How to Make Traditional Chinese Pork & Chive Dumplings with Homemade Dumpling Skins

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Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Make sure to wash your hands thoroughly and clean the undersides of your nails.

Prepare a clean, flat dumpling preparation surface.

Step 2: Combine all ingredients for dumpling skins in a large bowl.

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Make sure to pinch the skin until it is tightly closed, or else the dumpling will fall apart when cooked.

Traditionally, dumplings are crescent shaped.

However, if you are a beginner, do not worry about the shape.

Just make sure the dumpling filling is securely enclosed by tightly pinching the skin together. ,,, Do not overcrowd the pan during the boiling process, because the dumplings will begin to stick to each other.

The dumplings will take approximately 5 minutes to cook.

During this time, gently move them around with a spatula to keep them from sticking to each other and the pan.

The dumplings should be floating on the surface of the boiling water when they are done.

To test if the dumplings are ready, remove one and cut it in half.

The pork should be fully cooked and the chives should be dark green.

It should look like this: , They will be delicious in any presentation!

Step 3: Dust hands with all-purpose flour.

Step 4: Mix the dough in a bowl with your hands until all ingredients are evenly distributed.

Step 5: Sprinkle kitchen surface with all-purpose flour.

Step 6: Place dough mixture on the flour sprinkled surface.

Step 7: Mix dough by kneading.

Step 8: Place a damp paper towel on the round dough ball to lock in moisture.

Step 9: Let the dough rest while the filling is prepared.

Step 10: Place all chives into large mixing bowl.

Step 11: Add vegetable oil and mix well with the chives.

Step 12: Beat eggs in small bowl.

Step 13: Add egg mixture into the large mixing bowl.

Step 14: Add ground pork

Step 15: soy sauce

Step 16: white pepper powder

Step 17: and onion powder to mixture.

Step 18: Dust hands with all-purpose flour.

Step 19: Shape dough ball into long rope with an approximately 1” diameter using hands.

Step 20: Use a knife to cut off half inch cross sections of the dough rope.

Step 21: Flatten each dough piece with flour dusted palms.

Step 22: Flatten each dough piece into a thin flat

Step 23: round circle with a rolling pin.

Step 24: Place approximately one tablespoon of the pork filling into a dumpling skin.

Step 25: Fold the ends of the skins of the skin together and begin pinching the skin closed in small sections starting from one end of the dumpling.

Step 26: Repeat this process until all materials are used up.

Step 27: Boil the water in a large pan until there are large bubbles on the surface.

Step 28: Gently place as many dumplings as you can to cover the surface area of the bottom of the pan since uncooked dumplings will sink to the bottom of the pan.

Step 29: Once you are done cooking the dumplings

Step 30: present them any way you like.

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