Dumplings are a traditional Chinese dish, as they can be made with various vegetables and meat fillings, the dumplings made are suitable for many people’s tastes, especially during the Spring Festival when every family has to make dumplings to welcome the New Year. Even in everyday life, people can make dumplings whenever they have time. Dumplings also have auspicious meanings. Now let’s talk about the preparation method of carrot and mushroom meat dumplings.

Materials:

Pork, carrots, mushrooms

Preparation method:

1. First, mix the flour well. Cover the lid and let it sit for a while. Add a little salt when kneading the dough to make it more elastic. Chop the meat into minced meat, the filling should be fine, or you can use a machine to grind it. Then chop the scallions, carrots, and mushrooms, and make sure to add more scallions for a better taste.

2. Add soy sauce, salt, vegetable oil, lard, Thirteen Spices, minced ginger, oyster sauce, and sugar, mix well with chopsticks in a clockwise direction. Finally, add sesame oil and mix well, then set aside. If the filling is a bit dry, you can add an egg or some chicken broth or water, mix well, and it’s best if it makes a splashing sound.

3. After the dough is ready, knead it evenly again. Cut it into small pieces, roll out the dough into skins. Pay attention to the middle being thicker than the edges. Wrap the filling and pinch into dumpling shape. Arrange them. You can put less filling, as too much can cause leakage. After the water boils, add the dumplings and be careful not to stir them too much. Add a little cold water when the water boils again, repeat this process three times until the dumplings are mostly cooked, then turn down the heat. Prepare the garlic sauce. Remove the dumplings, drain the water, and serve them on a plate.

Materials:

Pork, carrots, dried mushrooms

Preparation method:

1. About 400 grams of flour, mix with warm water, knead into dough, let it sit for half an hour to let the dough rest. While the dough is resting, prepare the filling materials. Chop pork into minced meat, soak the dried mushrooms, remove the stems, slice and chop them, then add them to the minced meat with sesame oil, soy sauce, and mix well, let it sit for about 15 minutes.

2. Use a brush to peel the carrots into thin strips, heat a little oil in a pan and stir-fry them until they are soft, then remove and set aside. Mix the meat sauce filling with the carrots, add an appropriate amount of oil and salt, and adjust the taste according to your preference. Do not let the dough sit for too long, if it is for steamed dumplings, the dough should be slightly soft; if it is for boiled dumplings, the dough can be slightly harder. Place the steamed dumplings on the steamer after the water boils. It takes about 13 minutes. Dip in garlic sauce for dumplings.