Fragrant pink amaranth meat dumplings

Amaranth is a vegetable that is very good for human health. Every autumn and summer, almost every household will prepare one or two dishes made of amaranth. Among them, amaranth dumplings are also very delicious. So how to make amaranth dumplings?

How to make amaranth dumplings

raw material:

500 grams of flour, 255 grams of purple amaranth water, 500 grams of pork, 500 grams of purple amaranth, 10 mushrooms, 3 green onions, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt, cooking wine, dumpling filling seasoning, sesame oil, and ginger.

practice:

1. Wash the pork and ginger, cut them into small pieces and put them together.

2. Put the pork and ginger in a food processor and blend into the filling.

3. Blanch the purple amaranth with a small amount of water, and blanch it in batches.

4. Let the water used to blanch the purple amaranth cool down.

5. Soak the purple amaranth in cold water, squeeze out the moisture, and chop into pieces.

6. Add cooking wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt and dumpling filling seasoning to the meat filling. Stir in one direction until the tendons are attached. Add chopped mushrooms.

7. Add chopped purple amaranth.

8. Add sesame oil and mix well.

9. Add amaranth water to the flour and mix in a food processor to form a dough.

10. Cover the mixed dough with plastic wrap and let it rest indoors for 10 minutes.

11. Roll the dough into long strips and cut into small pieces.

12. Beat into pieces.

13. Add stuffing.

14. Do it one by one.

15. Put water in the pot, boil it, put in the dumplings and cook until done. You can add chili oil and vinegar, or your favorite sauce when eating.

The efficacy of amaranth

According to traditional Chinese medicine, amaranth tastes sweet and is cool in nature. It enters the large and small intestine meridians. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, removing dampness and stopping dysentery, promoting bowel movements, and stopping bleeding. Nutritionists point out that amaranth is rich in a variety of vitamins and minerals needed by the human body and is easily absorbed. In summer, people sweat a lot, and eating more amaranth can not only strengthen the body and improve the body's immunity, but also reduce weight, detoxify, and replenish blood and qi. In particular, amaranth is rich in calcium and iron that are easily absorbed by the human body, which can promote the growth of children's teeth and bones, as well as prevent anemia. It is really an excellent seasonal health vegetable in summer.