each piece in flour and stretch it into a flat cake, placing some of the filling in the center.
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   We pinch the edges tightly, giving the semi-finished products an oblong shape. Place the dumplings in a frying pan with heated vegetable oil and fry for 2 minutes, then pour in ½ cup of water and keep covered until the liquid has evaporated.
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   Chinese dumplings are ready! Place the rosy dish on sheets of Chinese cabbage and taste it by dipping it in soy sauce. Bon appetit!

Chinese shrimp dumplings

Chinese shrimp dumplings are a delicious and very filling dish that also contains a large amount of protein. Try to prepare an original dinner or lunch for your family and you can be sure that the dumplings will fly off the plates like hot cakes!

Cooking time – 4 hours 25 minutes

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

• Shrimp – 200 gr.
• Flour – 150 gr.
• Water – 80 ml.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. First of all, knead the dough consisting of flour, water and a couple of pinches of salt.Continue kneading for 10 minutes, wrap in a bag or cling film and leave at room temperature for 120 minutes. After the time has passed, knead the ball and leave for another hour, then repeat the procedure.

Step 2. Boil the peeled shrimp and blend in a blender until smooth. If desired, reserve 2 handfuls of whole clams to add to each dumpling.

Step 3. Roll out the “rested” dough into a thin layer and cut out circles using the neck of a glass. Place a spoonful of shrimp paste and one whole shrimp on each flatbread. We fasten the edges manually or using a special mold.

Step 4. Boil the pieces in salted water for about 5-6 minutes under a closed lid.

Step 5. Serve the aromatic dish and serve it to the table. Bon appetit!

Chinese steamed dumplings

Chinese steamed dumplings are an incredibly tasty dish that will help you easily diversify your usual menu and introduce something completely new. As a filling, we suggest you try a combination of three types of meat, supplemented with butter and spices.

Cooking time – 1 hour 50 minutes

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 8-9.

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Flour – 370 gr.
• Salt – 1 pinch.
• Water – 150 ml.
• Eggs – 1 pc.

For filling:

• Lamb – 200 gr.
• Beef – 200 gr.
• Pork – 200 gr.
• Cream – 2 tbsp.
• Butter – 50 gr.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Ground nutmeg - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Additionally:

• Eggs – 1 pc.
• Soy sauce - for serving.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Let's start with the filling: cut the washed meat pulp into small cubes and mix with chopped onion, soft butter, cream, salt and seasonings.

Step 2.To prepare the dough, combine flour and water in a deep working bowl, knead until smooth and add some salt, and also beat in the egg. Mix the ingredients until smooth and homogeneous. We form a rope and cut into pieces.

Step 3. Dust the work surface with flour and roll out the segments into thin round cakes. Place a ball of meat filling in the middle of each “pancake”.

Step 4. Raise the edges of the dough up and fasten it together, forming something similar to a bag. Season the preparations with beaten egg and put them in the refrigerator for 60 minutes.

Step 5. Place the semi-finished products in a pressure cooker and cook for half an hour.

Step 6. Serve the hot dumplings in combination with soy sauce and enjoy. Bon appetit!

Chinese Baozi

Chinese Baozi is an Asian alternative to manti, the filling of which can be anything, but the heat treatment is carried out exclusively in a double boiler. The dough is prepared using yeast and, after rising, surprises with its elasticity and softness; therefore, working with such a product is very easy.

Cooking time – 2 hours 20 minutes

Cooking time – 25 min.

Portions – 7.

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Dry yeast – 1.5 tsp.
• Flour – 15 tbsp.
• Water – 230 ml.
• Granulated sugar – 1 tsp.
• Salt – 1 tsp.
• Sunflower oil – 40 ml.

For filling:

• Duck fillet – 400 gr.
• Cabbage – 200 gr.
• Soy sauce – 10 ml.
• Onion – 250 gr.
• Sweet smoked paprika – 1 tsp.
• Ground red pepper - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Pour heated water into a plate with high sides and add yeast. As soon as the yeast has dispersed, add granulated sugar and salt and stir until the crystals dissolve.

