Jiaozi -Chinese dumplings

thriftlady_2

I fancy trying the recipe for these in The Pauper's Cookbook by Jocasta Innes. It does sound a bit of a performance though. I wondered if anyone had made them and if so, was it worth the trouble ?

They are little crescent shaped dumplings filled with a mixture of minced pork, prawns, soy sauce, and spring onions. You then 'steam-fry' them.

meanmarie

Thriftlady,

My DDIL makes something similar with half beef/pork mince, coriander, spring onions and deep fries the 'dumpling', serves with dipping sauce of finely chopped garlic, sliced fresh chilli and spring onion, soy, fish and oyster sauce. They take ages, but are absolutely worth it in the end...so I would say go ahead and let us know how you get on

Marie

pinksleepybear

I love them, but don't like to buy them ready-made (shop-bought ones tend to be quite gristly) so I make them about once a month or so.

They do take a little while to make, but just sort out the filling then settle yourself in front of the telly or radio while you fill the dumplings.

They can then be cooked as potstickers, boiled or steamed, but my favorite is potstickers. Serve with soy/vinegar dip.

Also, if the dough wasn't previously frozen, you can bake a big batch and freeze them for when you want a quick snack.

thriftlady_2

Thanks to you both, I think I'll go ahead -not sure when though as I'll need a bit of time. They do sound delicious and i know my family will love them.

saving-grace

I haven't seen the Jocasta Innes recipe and I don't know what steam frying is but they sound similar to something my DD makes, Chinese steamed pork dumplings from Jamie Oliver's book Jamie's Kitchen. These are rounds of dough gathered up around the (pre cooked) filling and simply steamed. They are quite timestaking to make but absolutely delicious.

thriftmonster

I have made these from the Ken Hom book but they are "steam fried" in the same way as the Jocasta Innes recipe. They were easier to do than you think - although I have to admit cheating by buying the wrappers from the |Chinese supermarket (by the 100 but they freeze well). However the cooking wasn't too faffy, worked well and the family loved them.

Since the day I tried to make the pancakes for crispy duck instead off buying them from the Chinese supermarket - gone down in family history!!! - I buy all those sorts of things in bulk and freeze.

Forgetful

ive not seen this recipie but being chinese I know wot u are on about.
I make them now and again and I tend to make a lot freeze them individually then put them into a container in the freezer and I take as many as I need each time.
I mean they are very easy to make and very cheap. Went into Wagamamas last night and they were selling theirs for £4ish and u only got 4 pieces.

Right rip off...

Do u make ur own wrapperrs in ur recipie???

thriftlady_2

Yes Forgetful the recipe I have gives instructions to make the wrappers -it looks pretty straightforward but very time consuming. I'm thinking about Thriftmonster's suggestion of buying them. Presumably they are different from the pancakes you have with duck ?

Thanks for all the advice, I can't not make them now can I ?

Raspberry_Swirl

i've made them but cheat and the wrappers from the chinese supermarket so makes it less time consuming. and they're only about 99p for 100 so i'm not breaking the OS rules too much

Leopardlady

I love making these, my students taught me how to make them when i lived in China. I make them around chinese new year. They are not that difficult, but yes i tend to cheat and buy the wrappers, but have made them as well.

i make pork and chinese cabbage jaozi. Then make a soy sauce, ginger and vinegar dip. They are a great meal and were eaten a lot when i was living in China.

malamala

Raspberry_Swirl wrote: »

i've made them but cheat and the wrappers from the chinese supermarket so makes it less time consuming. and they're only about 99p for 100 so i'm not breaking the OS rules too much

Me too, the wrappers from chinese supermarket is very easy to use and make the job much much easier than starting from scratch.