Celery, Pork, and Shrimp Dumplings for New Year's Eve Dinner

Celery, Pork, and Shrimp Dumplings for New Year's Eve Dinner
The New Year's Eve dinner is a family gathering that symbolizes reunion, and dumplings play an essential role in the Northern Chinese celebration. This year's dumplings are filled with a mixture of celery, pork, and shrimp.

Materials

Flour Appropriate amount
Water Appropriate amount
Celery
Pork Belly
Shrimp

How To Make

  1. Mix an appropriate amount of flour with slightly more than half its weight in water, stirring until crumbly.

    Mix an appropriate amount of flour with slightly more than half its weight in water, stirring until crumbly.
  2. Knead the mixture into a smooth dough and cover it to rest.

    Knead the mixture into a smooth dough and cover it to rest.
  3. Chop the celery finely, squeeze out the excess moisture, and mince the pork, placing it all in a bowl.

    Chop the celery finely, squeeze out the excess moisture, and mince the pork, placing it all in a bowl.
  4. Add chopped green onions, ginger, shrimp, oyster sauce, salt, sesame oil, five-spice powder, and soy sauce. Mix thoroughly.

    Add chopped green onions, ginger, shrimp, oyster sauce, salt, sesame oil, five-spice powder, and soy sauce. Mix thoroughly.
  5. Divide the dough into equal portions.

    Divide the dough into equal portions.
  6. Roll each portion into a thin circle with a thicker center.

    Roll each portion into a thin circle with a thicker center.
  7. Place a suitable amount of filling in the center and pinch the edges to seal.

    Place a suitable amount of filling in the center and pinch the edges to seal.
  8. Shape the dumplings as desired.

    Shape the dumplings as desired.
  9. Bring a pot of water to a boil and add the dumplings. When they float, stir gently to prevent sticking. Cook on high heat for ten minutes.

    Bring a pot of water to a boil and add the dumplings. When they float, stir gently to prevent sticking. Cook on high heat for ten minutes.
  10. Serve the steaming hot dumplings that emit a delightful aroma.

    Serve the steaming hot dumplings that emit a delightful aroma.