How to make fresh meat and water chestnut dumplings

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  1.Prepare Good variety of ingredients.

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  2.Chop fresh meat into filling.

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  3.Peel the water chestnuts and chop them into small pieces along with the mushrooms, green onions and peppers.

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  4. Blanch the mushrooms with water.

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  5. Add pepper oil, green onion, ginger, oyster sauce, monosodium glutamate, and chicken essence to the fresh meat Mix well.After ten minutes of flavoring, stir in various vegetables.

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  6.Put flour in a basin.

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  7. Mix the water into flocculent form.

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  8. Knead into a smooth dough.

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  9. Make a hole in the center of the dough.

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  10. Knead into thin strips.

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  11.Cut into 10g small dough.

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  12. Flatten with the palm of your hand.

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  13. Roll out into a round dough with a diameter of 9-10cm.

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  14.Put fillings on the dough.

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  15. Form the dough into a semicircle, pinch the edges of the dough with your thumbs and index fingers and press firmly.At the same time, hold your palms toward the middle.

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  16.The wrapped dumplings are placed in a dry container.

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  17. Add half a pot of water to the pot and bring to a boil.Use a slotted spoon to slowly push the dumplings into circles in the water., when the water boils hard, add half a bowl of cold water, then boil again and add more water, repeat three times.When all the dumplings float, and the belly bulges and then reduces some swelling, the dumplings are ready to be taken out of the pan.

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  18. How can Shanxi fellows eat dumplings without being jealous? Pound the minced garlic, pour in mature vinegar, add some sesame oil, if you like chili pepper, add some chili oil, and it will be ready for dipping the dumplings.

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  19.Put the dumplings into a plate, preferably a special dumpling plate with a grate underneath.Pair it with dipping sauce and it’s ready to eat!