Pan Fried Chinese Chives Dumplings
One of Chinese/Taiwanese Snacks (台灣小吃) is called Jiu Cai He Zi (韭菜盒子) , literally the meaning is Chinese Leek in a Box or simply Fried Chinese Leek Dumplings. Today, I did some twist in the ingredients since I don't eat pork, and instead of putting dried small shrimp, in replace I added chopped shrimp. I added chili powder and soy sauce instead of seasoning. In the recipe, I need 500g of all purpose flour but the one I bought is only 400g. I accidentally added 100 glutinous rice powder (well, am not wearing my glasses when I look at the wrapper, Chinese characters are really hard to read...), but it came out good because the dumplings turned chewy.
Total Steps
12
Ingredients
16
Tools Needed
11
Ingredients
- Chinese chives, chopped
- shrimp, chopped
- bean curd (tofu), cubed
- 2 eggs
- 3 binds small mung bean vermicelli
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- seasoning powder(optional)
- light soy sauce
- 400 grams all purpose flour
- 100 grams glutinous rice powder
- 2 tablespoons soy oil
- 250 cc boiling water
- 100 cc cold water
Instructions
Step 1
Whip and fry the eggs. Chop the Chinese chives, tofu, shrimp, and eggs.
Step 2
Soak vermicelli to soften, then cut into small sections.
Step 3
Heat a pan with 2 tablespoons of oil. Saute shrimp and tofu.
Step 4
Add brown sugar, sesame oil, white pepper, salt, and light soy sauce. Sprinkle water, then add Chinese chives, vermicelli, and eggs. Cook until transparent. Remove from heat and set aside.
Step 5
Sift flour and combine with boiling water and oil. Whisk with chopsticks until it forms a half-done soft form.
Step 6
Add cold water and knead by hand until the dough is smooth.
Step 7
Cover with a damp cloth and set aside for fermentation.
Step 8
Divide dough into small pieces. Roll each piece into a round and flat wrapper.
Step 9
Put some stuffing into the wrapper and fold it in half.
Step 10
Cut off the edges of the wrapper to create a round shape, and pinch them together.
Step 11
Put 2 tablespoons of oil in the pan. Fry the dumplings over low heat until both sides become golden brown.
Step 12
Serve with a sauce of your choice.