【Crystal Jade Cabbage】---Eat a jade cabbage and you will get rich fortune in the coming year

Overview

This is an exquisite delicacy with heart and meaning, especially suitable for the bustling New Year’s Eve dinner. If you eat a piece of jade cabbage, you will get a lot of wealth in the coming year. This crystal jade cabbage is a snack that looks like raw food. Although it requires a little patience to make, the moment it comes out of the pot, you will feel that everything is worth it and it is not difficult. Here I have done super detailed steps, even weighed the water, and shared them with you. I believe you will understand them at a glance. At the same time, I wish all gourmets all the best and lots of money in the new year. There are still a few days before the Chinese New Year, so hurry up and practice and show off your amazing skills at the New Year's Eve dinner.

Tags

• staple food
• pasta
• home cooking
• chengfen
• chicken essence
• chives
• corn starch
• ginger
• lard
• light soy sauce
• minced meat
• shiitake mushrooms
• boiling water
• pepper

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Let’s prepare the fillings first. I prepared glutinous rice, minced meat, shiitake mushrooms, ginger, and chives.

   

2. 2 Soak the glutinous rice in advance and steam it in a steamer. (Put a special drawer cloth in the steamer, scoop out the glutinous rice and spread it on top, without water)

   

3. 3 While the glutinous rice is steaming, prepare the ingredients. Cut the fermented mushrooms into small dices, mince the ginger and scallions.

   

4. 4 Heat a little oil in a pot, add onion and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant.

   

5. 5 Add the minced meat and diced mushrooms and stir-fry until the minced meat changes color.

   

6. 6 Add the steamed glutinous rice and stir-fry evenly, then add a little mushroom water for soaking the mushrooms, add pepper, light soy sauce and chicken essence, stir-fry evenly to form the filling.

   

7. 7 At this time, start preparing the crystal dough, prepare water, lard, starch powder and corn starch.

   

8. 8 Mix the cornstarch and cornstarch together, bring the water to a boil, pour it into a bowl, stir with chopsticks while adding it, until it becomes a powder-free floc, then cover and simmer for 5 minutes.

   

9. 9 Knead into a ball.

   

10. 10 Add lard.

    

11. 11 Knead into a smooth, fine dough.

    

12. 12 Divide the dough into two equal portions and add 1 drop of edible green coloring to one portion. (You can also use green vegetable juice or spinach juice for coloring, but the effect is less effective)

    

13. 13 Knead the 2 pieces of dough into long strips of the same length and thickness, cut both pieces at the same time with a kitchen knife, and divide them into small portions of even size.

    

14. 14 Take a piece of green dough, roll it into a small long strip in the palm of your hand, and then form it into a circle. Take a piece of white dough and knead it into a small courtyard shape.

    

15. 15 Place the white dough into the center of the green dough circle. (Pay attention to the consistent size)

    

16. 16 First flatten it slightly with your hands.

    

17. 17 Then use a rolling pin to roll the dough into an even thickness. Don't make it too thin. It should be shaped later.

    

18. 18 Add appropriate amount of filling and press firmly with your hands. (If you are not skilled, it is recommended to directly knead the filling into a ball and then place it on the dough, which is easier to operate)

    

19. 19 Shape the dough into a five-pointed star shape.

    

20. 20 Start from the bottom and pinch slowly, moving the dough upwards so that the five leaves of the five-pointed star become larger.

    

21. 21 Hold it with your thumb, index finger, and middle finger, and place any leaf on your ring finger. Use the back of a knife like the one on the cutting board in the picture to press out the pattern of cabbage leaves on the leaf. Press all five leaves in sequence.

    

22. 22 Take one of the leaves and pinch the bottom a little larger.

    

23. 23 Glue the pinched leaves towards the front, and then glue all 5 leaves in the same direction.

    

24. 24 After pinching it, hold it with your left hand, use the tiger's mouth of your right hand to shape it from the middle, and arrange the leaves. In this way, a cabbage embryo is ready.

    

25. 25 Prepare all the "jade cabbage" in sequence.

    

26. 26 Place carrot slices in the steamer to prevent sticking, and place the prepared "jade cabbage" on top.

    

27. 27 Steam in a pot of boiling water over medium heat for about 3 to 5 minutes.