Five Blessings Dumplings
Colorful dumplings featuring five distinct doughs made from purple sweet potato, spinach, pumpkin, all-purpose flour, and buckwheat flour, filled with a savory mixture of lamb and green radish.
Story
These vibrant dumplings bring a festive touch to the table with their naturally colored wrappers and hearty lamb filling. Boiled until tender and served hot, they offer a delightful mix of textures and rich aromas perfect for a celebratory meal.
Ingredients
All-purpose flour
to taste
Buckwheat flour
to taste
Purple sweet potato
1
Pumpkin
to taste
Spinach
to taste
Scallion
to taste
Lamb
to taste
Green radish
1
Warm water
to taste
Oil
to taste
Salt
to taste
Vinegar
to taste
Light soy sauce
to taste
Chili powder
to taste
Five-spice powder
to taste
Ginger powder
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Steam the pumpkin, peel it, blanch the spinach and let it cool, peel the purple sweet potato and set aside.
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Step 2
Wash the lamb and drain the water, wash the green radish and set aside.
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Step 3
(Purple dough) Take an appropriate amount of flour, add one purple sweet potato, mix with warm water to form a dough, adjust the firmness to your preference.
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Step 4
(Green dough) Take an appropriate amount of flour, add the blanched spinach, no need to add water, just knead into a dough.
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Step 5
(Yellow dough) Take an appropriate amount of flour, add the steamed pumpkin, no need to add water, just knead into a dough.
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Step 6
(White dough) Take an appropriate amount of flour, add warm water to form a dough, adjust the firmness; (Light brown dough) Take an appropriate amount of flour and buckwheat flour in a 1:1 ratio, add warm water to form a dough, adjust the firmness.
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Step 7
Let it rest for about half an hour, knead it twice in between.
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Step 8
Chop the green radish and remove the water.
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Step 9
Chop the lamb into a meat paste.
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Step 10
Chop the green onion and set aside.
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Step 11
Put all ingredients in a container, add salt, five-spice powder, and ginger powder, mix well and marinate.
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Step 12
Pour the fried Sichuan pepper oil into the meat filling.
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Step 13
Mix well and set aside.
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Step 14
Roll the rested dough into strips.
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Step 15
Take roughly equal portions of the dough to make dumpling wrappers.
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Step 16
Wrap them one by one.
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Step 17
Put into boiling water, add cold water three times, bring to a boil, then remove and serve on a plate.
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Step 18
The beautiful Five Blessings Dumplings are fresh out of the pot!
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Step 19
Wishing everyone a happy New Year in advance!
