Learn to Make Dumplings with a Drag Queen

A Chinese Culinary Classic with a Queer Twist 🥟💅

Word of the week: 食谱 (shí pǔ)

Meaning: Recipe; cookbook

To mix things up a bit from our usual stories, this week we're presenting a cooking show instead. But it's not your typical cooking show—it’s hosted by Taiwanese Drag Queen Sandra Hoe (侯珊抓).

Enjoy the sweet Taiwanese accent, sassy jokes, and learn how to make delicious dumplings along the way!

Follow Sandra Hoe on her social media account: Instagram & Youtube

An Authentic Dumpling Recipe

If, after watching this video, you want to make dumplings, you can follow this easy recipe!

自制水饺皮做法：

食材：

• 中筋面粉200克

• 水100毫升

• 盐3克

步骤：

1. 将面粉、水、盐倒入盆中，搅拌均匀，直到面团成型。

2. 盖上湿布，静置30分钟。

3. 稍微擀开面团后，分割成每块约10克，擀成圆形水饺皮。

• 中筋面粉 (zhōng jīn miàn fěn): all-purpose flour

• 搅拌 (jiǎo bàn): to stir; to mix

• 湿布 (shī bù): damp cloth

• 擀开 (gǎn kāi): to roll out (dough)

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Homemade Dumpling Wrapper Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 200g all-purpose flour

• 100ml water

• 3g salt

Steps:

1. Place the flour, water, and salt into a bowl, and stir until the dough comes together.

2. Cover with a damp cloth and let it rest for 30 minutes.

3. After resting, roll out the dough slightly, divide it into 10g portions, and roll each portion into a round dumpling wrapper.

超万用口味肉馅做法：

食材：

• 猪绞肉150克

• 包菜150克

• 葱姜水17毫升

• 葱花20克

• 世界名菜酱100克（可以选择泰式打拋、韩式辣炒、日式照烧、南洋叻沙等）

• 蒜风味油10毫升

步骤：

1. 将包菜切小块，加入盐抓腌，静置10分钟后挤掉水分。

2. 用料理棒制作葱姜水，比例为姜葱与水1:10，过滤后备用。

3. 将猪肉放入盆中，分次加入葱姜水，直到肉馅变得有黏性。

4. 将包菜与调味酱料（如泰式打拋酱）混合，再加入蒜风味油，搅拌均匀。

5. 将馅料包入水饺皮中，完成。

这样做出来的水饺不仅口感Q弹，肉香十足，还能根据个人口味选择不同的酱料，增加丰富的层次感。

• 猪绞肉 (zhū jiǎo ròu): ground pork

• 包菜 (bāo cài): cabbage

• 葱姜水 (cōng jiāng shuǐ): scallion-ginger water

• 葱花 (cōng huā): chopped scallions

• 打拋 (dǎ pào): Thai basil stir-fry (often refers to "Pad Krapow" in Thai cuisine)

• 辣炒 (là chǎo): spicy stir-fry

• 照烧 (zhào shāo): teriyaki (a Japanese cooking style)

• 叻沙 (lè shā): laksa (a Southeast Asian noodle soup)

• 蒜风味油 (suàn fēng wèi yóu): garlic-flavored oil

• 盐抓腌 (yán zhuā yān): to massage with salt (for marinating or drawing out moisture)

• 过滤 (guò lǜ): to filter

• Q弹 (Q tán): chewy; with a bouncy texture

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Versatile Meat Filling Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 150g ground pork

• 150g cabbage

• 17ml scallion-ginger water

• 20g chopped scallions

• 100g world-famous sauce (choose from Thai basil, Korean spicy stir-fry, Japanese teriyaki, or Southeast Asian laksa)

• 10ml garlic-flavored oil

Steps:

1. Cut the cabbage into small pieces, sprinkle with salt, and massage it to release moisture. Let it sit for 10 minutes, then squeeze out the excess water.

2. Use a blender to make scallion-ginger water with a ratio of 1:10 (ginger and scallion to water), then strain it and set it aside.

3. Place the ground pork in a bowl and gradually add the scallion-ginger water in 2-3 portions, mixing well after each addition until the meat becomes sticky.

4. Add the cabbage and the chosen sauce (such as Thai basil sauce) into the meat, and mix in the garlic-flavored oil. Stir everything together.

5. Fill the dumpling wrappers with the prepared filling, and seal them.

These homemade dumplings will have a chewy texture and a rich meat flavor. You can also customize the filling with different sauces, adding layers of flavor according to your preferences.

How did your dumplins turned out?

Antoine & Dorota