Alfalfa Pork Dumplings
Overview
Alfalfa in spring is tender and extremely delicious. Whether fried or eaten, steamed buns and dumplings are delicious. I remember that every spring, my mother loved to make dumplings with alfalfa. We sisters were responsible for selecting the alfalfa, and my mother kneaded the dough and chopped the meat filling. Dinner was pork and alfalfa dumplings. When the family sits around the table, my mother will give each of us siblings a bowl of dumplings and a bowl of dumpling soup. Usually, what she gives to my father is an extra bowl of sauce with vinegar and chili oil. When my younger brother was young, he always said that his father had three bowls, while his had two bowls, so he ran to his father to see if that bowl was also filled with dumplings. When he looked at the red chili oil, and his mother couldn't stop him, the younger brother followed his father's example and dipped the dumplings in it. In the end, he was so spicy that his nose and tears came out. We all laughed at his stupidity. This heartwarming scene will never appear again! Mom: Are you okay in heaven? We all miss you! Alfalfa has the effects of clearing heat and diuresis, relaxing muscles and activating collaterals, loosening intestines, removing stones, nourishing blood and relieving asthma; it is mainly used to treat tracheitis, anemia, damp-heat jaundice, yellow urine and red eyes, enteritis, night blindness, bladder stones and other diseases. It also has the effect of clearing the spleen and stomach, relieving large and small intestines, and reducing bladder stones.
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Ingredients: alfalfa, pork, sesame oil, salt, onion, ginger, chicken essence, five-spice powder, soy sauce flour
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Knead the flour and water into a smooth dough, wrap it in a plastic bag and let it rest for about 30 minutes
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Wash the alfalfa heads, drain them, blanch them in boiling water and pick them up
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Cool it with cold water, squeeze out the water, shake it apart, and chop it with a knife several times
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Wash onion and ginger and cut into sections
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Peel and slice pork
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Wash the dumpling maker and add pork, onion, ginger and alfalfa sesame oil
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Turn a few times to form a meat filling
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Put the meat filling in a basin, add sesame oil, soy sauce and five-spice powder and mix evenly. Finally, add salt and mix evenly
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Knead the dough well, roll it into long strips, and cut it into small pieces
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Roll into small discs and add meat filling
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Wrap into dumpling shape
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Add water to the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, and add the dumplings
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Cook until the dumplings puff up and float before serving
