Lunar New Year DUMPLINGS for Year of the DOG || Life After College: Ep. 585

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

Whole wheat flour is more nutritious.

filling (meat, vegetables, or cheese)

🥗Healthier: tofu or legumes

💰Cheaper: cabbage or mushrooms

Tofu and legumes are lower in calories and more nutritious; cabbage and mushrooms are budget-friendly alternatives.

Chop Taiwanese cabbage and shred carrot into small pieces.

Stir-fry cabbage and carrot in a pan with vegetable oil to remove moisture.

Peel ginger using a spoon and mince garlic with a fork.

In a bowl, combine 1.5 pounds of ground pork, 3 tablespoons of cornstarch, 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce, minced ginger, shredded carrot, and chopped cabbage.

Use a potato masher to mix the ingredients well, setting some aside for the dog-friendly portion.

Add minced garlic and chopped green onions to the mixture meant for humans.

Stir in 3 tablespoons of shaoxing wine to the human mixture.

Take dumpling wrappers and seal them with water or egg wash, using a small amount of filling.

Demonstrate sealing techniques for circle and square wrappers, including a triple pinch fold and a flat fold for the square ones.

Prepare a steamer with parchment paper on the bottom and simmering water.

Place dumplings in the steamer and cover, cooking until they float, indicating they are done.

Fry some dumplings in sesame oil, then add water and cover to steam them further.

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