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Can I make gyoza with raw meat?
I know it's traditional to make gyoza filling with raw vegetables, but is it also made with raw meat, or should it be cooked first? With other types of dumplings I usually cook the meat before adding ...
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How to color Jiaozi (chinese dumplings)?
I am planning to make Jiaozi (Chinese dumplings) for a friend's party. Because she is vegatarian I'd like to make one set of vegetable dumplings and one set of conventional dumplings. To make it easy ...
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Why are my dumplings made of evil?
I made a fairly simple chicken-and-dumpling stew recipe; however, after one bite of dumpling, I have the most wretched aftertaste. The soup is fine; however, the dumplings taste totally nasty, kind of ...
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What’s the sulfur in dumplings for?
When making Thuringian potato dumplings, an integral part in the process is the so-called “Schwefeln”:
Sulfur that comes on threads is burnt inside the closed pot of potatoes.
Native Thuringians, if ...
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How can I replicate authentic German potato dumplings?
I lived in Southern Germany (Bavaria) for 5 years and while over there, my family fell in love with potato dumplings. I’m talking about the ones that are the size of a baseball. Here is a picture I ...
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Types of potato for making gnocchi
I've made gnocchi with different types of potato with mixed result. Can anyone recommend a type that is particularly good for making gnocchi?
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What is the authentic way to cook pierogi?
I've been buying pre-packaged pierogi from Trader Joe's and local Polish delis. But I can't seem to get a straight or consistent answer on how you are supposed to cook them. Should you steam pierogi, ...
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Looking for Chicken & Dumplings pointers
A young lady I know has informed me that "Chicken & Dumplings" is amongst her favorite dishes. I have only attempted this a few times with only marginal success. Mostly my dumplings end up too ...
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Dumplings - What happened?
I made chicken and dumplings today and after 20 minutes I checked my dumplings and they were done but disgustingly soft. I let them cook for 10 more minutes and still soft (but I do think they were ...
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Why is gnocchi a dumpling and not a noodle?
I've recently been told that gnocchi is technically a dumpling, not a noodle. What about it causes gnocchi to fall under the dumpling category?
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Is Spaetzle a pasta or a dumpling?
Is it a pasta or a dumpling and what is the difference?
To me, a pasta is smooth and shaped and doesn't have any "filling" (but can have ingredients added to color or flavor it before it is shaped) ...
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Fluffy matzo balls
It's that time of year. The seasons are changing and I've got myself a cold, for which there is no better culinary cure than matzo ball soup.
I can make a pretty mean chicken stock, but my matzo ...
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What organic grains can I substitute for self-rising (Gold Medal) flour?
My nine (7) year old step-daughter is expecting to help me make Chicken and Dumpling today. I have the recipe for the stew, my question lies in the dumplings:
I am aware that I can replace 1 1/2 cups ...
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how to cook pelmeni in microwave
Is it possible to cook pelmeni aka meat dumplings (Russian food) in microwave? What are steps?
Without any precooking in pot or at pan.
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Making Dumpling Conserve Better
When I make Chinese or Japanese style dumplings I often make too many and then store some for the next day
When I reheat them, they always go a bit strange and seem to taste worse then when they were ...
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What is special about pierogi dough?
I wanted to make home-made pierogis. Is there a special dough that needs to be used? I wanted the pierogis to be fairly thick - what type of dough would work best?
