How to cook dumplings how long
1, the pot into the appropriate amount of cold water (according to the number of boiled dumplings), and then boil.
2, put the soup dumplings into the boiling water to cook.
3. When the water boils again, add a spoonful of cold water and continue to cook. Let the soup in the soup pot keep seeming to roll but not a big roll all the time.
4, so three times, the water is boiling again and the dumplings have all floated on the water when you can turn off the fire.
Note: Cooking dumplings to not stick to the pot, you have to use a spoon to stir from time to time, pay attention to use a spoon to gently push it away from the same direction slightly stirring, so that it rotates a few times, do not stick to the pot.
1, fresh dumplings
Fresh dumplings cooking time is shorter, 7 minutes or so, see the dumplings floating up on the almost, and then cook for 1 minute on the good. It is not recommended to cook too long, otherwise the dumplings will stick together.
2, frozen dumplings
Frozen dumplings bought in the supermarket, the time is longer. It takes about 10 minutes. First take out the frozen dumplings, thawing at room temperature in the middle, or put in cold water, so that the frozen hard dumplings absorb water. Wait for the water to boil before putting the dumplings in.
Note: If you put the frozen dumplings directly into the boiling water before cooking, it will result in the outside being cooked and the inside being raw. Because the dry powder into the hot water, the outer layer of the rapid absorption of hot water and expansion, water can no longer enter the inside, so the inside is still raw. Therefore, you can put it in cold water first, let the dumplings eat up the cold water, and then put it into the boiling water, so that it can be evenly heated.
Tips for cooking dumplings
1, gently pinch. Before the pot, gently pinch the dumplings with your hand, so that it is slightly cracked, so that the dumplings cooked, inside and outside easy to cook, soft and smooth and delicious.
2, boiling water. To use a strong fire to boil the water, and then the dumplings under the pot, with the back of the spoon gently pushed away, so that the dumplings rotate a few times, it does not stick to the bottom of the pot.
3, the fire cooking. Cooked into the pot to float after the dumplings, to quickly switch to a civilian fire, at this time, if you still use a high fire to cook, dumplings constantly rolling will break. If the dumplings are constantly turning, uneven heat, but also easy to cook inside the hard unpalatable.
4, add cold water. After the dumplings into the pot, each open should be added to the appropriate amount of cold water, so that it seems to keep rolling non-rolling state, boil two or three times, and then cook for a while, you can fish out to eat. Cooked in this way, the texture of the dumplings is soft and not hard, sweet and savory.
5, diligently change the soup. Soup dumplings cooked two or three pots, the soup becomes thick, greatly binding the activities of water molecules, should change the water and then cook. Otherwise, it will be cooked slowly, easy to clip.
How to tell if the dumplings are cooked
Cook until the dumplings float up, basically cooked. If it still sinks into the pot, then please be patient. After floating up, cook on low heat for another 1 minute, see the outer part of the dumplings are a little transparent, and the spoon touches down with a sticky elasticity, indicating that it is cooked through, you can get out of the pot. If you leave it in the pot and don't fish it out, it will be mushy for too long.
If you want to make the dumplings more delicious, you may want to cook the soup and dumplings separately, if it is a sweet filling as long as the soup slightly added sugar can be. If it is a savory filling such as fresh meat, then the soup can be enriched, such as vegetables, seaweed and other ingredients can be added to the soup, put the cooked dumplings directly in the soup can be enjoyed.
Benefits of microwave cooking dumplings
1, cooking dumplings in a microwave oven is simpler, shorter time, very convenient.
2, cooking dumplings in the microwave is delicious, and better than the traditional boiled dumplings to retain the dumplings nutrients, do not let the nutrients of the dumplings lost.