Basic Dumplings

 

Ingredients

2 bags of ready made frozen dumplings from any Asian grocery store

4 cups of water

1 tbsp olive oil

 

 

What to do

Defrost the dumplings for about 1 hour. In a large pot bring the water to boil.  Put the defrosted dumplings in a large bowl and coat with a little bit of olive oil. This will prevent the dumplings from sticking to each other. Gently place the dumplings in the boiling water and heat for 4 minutes. Even better:  If you have a steamer, transfer them to it and steam the dumplings for about 4 minutes until properly heated through. Enjoy your dumplings!

 

I can’t compete with the commercially available varieties of frozen dumplings and so this time we just bought chicken dumplings from a store.

 

In China while on our trip, my family and I ate dumplings almost every day while we were on the road from one temple to the next…Little street side stalls are plentiful, and the dumplings there are cheap, filling and delicious. Those of you who have to watch their saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium intakes: Enjoy them sparingly, because they do pack a hefty 240 calories per serving of 8…and it is very easy to eat 15-20 of them.

 

 

 

 

 

This is the 7th recipe of Mr. Welsh’s Class Cooks 2000-2006 Jan. 19, 2006