It is very difficult to find out where the dumplings came from, since there are a lot of their analogues, with their national characteristics. For example, Chinese dim sum, Georgian khinkali, Italian ravioli. But there is only one cooking principle - wrapping minced meat in dough. If everything is simpler with the dough, then not every housewife knows how to make the filling for dumplings to make a quality juicy mincemeat. Let's talk about it.
general information
There are many secrets when making dumplings, for example, the edges of the dough should be thicker - this helps to maintain shape when cooking. The filling for dumplings can be very diverse: mushrooms, fish, chicken and vegetables, but the most popular, especially in Russia, is meat. Now most people consider this dish to be daily food, although this was not always the case.
In the old days, and dumplings in our country appeared in the sixteenth century, they were considered a purely festive and family dish. Then they even divined on him. Several hundred products were prepared for a large family, and something special was put into one of them, for example, pepper. The one he came across had to be successful and happy. When preparing to cook dumplings, listen to the advice of experienced housewives, maybe one of the tips will help you make a great dish.
Tips for making minced meat dumplings
As you know, mincemeat should not spoil the main course, besides it should be juicy, tasty and aromatic. To get this result, you must adhere to some recommendations. We’ll tell you about some of them so that you have a delicious filling for dumplings.
- The first condition for good stuffing is to do it yourself. In stores, most often it is not clear what mixture of crushed meat product is sold. It can also have rough tendons, which greatly ruin the final dish. When cooking at home, you yourself will choose the meat that follows in a meat grinder. And the result will be much better than from the store.
- What kind of meat you will use is also important. After all, each of them has its own characteristics. If pork and beef go well together, then turkey and chicken are absolutely incompatible. Before you start the process of making dumplings, sort out the list of ingredients and do not show special independence here.
- The main components of minced meat are known to everyone: meat, onions, peppers and salt. But do not forget about supplements that can significantly improve it. Such as, for example, lard, mayonnaise or boiled white cabbage, dried parsley and garlic.
Minced meat recipe
The meat dumplings stuffing is prepared from the following ingredients: in equal parts pork and beef - one kilogram, one onion, butter - 50 grams, an egg - one, garlic - two cloves, red and black ground pepper, salt, a pinch of basil or parsley .
In the event that someone from the family has a peptic ulcer or allergy, you do not need to add garlic. If you use this recipe correctly, then the stuffing will turn out great. From it it will be possible to prepare a high-quality and wonderful dish that will delight everyone who will follow it.
The secrets of cooking minced meat for dumplings
If you want to make an excellent filling for ravioli, then buy beef, lamb and pork of exceptional freshness. When choosing beef, take young veal, then the dumplings will be tender. It’s better to postpone cooking another time than to cook it from not the best meat. Using all three of the above types of meat in the recipe, adhere to the following ratio: fat pork - 350 grams, lamb - 250 grams, veal - 550 grams.
Well wash all this meat, get wet with a kitchen napkin. This must be done, as water can spoil the final product. And now we will try to answer all your questions regarding how to make good fillings for dumplings. The recipe is for minced meat.
Cooking meat filling for dumplings
We cut our washed and dried billets into large bars. Next, peel one large head of garlic and two large onions. Pass the first through garlic press, and cut the second into three parts. Grind the meat with onion twice in a meat grinder, in which case the mince will turn out to be softer. Pepper and salt the resulting mass, add garlic to it. Mix thoroughly and - the first secret - add cream of medium fat content - 150 ml.
If more fat cream appeared to be available, add a smaller amount. They will give dumplings a very delicate taste. The second secret is this: when you get too liquid, add one potato, scrolled in a meat grinder. But this should not be. Cover the minced meat with a cloth and let it infuse for 20 minutes. This is a prerequisite. Put it in a dough with a teaspoon. We hope that your meat dumplings filling is a success.
Forcemeat for dumplings from two types of meat
One type of meat should be lean, the other - fat. Today we will tell you how the filling for pork and chicken dumplings is prepared. The ingredients listed below should be enough for about a hundred dumplings: 300 grams of pork pulp, the same amount - chicken fillet, two onions, half a teaspoon of salt and spices to taste. The recipe is probably the simplest, its execution time is ten minutes.
Wash and dry the meat, then cut the pork and chicken fillet into small pieces, chop the onion, cook the spices and salt. Insert a medium-sized nozzle into the meat grinder and scroll through all the components. If the result is a juicy stuffing, then everything is done correctly.
Dumplings recipe stuffed with minced meat
If you learn how to make high-quality fillings for dumplings and dumplings, then everything else will work out for you, and you will always delight your home with great dishes. We believe that all the lessons have been mastered. So, let's start cooking real Russian dumplings. We will do a lot of them, about 250 pieces, taking into account the fact that we freeze part until the next time. We will once again pay special attention to the preparation of meat fillings. For it we will need: 0.8 kg of pork and beef, 400 grams of onion, pepper and salt to taste.
For the test: one kilogram of wheat flour, two eggs and a half cup of water. First of all, we prepare the dough, and while it is warm, we are filling. Scroll in the meat grinder
beef and pork. In the case when the pork is lean, we take the same amount, if it is with fat, then there should be a little more beef. Onions can also be together with meat, but we recommend doing it in a blender, then it will not be like gruel and, accordingly, it will be juicier than dumplings. We put chopped onion and minced meat in a separate bowl, pepper, salt and now we mix everything very carefully.
Cooking dumplings
The meat dumplings filling is ready, now there is very little left. We make dumplings, but how every housewife knows how to do it, and besides, the whole family can attract for this. After they cover the entire surface of the table, it remains only to cook a delicious dish. Dip our dumplings in salted boiling water, adding bay leaf and other favorite seasonings to it.
Cooking time is approximately five minutes. Readiness should be checked independently, not really trusting this question to the recipe. After the dumplings come up, you need to wait a couple of minutes, get one, put it on a plate, break it in half with a spoon and take a sample. Ready-made dumplings are served on the table with sour cream or butter. You can use mustard, mayonnaise or any other sauce. Someone eats with the broth, someone else sprinkles with herbs, finely chopped. Enjoy your meal!