*54. Basic Recipe for Crescents (Chiaotse)

Name: Basic Recipe for Crescents (Chiaotse) (絞子)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 3 slices ginger, very, finely chopped; 3 level teaspoons salt; 2 spring onions (scallions), very finely chopped; 2 spring onions (scallions), very finely chopped; 1 level teaspoon sugar; 2 level teaspoons MSG; 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 lb. 2 oz. (5 cups) plain flour, sifted; 12 fluid oz. (1½ cups) water; 1 lb. lean pork, minced (ground) or very finely chopped; ½ lb. fat pork, minced (ground) or very finely chopped; 1¾ lb. Chinese cabbage; 3 pints (8 cups) boiling water

絞子

Preparation info

Serves
2 to 3
persons

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Chinese Gastronomy

By Hsiang Ju Lin and Tsuifeng Lin

Published 1957

About

Ingredients

Dough

1 lb. 2 oz. (5 cups) plain flour, sifted
12

Asia
China
Pie

Method

To make the dough: Put flour in a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the centre and pour in water. Form dough into a ball, and knead it on a lightly floured board for about 10 minutes. This is necessary to obtain a strong, homogeneous dough. Shape the stiff dough into a ball and cut it into quarters. Shape each quarter into a cylindrical roll about 12 inches long. Cover the rolls with a damp clo