Do fresh dumplings have to be boiled in boiling water? Why can't fresh dumplings be boiled in cold water?

As we all know, dumplings are a popular type of pasta. They have many flavors and rich ingredients. They can be stuffed with meat or vegetables. They taste very good and are loved by people. Many people cook dumplings at home. There are certain requirements for cooking dumplings, especially water. So should fresh dumplings be cooked in boiling water or cold water? Let's take a closer look!

Why should we use boiling water to cook fresh dumplings?

The skin of freshly made dumplings is very soft and thin. If we use cold water to cook fresh dumplings, the dumplings will stick together at the moment they are put into the pot, which will cause the skin to break and the dumpling filling to leak out. As we all know, when cooking dumplings, we boil the water before putting the dumplings into the pot to cook. In this way, the temperature of the boiling water can be used to scald the dumpling skin to half-cooked instantly. After being scalded, the dumpling skin will produce a kind of gluten, which locks the dumpling filling and keeps it intact in the dumpling skin without leaking out.

During the process of cooking dumplings, we also need to add cold water three times to lower the temperature of the water used to cook the dumplings. This will ensure that the dumpling filling is cooked more thoroughly. Many people also say that the temperature of the water in the pot can be controlled by the size of the fire, but I personally still recommend that it is better to cool it down by adding cold water three times. After all, this method of cooking dumplings has been the experience accumulated by everyone over the years, and it is better for us to operate in this way.

Can frozen dumplings be cooked in cold water?

If you are cooking frozen dumplings, you can choose to use warm water, but you cannot use cold water.

Sometimes when we cook frozen dumplings, we can choose to use warm water to cook them. This will give the dumpling skin some time to slow down the freezing, so that the frozen dumpling skin can gradually absorb water as the water temperature rises, which will avoid the situation where the dumpling skin is not cooked and white raw noodles appear. But I also do not recommend using cold water to cook frozen dumplings. So it is wrong to use cold water to cook dumplings! Whether you cook fresh dumplings or frozen dumplings, you should not use cold water. You must use warm water or boiling water!

How to tell if dumplings are cooked

When we feel that the dumplings are cooked in the pot, we can take out a dumpling and observe it to determine whether it is indeed cooked. Dumplings have the following characteristics:

1. The dumpling's belly is bulging;

2. Use a small spoon to press the bulging belly of the dumpling. If it bounces back, it means the dumpling is cooked. Otherwise, put it back into the pot and cook it again.

3. The last one is the dumbest way. If you are still not sure after the above steps, you can either cook it for a while longer or ask someone to taste it. If the dumplings are not cooked, you can tell when you put them in your mouth.

How to cook fresh dumplings

Bring the water to a boil, add the dumplings and turn off the heat. Let the dumplings slowly cook for one minute. When you start cooking the first dumpling, do not stir with a spoon. Wait until the surface of the dumplings is cooked through. Then bring the water to a boil again, add some cold water and turn off the heat for one minute again.

This will effectively cook the dumplings, allowing them to cook slowly and evenly. Stir with a spoon to prevent them from clumping.

Note that there must be plenty of water. The dumplings cooked with more water will be fresh and not mushy! Be sure to add a lot of water.

Cooking fresh dumplings in this way will allow the dumpling skin and stuffing to cook together, ensuring that the dumpling stuffing is cooked through while also making the dumpling skin elastic and chewy, with the best taste. Note that such fresh dumplings must not be cooked in cold water, unless you want to harvest a pot of paste soup.

For quick-frozen dumplings, wait for the water to boil, put in the quick-frozen dumplings, turn off the heat, let them cook for one minute with hot water, then turn on the heat again. Boil and add a little cold water, repeat this three times, which is called three boils.