Chili With Tortilla Dumplings Recipes

DROWNED CHILI CRISP DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• For the Black Vinegar Sauce, whisk vinegar, soy sauce and sugar in small bowl until sugar is dissolved. Add homemade chili crisp (about 1/4 cup oil and 1/4 cup crispy bits) and stir until well blended. Set aside until ready to serve.
• For the Dumplings, mix ground pork, green onion, garlic, sugar, wine, salt, white pepper and ginger until well blended. Place 1 heaping tablespoon of filling in center of each wonton wrapper. Brush edges lightly with water. Bring up sides of wrapper to enclose filling, forming a pouch. Pinch top together to seal. Place dumplings on large parchment-lined pan and cover with damp paper towels to keep moist until ready to cook.
• Fill large saucepan about halfway with water. Bring to boil. Add dumplings, working in batches. Boil 3 to 4 minutes or until cooked through. Remove with slotted spoon, draining well. Repeat with remaining dumplings.
• To serve, divide hot dumplings into 5 shallow serving bowls. Stir Black Vinegar Sauce. Drizzle about 3 tablespoons of Sauce over dumplings in each bowl. Sprinkle with green onions to serve.
• Test Kitchen Tips:• Chinese Black Vinegar is made from fermented charred rice. Its flavor is similar to balsamic vinegar but not quite as sweet, and more pungent and umami-rich than white vinegar. Also called Zhenjiang vinegar, it may be found in the Asian aisle of some supermarkets, in Asian specialty markets or online. • Shaoxing wine is made from brown glutinous rice and red yeast, hence its amber color. It is a staple spirit in Chinese cooking, similar to Sake in Japanese dishes. Shaoxing wine may be found in the Asian aisle of some supermarkets, in Asian specialty markets or online.

CHILE CRISP DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Arrange the tofu slices in a single layer on a clean kitchen towel or between double layers of paper towels. Roll tightly in the towel as if rolling a sleeping bag, then squeeze it over the sink to remove as much liquid as possible. Let stand 10 minutes for the tofu to continue releasing liquid. If the towel gets soaked, transfer the tofu to another dry towel.
• Toss the spinach, chives and salt in a colander. Let stand for 10 minutes, then squeeze the greens in the colander over the sink to release as much liquid as possible. Transfer the greens mixture to a large bowl. Add the drained tofu, squeezing it to crumble into bits as you add it, then mix evenly with the greens. Add the celery, soy sauce and chile crisp, and stir until evenly mixed. Taste, and add more soy sauce and chile crisp, if you'd like. The filling on its own should be very flavorful because the wrappers are not seasoned at all.
• Set up a dumpling assembly line with the bowl of filling, wrappers and a small bowl of water. Using a dessert spoon or other small spoon, scoop a mound of filling, then press it against the side of the bowl into a tiny football. Set the filling in the center of one wrapper. Use your fingertip to dampen the edges with water. Bring together the sides over the filling to enclose in a half-moon. Pinch the center together, then press the edges together to seal, pleating decoratively if you'd like. Sit the dumpling upright on your work surface. Repeat with the remaining filling and wrappers. Cook immediately or freeze in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet until hard, then transfer to airtight containers and freeze for up to 3 months.
• You can cook as many or as few dumplings at a time as you'd like. Choose your pan size accordingly: An 8-inch skillet will fit 8 to 10; a 10-inch will fit 14 to 16. When ready to cook, coat a well-seasoned cast-iron pan or nonstick skillet with a thin, even layer of oil. Arrange the dumplings in the pan, pleated side up, spacing 1/3 inch apart, and filling the pan. Add enough cold water to the pan to come 1/3 inch up the sides (about 1/4 cup for an 8-inch pan; 1/2 cup for a 10-inch).
• Cover the skillet and cook over medium until the rapid firecracker popping diminishes to a steady, low crackle, indicating that all the water has evaporated, about 10 minutes. Uncover and check to see if the bottoms are browned and the dough is slightly translucent all the way to the top. If so, remove from the heat. If not, cook uncovered 1 to 2 minutes longer. Let stand for a minute so the dumplings release from the skillet naturally. Transfer to a plate, browned side up. Make your own dipping sauce with any combination of soy sauce, chile crisp, vinegar and sesame oil, and enjoy with the hot dumplings.

