Shrimp Dumplings

Shrimp Dumplings

Overview

Dumplings are our favorite traditional food. According to legend, it was the Chinese medical sage Zhang Zhongjing who first invented them. Dumplings are also a New Year food in the north. In many places in northern China, it is customary to eat dumplings during the winter solstice. Dumplings are also a common food in southern China. There are many kinds of fillings for dumplings. I added shrimps to the meat filling. It has a nice color and adds nutrition. (Expand)

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Soak mushrooms in water

    Shrimp Dumplings step 1
  2. Knead the dough into a medium soft and hard dough and let it rest for 20 minutes

    Shrimp Dumplings step 2
  3. Devein the shrimp and wash them

    Shrimp Dumplings step 3
  4. Marinate the shrimps with salt, cooking wine and pepper

    Shrimp Dumplings step 4
  5. Minced meat stuffing with onions and ginger

    Shrimp Dumplings step 5
  6. Dice leeks, carrots, and mushrooms

    Shrimp Dumplings step 6
  7. Add a little oil to the leeks first, then add the water for soaking the mushrooms, a little cooking wine, appropriate amount of salt and pepper to the other fillings and mix well

    Shrimp Dumplings step 7
  8. Then stir the leeks into the meat filling

    Shrimp Dumplings step 8
  9. The good noodles are rolled into long strips

    Shrimp Dumplings step 9
  10. Cut into medium-sized pieces

    Shrimp Dumplings step 10
  11. Roll into thin crust

    Shrimp Dumplings step 11
  12. Put the fillings into the dumpling skin and put a shrimp

    Shrimp Dumplings step 12
  13. Pinch in the middle

    Shrimp Dumplings step 13
  14. While pinching tightly

    Shrimp Dumplings step 14
  15. Pinch the other side tightly

    Shrimp Dumplings step 15
  16. Wrapped dumplings

    Shrimp Dumplings step 16
  17. After the water in the pot boils, add the dumplings. After the water boils, add cold water and bring to a boil again. Do this twice until the dumplings are cooked

    Shrimp Dumplings step 17
  18. Can be paired with garlic juice or vinegar

    Shrimp Dumplings step 18