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Steamed Vegetable Dumplings

One of Neni’s favorites, these are not too difficult to make – and they are delicious!

Mix in a large bowl:
825 ml flour
15 ml sugar

Warm to 35-37 degrees:
360 ml water

Dissolve into the water:
10 ml yeast

Mix the water with the flour and knead into a smooth dough.  Cover with a wet cloth and set aside to rise 3-4 hours.

Coarsely chop:
500 g green cabbage

Pickle it by mixing well with 5 ml salt and setting it aside to rest for 20 minutes.  Then squeeze it dry and mince it very fine, and put it in a bowl with:
45 ml black mushroom, finely chopped
5 ml salt
5 ml sesame oil
15 ml soy sauce
2.5 ml monosodium glutamate (optional)
30 ml chopped scallions

After the dough has risen, mix together:
7.5 ml cold water
10 ml baking powder

Knead into the dough until well blended.  Now cut the dough into pieces about the size of an egg.  Roll flat into discs about ½ cm thick.  Put about 25 ml of filling in the center of the disc.  Fold the sides up and over the filling, pleating the sides.  Seal the top with a twist.  Be sure that it’s completely closed, to avoid them breaking open later.

Let the dumplings rest for 20 minutes.  Then place on a wet cloth on a steamer rack, leaving 1 cm between them.  Place the rack over boiling water, and cover.  Steam for about 20 minutes and enjoy!

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