Chinese Style Dumplings Food

CHINESE PORK DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Combine 1/2 cup soy sauce, rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon chives, sesame seeds, and chile sauce in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Mix pork, garlic, egg, 2 tablespoons chives, soy sauce, sesame oil, and ginger in a large bowl until thoroughly combined. Place a dumpling wrapper on a lightly floured work surface and spoon about 1 tablespoon of the filling in the middle. Wet the edge with a little water and crimp together forming small pleats to seal the dumpling. Repeat with remaining dumpling wrappers and filling.
• Heat 1 to 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place 8 to 10 dumplings in the pan and cook until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Pour in 1 cup of water, cover and cook until the dumplings are tender and the pork is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Repeat for remaining dumplings. Serve with soy sauce mixture for dipping.

CHINESE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• For Dough:.
• Place flour in a bowl and make a well.
• Crack eggs in a separate bowl and lightly whisk.
• Add eggs, oil, and half the water and mix together to make a dough.
• Add more water as needed. The dough should not be sticky (similar to pasta dough).
• Knead dough on a floured surface for about 10 minutes.
• Cover and set dough aside to rest for 1/2 hour.
• For filling:.
• Mix the rest of the ingredients in a bowl to combine. Do not overwork the meat.
• Cover filling and put in the refrigerator for 1/2 hour for flavors to blend.
• To assemble:.
• Roll out dough into sheets, as thin as you can but won't break. I use a pasta roller, it makes it so much easier.
• Use a large round cookie cutter (about the size of a tuna can or a little larger) to cut out the rounds.
• Fill 1 round with 1 tablespoon of the meat mixture and dampen the edges of the round with water and then seal.
• Do the rest of the rounds.
• To cook:.
• Steam the dumplings for 12 minutes.
• You can serve them as is or you can then:.
• Stir-fry them in a little peanut oil just until they get a little crispy.
• Serve them with your favorite dipping sauces.
• Enjoy.
• If you're not going to eat them right away, after you steam them let them cool off and place them in a zip top bag and refrigerate for up to 3 days.

CHINESE STYLE PORK DUMPLING

Steps:

• For the pork rub: Stir salt, granulated sugar, garlic powder, black pepper and white pepper together in a bowl.
• For the braising liquid: Combine the lime juice, sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, wine and 1 tablespoon water together in a bowl.
• For the braising spices: Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Add coriander, fennel, Sichuan peppercorns, cloves, anise, cardamom and cinnamon stick to a muslin bag or tea strainer.
• For the filling: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Slice shoulder into small chunks. Apply 1 1/2 cups rub to all pieces and place in an oven-safe pan. Add braising liquid and braising spices.
• Cover pork with foil and braise for 1 hour, then turn oven to 275 degrees F and continue to braise for another 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Remove pork chunks from braising liquid, then cool and shred. (Reserve liquid for anything your heart desires.)
• Combine rice vinegar, sesame oil and soy sauce with pork. Add cabbage, carrots, garlic, ginger, green onions and cilantro and let cool.
• For the dumpling dough: Combine demerara sugar, yeast, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a mixer or mixing bowl.
• Add flour and 3/4 cup water and mix until smooth, about 10 minutes.
• Divide dough into twenty-five to thirty 1.7-ounce balls.
• Roll into rounds with a rolling pin and place on lightly floured parchment paper. Lightly stretch edges of dough rounds, leaving center as firm as possible. Place a dough round flat on your palm. Use an ice cream scoop to scoop compacted filling in center. Using your free hand, pinch 1 inch or so of the edge of the round together between thumb and index finger. The dough between the pinch should fold together. Use middle finger to pinch another 1 inch or so section of the edge of the dough round. Pull index finger from where it is and pinch another section of dough to the clump of pinches you've started in a finger-walking motion. Switch between middle and index finger of main hand as you "walk" your fingers around the edge of the dough. The key is to pinch, not twist! Use thumb of other hand in a spatula motion to help corral filling within round. Keep as much of the rim of the dough round as clean as possible, as the more dry the dough is, the easier it will stick to itself when pinched. Perform 7 to 9 total pinches until there is a clump of pinches at the center/top of the now mostly formed dumpling. Bring all pinches together into one, central pinch, then flatten. Flip over so top of dumpling is smooth and base of dumpling is where the pinched folds are. Place dumpling in a cupcake wrapper. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.
• Put wrapped dumplings into a steamer and cook until it looks flat in texture, not shiny, 10 to 13 minutes.

