The Original Chinese Dumpling Had a Unique Purpose | Ancient Recipes with Sohla | History

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Sohla explores the history of Chinese dumplings and recreates a 2,000-year-old recipe for jiaozi from the legendary Chinese physician Zhang Zhongjing, in this episode of Ancient Recipes with Sohla. Chapters 00:00 Dumpling Parties And Cooking Together 01:41 Making Hot Water Dumpling Dough 03:36 Kneading And Resting Dumpling Dough 05:55 Medicinal Spices And Mutton Filling 08:41 Mixing Filling And Preparing To Wrap 09:31 Rolling Dumpling Wrappers By Hand 13:06 Filling And Pleating The Dumplings 17:07 Tasting Dumplings And Frostbite Verdict THE RECIPES For the wrappers: - 2 cups all purpose flour - 2/3 cup of boiling water - Tapioca starch for dusting and rolling For the filling: - 4 to 5 pieces dried licorice root - 2 teaspoons whole peppercorns - ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon - ¾ teaspoon kosher salt - 2 tablespoons peeled and roughly chopped ginger - 2 tablespoons jujube fruit - 8 ounces boneless mutton, finely chopped For the wrappers 1. Place flour in a medium bowl. Slowly drizzle in ⅔ cup boiling water, mixing constantly with chopsticks, until dough starts to hold together in shaggy pieces. 2. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rest 15 minutes. 3. Mix until a shaggy dough forms. Knead on a lightly floured surface, adding flour as needed, until very soft, smooth, supple, and slightly tacky, about 10 minutes. 4. Dust dough lightly with flour and cover. Let rest 1 hour. 5. Divide dough into 3 equal pieces. Keep unused dough covered. Roll each piece into a 12-inch rope and cut into twelve 1-inch pieces. 6. Working with 1 piece of dough at a time and keeping other pieces covered, press your thumb into the cut side of the dough to flatten. 7. Lightly dust with tapioca starch. Use a dowel to roll from the center outward into thin 4-inch rounds, pressing slightly more at the edges to thin them. 8. Rub each wrapped lightly with starch to prevent them from sticking when stacked. Keep covered. For the filling 1. In a mortar and pestle, grind together the licorice, peppercorns, cinnamon, and salt until fine. 2. Add the ginger and jujube and grind into a paste. 3. Stir the paste into the finely chopped mutton. Assembling the dumplings 1. Take a spoonful of the filling & place it in the middle of the wrapper. Fold the wrapper over the filling pinching in the middle first to seal it. Then carefully fold the edges of the wrapper over on itself to create pleats. Pinch each pleat to seal it. Boiling the dumplings 1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Gently place dumplings in the pot trying to avoid them bumping into each other too much. 2. When the water returns to a boil, add a 1/2 cup of cold water & place the lid back on. 3. Once the water returns to a boil again, add another 1/2 cup of cold water & return the lid. 4. Once that comes to a boil again, they’re done! Ancient Recipes with Sohla takes the food you know and love and traces it back to its origins. In each episode, Sohla El-Waylly details the surprising history of some of our favorite dishes as she attempts to recreate the original version using historical cooking techniques and ingredients. Along the way, Sohla highlights the differences between the ancient recipe and how we would prepare the modern version today. http://histv.co/ancientrecipes #HISTORY #AncientRecipes CREDITS Host Sohla El-Waylly Created By Brian Huffman Executive Producers Sarah Walker Brian Huffman Jon Erwin Executive Producer Sohla El-Waylly Co-Producer John Schlirf Writer Jon Erwin Historian - Scripts Ken Albala Post-Production Supervisors Jon Erwin John Schlirf Editor Craig Brasen Colorist John Schlirf Mixer Tim Wagner Manager, Rights & Clearances Chris Kim Executive Creative Director, A+E Networks Tim Nolan VP, Marketing Production, A+E Networks Kate Leonard VP, Brand Creative, History Matt Neary Music Courtesy of Extreme Music A+E Signature Tracks Additional Footage & Photos Courtesy of Getty Images Alamy Pond5 Wikimedia Don't miss a video! Subscribe NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@HISTORY?sub_confirmation=1 ABOUT THE HISTORY CHANNEL: The HISTORY® Channel, a division of A+E Global Media, is the premier destination for historical storytelling. From best-in-class documentary events, to a signature slate of industry leading nonfiction series and premium fact-based scripted programming, The HISTORY® Channel serves as the most trustworthy source of informational entertainment in media. FOLLOW HISTORY CHANNEL: Watch Full Episodes: https://www.history.com/videos Sign Up For History Emails: https://www.history.com/emails/sign-up Browse Topical Videos: https://www.history.com/topics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HISTORY/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/history TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@history X: https://twitter.com/history YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HISTORY The Original Chinese Dumpling Had a Unique Purpose | Ancient Recipes with Sohla | History https://www.youtube.com/@HISTORY/