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Dumplings (Jiǎozi)

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Filled dumplings with meat or vegetable filling, steamed or fried — a Chinese classic.

⏱️ Prep time 60 min. 🍳 Cook time 15 min. 🍽️ 4 servings 📊 Difficulty: hard ⭐ 8/10

Source / link: Chinesische Küche (Nordchina)

Ingredients

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400 g Flour
200 ml Hot water
300 g Ground pork (or vegetables)
200 g Cabbage
3 Stück Spring onions
1 Stück (2 cm) Ginger
1 EL Soy sauce
1 TL Sesame oil (optional)
1 TL Salt

Preparation

Step by step through the recipe

  1. 1 Knead 400 g flour with 200 ml hot water into a smooth dough and let it rest for 30 minutes.
  2. 2 Finely chop 200 g cabbage, mix with 1 TL salt and squeeze out the liquid.
  3. 3 Mix 300 g ground pork (or vegetables) with the cabbage, 3 Stück scallions, 1 piece ginger (2 cm) and 1 EL soy sauce.
  4. 4 Shape the dough into a roll, cut it into small pieces and roll them out into thin circles.
  5. 5 Top the circles with the filling, fold them over and firmly press/seal the edges together.
  6. 6 Steam the dumplings in a steamer insert for about 10–12 minutes (or fry until golden brown in oil and steam with a little water).
  7. 7 Serve with a dipping sauce (vinegar + ginger).

Notes & tips

Note: Contains gluten (dough) + possibly soy (dip).

Nutrition

estimated per serving
Calories
632 kcal
Protein
31 g
Fat
18 g
Carbs
86 g

– = ingredient not in nutrition database (estimate incomplete)

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