CHINESE DUMPLINGS (JIAOZI )

By stepjo7269

Real and Healthy Cooking by Nicholas Zhou

Ingredients

• Jiaozi dough:
• 3 3 3 cups flour
• to 1 1/4 1/4 cups cold water
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Filling:
• 300 300 300 grams fresh Chinese (Napa) cabbage
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 lb ground meat (pork or beef)
• 1 1 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1 1 T. soy sauce
• 1/4 1/4 to tsp. fresh ground white pepper, or to taste*
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 green onion, minced
• 2 2 2 slices fresh ginger, minced
• 3 3 3 T. sesame oil
• Directions:
• ●While the dough is resting, prepare the filling ingredients:
• to the salt, soy sauce, and white pepper to the meat, stirring in only one direction. Add the remaining ingredients, stirring in the same direction, and mix well.
• ●To make the dumpling dough:
• Knead the dough until it forms a smooth ball.
• 1-inch 20 3 3 1/2 Shape each section into a cylinder approximately 1-inch in diameter. Cut each section into 20 equal pieces, scoring the dough if necessary. Roll out each piece into a 3 - 3 1/2 inch circle.
• ●To make the dumplings:
• to 60 small portion of the filling into the middle of each wrapper. Fold the dough over the filling into a half moon shape and pinch the edges to seal. Continue with the remainder. The recipe should make approximately 60 Chinese dumplings.
• ●Serve with your favorite soy dipping sauce.

Preparation

Step 1

Note: Jiaozi can be frozen in a sealed plastic bag.