CHINESE STEAMED DUMPLINGS WITH DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix ingredients for dipping sauce and set aside.
• Lightly oil a large bowl.
• Put the flour and salt in another large bowl, piled up.
• Make a dent in the top of the pile, and crack the egg into it.
• Mix the egg into the flour.
• Add enough water to the mixture to make a thick dough.
• The consistency should be like bread dough.
• In any case, don't add too much water--it shouldn't be like batter at all!
• Turn the dough out onto the flour-dusted counter, and form into a ball.
• (It helps to flour your hands first).
• Place the dough into the oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap (cellofane).
• Let stand 1 hour.
• Meanwhile mix all ingredients for filling and place in the fridge.
• Next, remove dough and place on flour-dusted counter (or work surface).
• Knead a bit and flatten until very thin (but not see-through or falling apart).
• Using a large, round cookie-cutter (or bottom of coffee can or top of glass) cut three-inch rounds.
• Don't place them on top of each other, as they could stick together!
• Knead the leftover pieces together again and cut more rounds until there's no dough left.
• Spoon a bit of the filling into the center of each round and fold in half (to make a semi-circle shape).
• Seal edges with a bit of water, and use tongs of a fork to decorate the edge.
• To prepare, either steam the dumplings (if you have a steamer) for 15 mins, or boil for 10 mins.
• If you boil, add some oil to the water and don't overcrowd the pan--make them in batches.
• If you like, you can fry the dumplings in a skillet or wok to brown them before serving.
• Handle gently!

POT STICKERS (CHINESE DUMPLINGS)

Steps:

• Mix first 10 ingredients in a bowl.
• Take a wonton wrapper and place 1 heaping teaspoon of filling in center.
• Moisten edges with water, fold over and press to seal edges.
• Add 3 tablespoons of Peanut Oil to a large skillet and saute until the bottoms are golden brown.
• When golden brown, add 1/2 cup chicken broth, cover pan and simmer 8 minutes.
• Remove from pan.
• Reserve broth in a separate bowl and repeat process until all potstickers are cooked.
• Keep warm on a plate covered.

CHINESE PORK DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• The filling: Place the cabbage in a food processor, add 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pulse until finely chopped but not puréed. Wrap the chopped cabbage in a clean kitchen towel and squeeze to remove juices, then transfer to a large bowl. Add ginger, garlic, scallions, and, if desired, garlic chives. Add the shrimp and pork and season with 1/4 cup soy sauce, sesame oil, and salt and pepper. Mix together by hand.
• Taste the filling by poaching or frying a small amount, and adjust seasonings to taste. To prepare the dipping sauce, combine soy sauce, rice vinegar, scallions, and toasted sesame seeds in a small bowl.
• To wrap, place 1 tablespoon of filling into the center of a dumpling wrapper. Wet the wrapper's edges, then fold in half to form a taco-like shape. Make a pleat on the side facing you about 20 degrees from the apex of the half-circle and seal with your fingers to the back of the skin. Repeat on the other quarter, in mirror fashion, and seal the dumpling completely, trying to eliminate any air pockets. Repeat until all filling is used.
• To pan fry, heat oil in a large, nonstick pan over high heat. Add the dumplings in one layer so that they do not overlap. Add water to come halfway up the dumplings, and cover the pan. Reduce the heat to medium-high and cook until all water is evaporated and the bottoms are browned and crispy, about 10 minutes. Alternatively, the dumplings can be steamed until cooked through, about 5 minutes in a steam basket.
• Transfer the dumplings to a plate and serve with a dipping sauce.