Jinyin Yuanbao Dumplings

By JacquesStreich

Jinyin Yuanbao Dumplings
There are many ethnic groups in China, and the customs of New Year's Eve dinner are naturally different. Various places have customs that reflect their own characteristics. Eating dumplings as the staple food of New Year's Eve dinner is also a traditional habit. Dumplings mean "getting married" when the old and the new alternate. The dumplings are wrapped in an ingot shape, which means longevity and wealth. It is also a good fortune and a good hope for people. Serving cooked dumplings on the table one by one symbolizes the meaning of "making a fortune in the New Year, rolling in ingots".

The staple food I made uses white flour and pumpkin bread to make ingot dumplings in two colors of gold and silver. The fillings are made of chicken and mushroom, which means a happy and happy life and good luck. I wish you all a fortune in the New Year, a lot of gold and silver ingots, and continuous financial resources...

Chicken and mushroom are used for the dumpling fillings. Needless to say, chicken is not as delicious as mushrooms and has a strong aroma as mushrooms, but it is rich in nutrients. It is more nutritious when paired with chicken.

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Steps for Jinyin Yuanbao Dumplings

  • Make  step 0
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    Prepare flour and pumpkin.
  • Make  step 1
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    Prepare two boxes of frozen chicken breast meat.
  • Make  step 2
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    Prepare mushroom, chives, and ginger.
  • Make  step 3
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    Take 200 grams of white flour and white dough.
  • Make  step 4
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    Peel, wash, and slice the pumpkin; put it in the microwave for 4 minutes until cooked.
  • Make  step 5
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    Press the cooked pumpkin into a paste and mix with 300 grams of flour.
  • Make  step 6
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    Cover the mixed white dough and pumpkin dough with plastic wrap and let stand for 20 minutes.
  • Make  step 7
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    Remove the chicken from the cold and chop it into mush; wash and chop the mushroom mushrooms, squeeze out the water for later use.
  • Make  step 8
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    Wash the ginger and onions and chop them into fine powder.
  • Make  step 9
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    Put mushroom, minced chicken, ginger and onion into a large bowl, add salt, soy sauce, and sesame oil, and mix to make dumpling filling.
  • Make  step 10
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    Kneak the dough evenly, add the dough, roll the skin, and wrap in the dumpling filling.
  • Make  step 11
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    Pinch the dumpling skins into a half-moon shape.
  • Make  step 12
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    Pinch the two corners of the dumplings together into an ingot shape.
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    Make all the dumplings like this.
  • Make  step 14
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    Bring the water to the boil, add the dumplings, and cook them well.
  • Make  step 15
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    Put the cooked dumplings on a plate.
  • Jinyin Yuanbao Dumplings Make Tips

    1. Squeeze the oyster mushrooms thoroughly dry, otherwise the dumplings will easily burst. 2. Pumpkin has a high water content, so no extra water is needed when making the dough. 3. Chicken is naturally savory, so there is no need to add MSG. (Though I rarely use MSG anyway.)