Here is my language helper and Elias with part of me (it was my turn to kneed the dough)
After the dough is kneeded till your arms just about fall off then its ready!! It has to be very elasticy or it will fall apart when boiled. You roll the dough into little circles (which is a skill in its self) and then fill with the raw mixture. This has pork, onion, soysauce, salt, pepper, fennal, and a little oil.
This is me stuffing and folding the little dumplings.
And making them pretty. They cant just taste good they also have to look good to. Not to mention that if there not sealed well then in the heavy boil of the water they will come apart then they don't look so good either !
Here are some of the finished produces just coming out of a boil, add cold water, boil, add cold water , boil cooking cycle. If there not cooled in between then they have a chance of exploding as well.
To eat you simple make a garlic and soysauce mix, dip, and consume!
I told my language helper that although they were the best jio zi I had ever eaten that they were mafan (trouble)! I think we made some were around two hundred of them to feed my family, her and a couple of friends! It was fun and also a great way to learn language and culture as well as getting to eat something delicious!
