Steamed dumplings with fresh meat, this traditional Chinese pastry, is a popular dish for its delicious, nutritious taste. Now, let's take a look at the basic steps to make this delicious steamed dumpling with fresh meat!
First, prepare the required materials. Dumpling wrappers can be purchased ready-made, or you can make your own dough. In addition, we also need 300 grams of fresh meat filling, 100 grams of leeks, an appropriate amount of minced ginger, chopped green onions, salt, soy sauce, sesame oil, chicken essence or monosodium glutamate, and an appropriate amount of water.
If you choose to make your own dumpling wrappers, add the flour to an appropriate amount of water, knead the dough, then cover with a damp cloth or plastic wrap and let the dough rise for 30 minutes.
Divide the dough into small pieces and roll out into round dumpling wrappers.
Next, prepare the fresh meat filling. Chop the pork into minced meat, add salt, soy sauce, sesame oil, minced ginger, chopped green onion and other seasonings, and stir well. Then, add the minced leeks and continue to stir well to make the filling more delicious.
Take a dumpling wrapper and place it on your hand, and put an appropriate amount of meat filling in the middle. Fold the dumpling wrappers in half and pinch the edges tightly to form a semicircle. Then, bend the semi-circular edge of the dumpling wrapper towards the middle and pinch it tightly to make the dumpling wrapper crescent-shaped. Repeat the above steps until all the dumplings are wrapped.
Place the wrapped dumplings in the steamer and cover the bottom with a layer of lettuce leaves or steamer cloth to prevent sticking. After bringing the water to a boil over high heat, steam over medium heat for about 15 minutes until the dumplings are cooked through.
After the steamed dumplings come out of the pot, they can be eaten with seasonings such as chili sauce, vinegar, and garlic paste according to personal preference. If not eaten immediately, steamed dumplings can be refrigerated and eaten as you go.
Steamed dumplings with fresh meat are easy to learn and have a delicious taste, making them a popular dish at home-cooked meals and holiday feasts. Give it a try!Keep in mind that an extra portion of the meat filling will make the dumplings juicier, and boiling the water before steaming the dumplings will make the dumplings more delicious. Enjoy it!