CHENGDU ZHONG DUMPLINGS
approx. 50 round, white dumpling skins
sweet aromatic soy sauce:
¼ cup dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
5 tablespoons rock sugar
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoons Sichuan peppercorn
1 star anise
1 stick cassia
4 slices ginger
¾ cup water
dumpling filling:
¾ cup cold water
1 teaspoon white peppercorns
1 large slices ginger
500 g pork mince
1 egg
1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
½ teaspoon salt
minced garlic
sesame seeds
red chilli oil
_ combine all ingredients for sweet aromatic soy sauce in a saucepan
_ bring to a simmer [simmer for about 15 minutes until aromatic and reduced]
_ allow to cool
_ strain to remove the solids
[can be kept in a jar or bottle at room temperature indefinitely]
_ for the dumpling filling combine sliced ginger and peppercorns with ¾ cup of cold water
[allow to infuse for around 10 minutes]
_ combine pork mince, egg, Shaoxing wine and salt
_ stir in one direction until well combined
_ add the infused ginger-pepper water a little at a time and continuing to stir until the mixture is a wet and floppy paste [always stir only in one direction - this will help to cpature the ginger-pepper liquid]
_ refrigerate for 30 minutes before folding the dumplings
_ wet the edge of a dumpling skin
_ place around 1 teaspoon filling in the centre of the skin
_ fold into a half moon and seal the edge well
_ bring water to a soft boil
_ place the dumplings in water
_ when the dumplings float to the surface, cook for a further 1 minute
_ drain the dumplings and place in a deep dish
_ pour a generous amount of the aromatic soy sauce and chilli oil over the dumplings
_ serve with minced garlic and a few sesame seeds
[you can freeze the dumplings by laying them in a single layer on a lined sheet in the freezer until they are firm to the touch - then transfer them to a Ziploc bag]
CHENGDU ZHONG DUMPLINGS
ca. 50 runde Wantanblätter
süße aromatische Sojasauce:
60 ml dunkle Sojasauce
2 Esslöffel helle Sojasauce
5 Esslöffel Kandiszucker
2 Lorbeerblätter
1 Teelöffel Sichuan-Pfefferkörner
1 Sternanis
1 Stange Kassia
4 Scheiben Ingwer
200 ml Wasser
Fülle:
200 ml kaltes Wasser
1 Teelöffel weiße Pfefferkörner
3 große Scheiben Ingwer
500 g Schweinehackfleisch
1 Ei
1 Esslöffel Shaoxing Wein
½ Teelöffel Salz
gehackter Knoblauch
Sesamsamen
rotes Chili-Öl