How to cook frozen dumplings_How to cook dumplings_How long to cook frozen dumplings

Dumplings, a delicious food, are one of the representatives of my country's traditional diet. With the improvement of modern production levels, dumplings have become a delicacy that people can enjoy at any time. A large number of dumplings are produced and preserved after quick freezing so that people can get them and eat them at any time, which greatly facilitates people's lives. However, cooking frozen dumplings requires certain skills. Let’s take a look at how to cook frozen dumplings.

How long to cook frozen dumplings?

1. Soak in cold water - boil in 40 degrees water

Take out the frozen dumplings and soak them briefly in a bowl of cold water for 1-2 minutes. At the same time, add water to a pot and boil it, but do not boil it. When the temperature is about 40 degrees, you can put the dumplings into the water and cook them. Cook until the water boils and all the dumplings float up, then they are cooked and can be eaten.

The principle behind this is that quick-frozen dumplings lose a lot of water in the dumpling skin during the quick-freezing process. When they come into direct contact with boiling water, the collision of cold and hot water can easily result in the dumplings not being cooked where they are pinched together, while the places with more skin are already boiled and broken. Soaking the frozen dumplings in cold water first is to allow the dumpling skin to absorb a certain amount of moisture and have a preliminary thawing effect, so that the dumplings can gradually adapt to the process from cold to hot. In this way, when the water temperature in the pot is about 40 degrees, put the dumplings into the pot. This not only avoids the collision of cold and hot, but also because the dumpling skin absorbs water, the frozen dumplings will not crack.

How to cook dumplings: Don’t boil them in boiling water

Don't wait until the water boils. When you make fresh dumplings at home, be sure to wait until the water boils before putting the dumplings into the pot, then use a spoon to spread the dumplings out. This will allow the protein in the dumpling skin to solidify quickly and the starch to dissolve in the water. The dumplings will not stick together and will be easier to stir with a spoon, making the cooked dumplings more delicious. For quick-frozen dumplings, it is recommended to put the dumplings in one by one when small bubbles appear in the cooking pot, and push them gently to prevent them from sticking to the pot. Quick-frozen dumplings will break easily if cooked in boiling water over high heat.

With salt

Adding salt to the water before putting dumplings in to cook can increase the boiling point of the water. Salt can make the flour tougher, slow down the gelatinization of starch, increase the cooking resistance of the dumpling skin, prevent the dumpling skin from breaking due to tension, and make the dumplings more resistant to cooking and less likely to break. Don't wait until the dumplings are cooked before adding salt.