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Juicy Homemade Lamb Dumplings Recipe

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16 Steps Total

schedulePrepare in advance

  • circleThe dough needs to rest for 1 hour in advance1h
01
Preparation
00:00:14

In a large wooden bowl, add 400 g flour and 2 g salt, gradually pour in 192 g room temperature water, mix by hand and knead into a slightly firm, uneven dough.

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Water must be strictly controlled, otherwise the dough will be too soft and affect subsequent operations.

Ingredients:all-purpose flour (400 g)Salt (2 g)water (192 g)
Tools:wooden bowl
02
Waiting Time
00:00:50

Wrap the dough tightly with plastic wrap and let it rest for 20 minutes.

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Must be sealed with plastic wrap, otherwise the surface of the dough will dry out and form a crust.

Tools:plastic wrap
03
Active Cooking
00:00:55

Knead the dough along the gluten's strength for half a minute until you feel the gluten tighten.

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Do not knead for too long

stop as soon as you feel the dough tighten

Tools:wooden bowl
04
Waiting Time
00:01:07

Wrap the dough with plastic wrap again and let it rest for another 20 minutes.

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It doesn't matter if you forget the time and let it rest a bit longer.

Tools:plastic wrap
05
Active Cooking
00:01:13

After 20 minutes, knead the dough for another half minute until it gradually softens, becomes very smooth on the surface, and connects well together.

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After two rests and kneads, the dough surface must be smooth before proceeding to the next step.

Tools:wooden bowl
06
Waiting Time
00:01:27

After kneading, wrap the dough with plastic wrap and give it a final rest of 1 hour before rolling out the dumpling wrappers.

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This is the final rest

make sure to allow a full hour for the gluten to completely relax

Tools:plastic wrap
07
Preparation
00:01:33

Separate the white and green parts of 2 large green onions, shred the green part into fine threads, chop the white part into fine scallions, and mince with a knife.

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The white part must be chopped very finely, otherwise the texture inside the dumpling will be rough.

Ingredients:large green onion (2 piece)
Tools:knifecutting board
08
Preparation
00:01:53

Cut 500 g of lamb leg with fat into small cubes first, then mince into fine meat paste using double knives.

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The meat must be minced finely and evenly so the filling is tender.

Ingredients:lamb leg (500 g)
Tools:knifecutting board
09
Active Cooking
00:02:06
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Wash hands thoroughly after handling raw meat to avoid cross-contamination.

In a large bowl, place the minced lamb, add 1/8 tsp five-spice powder, 1/8 tsp Sichuan pepper powder, 1/4 tsp white pepper powder, 1 tbsp ginger paste, 2 tbsp regular soy sauce, 1/4 tsp salt, and 150 g chicken broth. Stir in one direction until the meat mixture becomes sticky and forms a semi-solid state.

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Chicken broth must be added gradually and stirred in the same direction, otherwise the filling cannot fully absorb the water.

Ingredients:lamb legfive-spice powder (0.125 tsp)Sichuan pepper powder (0.125 tsp)white pepper powder (0.25 tsp)ginger paste (1 tbsp)regular soy sauce (2 tbsp)Salt (0.25 tsp)chicken broth (150 g)
Tools:spatulamixing bowl
10
Active Cooking
00:03:06
warningStay safe

Hot oil may splash when boiling and pouring; maintain a safe distance and use insulated tools.

Heat a wok with 3 tbsp oil, add shredded green onion and fry on low heat until golden brown. Add 2 tsp Sichuan peppercorns, fry until fragrant and discolored, then remove them. Finally, pour the hot oil over the chopped white scallions and mix well.

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The hot oil temperature is extremely high and peppercorns burn easily

be careful of oil splashing when pouring

Ingredients:oil (3 tbsp)Sichuan peppercorns (2 tsp)
Tools:wokstrainerchopsticks
11
Active Cooking
00:03:42

Chop the fried golden green onion into small pieces, add it to the meat filling, and mix well.

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The fried green onion should be chopped as finely as possible and mixed thoroughly into the filling.

Tools:spatulaknifecutting board
12
Active Cooking
00:04:00

Take out the rested dough after one hour, poke a hole in the center, pull it into a ring, break it, and roll it into a long thin rope.

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Apply even pressure when rolling the rope to ensure uniform thickness.

Tools:cutting board
13
Active Cooking
00:04:24

Cut the dough rope into uniform small pieces, sprinkle with a little dusting flour to prevent sticking, and flatten them.

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Only a very small amount of dusting flour can be sprinkled, otherwise it will destroy the gluten and glossiness of the wrapper.

Tools:knifecutting board
14
Active Cooking
00:04:39

Rotate the wrapper with one hand and roll it with the rolling pin with the other hand about ten times, rolling into a round wrapper that is thick in the middle and thin at the edges.

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Apply even pressure when rolling the wrapper to ensure the center is thick enough to hold the filling.

Tools:rolling pincutting board
15
Active Cooking
00:06:17

Take a wrapper, add the prepared lamb filling, fold it in half, pinch with both thumbs and index fingers, curve your index finger along the curve and squeeze towards the center to form a ingot dumpling.

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The edges must be pinched tightly sealed, otherwise the meat juices will leak out during boiling.

Tools:wooden spoon
16
Active Cooking
00:06:48
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Boiling water and steam can easily cause burns; operate slowly when dropping or scooping dumplings to avoid splashing boiling water.

Add boiling water to a pot, add the wrapped dumplings, gently push the bottom with a strainer to prevent sticking. After boiling, add cold water for the first time and cover. When dumplings float, add cold water for the second time, boil again, and remove.

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Must add cold water twice to prevent vigorous boiling from bursting the dumpling wrappers.

Tools:potstrainer

groceryAll Ingredients

all-purpose flour400 g
Salt2.25 tsp
water192 g
large green onion2 piece
lamb leg500 g
five-spice powder0.125 tsp
Sichuan pepper powder0.125 tsp
white pepper powder0.25 tsp
ginger paste1 tbsp
regular soy sauce2 tbsp
chicken broth150 g
oil3 tbsp
Sichuan peppercorns2 tsp

blenderAll Tools Needed

wooden bowlplastic wrapknifecutting boardspatulamixing bowlwokstrainerchopsticksrolling pinwooden spoonpot