Step 2. Add vegetable oil.

Step 3. Add flour.

Step 4.Mix all ingredients with a tablespoon.

Step 5. Sprinkle the working surface with flour and switch to manual kneading.

Step 6. Cover the dough with a lid or towel and put it in a warm room until it increases in volume.

Step 7. Finely chop the white cabbage and pour it into a bowl, knead it with your hands.

Step 8. We “free” the onion from the husk and chop it.

Step 9. Cut the frozen bird into small cubes.

Step 10. Mix the duck with cabbage, onion, salt, soy sauce and seasonings.

Step 11. Divide the risen dough into segments.

Step 12. Cut each segment into several more pieces so that each slice is approximately the size of a chicken egg - roll it into a flat cake.

Step 13. Lay out the filling and, lifting the edges, fasten them together, making many folds with your fingers (see photo).

Step 14. Be sure to leave a hole in the center for steam to escape.

Step 15. Season the steamer with vegetable oil and move the semi-finished products.

Step 16. Leave to proof for 15-25 minutes and then cook for about 45-50 minutes.

Step 17. Add your favorite sauce to the hot steamed “pies” and start the meal. Cook and have fun!

Rice flour dumplings

Rice flour dumplings stuffed with twisted cod fillets are a delicious dish that is cooked in a steamer. In this recipe you will find a detailed description of how to give dumplings an unusual triangular shape. And thanks to the use of rice flour, working with thin dough is a real pleasure!

Cooking time – 1 hour 10 minutes

Cooking time – 25-30 min.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Rice flour – 1 tbsp.
• Wheat flour – 1.5 tbsp.
• Starch - ½ tbsp.
• Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.
• Boiling water – 225 ml.

For filling:

• Cod fillet – 2 pcs.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Garlic – 1 tooth.
• Ginger root – 10-20 gr.
• Dill – 1 bunch.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Lettuce leaves – 4-6 pcs.

Cooking process:

Step 1. We start cooking with the dough: in a wide bowl, combine starch with two types of flour. Separate a third and add boiling water to a small part - stir and pour in vegetable oil.

Step 2. Add the flour mixture in small handfuls and knead the elastic dough with your hands. It is recommended to sprinkle the working surface with starch.

Step 3. Wrap the dough in a bag and place it on the refrigerator shelf for about half an hour, while at this time we prepare the filling components.

Step 4. Finely chop the onion and fish fillet with a knife and combine with chopped dill and ginger root, add salt and pepper and mix.

Step 5. Divide the base into pieces and roll each into a thin layer. Using the neck of a glass, cut out circles.

Step 6. Roll out each circle slightly more, and bend all the edges towards the center, forming a triangle.

Step 7. Carefully turn the workpiece over and lay out the filling, rolled into a ball.

Step 8. Raise the corners up and pinch, forming a regular pyramid.

Step 9. Turn the folded edges outward, as shown in the photo.

Step 10. Line the steamer with green lettuce leaves and place the semi-finished products at a distance from each other. Cook at medium boiling water (12-15 minutes).

Step 11. Place on a plate and take a sample. Bon appetit!

Chinese fried dumplings

Chinese fried dumplings are a traditional Asian dish that has a bright, rich flavor and a delicious golden crust that is irresistible. As a filling, we suggest trying a combination of pork, green onions and cabbage.

Cooking time — 90 min.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions — 4.

Ingredients:

• Flour – 250 gr.
• Water – 125 ml.
• Pork – 150 gr.
• Cabbage – 150 gr.
• Green onion – 1 bunch.
• Garlic – 2 teeth.
• Soy sauce – 1 tbsp.
• Sunflower oil – 3 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Sift flour into a container, make a hole in the middle and pour in water - knead the dough and collect it into a ball.

