Treat your taste buds to the ultimate comfort food: Chicken Dumplings with a kick of Chilli Oil and a Dumpling Sauce. A deliciously satisfying recipe…
recipe
Chicken mince 300g
Spring onion (chopped) ½ cup
Ginger (chopped) 4 tsp
Garlic (chopped) 4 tsp
Carrot (finely chopped) ¼ cup
Himalayan pink salt 1 tsp or to taste
Cornflour ½ tbs
Black pepper powder ½ tsp
Soy sauce 6 tbs
Sesame oil 6 tsp
Water ½ tbs
All-purpose (flour sifted) 2 and ½ cups
Cooking oil ½ cup
Onion 1 small
Garlic (sliced) 4 cloves
Star anise 1
Cinnamon sticks 2
Red chilli (crushed) 3 tbs
Sichuan pepper (crushed) ½ tsp
Sugar (powdered) 1 tbs
Vinegar 2 tbs
* In a bowl, add chicken mince, spring onion, ginger, garlic, carrot, pink salt, cornflour, black pepper powder, soy sauce, sesame oil, water. Mix until well combined and set aside.
* In a bowl, add all-purpose flour.
* In water, add pink salt and mix well until it dissolves.
* Gradually add salty water, mix well and knead until dough is formed.
* Knead dough for 2-3 minutes, cover with cling film and let it rest for 30 minutes.
* Remove cling film. With wet hands knead dough for 2-3 minutes, cover with cling film and let it rest for 15 minutes.
* Take a dough (20g), make a ball and roll out with the help of rolling pin (4-inches).
* Use cornflour for dusting to avoid stickiness.
* Add prepared filling, apply water on the edges, bring the edges together and press to seal the edges to make a dumpling (makes 22-24).
* In a wok, add water and bring it to boil.
* Place a bamboo steamer and baking paper, place prepared dumplings, cover and steam cook on low flame for 10 minutes.
* In a saucepan, add cooking oil, sesame oil and heat it.
* Add onion, garlic, star anise, cinnamon sticks and fry until light golden.
* In a bowl, add red chilli crushed, pink salt, add strained hot oil and mix well.
* In a bowl, add garlic, ginger, Sichuan pepper, sugar, spring onion, prepared chilli oil, vinegar, soy sauce and mix well.
* On dumplings, add prepared chilli oil, dipping sauce, green onion leaves and serve!
Courtesy: Food Fusion Recipe by Kanwal Mohsin
