Q: Can I substitute the pork in the recipe?
A: Yes, you can substitute the pork with chicken, beef, or a vegetarian alternative.
Q: How do I ensure my dumplings don’t fall apart while cooking?
A: Make sure the edges of the dumpling wrappers are sealed tightly and avoid overcrowding the pot when boiling.
Q: Is it necessary to use five-spice powder in the filling?
A: Five-spice powder adds a unique flavor, but it can be omitted or substituted with other spices according to your preference.
Homemade Pork and Cabbage Dumplings
Notes
Ingredients:
- Cabbage: 1 head
- Pork: 400g
- Flour: 500g
- Green Onions: 2
- Ginger: 1 small piece
- Salt: 1 tablespoon
- Light Soy Sauce: 1 tablespoon
- Oyster Sauce: 1 tablespoon
- Sugar: 1 teaspoon
- Five-Spice Powder: a pinch
- Garlic (for dipping sauce): to taste
- Rice Vinegar (for dipping sauce): to taste
- Prepare the ingredients.
- Mix flour with 260g of water to form a dough. Rest for 30 minutes.
- Grind the pork into mince. Chop the cabbage finely and squeeze out excess water. Mince green onions and ginger.
- Add green onions, ginger, and light soy sauce to the pork mince.
- Mix in oyster sauce, salt, and five-spice powder. Marinate for 15 minutes.
- Combine the marinated pork with cabbage, add sugar and 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, and mix well to create the filling.
- Roll out the dough to make dumpling wrappers.
- Fill the wrappers with the prepared filling and fold them into dumplings.
- Boil the dumplings in water. For pork fillings, add cold water three times during boiling.
- In a small bowl, mix minced garlic, light soy sauce, and rice vinegar for the dipping sauce.
- Serve the hot dumplings with the dipping sauce.
- High in protein from pork.
- Contains carbohydrates from flour and vegetables.
- Rich in vitamins and minerals from cabbage and green onions.
- Adjustable fat content based on the amount of oil used.
