The winter solstice is one of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms, usually around December 22 in the solar calendar. The winter solstice, the day with the shortest days and the longest nights in the Northern Hemisphere, marks the official start of the cold season. In the northern part of the mainland, the winter solstice has a rich cultural connotation, and people have a rich traditional food customs, and the most eye-catching thing is eating dumplings.
As the saying goes: "The winter solstice is as big as the year", this sentence conveys the importance of the day of the winter solstice, people believe that the winter solstice is the coldest day of the year, eating dumplings helps to keep warm from the cold, and also symbolizes the cold welcome into the house to welcome the arrival of the new year. In the north, there is a saying that "if you don't serve a dumpling bowl on the winter solstice, no one cares if you freeze your ears". Eating dumplings has become a traditional Xi that is believed to bring good luck and good fortune. In order to better welcome the New Year, we recommend the following six kinds of dumpling fillings suitable for the winter solstice, each of which means full of blessings and good luck.
1. [Pork and leek filling]
This dumpling filling is made with pork and fragrant leeks to create a delicious filling. The mellow flavor of the pork and the fragrance of the leeks add layers to the dumplings. People take leeks homonym "long wealth", hoping that the family can have financial luck.
Ingredients: pork, leeks, sesame oil, light soy sauce, salt, cooking oil
Here's how:
1. Take a small piece of pork belly and a piece of plum meat, clean the pork, dry it, cut it into small cubes, add light soy sauce, salt, sesame oil, a few drops of dark soy sauce, stir in one direction, and marinate for 10 minutes.
2. Clean the leeks, dry the water on the surface, chop them, put them in the same pot as the pork, add cooking oil, stir well, and the delicious pork and leek filling is ready.
3. Take a dumpling wrapper, wrap it in an appropriate amount of filling, pinch the edges, and cook or steam it.
2. [Pork and cabbage filling]
On the day of the winter solstice, we eat shepherd's cabbage dumplings in the hope of gathering wealth. Shepherd's cabbage is a seasonal vegetable in the northern winter, tender and delicious, and it is stuffed with pork, and the fresh flavor of shepherd's cabbage adds a touch of fragrance to the winter solstice. This dumpling filling is based on pork and paired with shepherd's cabbage, which has a smooth taste and an endless aftertaste.
Ingredients: Pork, fresh shepherd's cabbage, minced ginger, minced green onion, sesame oil, light soy sauce, salt, cooking oil
Detailed instructions:
1. Chop the pork into minced meat, add minced green onion, minced ginger, sesame oil, light soy sauce and salt, stir well, and marinate for 20 minutes.
2. After the fresh shepherd's cabbage is cleaned, control the water. Add water to a pot and bring to a boil, add the shepherd's cabbage, blanch it until the shepherd's cabbage is green in color, remove it and let it cool, squeeze out the excess water, and chop it.
3. Put the shepherd's cabbage and pork in the same pot, add cooking oil and stir well to make a filling, wrap it in a dumpling wrapper, make it into a heart shape or half moon shape, and cook it.
3. [Mutton and cabbage filling]
In the cold season of the winter solstice, mutton is a good choice for warmth, eat mutton stuffed dumplings on the winter solstice, and cook everyone "beaming". Pair with cabbage to create a dumpling filling that is both delicious and good for keeping warm.
Ingredients: mutton, Chinese cabbage, ginger, green onion, Sichuan pepper, sesame oil, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt, cooking oil
Here's how:
1. Chop the mutton into a meat filling, add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt, sesame oil, and a little pepper in one direction, stir for 5 minutes to make the meat filling strong, and then add pepper water in small quantities many times, stir until the mutton filling is absorbed.
2. After washing the Chinese cabbage, chop it, put it in gauze, squeeze out the excess water, put it in the same pot as the mutton, add minced green onion, minced ginger and cooking oil, and stir well.
3. Wrap the wrappers and pinch the edges tightly to prevent the filling from being exposed.
4. [Beef and celery filling]
The delicious texture of the beef is paired with the refreshing celery to form a rich, delicious and delicious filling, suitable for the winter solstice.
Ingredients: beef, celery, ginger, green onion, sesame oil, light soy sauce, salt, dark soy sauce, Sichuan pepper, star anise, bay leaf, cinnamon, cooking oil
Here's how:
1. Chop the beef, add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt, sesame oil, stir well in one direction, add the cool pepper water, and stir until fully absorbed by the beef.
2. After the celery is washed, add water to the pot and bring to a boil, add the celery, blanch the water, let it cool and chop it. Add oil to the pot, add green onions, ginger, bay leaves, cinnamon, and fry until fragrant, and let the cooking oil cool.
3. Put the celery and beef together, pour in the cooking oil, stir well, wrap into dumplings, and cook.
5. [Radish vermicelli egg shrimp skin filling]
This dumpling filling is based on refreshing radish, paired with chewy vermicelli, eggs and shrimp skin, for a rich and balanced taste.
Ingredients: Radish, vermicelli, eggs, shrimp skin, chopped green onion, sesame oil, light soy sauce, salt, cooking oil
Here's how:
1. Peel and shred the radish, blanch and chop, soak the vermicelli in warm water until soft and chop, beat the egg in a bowl and add a little salt to beat.
2. Heat oil in a pot, pour in the egg mixture, stir quickly with chopsticks, stir into broken eggs, let cool and set aside.
3. Put shredded radish, vermicelli, chopped eggs and shrimp skin into a basin, add chopped green onion, add sesame oil, light soy sauce, salt and cooking oil, and stir well. Wrap the dumpling wrappers, shape them into flat shapes, and cook them.
6. [Fennel egg shrimp skin filling]
The unique aroma of fennel is combined with eggs and shrimp skin to create a delicious and fragrant dumpling filling.
Ingredients: fennel, eggs, shrimp skin, sesame oil, light soy sauce, salt, cooking oil
Steps:
1. Wash the fennel, dry it and chop it, beat 3 eggs in a bowl.
2. Heat oil in a pot, pour in the egg mixture, fry until solidified, and let it cool for later use.
3. Put the fennel and eggs in a bowl, add the shrimp skin, add the sesame oil, light soy sauce, salt and cooking oil, and stir well. Take a dumpling wrapper, wrap it in the filling, pinch the edges, and put it in a pot of boiling water to cook.
These six "blessing filling" dumplings not only symbolize good luck and good luck, but also a delicious dish that is worth tasting with your family on the special day of the winter solstice. Whether it's a rich filling or a delicate preparation, it will bring warmth and pleasure to your winter solstice. In this cold season, let the dumplings become a symbol of reunion and let the taste buds feel the warm taste.