On this episode of My Kitchen Sink, we go inside the kitchen of Jess Chou were she prepares homemade dumplings. Following her mom's go-to recipe, while adding a few steps in of her own, she whips up some dumplings. Watch this episode of My Kitchen Sink to see how mom's dumplings are done!
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Jess's Dumpling Recipe:
Dumpling Dough
1 cup hot water
2 cups all-purpose flour
Pinch of salt
1 tsp sesame or vegetable oil
Pour flour and salt into a large bowl and form a well.
Pour in ¾ cup hot water and sesame oil, and then stir together with a wooden spoon.
Add more water tbsp by tbsp until the dough comes together — lumpy, but not sticky.
Knead dough until you get a large mass that is smooth and pliable and not sticky at all.
Wrap in plastic wrap and rest for 15 minutes (up to 3 hours) at room temp. Can be refrigerated.
Dumpling Filling
1 pound ground pork (the fattier the better)
2 tbsp soy sauce or however much you want / to taste
1 tbsp sesame oil / to taste
2-3 stalks green onions, diced (separate out the green stalks from the white)
1 tsp ginger, grated
¼ cup chicken broth
1 egg
On a cutting board, place the ground pork and start breaking it down with a cleaver or chef’s knife. (I have the former)
Drizzle on soy sauce and sesame oil and continue breaking it down until “smooth."
Add in white parts of the green onions and ginger.
Transfer to a medium mixing bowl and stir in green onions and chicken broth. The mixture should be smooth like meatballs.
Add in chicken broth and stir to combine, then do the same with an egg to bring it all together.
To Assemble Dumplings
Separate dumpling dough into two/three sections and roll into logs.
Take some corn starch and put it over your cutting board + rolling pin.
Slice 1-inch sections of the dough and roll into circles with cornstarch, turning the dough ever so often to create a perfect circle. (THIS IS REALLY HARD)
Once you have a circle roughly 3-4 inches in diameter, fill with roughly 1-2 tbsp of filling. (THIS DEPENDS ON YOUR LEVEL OF FOLDING EXPERTISE).
Wet the edges with water and then fold. (however you want, really, no one is judging)
Place on a plate or cookie sheet dusted with corn start so it doesn’t stick.
You can freeze them at this point or cook them.
To Cook The Dumplings
Boil water
Place dumplings in there
When it comes to a boil add in some more water and repeat process 2-3 times
Check to see if done and then eat with dipping sauce
Dipping Sauce
Soy sauce
Black vinegar
Garlic
Ginger
Green onions
The other spicy sauce that comes from the Sriracha family
For more on Jess's Go-To Dumplings click here: http://r29.co/2p9uzGK
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