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Title: About Dan Jiao - Egg Dumplings
Categories: Chinese, Holiday, Eggs, Dumplings, Pork
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Dan Jiao
EGG DUMPLINGS
Our family has been making egg dumplings, (dan jiao) every Chinese
New Year for as long as I can remember. The shape and color of
these egg dumplings resembles the gold coin or gold nuggets of old
China. It's a symbolic food that you must have to be prosperous in
the New Year, a tradition that we carried from China to the US!
To be perfectly honest, making these egg dumplings can be labor
intensive! This job is usually given to a teenager someone just old
enough that they won't accidentally burn themselves, but still young
enough to not be able to say no to this somewhat tedious job. And,
you guessed it, that person used to be me! I remember using a small
piece of pork fat instead of oil, running the pork fat again and
again across a large, hot ladle set over the fire until it produced
just the right amount of oil to fry one egg dumpling.
We like to add these egg dumplings to a famous Shanghai favorite,
Yan Du Xian soup. They cook in minutes, so you should add them
towards the very end. You can also add these to any Chinese chicken
soup, pork bone soup, fish soup, or even wonton soup. What's more,
they can be made ahead and frozen! However, they should be simmered
in a soup of some kind, as the time you cook these over the ladle
isn't long enough to cook the meat through.
I hope you don't resent me for adding these egg dumplings to what
I'm sure is already a laundry list of Chinese New Year dishes to
prepare. But knowing that these will bring wealth and riches to your
family, you have to include them on your Chinese New Year menu!
While it may be a little time consuming, put your favorite music on
or find someone to chat with in the kitchen, and they'll be done in
no time. Again, speaking from experience!
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