Friday, January 31, 2014

做饺子

Basic Chinese Dumplings Recipe

Ingredients 
Ready Made Dumpling Pastry (about 200g worth)
175g minced pork
50g peeled shrimps minced
1 teaspoon salt, pinch of fresh ground pepper (white)
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 table spoon finely chop spring onion
1 table spoon finely chop root ginger
1 teaspoon sugar
200g Chinese cabbage, finely shredded and blanched

Instructions
Mix together the minced pork, shrimps, spring onion, ginger, soy sauce, salt, sugar and cabbage until well blended. Place 1 teaspoon of stuffing on each dumpling pastry, then fold the pastry in half, wet the edge of the pastry with water, and pinch the edges together to close.

Boil the dumplings in boiling water for 2 minute and its ready to serve with vinegar in finely cut fresh root ginger (tradition style) or any sauce you prefer.



Happy New Year! 新年快乐!

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恭喜发财!Gōng Xǐ Fā Cái!   Congratulations and wealth!
新年快乐!Xīn Nián Kuài Lè!   Happy new year!
万事如意!Wàn Shì Rú Yì!   May your dreams come true!

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Lesson 13: 你喜欢什么颜色的书包?

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Saturday, January 11, 2014

Lesson 12: 你想吃什么?

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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Lesson 11: 我喜欢吃水果。

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