How to make fresh meat and water chestnut dumplings

Festivals are always inseparable from meat and fish, and there are too many relatives who love meat. If you can master some cooking skills and learn how to make fresh meat and water chestnut dumplings, you can eat delicious dishes made by yourself on every festival. It is not difficult to make this dish. As long as you master the skills and put enough thought into it, your family will definitely love you at the dinner table.

1. Prepare various ingredients.

2. Chop the fresh meat into stuffing.

3. Peel the water chestnuts and chop the mushrooms, onions and chili peppers.

4. Blanch the mushrooms in water.

5. Add pepper oil, onion, ginger, oyster sauce, MSG and chicken essence to the fresh meat and mix well. After ten minutes of seasoning, stir in various vegetables.

6. Put the flour in a bowl.

7. Stir with clean water into flocs.

8. Knead into smooth dough.

9. Make a hole in the center of the dough.

10. Rub into thin strips.

11. Cut into 10g small pieces.

12. Flatten it with your palm.

13. Roll the dough into a round shape with a diameter of 9-10cm.

14. Put the fillings on the dough.

15. Fold the dough into a semicircle, pinch the edges of the dough with your thumbs and index fingers and press them tightly, while moving your palms toward the middle.

16. Place the wrapped dumplings in a dry container.

17. Pour most of the water into the pot and bring it to a boil. Use a colander to slowly push the dumplings in circles in the water. When the water is boiling, add half a bowl of cold water, then add more water when it boils again. Repeat this three times. When all the dumplings float up and their stomachs swell up and then subside a little, the dumplings can be taken out of the pot.

18. How can Shanxi folks eat dumplings without vinegar? Crush the garlic, pour in aged vinegar, a little sesame oil, and if you like spicy food, add some chili oil, and the dumplings will be ready for dipping.

19. Put the dumplings into a plate, preferably a special dumpling plate with a grate at the bottom, add the dipping sauce and you can start eating!

The competition is fierce and many people are too busy to cope with it and have no time to cook for themselves. The method of making fresh meat and water chestnut dumplings is actually very simple. No matter how busy you are at work, you can still enjoy this delicious dish.