What are dumplings, almost all residents of the Old and New World know. A traditional Russian dish is the hallmark of our national cuisine. Pieces of meat wrapped in a thin circle of dough and stuck in the form of a hat with fields, boiled in boiling water and served with sour cream, butter or pepper and vinegar - which can be tastier and more familiar! However, this dish has its own varieties.
Chinese Prescription Guide
Firstly, “meat ears” (as the name of the dish is translated from the language of some indigenous
peoples of Siberia) can be not only cooked, but also fried. Secondly, the recipe for
fried dumplings also does not exist in a single copy. They differ both in the method of frying and in the composition of the main components of the dish. For example, the so-called "Chinese dumplings." Although they are similar to ours, Russians, they may well be considered an original dish. The Chinese-style fried dumplings recipe includes minced meat and vegetables. We are used to putting only onions, sometimes a little garlic and spices. But the culinary experts of the Celestial Empire add grated carrots, cabbage and spinach, greens. The Chinese cuisine is quite spicy. And their recipe for fried dumplings recommends not to spare the chili pepper, mixing it with spices such as caraway seeds, lemongrass, ginger. Can you imagine what a fragrant dish you get in the end? As for meat, it is proposed to take it as an “assorted” type: mix pork with beef or lamb. And you can take shrimp or fish fillet instead of animal meat. This is a special recipe for fried dumplings that has been around since time immemorial in Asian cuisine. And now in more detail.
So, you have the meat of medium fat content (one grade or several), pass through a meat grinder or chop finely. Grate 1 large carrot. Chop 200 grams of cabbage and 1 onion. Stuffing all the components. To salt. Add spices and pepper. Knead the usual tough dough, be sure to drive a few eggs into the flour. Roll it into a ball and leave it for 20 minutes to “rest”. Then cut into a small piece and roll it well into a layer with a thickness of not more than 0.2 mm. Cut circles out of the formation with the neck of the glass, put the filling in them, snap the edges so that you get small, neat pies.
See that they do not turn out to be thick-skinned! Then put in a grill pan, pour oil and fry until golden brown. And to make dumplings juicy and tender, then they should be put on a wire rack and brought to full readiness for a couple. After that, you can fry them a little more - so that the crust crunches. Or this recipe for fried dumplings also allows the following option: boil until cooked, drain the water and let it drain, then into a pan and fry. It turns out not just tasty, but very tasty!
Dumplings with egg and onion filling
Have you ever eaten fried dumplings, the recipe of which suggests using onion-egg mixture as minced meat? Then try! The dough is made ordinary. And the filling includes:
- eggs - 5-6 pieces (large);
- vegetable oil - a few tablespoons;
- salt, pepper, seasonings - to taste;
- green onions - a large bunch;
- 3 cloves of garlic.
Pour oil into a hot skillet, pour garlic and fry, so that the corresponding aroma appears. Pour the contents of the eggs into a bowl, add salt and pepper, seasonings, beat with a whisk so that everything mixes well. Pour into the pan and fry, stirring, for 40 seconds (the eggs should slightly “seize”). Sprinkle the onion and bring it to a cook, but without the fried crust. Put the minced meat on a plate, let it cool. Then, as usual, the dough is rolled out, circles are cut out, the filling is placed in them. What such
fried dumplings look like - the recipe with the photo clearly shows you. Then make them edible in one of the convenient ways for you: fry and boil, or first boil, then fry until crisp. In both cases, a grill pan will come to your aid.
By the way, such advice to you, hostess: in order not to overdry the dough, add sour cream to the already slightly fried dish: the dumplings will have a golden crust, and they themselves will be tender and soft, melting in your mouth.