Northerners love to eat pasta, especially dumplings, and for them, dumplings are indispensable on the table during the New Year's holidays. Eating dumplings means that the new year is auspicious and happy. The shape of the dumpling resembles an ingot, symbolizing good fortune. Historically, in order to treat the plague, Zhang Zhongjing in the Eastern Han Dynasty boiled mutton and cold-dispelling herbs into a kind of "Jiao'er", which became the prototype of later dumplings. Zhang Zhongjing's medical wisdom and kindness have brought health and deliciousness to people.
Usually busy with work and do not have time to prepare complex meals, frozen dumplings have become a convenient food for many people. However, many people will encounter a headache when cooking quick-frozen dumplings - dumplings are prone to breaking the skin. The correct way to cook dumplings is crucial, and below I will share some experiences to ensure that the dumplings you cook do not break the skin and do not stick to the pan, and the taste is wonderful.
The correct way to cook quick-frozen dumplings:
1. Prepare water: First, boil a pot of water. Once the water is boiling, add a spoonful of salt. The effect of salt can not only prevent the dumplings from sticking to the pot, but also make the dumplings not easy to break, ensuring that the cooked dumplings are chewy and beautiful.
2. Dumplings: Pour the quick-frozen dumplings into boiling water, gently turn them a few times with a soup spoon, and then cover the pot and start cooking.
3. Add water at the right time: After the water boils, open the lid of the pot, add a small amount of cold water, and repeat twice. There is no need to cover the pot at this stage, because there is a good saying: "Cover the pot and cook the filling, and boil the skin in the pot". Quick-frozen dumplings need to be boiled for a relatively long time, observe the state of the dumplings to adjust the cooking time, and the dumplings are cooked when they float.
4. Delicious condiments: Finally, you can add some lard, small shrimp, and crushed seaweed to the cooked dumplings, and with fragrant soup, a bowl of delicious dumplings is complete.
These simple steps will ensure that your dumplings not only don't break the skin, but they also don't stick to the pan. Looking at this circle of plump dumplings, beautiful and attractive, you can feel the strong taste of home. This is how to cook frozen dumplings that I shared, and I hope that everyone can enjoy the delicious taste while also feeling the joy of cooking.