Steamed Vegetable Dumplings
Xin Nian Kuai Le! Happy Chinese New Year!
Today marks the beginning of the Chinese lunisolar calendar, an important time for families to come together to celebrate with a meal and fireworks. That’s my kind of holiday.
Last night I made dumplings, surprisingly, for the first time. Today, I will make them again! They were easy, light, fresh and absolutely delicious. I took them to a party, steamed them on-site in my rice cooker (more on that) and they were gobbled up as quickly as I placed them on the platter. Perfect packets of deliciousness. I made a vegetarian version which was super easy because other than the steaming there was no cooking involved. A whirl of the food processor, some quick chops, a stir and I was ready to scoop, fold, pinch. I’m sure that sauteed ground pork, ground chicken or chopped shrimp would be great additions to this recipe, I just haven’t experimented yet.
Dumpling Filling
Dumpling Pinched…sorry, I wasn’t able to hold off the crowd to get a photo of the steamed dumpling.