Self-Made Dumplings 自製水餃

Being an international student without too many Chinese food restaurant or supermarket around town, I always cook for myself. I would cook stir-fry vegetables and slow-stew or oven-roasted meat with steamed rice. But my favorite is dumplings. I used to buy some from local asian grocery store, but they are always expensive and not very tasty. So, occasionally, I would make dumplings myself, like today. I bought the flour skins from a local Chinese grocery store, and prepare the filling. The filling is made of ground pork, mushroom, Chinese or Napa cabbage and ground ginger root, from my own secret recipe.
這裡沒有太多道地的亞洲餐廳和超市，所以大部分的時間我都是自己煮。水餃一向是我的最愛，但是店裡買的冷凍水餃多半不好吃又貴，所以三不五時還是得自己包來解饞。麵皮當然還是得在超市買，餡料就隨便自己配了，我這次用的是絞肉、香菇、白菜和薑泥。咬上一口，濃郁的香菇香搭上淡淡的辛辣薑味，實在是解遊子思鄉之苦的好食物啊。













The sea of dumplings. 這片餃子海，夠吃好幾餐了。













Aren't they arty? 包得還算漂亮吧。












Served with green onion and sesame oil. Yummy. 加上蔥花、淋上麻油，就是一份美味的晚餐。