Beef dumplings

Overview

Every year on the second day of the second lunar month, it is commonly known as the Qinglong Festival. According to legend, it is the day when the dragon raises its head. Folks call it this day when the dragon raises its head, symbolizing the return of spring to the earth and the resurrection of all things. Because people worship dragons, they eat food with dragon characters on this day to absorb the dragon spirit. So what dragon food should you eat on February 2nd? There are also certain dietary requirements on February 2. The food on this day is mostly named after dragons. Among them, in addition to calling fried cakes gentian, spring pancakes dragon scales, and noodles dragon whiskers, they also call rice dragon seeds, wontons dragon teeth, dumplings dragon ears, and so on. Among them, dumplings are the most representative dragon food in our local area. Some dumplings are shaped like ingots, and some are shaped like ears. Eating dumplings on the day when the dragon raises its head is called eating dragon ears. And on this day, people pay attention to eating meat and vegetable dumplings, which contain both meat and vegetables in the filling. The homonym of meat and vegetable is "wealth", which means a lot of wealth in the new year. Next, let’s take a closer look at how to make this money-filled dumpling.

Tags

• pasta
• home cooking
• dumplings
• all-purpose flour
• beef mince
• chicken essence
• green onions
• lard
• light soy sauce
• onions
• oyster sauce
• pork stuffing
• zanthoxylum bungeanum
• ginger
• salt
• vegetable oil
• water

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Put the two meat fillings together in a basin, add oyster sauce, special soy sauce, and minced ginger, mix well, and marinate for at least half an hour.

   

2. 2 Put the flour and water into the cooking machine, add a little salt, and beat at low speed for 5-10 minutes, then add a little lard, continue to beat evenly, and then cover it with plastic wrap to relax until smooth.

   

3. 3 Pour a tablespoon of vegetable oil into the pot, add ginger slices, scallions, and peppercorns and fry until fragrant. Turn off the heat and remove the ginger slices.

   

4. 4 Pour the fried cooked oil into the meat filling basin and beat vigorously clockwise.

   

5. 5 Chop the onion, squeeze out the water and put it in a basin, then add a little salt and chicken essence.

   

6. 6 Beat evenly again clockwise and our filling is ready.

   

7. 7 Take out the relaxed dough, roll it into long strips, cut into small pieces, flatten and roll into dumpling wrappers.

   

8. 8 Put the fillings on it, fold it in half and squeeze it, and the dumpling is ready. The method of wrapping the dumpling is slightly different in each place, just pinch it tightly if you can wrap it well.

   

9. 9 Prepare a pot of water, a spoonful of salt and a piece of star anise, bring to a boil and add dumplings along the edge of the pot.

   

10. 10 Bring to a boil over high heat and our dumplings will be fully cooked. Drain and take them out, ready to eat.