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dances_in_garden

18 years ago

Groaaaaan......I can't stop eating dumplings but I am going to burst!

I only made a few pot stickers so I wouldn't go overboard but I decided to steam the rest of the dumplings for reheating later on.

A friend suggested steaming veggies and dipping them in the sauce along with dumplings to "fool" myself that I am eating a larger serving. You know, so I won't go into a dumpling coma.

Well, I reeeaaally liked the steamed veggies in the dipping sauce (rice vinegar, soy sauce, chili flakes, garlic and ginger, a drop of sesame oil, and a bit of oyster sauce to make it cling) so I ate all of them and STILL ate too many dumplings LOL.

Is there a such thing as a dumpling euphoria? I did manage to control myself and only eat ONE packet of sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaves. The other will be reheated for dinner next week (with the rest of the dumplings if any survive).

And I don't even have to share because both DD and DH find these things disgusting. The bit of veggie and the strong ginger taste I think. I need to find a family that likes this stuff so I HAVE to share. Maybe then I won't eat my weight in dim sum for dinner!

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Happy_Go_Lucky_Gayle
18 years ago
You are beyond help. LOL!
caroline94535
18 years ago
Oh yummy in the tummy. Come live with me. I'll help you eat them.

Can you post the recipes???
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I love Dim Sum. When DH and I go to a resturant that has it, I tend to go overboard and order everything. I know how your tummy feels! But all of it is soooooooooooooo good! LOL
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dances_in_garden
Original Author
18 years ago
gayle - DD has a friend sleeping over and she just tasted a dumpling. She swallowed it, but the look on her face is priceless LOL. She said very politely "I don't think I will have another". Then later she quietly says to DD "your mom eats weird food".

Caroline - the recipe for both the steamed dumplings and the rice in lotus leaves is the same. Buy frozen, do not defrost, steam for 15 minutes, then eat :). The potstickers? Buy frozen, do not defrost, heat some oil in a pan and add potstickers. Let brown a bit. Add water up to 1/4 of the way up the sides of the dumplings (dance around the oil spatters, it is part of the technique), then cover. Allow to steam until a lot of water has boiled away. Remove the lid, let the rest of the water evaporate. Let the dumplings continue to cook until the bottoms are nice and brown.

I have made my own fillings which largely consist of cabbage, a bit of pork or chicken, soy sauce, oyster sauce, green onion, chili flakes, and sesame oil. This time I got lazy, and I have to tell you, they were the best I have had in a while. I cannot, however, cook sticky rice to save my life.

jannie - that sounds so good! Tempura is about the only thing I will eat japanese. Don't like vinegar rice, don't like seaweed, don't like miso, and don't like bonito broth. And not a fan of raw or even cooked seafood. Plus, any raw egg served to me will not be well received, quail or not!

aptosca - I have to admit, when I go out for dim sum (rarely) I enjoy the fried items as well as the steamed ones. Shrimp balls coated in rice noodles then fried? Yum!

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