Pork Dumplings!

[civilsmoker]

@SecondHandSmoker @mike243 @kruizer Thanks for the likes! Much appreciated

 

[civilsmoker]

Fried rice looks great too. Gotta recipe?

Thanks R!

Here you go!

The Fried Rice:
2-3 green onions
1C each, carrot, Napa Cabbage, Red Pepper (can do green pepper), peas, cashews, fresh cut pineapple
1Tbs each crushed Garlic & ginger paste
1 thin sliced chicken breast.
2C cooked Jasmine rice.
chopped cilantro

The sauce:
2Tbs each Rice vinegar, & honey,
4 Tbs each soy sauce, yellow curry powder, water
1tsp Asian red chili. (you can use a Tbs of sriracha too)

After the chicken is thin sliced put some of the sauce over it to do a little marinade. Tip....if you slice the chicken partially frozen it helps make for perfect slices. Double Tip.... If its fresh, just put it in a small zip lock and lay it flat on the top shelf of the freezer while the rice cools. It will be stiff for cutting in 15-20 min.

Tbs of olive oil in the pan to sear the chicken, when done put on a plate then drop the carrots and cashews, when carrots are starting to soften, you drop all the stuff except the rice to sear for a bit, then add the rice and mix in and Salt & Pepper to taste. Dress with chopped cilantro just before plating. You can do this in a wok or a large side fry pan. Prep and cook time 35-45 min....just depends on your knife skills.

 

[tx smoker]

Amazing Civil, just amazing. I've never made dumplings but that looks like a must-do. That pork mixture appears to be about the right consistency to make sausage...now you got me thinking Beautiful finished plate also!!

Wondering where this may go,
Robert

 

[civilsmoker]

Amazing Civil, just amazing. I've never made dumplings but that looks like a must-do. That pork mixture appears to be about the right consistency to make sausage...now you got me thinking Beautiful finished plate also!!

Wondering where this may go,
Robert

Thanks Robert! The pork is just like making sausage. I usually grind my own pork loin for them and when I do, I use a larger grind cause I like a bit more texture as above. The above was a store grind that my wife bought to try. It was still pretty tasty and easier than self grind. It also had a higher fat ratio. On my self grind I add a bit of olive oil to keep the fat content right for cooking and such.

they are a fun cook and worth trying. I use to do them in a pan, ie sear bottom then add a bit of chicken broth to finish them, but now I sear first then bamboo steam. The bamboo steam is just perfect! The steam makes the wonton texture just right and not soggy.

 

[civilsmoker]

@bacon_crazy510 thanks for the like!

 

[R Blum]

The Fried Rice:
2-3 green onions
1C each, carrot, Napa Cabbage, Red Pepper (can do green pepper), peas, cashews, fresh cut pineapple
1Tbs each crushed Garlic & ginger paste
1 thin sliced chicken breast.
2C cooked Jasmine rice.
chopped cilantro

The sauce:
2Tbs each Rice vinegar, & honey,
4 Tbs each soy sauce, yellow curry powder, water
1tsp Asian red chili. (you can use a Tbs of sriracha too)

After the chicken is thin sliced put some of the sauce over it to do a little marinade. Tip....if you slice the chicken partially frozen it helps make for perfect slices. Double Tip.... If its fresh, just put it in a small zip lock and lay it flat on the top shelf of the freezer while the rice cools. It will be stiff for cutting in 15-20 min.

Tbs of olive oil in the pan to sear the chicken, when done put on a plate then drop the carrots and cashews, when carrots are starting to soften, you drop all the stuff except the rice to sear for a bit, then add the rice and mix in and Salt & Pepper to taste. Dress with chopped cilantro just before plating. You can do this in a wok or a large side fry pan. Prep and cook time 35-45 min....just depends on your knife skills.

Thanks

 

[civilsmoker]

Ok round two, as we always do two meals cause it uses all the wontons and meat....I also thought I would show more of the cook process...

24 total all lined up!

Marching into the pan for a nice bottom sear..

Mid high heat and just a thin layer of classic olive to give the bottoms a nice brown sear...about 90 sec or so......

You want to line them up so they don’t touch each other or the sides or bamboo bottom or they will be Pot Stickers!!!! Lol

If you look close you can see the seared bottom and the nice color of the one I have on the side.

10 - 11 min of steam and they are perfect!

Decided to change up the presentation a bit.....

All lined up to take a drink of the flavor bowl....lol

thanks for viewing....this is a really fun dinner to do as a family cause many hands can have a part and it has a tasty result!

 

[civilsmoker]

@zwiller thanks for the like!

 

[jaxgatorz]

Absolutely beautiful plate. Magazine quality!

 

[isitdoneyet]

Looks amazing. Will need to try this.

 

[civilsmoker]

Absolutely beautiful plate. Magazine quality!

Thanks for the "love" jax!

Looks amazing. Will need to try this.

Thanks Isit! The bamboo steamers are pretty reasonable but they make a fun meal. Can also be a appetizer thing as well!

 

[flatbroke]

wow nice job.

 

[civilsmoker]

wow nice job.

Thanks Broke, much appreciated!

 

[tx smoker]

Absolutely beautiful plate. Magazine quality!

Hey...he has a really good point. Does anybody know a magazine publisher?

Robert

 

[civilsmoker]

My daughter (who is off to college) was feeling left out of the meal and happened to see some smaller bamboo steamers at the discount store on Monday so she made her own version for dinner last night....First time for both items....My wife did do the play by play over the phone though.....Also she made the full recipe not realizing it would feed her for a week.....But hey isn't that what being off to school is for.....to learn.....

 

[thirdeye]

Nice! We make the same style, but cook them as potstickers with a fry and steam. Since they freeze so well we make 50 or whatever the pack of wrappers comes in.

 

[civilsmoker]

Nice! We make the same style, but cook them as potstickers with a fry and steam. Since they freeze so well we make 50 or whatever the pack of wrappers comes in.

thanks thirdeye! The packs we get have 48 so we do 24 for each meal, just right for a full belly!

 

[chilerelleno]

HELL YEAH!
LIKE!

 

[civilsmoker]

HELL YEAH!
LIKE!

chiler thanks for the love and LIKE!

 

[civilsmoker]

@mneeley490 Thanks for the Like it is much appreciated!