1, front leg meat
Pig front leg meat is located in the pig's front hooves above the pig's front legs, the pig's front legs have the greatest amount of activity, so there is less fat, fat and lean, snow meat is generally in this part, it is lean meat more, tender meat. Because of the large amount of movement, so the meat is tight and elastic, moisture is also on the low side, this part of the pork is the most flavorful, very suitable for wrapping dumplings to eat.
But the front leg of the pig due to the large amount of activity, the meat has elasticity, so it leads to the meat of the fascia will be more, the fascia is distributed in the pork, it is very troublesome to remove, but also difficult to deal with the clean, the fascia remains in the pork into the dumpling filling, eat in the mouth chewing, very affect the texture.
So if you buy pork front leg meat to make dumplings, you must spend more time to remove the fascia, otherwise the dumplings will be very difficult to eat.
2, five-flesh meat
Five-flesh meat is located below the pork belly, generally divided into five layers, a layer of fat meat layer of lean meat, fat and thin. If you can see the pig's udder on the skin, it means you are buying five-flower meat. Five-flower meat to do buckle meat, braised meat are very suitable, but also the most popular part of the pig, wrapped dumplings to eat will be very fragrant.
Pork belly due to less activity, so the meat is softer, more water, more fat than lean meat. This is why farmers, to let the pig more activity, activity can let the fat reduce, meat more tight and elastic, eat up will taste better.
The five-flake meat is fat and soft, and has more water, so the dumpling filling will be very thin, which is why some meat fillings don't absorb water. Dumplings made with panko are flavorful, but can be difficult to eat if not handled well.
So if you use pork to wrap the dumplings, you can add some lean meat to the filling, and if you wrap the dumplings with vegetables and meat, pork is the most suitable, meat and vegetables together, the dumplings will not be greasy to eat.
3, hip tip meat
Hip tip meat is the meat on the buttocks of the pig, also known as the two cuts of meat, looks very beautiful color. Because of the pig's buttock activity, less fat pork skin and thin, so use it to do back to the pot meat and garlic white meat is most suitable, housewives also like to buy this part of the pork fried vegetables with. Because the buttocks are free of sinew and easy to chop, the most important thing is that the ratio of fat to lean is very suitable for making dumplings.
Note:
1, whether you use the front leg, buttock tip or pork dumplings, you must cut off the skin and clean the sinews before chopping the filling.
2, each part of the pork can be wrapped in dumplings, but the focus should be clear, the pork is properly handled, wrapped out of the dumplings can be delicious.
3. If you're running a dumpling store, it's recommended to use hip-tip meat, which is gluten-free, well-treated, and more suitable for fat and lean.