Step 2. Knead the dough for another 10 minutes and cover with a damp towel, after 2 hours, knead for another 5 minutes and leave for 30 minutes.

Step 3. Shred the cabbage into strips, add salt and knead with your hands. After 10 minutes, drain off the excess juice. Roughly chop the pork and green onions.

Step 4. We pass all the above-mentioned components through the grill of a meat grinder. The resulting mass is supplemented with soy sauce and garlic, passed through a press - mix thoroughly.

Step 5. Knead the rested base and divide it into 3 pieces.

Step 6. Cut each segment into 8 pieces of the same size.

Step 7. Roll out the dough into a flat cake and place about one teaspoon of delicious filling in the center.

Step 8. We tightly fasten the edges, giving the workpieces an elongated shape.

Step 9. In a thick-walled frying pan, heat the vegetable oil and add the semi-finished products, fry at maximum heat for 2 minutes.

Step 10. Add water to a heat-resistant bowl; the liquid should cover the dumplings by one third. Simmer under the lid for 5 minutes, then remove the lid and evaporate the water. Fry for another minute and move on to serving.

Step 11. Prepare and enjoy not only the result, but also the process!

Chinese wontons

Chinese wontons are made from a choux pastry made from two types of flour: rice and wheat.Thanks to this, the finished dough conquers with its elasticity. Also due to this, it is very easy to mold wontons in the shape of a knot.

Cooking time — 1 hour 40 minutes

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Portions — 6.

Ingredients:

• Baking flour – 300 gr.
• Rice flour – 80 gr.
• Boiling water – 130 ml.
• Water – 80 ml.
• Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.

For filling:

• Pork – 300 gr.
• Leek – 1 pc.
• Chili flakes – 1 pinch.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Prepare the filling: pass the pork through a meat grinder with a large grill along with the white part of the onion. Season the mixture with salt and pepper and mix thoroughly.

Step 2. Pour flour (two types) into the bowl of the bread machine, start the “dumplings” mode and pour in boiling water. After the ingredients have combined, add water and wait until the dough comes together into a ball.

Step 3. A couple of minutes before the base is ready, add vegetable oil. Place the homogeneous dough in the refrigerator for one hour.

Step 4. After time, roll out the wheat-rice mixture into a thin layer on a silicone mat.

Step 5. Cut out circles of a fairly large diameter (8-10 centimeters) and distribute the filling in the center.

Step 6. Place the filled flatbread in the hole between the index and thumb, push the meat part down and shape the edges with your fingers, dipping your hands in starch if necessary.

Step 7. Leave a small hole in the middle for free steam escape.

Step 8. Place the semi-finished products in a double boiler (we recommend coating the bottom with vegetable oil or lining it with lettuce leaves).

Step 9. Steam for 12-15 minutes.

Step 10. Bon appetit!

Dim Sum Meat Balls in Rice Paper

Steamed meat balls in Dim Sum rice paper are a tasty and satisfying dinner option that you can treat yourself to even if you are on a diet or proper nutrition. We recommend combining this dish with fresh vegetable salads.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Portions – 2.

Ingredients:

• Minced meat – 350 gr.
• Rice paper – 4 sheets.
• Sunflower oil – 2 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Soy sauce - for serving.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Lay out everything you need on the table.

Step 2. Place the minced meat on a plate, add salt and pepper and mix to distribute the spices evenly.

Step 3. Wet your palms in water and roll the mixture into medium-sized balls.

Step 4. Cut the rice paper leaves in half and place one at a time in a container of water for one minute, then turn them over and immerse them for another 60 seconds.

Step 5. We wrap the balls in paper and fasten the edges at the top.

Step 6. Season the steamer grate with vegetable oil and distribute the pieces at a distance from each other. Steam for no more than 20 minutes.

Step 7. Serve warm, topped with a bowl of soy sauce. Bon appetit!