How to cook dumplings in a slow cooker so that it turns out quickly and tasty? This question is of particular interest to those housewives who recently purchased such a kitchen device. It is worth noting that preparing meat "ears" with this appliance is as easy and simple as on a gas stove. But, before lowering the dumplings into boiling water, they should be independently made. After all, this dish turns out to be much tastier if it was not purchased at the store, but made with your own hands.
How to sculpt and cook dumplings in the Redmond slow cooker
Essential ingredients for the dough and toppings:
- fresh calf meat without fat - 260 g;
- fresh pork with a small inclusion of fat - 260 g;
- large onions - 2 pcs.;
- table salt - at personal discretion;
- red or black ground pepper - to taste;
- large eggs - 3 pcs.;
- wheat flour - at the discretion;
- drinking water - half a glass.
Dough preparation process
Before boiling dumplings in a slow cooker, they should first be prepared. This requires making a cool dough of 3 chicken eggs, half a glass of drinking water and wheat flour. All ingredients should be mixed in a bowl until steep, and then wrapped in cling film and set aside while preparing the filling.
The process of cooking minced meat
Before answering the question of how to cook dumplings in a slow cooker, it is necessary to explain how delicious mixed minced meat is made. To do this, you need to take 260 g of veal and the same amount of pork, and then thoroughly wash them, cut into pieces and grind in a meat grinder. 2 large heads of onions should also be scrolled through this kitchen appliance. Further, both ingredients must be mixed with your hands until smooth, as well as salt and pepper.
The process of molding semi-finished products
Finished dough needs to be rolled thinly on a table or cutting board, which should be pre-sprinkled with wheat flour. After this, the sheet must be cut into small circles with a diameter of up to 4-5 centimeters. In the middle of each piece of dough, you need to lay out the 1st dessert spoon of minced meat, and then mold traditional "ears".
How to cook dumplings in a slow cooker: heat treatment
In the bowl of the kitchen device (3/4), pour ordinary drinking water, salt it and put it into steamer mode. After the liquid boils, it is necessary to carefully lay out the required number of dumplings. It is advisable to cook semi-finished products in the same mode for 10 minutes (a little more can be done if desired). At the same time, the multicooker lid should not be closed, since the dough can swell, as a result of which the filling will come out.
Proper serving
Now you know how to cook dumplings in a slow cooker. It is also worth noting that this can be done using other programs. In addition, many housewives do not cook such a dish, but bake it. To do this, semi-finished products should be poured into the bowl of the device (pre-lubricated with oil), pour in milk sauce and cheese, and then put into baking mode for 50-56 minutes.