Preserved Veggle Steamed Dumplings
INGREDIENTS
(1) 1 portion hot water dough (about 2C flour)
(2) 1 /3lb. fermented cabbage. 2/3lb. ground belly pork
SEASONINGS
1T cooking wine, 1T soy sauce. 1t sugar. 4T sesame oil
METHODS
1. Divide dough into small balls, roll each ball into a circle.
2. Stuffing. Soak cabbage until soft, chop, add to pork, chop more finely, add all seasonings, and mix well.
3. Place a little stuffing in the center of each dough circle, fold over, press edges to seal, pinch out a pattern as desired, remove to steamer, steam on high for 8 minutes, remove and serve.
REMARKS:
1. Use Hsiaoshin fermented cabbage which is more tender and not salty. If it is not available, use whatever is handy, but watch out for seasonings and remove hard stems.
2. The cabbage absorbs fat. Use belly pork, which is fattier.
3. 1C (cup)=150ml; 1T (Table Spoon)=15ml; 1t(tea spoon)=5ml, 1/2t(tea spoon)=2.5ml, 1/4t(tea spoon)=1.2ml
People who can still keep their composure and their gentlemen or ladies’ charm, under the influence of alcohol, would be deeply respected. Confucian thinking emphasizes the “wine virtues” for which the drinker is to uphold. Confucianists do not oppose having alcohol; using wine to pay tribute to ancestors, to provide for the aged and pay respect to guests are all considered virtuous acts. But to save crop supply, one should constrain the amount of wine used. Being overly drunk and unable to tell real life from alcohol-produced illusions is not an attitude favored by the Confucianists, who abides by the strict rule of “wine to deal respect, to treat illnesses, and to bring joy.” On special occasions, wine is indispensable. However, it is viewed as an item of luxury, since without it, daily life would not be impacted. There also exists a popular belief that “wine can disrupt one’s nature.” Since wine is addictive, large amounts of consumption can cause inebriety, which often lead to stirring of trouble or harm to health. People therefore see it as the source of disorder. So from ancient times to the present day, there has never been a shortage of people who advocates drinking morals and manners, and who conducts alcohol education and advise against excessive drinking. In current times, some government agencies have clearly imposed restrictions against their civil servants from drinking during lunch hour on a workday. For other specialized profeeions, even more definite alcohol restrictions exist. Drivers who drink and drive will be prosecuted by law.
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Alcohol drinks are a kind of material culture shared by all nationalities of the world. Before the advent of distillation machines, wine could only be made the primitive way. Using crops to make wine is a special characteristic in Chinese alcohol-making history. The yellow wine, or rice wine, being one of the three main kinds of alcohol beverage (rice wine, grape wine and beer), is known as the model of oriental winemaking.
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