CHILI WITH CORN DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Cook beef and onion in Dutch oven over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. Reserve 1/2 cup of the corn. Stir remaining corn with liquid, tomatoes, tomato sauce, chili powder and pepper sauce into beef mixture. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Mix Bisquick mix and cornmeal. Stir in milk, cilantro and reserved 1/2 cup corn just until moistened.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto simmering chili. Cook uncovered over low heat 10 minutes. Cover and cook 10 minutes longer or until dumplings are dry.

LAMB CHILI WITH MASA HARINA DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Make chili:
• Simmer dried chiles in 2 cups water, covered, in a 2-quart heavy saucepan until very soft, about 20 minutes. Reserve 3/4 cup cooking liquid, then drain in a colander. Stem chiles (do not remove seeds), then purée in a blender with reserved cooking liquid until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids). Force purée through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Reserve purée.
• Pat lamb dry, then sprinkle with pepper and 1 teaspoon salt. Heat 2 tablespoons lard in a 6-quart wide heavy pot or a 3-inch-deep straight-sided skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown lamb in 4 batches (without crowding), turning occasionally, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer to a bowl.
• Add remaining tablespoon lard to pot, then cook onion, garlic, bay leaves, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Add cumin and oregano and cook, stirring frequently, 1 minute. Stir in reserved chile purée and chipotles and simmer, stirring frequently and scraping up brown bits from bottom of pot, 5 minutes. Add lamb along with any juices accumulated in bowl and remaining 3 cups water, then bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until lamb is tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
• Make dumplings:
• Stir together masa harina, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Blend in lard pieces with a pastry blender or your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add buttermilk, stirring just until dough is moistened (do not overmix).
• Skim fat off chili and discard bay leaves, then drop 8 or 9 heaping tablespoons of dough onto simmering chili, about 2 inches apart. Reduce heat to low and gently simmer, covered, until tops of dumplings are dry to the touch, 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro.

CHICKEN AND TORTILLA DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a very large kettle, or roaster, place chicken breasts, water, celery, and onion. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook for about 30 minutes or until chicken is tender. Remove and set aside to cool.
• Reserve broth in roaster(you should have about 9 cups of broth>).
• Add chicken bouillon and taste to make sure it is tasty.
• Add more bouillon if needed and more water if you do not have 9 cups of broth.
• When chicken is cool enough, cut into bite-size pieces and set aside.
• Add chicken soup to broth and bring to a boil.
• Cut tortillas into 2x1 inch strips. Add strips, one at a time, to briskly boiling broth mixture and stir constantly.
• When all strips have been added, spoon in chicken, reduce heat to low and simmer 5-10 minutes, stirring well but gently, to prevent dumplings from sticking.
• When done, kettle of chicken and dumplings will be very thick.
• Pour into very large serving bowl, and serve hot.

CHILI AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• 1. In a very large skillet or saucepan, over medium heat, saute onions, garlic and green pepper in the butter, until tender. Stir often.
• 2. Add ground beef and cook until completely browned. Stir and chop up the ground beef as it brownes.
• 3. Now add all remaining ingredients and cook until heated through, then lower heat med/low. Stir well. Cover and cook for 1 1/2 hours.
• 4. Now make the dumplings by combining all the dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Then add in the milk, shredded cheddar and beaten egg. Stir until just combined but still lumpy.
• 5. Drop by the spoonful ontop of the chili. Cover and continue to cook for another 25 minutes. This makes about 8 dumplings.
• 6. Spoon into serving bowls and serve warm with more shredded cheddar cheese ontop.