We all know that the green dumplings are a traditional food made of mugwort and glutinous rice flour, it is a variety of practices, the filling is relatively rich, there are meat and vegetarian, eating soft and delicious, many people like to eat green dumplings. So green dumplings are sweet or savory? Let's look at it!

Green dumplings are sweet or salty

Green dumplings are sweet and salty.

A sweet flavor: crushed peanuts, crushed nuts, sesame seeds, bean paste, sugar, jam, honey beans, purple potatoes, pumpkin or your favorite fruit.

Sweet mouth green dumplings generally have bean paste, black sesame, matcha, salted egg yolk meat floss, and now there are some fruit flavors, such as pineapple, mango and durian, etc., but I think it is still the most delicious savory, because the green dumplings skin texture is relatively soft and glutinous, and used for dyeing of the ailanthus leaves with a slightly bitter taste, bitter and sweet mixed together is not very tasty, but savory can neutralize the taste of the slight bitterness.

Second, salty flavor: you can put fresh meat, celery, mushrooms, chives, eggs, tempeh, dried tofu, dried radish crumbles, salted duck eggs crumbles and so on.

There are many ingredients that can be used in savory green dumplings, such as potherb mustard, dried tofu, asparagus, preserved sausage and bacon, pork, and so on, so feel free to mix and match. My favorite combination is the savory ham, shrimp, pork, asparagus and mushroom filling.

What are the flavors of green dumplings? Matcha red bean flavor

Matcha red bean does not only exist in milk tea, and green dumplings actually have a unique flavor. Matcha flavor mixed with mugwort, bringing a new aroma, plus red beans make the taste more layered, like matcha partners do not miss it!

Flower and Milk

This is filled with flowers, and the milk is similar to condensed milk, but not too heavy, and it's sweet and tangy.

Longjing tea flavor

When the green dumplings meet Longjing, one bite is full of rich tea flavor, looking forward to more flavors of tea fusion!

Crawfish flavor

Crawfish can be mixed with all kinds of food! This time, it is the crayfish dumplings, understand!

Cream of Mushroom Soup

This new flavor combines the cream of mushroom soup from western cuisine with green dumplings!

Lactobacillus Flavor

With the aroma of mugwort and the sweet and sour lactobacillus filling, this lactobacillus flavor is sure to leave a long lasting taste in your mouth.

Tips:

It is important to note that although the dumplings are tasty, they are not easy to digest, so those with high blood sugar or weak stomachs should eat them sparingly.

The home-style practice of the green dumplings

1. Prepare the ingredients: pick the right amount of young leaves, the right amount of glutinous rice flour, sesame seeds, peanuts, the right amount of edible alkali.

2. First of all, blanch the leaves, blanch the water into the appropriate amount of edible alkali, put the role of edible alkali in two ways: First, in order to make the color of the leaves to maintain a more bright green, out of the face of the high value, eat eat up the appetite! Secondly, it can make the mugwort leaves cook quickly and softly!

3. blanched mugwort put into the water to soak for 10 minutes, you can lighten the strong flavor of mugwort, so that the later made out of the green dumplings will be fragrant and delicious!

4. in the soaking of wormwood during the hands of the preparation of dipping sauce, sesame seeds and peanuts stir-fried with a grinder processed into peanuts and sesame seeds crushed (feel the trouble if you can buy finished products ahead of time, or use red bean paste instead), add sugar, mix well and standby.

5. soaked leaves into a blender, add the right amount of glutinous rice flour, the right amount of sugar, mix well, kneaded into a glorious dough, divided into equal parts, pressed into a small cake, like a bun, move the dipping sauce into it, put into the steamer pot on high heat the whole 15 minutes, and then cooled can be eaten!

The common way to eat green dumplings

1. can be put in the water to cook: about five minutes, the texture is smooth and soft;

2. can be put in the steam drawer for 20 minutes, the texture of the Q elasticity;

3. can be put in the frying pan fried, the texture of the crunchy aroma.

You can also sprinkle coconut powder or matcha powder on the sweet green dumplings.