Medium
New Year's Eve
Dumplings
Chinese New Year's jiaozi - crescent-shaped dumplings symbolizing wealth. Essential for prosperity.
70
Total Minutes
50
Servings
Cooking Times
60 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
70 min
Total Time
Ingredients (10 items)
1.00 lb
Ground pork
2.00 cups
Napa cabbage
finely chopped
4.00 stalks
Green onions
minced
2.00 tbsp
Ginger
minced
3.00 cloves
Garlic
minced
3.00 tbsp
Soy sauce
1.00 tbsp
Sesame oil
50.00
Dumpling wrappers
0.25 cup
Rice vinegar
for dipping
2.00 tbsp
Chili oil
for dipping
Instructions (8 steps)
1
Salt cabbage, let stand 10 minutes, squeeze out moisture.
10 minutes
2
Mix pork, cabbage, green onions, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil.
3
Place 1 tbsp filling in center of wrapper.
4
Wet edge with water, fold into half-moon, pleat edges.
5
To boil: drop into boiling water, cook until they float, 5-6 minutes.
6 minutes
6
To pan-fry: brown bottoms in oil, add water, cover and steam.
8 minutes
7
Mix vinegar with soy sauce and chili oil for dipping.
8
Serve hot at midnight for wealth! Shape like ancient gold ingots.